BEGC-107 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-107 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA : 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-107, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 12 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)
ENGLISH (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGC-107 : BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA : 17TH
AND 18TH CENTURIES
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper —
Sections A, B and C. Attempt six questions in
all. Write your answer neatly.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
(a) The Classical Epic
(b) Marlowian Tragedy
(c) The Puritan Revolution
(d) The Shakespearean sonnet
(e) The scientific revolution in 17th century England
(f) Illusion
(g) Poetic Diction
(h) Romanticism
Section—B
Note : Answer any two questions from this Section
in about 200 words each. 2×10=20
Q2.Write a short note on the Cave of Spleen in The Rape of the Lock.
Q3.Discuss the role of the cardinal in We bster‟s The Duchess of Malfi.
Q4.Lycidas is a blend of pag on and Christian images. Comment.
Q5.Give a brief summ ary of Pope ‟s „An Essay on Criticism‟.
Section—C
Note : Answer any three questions in about
350 words each. 3×20=60
Q6.Examine The Rape of the Lock as an example of the close relationship between Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century.
Q7.How far has Dryden been successful in making of fool of Shadwell without using “opprobrious terms” ? Discuss.
Q8.How far is the statement true that the theme of The Duchess of Malfi is persecuted virtue rather than l ust or revenge ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q9.How does Alexander Pope parady the epic conventions of the Western literary tradition in his The Rape of the Lock ?
Q10.What are the themes of the two poems “L‟Allegro” and “Il Poensoroso” ? Which one of the tw o do you consider more characteristic of Milton and why ?
Q11.How did the Papish P lat affect social, political and literary life in England ? Discuss.
Q12.Discuss why the mock epic lent itself so well to the age of Dryden.