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   4th semester PAPER 402C: BRITISH ROMANTIC LITERATURE (Tripura University BA Honours in English, 4th Semester)  Unit-I: Pre-Romantic and Early Romantic Poetry 1. Analyze William Blake's use of symbolism in 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' to explore themes of innocence and experience. How do these poems reflect Romantic conceptions of nature and divinity? 2. Discuss Robert Burns' 'A Bard’s Epitaph' as a reflection on the poet's role in society. Reference Wordsworth's 'Preface to Lyrical Ballads' to connect it to Romantic ideals of common man and equality. 3. Compare the portrayal of childhood and social critique in Blake's 'The Chimney Sweeper' (from Songs of Innocence and Experience). How does it embody the Romantic emphasis on fraternity and revolution? 4. Examine how Blake's poems in Unit-I challenge Classicism and embrace imagination over reason, drawing on Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. 5. Critically evaluate the i...

12-Mark Questions for PAPER EN 401C: POPULAR LITERATURE (Tripura University BA Honours in English, 4th Semester) 1. Analyze how Lewis Carroll uses nonsense and wordplay in *Through the Looking Glass* to challenge conventional logic and reality. Discuss with reference to key scenes. 2. Discuss Sukumar Ray's portrayal of absurdity and satire in *The Sons of Ramgaroor* and *Khichudi*, highlighting how they reflect Indian cultural elements in children's literature. 3. Compare the themes of identity and coming of age in *Through the Looking Glass* and Sukumar Ray's stories. How do these texts use fantasy to explore childhood psychology? 4. Examine the role of ethics and education in children's literature, using examples from Carroll and Ray. Reference Felicity Hughes' views on theory and practice in the genre. 5. How does *Through the Looking Glass* subvert traditional narrative structures? Discuss its impact on the distinction between sense and nonsense in popular child...