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PSSOU From Later Georgian to Victorian Age (1798 A. D. to 1914 A. D.) M-243 Solved Assignment 2025-26

PSSOU MA English Solved Assignment 2025-26

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University
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Session – July – June 2025-26
M.A (English Literature) Previous
Subject – From Later Georgian to Victorian Age (1798 A. D. to 1914 A. D.)

(Assignment—1)
Section—A
1. Which poetry collection did Wordsworth and Coleridge publish together ?
2. What is the famous supernatural poem written by Coleridge ?
3. What is the title of Keats‟s unfinished epic poem ?
4. Which poem by Shelley celebrates singing bird ?
5. Which literary period is Arnold associated with ?
6. When did Tennyson became poet Laureate ?
7. Which profession did Hazlitt originally train for ?
8. Which essayist is best known for his ‘Essays of Elia’ ?
Section—B
9. What are Wordsworth’s reflections on nature after five years in his poem ‘Tintern Abbey’ ?
10. How does Coleridge use imagery to create a sense of the supernatural in his poetry ?
11. What are the different stages of autumn described in the poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ ?
12. What are the major themes of the poem ‘Adonais’ ?
13. How does ‘Dover Beach’ reflect Arnold’s concerns about faith and doubt ?
14. What are the main themes in Hazlett’s essays ?
(Assignment—2)
Section—C
15. Explain with reference to context :
“The Rainbow comes and goes,
And Lovely is the Rose,
The Moon doth with delight
Look round her when the heavens are bare.”
16. Explain with reference to context :
Thou was not born for death,
immortal bird !
No hungry generations tread thee down;
The voice I hear this passing night was heard
In ancient days by emperor and clown :
17. Explain with reference to context :
I am a part of all that I have met;
Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’
Gleams that untravell‟d world whose margin fades
For ever and forever when I move
18. Explain with reference to context :
As a single man, I have spent a good deal of my time in noting down the infirmities of Married People, to console, myself for those superior pleasures, which they tell me I have lost by remaining as I am.
(Assignment—3)
Section—D
19. Write a critical appreciation of the poem ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn.’
20. Write a critical appreciation of Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.’
21. How does Lamb explore themes of melancholy and loneliness ?
22. How does Tennyson portray restlessness and dissatisfaction in Ulysses character ?
(Assignment—4)
Section—E
23. What role does nature play in Wordsworth‟s poetry ? Give your answer with reference to the poems in your syllabus.
24. What influence did Greek Mythology and classical themes have on Keats’s Odes ?