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CSS 2021 English Literature Past Paper

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Paper details

Examination
CSS
Year
2021
Subject
English Literature
Paper
Single Paper
Subject type
Optional
Mode
Subjective

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Questions recorded from this paper

These 7 question wordings are transcribed from CSS Vista’s structured English Literature past-paper record for CSS 2021.

  1. Q3 · Somerset Maugham (The Lotus-Eater)Maugham in “The Lotus Eater” projects that our circumstances will shape our (20) personalities, decisions and resolves. Explain.
  2. Q2 · Poetry: (20 marks)What does Emerson mean by “Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist”? (20) Discuss.
  3. Q4 · Love Song of“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is the song of being divided between passion (20) and timidity. It is a song of frustration and emotional conflict. Discuss.
  4. Q6 · Eugene O’Neill (Long Day’s Journey into Night)Eugene O’ Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night” is a modern tragedy. Explain. (20)
  5. Q7 · Iris Murdoch (Under the Net)“Under the Net” represents both the political and philosophic views which Iris (20) Murdock herself held at the time, but also her self-image. Discuss.
  6. Q8 · Feminist criticismHow have Feminist theories tried to reshape literary studies? (20)
  7. Q5 · Integrated / Cross-Syllabus QuestionsKeats is known as the master of sensuousness. Give arguments. (20)

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