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LRC621S - LITERARY CRITICISM - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2024 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: LRC621S
COURSE NAME: LITERARYCRITICISM
SESSION: JANUARY 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: (PAPER 1)
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Ms. N.N Ndatyapo
Dr. R. Nekongo
MODERATOR: Prof. H.Z Woldemariam
INSTRUCTIONS
l. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _2_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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Question 1
1.1 Briefly, explain the following concepts from Literary Criticism:
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a) Plato's theory of Mimesis
[10]
b) Unity of time by Aristotle
[5]
c) Didacticism
[10]
d) Close reading
[10]
e) The language of paradox in the Well-Wrought Urn
[5]
Question 2
In a detailed discussion of not more than 500 words, discuss the Tragic Hero according to Aristotle, the
attributes he should possess and the common qualities of the tragic hero.
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Question 3
3.1 Write short essays on the following: 150 words for each essay.
[30]
a) New Criticism
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b) The significance of Tradition according to T.S Eliot.
[10]
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