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Homer's Illiad and Odyssey

Homer An ancient Greek poet and author of epic poems Illiad and Odyssey, the earliest texts of Western literature written around 800 BC. Technique. Long catalogs of names, endless repititons, strange turn of phrases makes the texts feel distant. Illiad It tells the stories of the final years or from the tenth year of Trojan war. The conflict is between the Greeks and the Trojans when Paris of Troy abducts Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. The greeks wanted the greatest warrior Achilles by their side who was blessed with highest speed and strength. . But Agamemnon, commandor of the Greeks triggers Achilles by seizing his prize and humiliates him. Advisors like Odysseus and Nestor were by his side. The Gods interfere and Zeus, Hera, Athena and Apollo take sides with either sides. The Trojans led by Hector, Priam's son pushes the Greek ships back. Hector also commanded the finest army in the east. Agememnon regrets his quarrels against Achilles and requests with gifts him to rejoin. ...
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Model DSC 102. Unit Test. 2026.

Internal Examination, 2026 FYUG 1st Semester  Subject - DSC 102 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 of the following questions - 5×2= 10 a) What is an Absurd play ? Give one example? b) What are the prophecies given by the witches in Act -1 of the play _Macbeth_? c) Write 2 examples of Pre-shakespearean drama? d) Who is Macduff? e) "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair" - explain? f) Mention 4  comedies of William Shakespeare? g) Who are the 2 friends of Doctor Faustus?  2. Attempt any one of the following questions - 10 a) Discuss the character of Lady Macbeth? b) Discuss the major types and features of Mediaeval English Drama? e) Critically examine the character of Doctor Faustus as a tragic hero?
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Model. DSC 101. Unit Test. 2026.

FYUG 1st Semester  Internal Examination, 2026 Subject - DSC 101 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 of the following questions - 5×2= 10 a) Define Metaphysical Poetry? b) What is sonnet? Who is called the father of modern Sonnet? c) What is the meaning of Cannonization? d) Name the two imaginary artists found in the poem My Last Duchess? e) Mention the name of 2 satirists of Eighteen century british poetry? f) Write 2 features of Romantic poetry? g) What is the rhyme scheme of Spenser's Amoretti 78? 2. Attempt any one of the following questions - 10 a) Discuss My Last Duchess as a Dramatic monologue? b) Discuss the contributions of Geoffrey Chaucher to the British English Poetry? c) What are the characteristic features of Romantic poetry?
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Model. DSC 303. Unit Test. 2026.

Internal Examination, 2026 Subject - DSC 303 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 questions from the following list- 5×2= 10 a) Who are the 3 friends in the novel Five Point Someone? b) What does the title Five Point Someone suggest? c) Define Popular Literature? d) What are the key themes of Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability? e) What does Bhimayana appeal for? f) How popular literature is different from classical literature? 2. Attempt any one of the following questions -  a) Define Graphic novel? Describe Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability as a graphic novel?  b) Discuss the role of caste discrimination in shaping Ambedkar's life experiences as portrayed in Bhimayana? c) Discuss the key features of Popular Literature with reference to Leslie Fielders essay Towards a defination of popular literature?
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Model. Unit Test. DSC 302. 5th Sem. 2026.

Internal Examination, 2026 Subject - DSC 302 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 questions from the following list- 5×2= 10 a) Who is Dr. Dam in The Point of Return? b) How many sections is the The Point of divided into? c) Who wrote A Terrible Matriarchy? When was it published? d) Who is Dielieno in A Terrible Matriarchy?  e) How does Mamang Dai portray the sufferings of women in her poem The Sorrow of Women? f) What are the main themes of the poem Maymensingh? 2. Attempt any one question from the following list- 10  a) Write a critical appreciation of the poem The Sorrow of Women? b) Discuss the Central idea of the Ananya Guha's poem Maymensingh? c) Discuss the major themes of A Terrible Matriarchy?
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Model. Unit Test. DSM 302. 5th Sem. 2026.

Internal Examination, 2026 Subject - DSM 302 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 questions from the following list- 5×2= 10 a) What are the names of the schools attended by Swami in the novel Swami and Friends? b) Who are the friends of Swaminathan? c) Who are the twins in the play "Tara" by Mahesh Datttani? d) Why was Swami expelled from Albert Mission School? e) What are the key themes of the poem The Night of the Scorpion? f) What does MCC stands for ? Who is the captain of MCC in Swami and Friends? 2. Attempt any one question from the following list- 10  a) Write a detailed note Swami and his friends in the novel Swami and Friends? b) Write a critical appreciation of the poem The Night of the Scorpion?  c) Discuss the central ideas of Kamala Das' poem My Grandmother's House?
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Model. Unit Test. DSM 301. 5th Sem. 2026

Internal Examination, 2026 Subject - DSM 301 (English) Full Marks - 20 1. Attempt any 5 questions from the following list- 5×2= 10 a) What are the names of the schools attended by Swami in the novel Swami and Friends? b) Who are the friends of Swaminathan? c) Who are the twins in the play "Tara" by Mahesh Datttani? d) Why was Swami expelled from Albert Mission School? e) What are the key themes of the poem The Night of the Scorpion? f) What does MCC stands for ? Who is the captain of MCC in Swami and Friends? 2. Attempt any one question from the following list- 10  a) Write a detailed note Swami and his friends in the novel Swami and Friends? b) Write a critical appreciation of the poem The Night of the Scorpion?  c) Discuss the central ideas of Kamala Das' poem My Grandmother's House?
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