B1
Explain the sentence, "The poet thinks and feels in the spirit of human passions."
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Part B · Short Questions — Previous Year Questions
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Part B · Short Questions72 questions
Part B · Short Questions72
B2
What are the different theories of Catharsis?
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B3
How does Johnson defend Shakespeare against the charge of the violation of the three unities?
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B4
Discuss the moving power of poetry.
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B5
How does Wordsworth justify metre in poetry?
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B6
"Nature never set forth the earth in so rich Tapestry as ... diverse poets have done ... in this". -Explain the sentence.
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B7
Why did Wordsworth write "Preface to Lyrical Ballads"?
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B8
What is the difference between Wordsworth and Coleridge in their conception of poetry?
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B9
Why was Sidney dissatisfied with his contemporary dramatists?
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B10
Write on 'dramatic unities' with special reference to 'Poetics'.
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B11
What is Wordsworth's contribution to English romantic poetry?
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B12
How far is Dr. Johnson a neoclassical critic?
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B13
Write a note on Wordsworth's formula "emotion recollected in tranquility".
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B14
Write on S T Coleridge's "willing suspension of disbelief".
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B15
How does Coleridge oppose Wordsworth's idea of using metre and rhyme in poetry?
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B16
Why does Johnson prefer Shakespeare's comedies to tragedies?
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B17
How, according to Sidney, is a poet superior to a philosopher?
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B18
Why does Aristotle prefer a complex plot?
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B19
What is Wordsworth's view on poetic diction?
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B20
What does Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of the three unities?
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B21
What are the differences between epic and tragedy?
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B22
How does Coleridge differentiate a poem from poetry?
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B23
Why does Wordsworth select rustic materials for his poetry?
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B24
Why is Shakespeare called 'the poet of nature' by Johnson?
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B25
Discuss Aristotle's views on imitation.
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B26
How does Dr. Johnson try to prove that Shakespeare is more successful in comedy than in tragedy?
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B27
What were the charges brought against contemporary poetry that Philip Sidney refuted?
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B28
What does Johnson mean when he says, "Shakespeare has no heroes, but only heroines"?
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B29
Comment on Wordsworth's conception of 'Comprehensive soul' of a poet.
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B30
Give your own views on Coleridge's phrase, 'Willing suspension of disbelief'?
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B31
Write Aristotle's view of 'pity' and 'fear'.
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B32
What was the principal goal of Wordsworth's writing Preface to the Lyrical Ballads?
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B33
What are the dramatic unities?
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B34
What are Aristotle's views about an ideal tragic hero?
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B35
What are Sidney's views on the capacity of English language?
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B36
What are the reasons behind Shakespeare's universal popularity?
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B37
Why does Johnson prefer Shakespeare's comedies to tragedies?
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B38
Why did Wordsworth write 'Preface to Lyrical Ballads'?
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B39
What is Coleridge's objection to Wordsworth's selection of characters in his poems?
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B40
What does Wordsworth say about the language of poetry?
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B41
What are the requirements of tragedy in the view of Aristotle?
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B42
What is Sidney's assessment of English poetry of his time?
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B43
What does Dr. Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of historical chronology?
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B44
Why does Aristotle prefer complex plot?
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B45
How is Wordsworth's conception of a poet different from that of the neo-classicists?
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B46
How, according to Sydney, is a poet superior to a philosopher?
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B47
What is Wordsworth's view on Poetic Diction?
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B48
How does Coleridge oppose Wordsworth's idea of using metre and rhyme in poetry?
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B49
Write a short note on Neo-classicism.
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B50
Why does Johnson prefer Shakespeare's comedies to tragedies?
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B51
What does Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of the unities?
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B52
How does Wordsworth justify metre in Poetry?
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B53
What are the characteristics of a tragic hero?
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B54
Why did Sydney write "An Apology for Poetry"?
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B55
What is the role of verse or rhyme in poetry?
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B56
What is Coleridge's objection to Wordsworth's selection of characters in his poems?
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B57
Describe the elements of tragedy.
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B58
What are the four objections raised against poetry in 'An Apology for Poetry'?
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B59
What led Wordsworth to write "Preface to Lyrical Ballads"?
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B60
How does Dr. Johnson differentiate between Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies?
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B61
Describe Coleridge's views on Fancy and Imagination.
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B62
What does Aristotle say about dramatic unities?
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B63
What are the reasons of Shakespeare's universal popularity?
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B64
Write a short note on Wordsworth's poetic diction.
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B65
Why did Sidney write "An Apologie for Poetry"?
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B66
What are Wordsworth's comments about the function of a poet?
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B67
What is Coleridge's objection to Wordsworth's selection of characters in his poems?
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B68
What does Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of the unities?
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B69
According to Wordsworth, what is the connection between good poetry and feelings?
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B70
Write a short note on Neo-classicism.
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B71
What are the characteristics of a tragic hero?
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B72
Why does Johnson prefer Shakespeare's comedies to tragedies?
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