BEGE-143 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BEGE-143 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
UNDERSTANDING POETRY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGE-143, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 3 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. GENERAL ENGLISH DISCIPLINE
BAG CORE COURSE
(CBCS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BEGE-143 : UNDERSTANDING POETRY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all questions.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any two of the following : 2×10=20
(a) Magic and mystery in Kubla Khan. [ 2 ] BEGE–143
(b) Thematic significance of contrasting expressions ‘May vs. March’ and ‘Paradise- in-bloom vs. ‘Ghost’ in “A Boundless Moment.”
(c) Irony in “Godbye Party for Miss Pushpa
(d) Marathi Dalit Poetry.
Section—B
Q2.Explain with reference to the context any two of the following : 2×10=20
(a) Call us what you will, we are made by such love, Call her one, me another fly, We are tapers too, and at our own cost die, And we in us find the Eagle and the Dove. [ 3 ] BEGE–143
(b) Thirty five years I lived with my husband The palmtree is while today With masses of flowers.
(c) Miss Pushpa is coming from very high family. Her father was renowned advocate in Bulsar or Surat I am not remembering now which place.
(d) Images consult one Another. A conscience-stricken jury and come slowly to a sentence. [ 4 ]
Section—C
Q3.Answer any three of the following questions : 3×20=60
(a) Attempt a critical analysis of the poem “The Last Ride Together”.
(b) Comment on William Carlos Williams as a twentieth century poet with special reference to the poems prescribed in your course.
(c) Give an account of Shahid Ali as a poet. Also attempt a critical analysis of his poem “Post Card from Kashmir”.
(d) Write a detailed note on North -East Poetry and its challenges.
(e) Critically analyse Kotalkar’s poem “Ajamil and the Tigers”.