BEGC-110 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-110 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
BRITISH LITERATURE : 19TH CENTURY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-110, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR IN ENGLISH (HONOURS)
(CBCS) (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGC–110 : BRITISH LITERATURE :
19TH CENTURY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt all the five questions. Each question
has internal choice. All questions carry equal
marks.
Q1.Explain with reference to the context any four of the following (in about 150 words each) : 4×5=20
(a) Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O sea ! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me.
(b) From the bank and from the river He flash‟d into the crystal mirror, “Tirra lirra” by the river Sang Sir Lancelot.
(c) Fear death ?—to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snow begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place
(d) Oh, sir, she smiled no doubt, Whene‟er I passed her; but who passed without Much the same smile ? This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together.
(e) Go, for they call you, shephard, from the hill; Go, shephard, and untie the wattled cotes ! No longer leave thy wistful flock unfed, Nor let thy bawling fellows rack their throats, Nor the cropp‟d herbage shoot another head.
(f) Laura started from her chair, Flung her arms up in the air, Clutched her hair : “Lizzie, Lizzie, have you tasted For my sake the fruit forbidden ? Note : Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
Q2.Write a detailed note on the condition of the poor as well as the aristocracy as depicted in the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
Q3.How has Dickens represented the revolutionaries in A Tale of Two Cities ? Discuss in detail.
Q4.Fate plays a very important r ole in The Mayor of Casterbridge. Do you agree ? Give reasons for your answer. 20 Attempt a character sketch of Elizabeth Jane and discuss her role in the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. [ 4 ]
Q5.Attempt a critical analysis of the poem „Ulysses‟, by Tennyson.
Q6.What is the central idea of the poem „To Marguerite‟ ? Give a detailed answer.
Q7.The deeper connotation of the poem „Goblin Market‟ represents the values of the Victorian age. Do you agree ? Give reasons for your answer. 20 Provide a critical summary of the poem „The Lady of Shallott‟ by Tennyson.