Elective · 01/ENG/DSE/451T · 2026–27 intake
English Poetry From Marvell To 1797
Semester VIII · 4 credits · 5 units
Examination scheme & source discrepancies
The source lists 3 hours, 80 end-semester marks and 20 sessional marks.
Some marking instructions are internally inconsistent. Confirm the current pattern with your department; the practice questions here do not claim to reproduce it.
Examination Scheme Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 03 Hours Part-1 Total ten questions (2 from each unit). Answer to these questions shall be limited to 30 words each. (10 X 2 =20) Part -2 : Unit-1: Two references out of four from the prescribed poems. (2x 6=12) Candidate shall answer one out of two questions from each unit 2,3,4 and 5. Answer to these questions shall be limited to 500 words. (4 X 12 =48)
Not present in the owner-supplied 2026–27 PDF (jnvu_ba.pdf), which covers English Major papers only; this paper is retained from the G.D. Memorial College full syllabus copy.
Unit IThe Definition of Love / The Garden and more
5 entries
- The Definition of LoveComing soon
- The GardenComing soon
- To His Coy MistressComing soon
- Alexander’s Feast; Or, The Power of MusicComing soon
- A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1687Coming soon
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Andrew Marvell: ‘The Definition of Love’; ‘The Garden’; ‘To His Coy Mistress’ John Dryden: “Alexander’s Feast; Or, The Power of Music”, “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1687”
Source syllabus · page 139Unit IIThe Rape of the Lock, Canto IV
1 entry
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Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock (Canto- IV only)
Source syllabus · page 139Unit IIIOde on a Distant Prospect of Eton College / Ode on Spring and more
4 entries
- Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton CollegeComing soon
- Ode on SpringComing soon
- Ode to PassionComing soon
- Ode to SimplicityComing soon
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Thomas Gray: ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’, ‘Ode on Spring William Collins: ‘Ode to Passion’; ‘Ode to Simplicity’
Extraction artefacts were removed for readability. The manifest retains the raw transcription; compare the source PDF for exact wording.
Source syllabus · page 139Unit IVNature and English poetry / Characteristics of Metaphysical poetry
2 entries
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Literary and historical background of the prescribed genres: Nature and English Poetry, Characteristics of Metaphysical Poetry,
Source syllabus · page 139Unit VCharacteristics of Neo-Classical poetry / Poetry of Sensibility and more
6 entries
- Characteristics of Neo-Classical poetryComing soon
- Poetry of SensibilityComing soon
- AllegoryComing soon
- SatireComing soon
- Mock epicComing soon
- OdeComing soon
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Characteristics of Neo-Classical Poetry, Poetry of Sensibility, Allegory, Satire, Mock-Epic, Ode
Source syllabus · page 139Recommended readings in the source
- Boulton, Marjorie: The Anatomy of Poetry. Kalyani Publishers; 1 st Edition, 2010.
- C.S. Lewis: Allegory of Love. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Ford, Boris: The Pelican Guide to English Literature, Vol. I, II, III, IV& V. Penguin Books, 1958.