BA English Solved Punjab University Pakistan
Solved paper B.A PUNJAB UNIVERSITY Pakistan
Sunday, December 7, 2014
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B.A
PUNJAB UNIVERSITY 2012
Important
Note: All parts of a question must be attempted
together at one place, otherwise you may not get any credit. Over-attempts will
not be marked.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context
any THREE of the following. 7,6½,6½
i. I will drain
Long draughts of quiet
As a purgation.
Reference:
These lines have
been taken from the poem “New Year Resolutions” by “Elizabeth Sewell”.
Context:
In this poem the
poetess discusses about her plans. She says she is repenting on her past life
and determines to change herself in future.
Explanation:
In these lines
the poetess is making the planes of the future life and says that she will
remain quiet and calm in future. She will not speak anymore in future. She will
behave as if she had taken the long draughts of quiet. It will purify her life
and she will be more careful in her coming life. Actually the poetess is of the
view that she speaks much in her life and she thinks that more speaking is not
good and others do not like it to speak more. So she has determined not to
speak too much.
ii. Paid by the world, what dost
thou owe Me?...
God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.
Reference:
These lines have
been taken from the poem “Patriot into Traitor” by “Robert Browning”.
Context:
In this poem the
poet discusses about thoughts of the people who made thought him to be patriot
and then they made him as a traitor. He is taken to the shamble.
Explanation:
In these lines
the poet describes about the behavior of the people. He says that he did not
want to get any reward from those unkind people. He says that God will reward
him much than the people will give him so he needs only the reward from God. He
says the people have taken him towards shamble but God will award him Paradise . So the poet is satisfied that he has to meet
with his God and is happy.
iii. The apparition of these faces in
the crowd;
Petals on a wet black bough.
Reference:
These lines have
been taken from the poem Images and Impressions and Metro: Paris
Context:
In this poem the
poet describes about the station and people gathering around the station.
Explanation:
In these lines
the poet discusses about the gathering people around the railway station. He
says that there are faces and faces everywhere on the station. The poet says
that when he saw around he felt that children, women and men are there and they
look like shadows. They look like splotches of colour. The long, empty
cylinder-like station appears to be like a wet black bow and the faces of
people look like petals.
iv. We are acquainted with the
Wallaby’s. We knew the place quite well before their time. Decent people lived
there once.
Reference:
These lines have
been taken from the play “Something to talk about” written by “Eden
Phillpotts”.
Context:
In this play the
writer discusses about the dull situation in a family where a burglar enters
and tries to open a safe where the whole of the family takes interest in his
work. At last the burglar goes with the hope to enter another rich family for
robbing.
Explanation:
In these lines
the writer describes the sayings of Bishop. Bishop says that he is familiar
with the Wallaby’s. He knows what type of Wallaby’s is. Also Bishop says that
they know about the place already and also there live well-mannered people to
whom they know in a well way.
v. Some time before you go home you
can unleash your views of me. But not now, not till I know you've thought over
something I'm going to tell you
Q.2 Attempt any TWO of the following
questions.
(Each answer in about 150–200 words)
i. Write a note on Ole Anderson's sickness with
life. (The killers)
Ans. Ole Anderson
He lay on
the bed with two pillows but he has no any fear of death. It seems as if he has
no any type of enmity with anyone but others have some of the hate due to which
he has been attacked many times. He ran against these attacks many times and is
tired of it. Now he does not want to hide anywhere. He wanted to face the death
with courage. He has sickness with life.
ii. How the murderer in the story is forced to
confess his crime? (Tell-Tale Heart)
Ans. The murderer in the
story is forced to confess his crime by staying with him much time. The
policemen sat in the same room with him where the dead person was hidden. The
policemen talked with him about the murder and the shriek but the murderer did
not show any type of murder. He told them that nothing happened there. He
satisfied the policemen but they stayed there for a long time to investigate
the actual fact. While they stayed there the murderer felt that there is sound
of the heartbeat of the corpse. He tried to control himself but could not do
so. He began to talk with loud voice. The heartbeat was becoming louder and
louder. The policemen were unaware of it but the murderer was becoming
uneasiness. At last he confessed that he is the killer and he has killed the
old man. He even showed the policemen the dead body under the floor. It was his
fear that forced him to confess his crime. He could not hide the real facts of
the murder.
iii. Simon keeps the willow as a token of Lisby's
love which gives him solace and strength before and at the time of death.
