BEGC-107 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-107 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA : 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-107, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 13 · Sections: 4
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS.)
ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
BEGC-107 : BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA :
17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper —
Section A, Section B and Section C.
Attempt all Sections.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
(a) Neo-classical poetry [ 2 ] BEGC–107
(b) Socio-cultural background of Paradise Lost
(c) Marlowian Tragedy
(d) The Three Johns of the 17th century
(e) Elegy
(f) Poetic devices used in Mac Flecknoe
Section—B
Note : Answer any two questions from this
Section in about 200 words each.
2×10=20
Q2.Discuss The Rape of the Lock as a mock - heroic poem.
Q3.“Lycidas is a blend of pagan and Christian images.” Comment.
Q4.Discuss Paradise Lost as an epic.
Q5.Comment on the ‘Superhuman and the Religious’ elements in Mac Flecknoe. [ 3 ]
Section—C
Note : Answer any three questions from this
Section in about 350 words each.
3×20=60
Q6.Attempt a character analysis of Be linda in The Rape of the Lock.
Q7.Discuss the characteristics of the early 18th century poetry (Augustan Age).
Q8.Discuss Mac Flecknoe as a mock -epic poem.
Q9.How does Dryden use the conventions of epic poetry to achieve satirical effect ?
Q10.Discuss The Duchess of Malfi as a tragedy of transgression.
Q11.Compare L’ Allegro and II Pens eroso as representations of two contrasting views of life. [ 4 ]
Q12.Evaluate John Dryden’s role in shaping Restoration Literature. Discuss his contributions.
Q13.How did the 17th and 18th centuries witness a shift from poetry and drama to prose fiction ? Discuss the literary and social reasons behind the rise of the English Novel.