English Literature

CCE Questions for MA Eng Lit Sem III (NEP) [2 Year] & Sem I (NEP) [1 Year]- 2026 Note: Attempt any two questions from each paper and submit separate answer sheet for each paper on 17th Nov 2026 between 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Dept. of English. Paper I: Literary Criticism and Theory- I 1. Discuss Aristotle’s theory of imitation. 2. Write a note on Coleridge’s concept of fancy and imagination. 3. How does Sir Philip Sidney defend poetry of charges labelled against it? Paper II: English Language and Linguistics 1. Write about the properties and functions of language. 2. Discuss the varieties of language and define with examples and illustrations: Register, Dialect, Pidgin and slang. 3. Write Short notes on:(i) Phonetics and Phonology (ii) Vocoids and Contoids (iii) Speech Mechanism. Paper III (a): British Literature – I: Chaucer to Restoration (DSE) 1. Discuss chief characteristics of the age of Chaucer. 2. Discuss Paradise Lost as an epic. ...

CCE Questions for MA Eng. Lit. Sem I (NEP) [PG 2 Year]- 2026 Note: Attempt any two questions from each paper and submit separate answer sheet for each paper on 16th Nov 2026 between 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Dept. of English. Paper I: Poetry 1. Write a note on Chaucer's use of satire in his Prologue to Canterbury Tales . 2. Discuss John Donne as a metaphysical poet. 3. Write a critical appreciation of Elegy written in country churchyard. Paper II: Drama 1. Discuss Hamlet’s madness. 2. Give a character sketch of Barabas. 3. Discuss The Way of the World as a comedy of manners. 4. Give a character sketch of Tony Lumpkin. Paper III: Fiction 1. How do Behn’s Oroonoko and Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe reflect or critique the dynamics of European colonialism? 2. Discuss the Gothic elements in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights . 3. Write a note on the Victorian women protagonists prescribed in your syllabus. 4. Write a note on the ri...