Discuss (The Little Willow
Ans. Simon keeps the willow
as a token of Lisby’s love and it gives him solace and strength before and at
the time of death. He Dr. Captain Oliver had seen Simon dying in the hospital.
He told Lisby that Simon loved that girl who gave him the little willow. Now
Lisby could not control herself. She burst into tears and cried that she was
that girl. It was sad for Lisby that Simon did not avowal of love before her
but at the time of death he spoke.
She came to
know that Mr. Simon was in love with her and he kept her give present with him.
She was also told that Simon kept the little willow with him all the time and
it gave him solace and strength. Even at the time of death he had that little
willow with him. He loved it much as it was given to him by his lover.
iv. Write a detailed note on the nature of
conflict between Philip and James. (The Boy comes Home)
Ans. There was a great
conflict between Philip and James. Both have symbolic representation in the
play. Philip is the symbol of young generation and the uncle is the symbol of
old generation. Philip cannot bear his uncle James and Uncle James cannot bear
his nephew Philips. Old uncle has old views and wants to implement these views
on others in the home. He wants every person including Philips to follow his
orders. He has his old traditional habits. Where Philips has new ideas and modern
ways to lead his life. He has come after fighting war. He did not want to
follow the old customs and traditions. So there becomes a conflict between
them. Both of them want to fulfill their own expectations but each one of them
deny to the other. In this way there comes a conflict.
Q.3 Attempt any TWO of the following
questions.
(Each answer in about 150–200 words)
i. How specific is the writer about what she
expected to see? Does she suggest this expectation without stating them? (The
Eclipse)
Ans. In the modern essay “The
Eclipse” The Author Virginia Wolf is describing some expectations without
stating them. Actually She is not describing about the eclipse rather eclipse
is the symbol in this essay. She actually is describing some facts of life. She
tells us that life in this world is temporary and will be lost in the end. She
gave a symbol of sun as a symbol of life. When there is sun there is life and
when there is no sun there is no life. Death prevails everywhere. There is an
unnecessary fear in the people. They are afraid of eclipse but when eclipse
ends the fear also ends. So we can say that the authoress is stating some
specific expectations and is also suggesting these expectations without stating
them.
ii. How does Gloria Emerson maintain the focus on
her feelings throughout the essay? Do these feelings change? (Take the Plunge)
Ans. Gloria Emerson maintains the focus on her
feelings throughout the essay. In her essay she has described her feelings of
flight. She has totally focused on the feelings and has not described any other
example instance that can make the reader out of the way. So it can be said
that she knew how to write an essay. She is professional and described her
feelings in such a way as if the reader is himself with the writer. She
sketched the picture of her plunge. She discusses foretime preparations and
then other people reactions on it. Then she described about her travel in the
plane. Afterwards she has discussed about the plunge from the plane. She
totally keeps her mind on the topic and does not wonder around during the
description.
iii. Critically examine Forster's views on
tolerance. (Tolerance).
Ans. In this essay the writer
gives her view about tolerance in the reconstruction of the world after World
War II.
According
to the writer, two things are needed for building the European nations. First
is the sound state of mind and the second is tolerance.
The writer
points out that Second World War has brought great destruction in its wake. The
pubic leaders, politicians, economists and traders are putting forward their
views to rebuild Europe .
