I am doing B.A. Part III from Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) and next month I have final exams, I prepared well for exams now looking for Model Question Papers and Previous Years Question Paper for final preparation so please provide me the same?

I am providing you the Model Question Paper of BA English of Tamil Nadu Open University.

TNOU BA English Question Paper

Time : Three hours

Maximum marks : 75

1. Write short notes on any 3 of the subsequent in about 50 words every : (3 x five = 15)
(a) Why are the essays of Addison and Steele called Periodical Essays?
(b) Give a brief description of Isabel.
(c) Describe the strange lady seen by
Christabel.
(d) Explain how ‘unheard melodies are sweeter than heard melodies’.
(e) When is Sir Oliver ready to buy the old collection?
(f) Bring out the contrast ranging from land and sea in “The Ocean.”
(g) How does Collins define a calm evening?
(h) Explain the allusion to Orpheus and bring out its relevance.

2. Write essays on any 3 of the subsequent in about 200 words every : (3 x 10 = 30)
(a) Attempt a character sketch of Achitophel.
(b) Bring out the pastoral elements current in “Michael”.
(c) How does Coleridge create an atmosphere of mystery in “Christabel”?
(d) Write an essay on the marital storms in the household of the Teazles.
(e) What is original about the characters created by Bunyan in his The Pilgrim’s Progress?
(f) Give an account of Elizabeth’s visit to Pemberley house with the Gardiners.

3. Write short answers on any 2 of the subsequent in about 200 words every : (2 x 10 = 20)
(a) What philosophy of life can you derive from Gray’s Elegy?
(b) Bring out the contrast ranging from ‘‘Christabel’’ and ‘‘Geraldine’’.
(c) Consider “To a Skylark” as a Romantic poem.
(d) Explain the device by which Sir Oliver Surface discovers the actual nature of his 2 nephews.

4. Write an essay on any 1 of the subsequent :
(1 x 10 = 10)
(a) What according to Johnson are the merits and defects in Paradise Lost?
(b) Briefly enumerate the general characteristics of Hazlitt’ s writing.
(c) ‘The intention of Sheridan is to correct’ –Discuss.

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