2022
BA (VI Semester) Examination
ENGLISH
Paper : BENG–611 (M) (Block–A–I)
( Indian Writing in English )
Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 35%
Time : Three Hours
Note : 1. Answer all questions.
2. The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
Unit-A
1. Explain any two of the following with reference to the context : 8×2=16
(a) What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear
Like the sea breaking on a shingle-beach?
It is the tree's lament, an eerie speech,
That haply to the unknown land may reach.
(b) Their voices
Were harsh, their songs melancholy; they sang of
Lovers dying and or children left unborn...
(c) The peasants came like swarms of flies
and buzzed the name of God a hundred times
to paralyse the Evil One.
Unit-B
2. Discuss Songs of Radha as a divine love song.
Or
Analyze the notes of nostalgia and anxiety in the poem, Our Casuarina Tree. 16
Unit-C
3. Examine the themes of poverty and exploitation in Coolie.
Or
Make a character sketch of the character of Munoo in Coolie. 16
Unit-D
4. Highlight the post-colonial concerns in the novel, The Shadow Lines.
Or
What is the significance of the title, The Shadow Lines? 16
Unit-E
5. How does the play, Tughlaq represent the disappointments in Indian politics during the Nehruvian era?
Or
What is the symbolic significance of the characters Aziz and Aazam in the play, Tughlaq? 16
