What are the merits of Shakespeare for which Johnson admires him so much?

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What charges are brought against poetry and how does Sydney defend those?

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Give your comment on Sydney’s view on the functions of poetry. 

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Discuss Sydney’s view on the antiquity and universality of poetry.

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Write a note on Aristotle’s concept of unity of action, with reference to his theory.

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What is the significance of the title Spring and Fall?

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Write a short note on Hopkins’ presentation of the bird in The Windhover.

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Why does Aristotle prefer complex plot to simple plot for tragedy?

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What is the moral message of the poem Oenone?

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Describe the land of the Lotos Eaters.

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Discuss Aristotle’s theory of imitation.

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What Victorian quality do you find in Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”?

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What is Arnold’s view about Truth?

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What philosophy of life do you find in Andrea del Sarto?

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Discuss the nature of sin, punishment and repentance as one of the themes of Robinson Crusoe.

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How does Browning deal with art and the artist’s life in Andrea del Sarto?

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How is “The Scholar Gipsy” a pastoral elegy?

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What optimistic belief of Tennyson do you find in the poem Locksley Hall?

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