Romantic and Victorian Poetry past/Previous question paper

Romantic and Victorian Poetry Sessional II in 2020

Question 1:

Critically evaluate the following lines.

If this

Be but a vain belief, yet, oh! how oft

Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world,

In darkness and amid the many shapes.

Have hing upon the beatings of my heart Hool, in spirit, have I turned to thee,

O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro’ the woods,

How often has my spirit turned to thee!(Marks: 7.5)

Question 2:

Discuss the theme of memory as it runs through poems such as “Tintern Abbey.” How does Wordsworth believe memory works on the human character? How is memory important in sustaining the connection between the individual and nature?(Marks: 7.5)