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LRC621S - LITERARY CRITICISM - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2025 |
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nAm I BI Aun IVE RSITY
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: NOVEMBER 2025
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3H00
MARKS: 100
FIRST 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
According to Aristotle, what is a tragic hero?
{5)
Question 2
Define the term Hamartia according to Aristotle, and illustrate it with one example from a novel
or play you have studied .
{15)
Question 3
What is catharsis, and what moral function does it serve in tragedy?
{10)
Question 4
Discuss Wordsworth's definition of a poet and poetry.
{10)
Question 5
Describe any five limitations and shortcomings of New Criticism.
{10)
Question 6
Discuss FIVE the purposes of Brooks's The We/I-Wrought Urn.
{10)
Question 7
Describe five basic views of the New Critics.
{10)
SECTION B:
Question 8
Discuss the following contributions of John Dryden:
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a) Dryden on the nature of poetry
b) Dryden on the function of poetry
Question 9
Contrast the major views of the Neoclassical movement and the Romantic movement,
highlighting at least four key differences.
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