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LRC621S - LITERARY CRITICISM - 2ND OPP - DECEMBER 2025 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS (HONOURS)
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08BAEN
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: LRC621S
COURSE NAME: LITERARY CRITICISM
SESSION: DECEMBER 2025
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3H00
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DR. JULIA IN DONGO
MODERATOR: PROF H.Z WOLDEMARIAM
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Including this front page)
Answer all the questions.
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SECTION A:
Question 1
List five characteristics of Neoclassical poetry.
(10)
Question 2
Describe and explain Wordsworth's four stages of poetic composition.
(10)
Question 3
Mention and explain three grounds on which Plato objected to poetry.
(15)
Question 4
Explain what the theory of depersonalization entails.
(10)
Question 5
Define the term "Heresy of Paraphrase" and explain why Brooks considered paraphrasing a
poem problematic.
(10)
SECTION B:
Question 6
Critically discuss what Eliot's concepts of Tradition and the Individual Talent entail.
(20)
Question 7
Identify and discuss the FIVE main themes and standards of Romanticism.
(25)
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