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IGNOU BEGC-107 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
Section A
1. Write short notes on the following:
a) Shakespearean tragedy
b) Characteristics of a mock epic
c) Metaphysical Poetry
d) Heroic couplet
Section B
Attempt any five (5) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1) Comment on the attitude of the prevailing society towards women in The Duchess of Malfi.
2) Elucidate the central idea of “An Essay on Man.”.
3) Discuss ‘Rape of the Lock’ as a mock epic.
4) Discuss fun and humour in ‘Mac Flecknoe’.
5) Discuss Lycidas as a pastoral elegy.
6) Discuss Dryden’s contribution to English literature.
Section C
Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the rise of the English novel.
2. Elucidate the elements of a Jacobean Tragedy.
IGNOU BEGC-107 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
Section A
1. Write short notes on any four of the following.
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.
3. Discuss The Duchess of Malfi as a tragedy of transgression.
4. Discuss the reasons for the rise of the novel form in the 18th century.
5. Elucidate the central idea of “An Essay on Man.”
6. Comment on the superhuman and religious elements in Mac Flecknoe.
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.
8. Differentiate between Classicism and Romanticism, giving examples.
9. Do you agree that Lycidus is an example of pastoral elegy? Discuss.
