BEGE-143 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGE-143 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
UNDERSTANDING POETRY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGE-143, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 3 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL)/B. A. (HONS.)
ENGLISH (BAG/BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGE-143 : UNDERSTANDING POETRY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all questions.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes in about 100 words on any two of the following : 2×5=10
(i) Relationship between Santhal writing and nature.
(ii) Irony in the poem ‘Ajamil and the Tigers’. [ 2 ] BEGE–143
(iii) Metaphor of death in the p oem ‘Ode to Bombay’.
(iv) Poetry and its linkage with society.
Section—B
Q2.Explain with reference to the context any three of the following in 200 words each : 3×10=30
(i) Each clinched child-fist of a leaf, the largesse of it the aching drift of it the flame and the fall of it.
(ii) They never had a chance. The dog was in 51 places all at once. He strung them all ant in a daisy chain. and flung them in front of his boss in one big heap. [ 3 ] BEGE–143
(iii) And all who heard should see trem there, And all should cry, Beware ! Beware ! His flashing eyes, his floating hair !
(iv) Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark ! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark;
Section—C
Q3.Answer any three of the following questions in about 400 words each : 3×20=60
(i) Donne represents both worldly and mystical themes . Comment with reference to the poem ‘The Canonization’.
(ii) Discuss Browning’s poem ‘The Last Ride Together’ as a dramatic monologue. [ 4 ] BEGE–143
(iii) Describe the atmosphere created in the poem ‘Mountain Child’.
(iv) Translation of classical Tamil helped Ramanujan develop his own poetic style. Discuss.
(v) Write a thematic analysis of ‘After Apple Picking’.