Dr. B. N. KesurHead, Post Graduate Dept. of English

M. J. College, JalgaonEmail : bnkesur@gmail.com

Mob. 09420348798

NET/SET Exam Paper-II/III (ENGLISH)

SECTION TYPE OF

QUESTIONS

TEST OF NO. OF

QUESTIONS

WORDS MARKS

Per

Answer

Total Per

Question

Total

I

Essay Ability to dwell on

a theme at an

optimum level

2 500 1000 20 40

II

Three

analytical/

evaluative

questions

Ability to reason

and hold an

argument on the

given topic

3 300 900 15 45

III

Nine

definitional/

short answer

questions

Ability to

understand and

express the same

9 50 450 10 90

IV

Text based

questions

Critical thinking,

ability to

comprehend and

formulate the

concepts

5 30 150 5 25

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SECTION TYPE OF

QUESTIONS

TEST OF NO. OF

QUESTIONS

WORDS MARKS

TIMEPer

Answer

Total Per

Question

Total

I

Essay Ability to dwell on

a theme at an

optimum level

2 500 1000 20 40 30

II

Three

analytical/

evaluative

questions

Ability to reason

and hold an

argument on the

given topic

3 300 900 15 45 30

III

Nine

definitional/

short answer

questions

Ability to

understand and

express the same

9 50 450 10 90 54

IV

Text based

questions

Critical thinking,

ability to

comprehend and

formulate the

concepts

5 30 150 5 25 20

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Words Meaning

Comment 1. Something that you say or write which gives an opinion on or explains

something.

2. To express an opinion or give facts about something.

Consider 1. To think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision.

2. To think of something in a particular way.

Describe To say what somebody/something is like. (The act of writing or saying in words

what somebody/something is like).

Discuss To write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions

about it. / Many different aspects of a subject.

Elaborate To explain or describe in a more detailed way to develop an idea and make it

detailed.

Evaluate To form an opinion of the value or quality of something after thinking about it

carefully.

Examine 1. To consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully

2. To look at something closely, to see if there is anything wrong or, to find the

cause of a problem.

Explain

1.To tell somebody about something in a way that makes it easy to understand.

2. To say what you mean in a clear way.

3. To give reasons why something is not important or important.

Illustrate To make the meaning of something clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.

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Sr. no. Shelley as a lyric poet

1. Define lyric

2. Melody and harmony (musical elements)

3. Love lyrics, nature lyrics, personal lyrics, prophetic lyrics

4. Singer of freedom and liberty

5. Comparison with Wordsworth’s lyrics

6. Imagery and observation of nature

7. Greatness as a lyric poet

Shelley as a nature poet

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His place as a nature poet

Love of wild and vast in nature

Vagueness in nature description

His mood, condition, and pantheistic attitude towards nature

Sensuous appeal of nature

Scientific observation of nature(Described as „A Newton among poets‟ by Carl Grabo- as all his images and epithets are drawn from scientific accounts, describes actual processes of nature)

Myths – used and modified

Natural objects as symbols

Discuss ‘Lycidas’ as a

pastoral elegy.

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Pastoral elegy- „Lycidas‟

Death of Edward King

The poet speaks as a shepherd

Lycidas – his premature death

Ancient references

Countryside background

Nature

Elegy in pastoral convention

Examine ‘To His Coy Mistress’ as

a metaphysical poem.

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Metaphysical poem

The poet lover and his beloved

Coy and he convinces his beloved

Conceits and hyperboles,

Arguments with colloquial,

Dramatic, therefore metaphysical poem

Gray’s ‘Elegy Written in a Country

Churhyard’ deals with the theme of

death. Illustrate.

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Elegy

Theme of death

Death inevitable in human life

Transitoriness of human wishes

„The paths of glory leads but to the grave‟

Literary Terms

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Theme

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The theme of a literary work is its centralmessage, concern, or purpose.

A theme can usually be expressed as ageneralization, or general statement, aboutpeople or life.

The theme may be stated directly by the writeralthough it is more often presented indirectly.

When the theme is stated indirectly, the readermust figure out the theme by looking carefullyat what the work reveals about the people orabout life.

Irony

Language that conveys a certainidea by saying just the opposite.

e.g. Saying that you lovesomeone‟s shirt when you reallythink it‟s ugly is being ironic.

Two major categories:

1. Situational 2.Verbal

Plot Plot is the sequence of events. The first event

causes the second, the second causes the third, and so forth.

In most novels, dramas, short stories, and narrative poems, the plot involves both characters and a central conflict.

The plot usually begins with an exposition that introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation. This is introduced and developed. The conflict then increases until it reaches a high point of interest or suspense, the climax. The climax is followed by the falling action, or end, of the central conflict. Any events that occur during the falling action make up the resolution.

PLOTLINE

ExpositionResolution

Climax

Conflict Introduced

Point of View

Point of View is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told. It is the relationship of the narrator to the story.

First-person is told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “I”.

Third-person limited point of view is the point of view where the narrator uses third-person pronouns such as “he” and “she” to refer to the characters.

Setting The setting of a literary work is the time and

place of the action.

The setting includes all the details of a placeand time – the year, the time of day, even theweather. The place may be a specificcountry, state, region, community,neighborhood, building, institution, or home.

Details such as dialect, clothing, customs,and modes of transportation are often used toestablish setting.

In most stories, the setting serves as abackdrop – a context in which the charactersinteract. The setting of a story often helps to

create a particular mood, or feeling.

MythMyth is a traditional story usually

concerned with some superhuman beingor some person of event. These storieswere once believed to be true by aparticular cultural group. They may nothave a definite basis of fact or naturalexplanation.

Function: It explains the supernatural ofreligious phenomena such as gods, heroesor forces of nature.

StyleStyle is a manner of expression

describable in linguistic terms.

Style is the distinctive way in

which an author uses language.

Word choice, phrasing, sentence

length, tone, dialogue, purpose,

and attitude toward the audience

and subject can all contribute to

an author‟s writing style.

NarrativeNarrative is the recounting of a series of

events or facts and the establishing ofsome connection between them.

It is a sequence of events, usuallyinvolving a conflict and a resolution ofconflict, along with such supportingelements as characters, setting anddescription.

Function: It establishes a link between thereader and the text.

Thank you!!!

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