Victorian Poets Previous Year UGC-NET English

The predominant emotion running through the poem “Cristina” by Robert browning is that of

[1] Sadness

[2] Aggression

[3] Love

[4] None of the above

Answer: [3] Love

Abt Vogler is authored by

[1] Matthew Arnold

[2] Robert browning

[3] A. L. Tennyson

[4] None of the above

Answer: [2] Robert browning

Identify the correct ones among the following:

[A] The dramatic monologue ensures the reciprocal dialogue of the narrator.

[B] The nineteenth century poets fully exploited the poetic form of dramatic monologue

[C] The poetry of experience by Robert langbaum outlines a discussion on dramatic monologue

[D] The linguistic pragmatics make the narcissistic speaker of dramatic monologue speak exclusively

[E] The speaker and the listener in the dramatic monologues of Robert browning share the same pedestal of communication.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] A, B and C only

[2] B, C and D only

[3] C, D and E only

[4] B, D and E only

Answer: [2] B, C and D only

Which of the following works of Browning are pure dramas?

A) Strafford

B) The Last Ride Together

C) A Blot in the ‘Scutcheon

D) Pippa Passes

E) Porphyria’s Lover

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A and C

2) B and E

3) C and D

4) B and C

Answer: 1) A and C

Which of the following two poems are linked with each other in terms of form?

A) “The Last Ride Together”

B) “Ulysses”

C) “Upon Appleton House: To My Lord Fairfax”

D) “To Penshurst”

E) “The Waste Land”

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A and E only.

2) A and B only.

3) A and D only.

4) C and D only.

Answer: 4) C and D only.

Find the chronological order of the writers in terms of the period they belonged to:

A) Richard Steele

B) Charles Lamb

C) John Dryden

D) Francis Bacon

E) Matthew Arnold

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1) A, B, C, D, E

2) B, D, E, C, A

3) C, B, D, A, E

4) D, C, A, B, E

Answer: 4) D, C, A, B, E

“The Princess: A Medley” by Tennyson is

1) A Lyric

2) An Elegy

3) A Narrative Poem

4) A Dramatic Monologue

Answer: 3) A Narrative Poem

Arrange the following poets in accordance with their years of birth.

A) Rudyard Kipling

B) Robert Browning

C) John Masefield

D) A) E) Housman

E) John Donne

1) E, A, B, D, C

2) E, B, A, C, D

3) E, B, A, D, C

4) A, D, B, C, E

Answer: 3) E, B, A, D, C