BEGC-107 British Poetry & Drama: 17th and 18th Centuries Solved Assignment 2024-2025

BEGC-107 British Poetry & Drama: 17th and 18th Centuries Solved Assignment 2024-2025

BEGC-107: British Poetry and Drama – 17
th & 18
th Century
Assignment July, 2024 & January, 2025 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1 – 4)
Course Code: BEGC-107/ 2024-2025
Max. Marks: 1

Section A
1. Write short notes on any four of the following. 20

a) Metaphysical Poetry
b) Heroic couplet
c) Pastoral elegy
d) Mock epic
e) satire
Section B
Attempt any four questions. All questions carry equal marks.
2. Explain with examples, the mock-heroic elements in Mac Flecknoe. 10
3. Discuss The Duchess of Malfi as a tragedy of transgression. 10
4. Discuss the reasons for the rise of the novel form in the 18th century. 10
5. Elucidate the central idea of “An Essay on Man.” 10
6. Comment on the superhuman and religious elements in Mac Flecknoe. 10
Section C
Attempt any two questions. All questions carry equal marks.
7. Would you agree that Dryden and the age that he lived and wrote in brought about a change
in English poetry? Give a reasoned answer. 20
8. Differentiate between Classicism and Romanticism, giving examples. 20
9. Do you agree that Lycidus is an example of pastoral elegy? Discuss

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