According
to the writer, the real solution to the problem is psychological and not
political or economic. All planning and policies of reconstruction can only
succeed if there is proper state of mind behind it. England
can be made beautiful if the people of England
build every street and every house of England England
He is of
the opinion that we can restore peace and order once again in the world if we
practice tolerance with one another. Tolerance is a great virtue that can
reconstruct human civilization once again.
According
to the writer, people talk much about the reconstruction of their country or
nation. They forget that they cannot build their nation unless they have a
sound state of mind or right psychology.
In public
affairs, nations do not know much about one another. In the rebuilding of
civilization, less dramatic and less emotional thing is needed. In his view, it
is tolerance.
iv. What are Russell's views about Science and
Values? (Science and Values)
Ans. This essay is a part of
Russell’s book. “The Impact of Science and Society”. Here he throws light on
the relation between science and society. He says that science can be used to
know this world as well as to change this world. When science is used to change
the world, the result may be good or bad. Value men as some principle or quality
that is valuable and desirable in itself. Science is closely related to values
in the sense that its use can result in good or bad things, desirable or
undesirable things, and happiness of mankind or suffering of mankind. Then
Russell suggests how man should use science. If used unwisely, it can intensify
Tyranny and war. If used wisely, it can confer two kinds of benefits. It can
diminish bad things, and it can increase good things.
XII Commercial Geography
Q.4 Attempt any TWO of the following
questions.
(Each answer in about 150–200 words)
i. Write a character sketch of the woman depicted
in the poem. Is an idealization of some kind necessary for our survival as sane
human beings? (Woman’s Work).
Ans. The woman mentioned in
this poem is very hard working. She gets up very early in the morning. She
prepares breakfast cleans the floor, feeds the children, presses the clothes,
and buys foodstuff from the bazaar. She is very patient and never grumbles
during her work. She is imaginative also. She has her dreams of an ideal life.
She yearns to go outside and enjoy sunshine, rain, winds, dew drops. She thinks
of the mountains, the oceans, the trees, the star shine and moon glow. Such
idealization is necessary in life. It saves us from the boring effect of our
routine life and keeps us sane.
ii. Discuss in detail the use of elements of
suspense and irony in The Huntsman. (The Huntsman).
Ans. The poem “The Huntsman”
by “Edward Lowbury” is full of suspense and irony. In this poem the poet
discusses an example of a huntsman and creates a suspense that goes to the end
of the story.
Suspense
means a state of uncertain expectation. “Irony” is a situation of which the
result is quite contrary to our expectation. In this poem, the poet has made an
effective use of the elements of suspense and irony. There is the element of
suspense because the poem keeps the interest of the reader up to the very last.
We do not know what will happen next. There is also the element of irony
because the huntsman expected a prize but instead he is killed.
The reader
of the poem remains in suspense till the last of the poem and remains curious
to know what happens the next. But at that time when he finds that the men of
the king killed the huntsman then he becomes very sad and feels sorry for him.
This is a great irony that the reader finds.
iii. Write down a critical appreciation of the
sonnet, "When I Have Fears".
Ans. The poet of this poem
named John Keats died at the very young age. The theme of the poem is the fear
of early death. This poem is autobiographical. The poet was suffering from T.B.
He knew that his death was near. The theme of this sonnet is fear of death. He
fears that he may die young before writing all his poetry, before giving shape
to his ideas. Death will deprive him of the beauty of Nature and the beauty of
his beloved. Then he expresses his indifference to love and fame. On the whole
the poem is very beautiful. We share the feelings of the poet.
iv. Make a comparison between Tartary and Kubla
Khan.
Ans. Both the poems “Tartary
and Kubla Khan are imaginative poems. In both of the poems the poets have
wished some of the unnaturally things. The Wishes that could not be fulfilled
are made by the poets in these poems.
In the poem
Tartary the poet Walter De La Mare is describing about the land somewhere in
the east. The poet wishes to go to this land and be its ruler. Then he thinks
of what he will have there. He says by being the lord of Tartary, he would
enjoy sleep on beds made of ivory. He would sit on a throne made of gold.
The poem
Kubla Khan by Coleridge is the best poem of the poet. Though it is a fragment,
it is the most satisfying poem of Coleridge. It does not contain any profound
idea; its beauty lies in its atmosphere. In this poem the poet relates that
Kubla Khan, the first Mongol Emperor of China
Therefore
it can be said here that comparatively both the poems are imaginary. In these
poems the poets have seen about the dreams of which could not be fulfilled
easily. Both the poems have described some of the fairy atmosphere. The reader
sees that in both the poems the unnecessary wishes have been shown and are not
to be fulfilled in the real world.
The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway
Q.5 Attempt any TWO of the following
questions.
(Each answer in about 150–200 words)
i. The Old man fights against the Marlin to the
very end without being despaired. Discuss.
Ans. Santiago
At
the first stage, he saw the stick dip sharply. He at once learnt that a big
fish was eating the bait. Then he
felt a hard pull. The big fish swam off with the bait in its mouth. Santiago
At
the second stage, near the noon of the second day, the line rose slowly and
steadily. Then ahead of the boat, the fish came up. The old man saw that the
marlin was two feet longer than the skiff. But he was not afraid. He cried
aloud: “But I will kill you before this day ends”.
At
the third stage, on the morning of the third day, the Marlin rose again. Now it
was tired and weak. It was tired and weak. It began to circle the boat. The old
man tried to pull the fish close enough for harpooning, but in vain. His hands
were pulped and he was nearly blind with fatigue. Yet he decided to make a
final attempt on the ninth circle. He forgot his pain, gathered his strength
and put it against the power of the fish. The fish came over on to his side and
swam gently. Its bill was almost touching the planks of the skiff.
The
old man lifted the harpoon as high as he could and drove it down with all his
strength into the fish’s side. The fish rose high out of water. Then it fell
into the water with a crash. The old man saw the fish on its back with its
silver belly up. He had killed the fish. The first forty-eight hours of
struggle were over.
ii. Discuss the ending of the novel.
Ans. This novel has a tragic
ending. Some of the critics and readers have objected to this end of the novel.
According to them, the story takes us nowhere. In the first part of the story,
the old man struggles against the big fish and gains it. In the last part of
the story, the old man fights against the sharks and loses the big fish. So
this story of great gain and great loss is esthetically satisfying.
The
writer has a purpose in writing this story. He is not concerned mainly with the
good or bad end. He wants to show that life is a contest, a battle that
requires skill and courage. The value of a life does not depend on success on
failure. Greatness lies in continuous struggle and indomitable will. The old
man loses the battle he has won. But he does not lose heart. He says: “Man is
not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated.” Without
the present end of the story, the writer could not have explained his point.
iii. Narrate the hand game competition between the
Old Man and the Negro.
Ans. The old man remembered
the time in the public house of Casablanca where
he had played the hand game with the great Negro from Cienfuegos Santiago Santiago
Both
the contestants were strong. They exerted all their strength. The result was
that blood came out from under the fingernails of both. They looked each other
in the eye and at their hands.
The
chances in favour or against would change back and forth all night. Peoples
served the Negro rum and lighted a cigarette for him. After drinking rum, the
Negro put in added strength. There was a time when Santiago Santiago
iv. What were Santiago
Ans. The old man keeps up his
spirits when the hunted fish is attacked by the sharks. He fights with the
sharks and kills them with his knife, harpoon and later on with his club. But
he couldn’t beat the sharks during the way to the coast due to his loneliness
“I wish I had the boy. To help me and see this.” The sharks take away the best
part of the hunted fish but he is not disappointed. He encourages himself
saying, “Do not think old man. Sail on this course and take it when it comes”.
In the end, he sleeps peacefully and dreams of lions. He asks the boy to
prepare his fishing gear as he wants to go on another expedition this time with
him. All this shows that the old man sustains his hope and optimism till the
end of the novel.