Previous Question Papers Of DHSE Kerala

Hello, I want to the previous years papers of the DHSE Kerala as I am applying for the exam this year. Please provide me.

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Hello, here I am providing you the previous years’ papers of the DHSE Kerala as under:

1. A sonnet can be defined as
a. A 16 line lyric with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd
b. A 14 line lyric with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
c. A 16 line lyric with alternate rhyme
d. A 14 line lyric with alternate rhyme

2. To which genre of English poetry does Blake's The Tyger belong?
a. Epic
b. Lyric
c. Dramatic monologue
d. Ballad

3. How are the daughters and wives who buy the bangles described by Sarojini Naidu?
a. happy
b. sad
c. jealous
d. faithful

4. "I was confused and stood undecided." Why?
a. because God was begging to the speaker for alms
b. because the speaker didn't know how to preserve his friend's beauty
c. because the speaker was unhappy with his duchess' behavior
d. because the speaker didn't know how to save the highwayman

5. What is the adjective used by Frost to describe Eve's voice?
a. daylong
b. sweetened
c. melodious
d. eternal (5x1=5)

Answer the following questions in a word or phrase. (6-12) Each question carries one mark.
All questions are compulsory.

6. Name the figures of speech used in the following lines.
"My sparrow, you are not here."

7. A long lyric poem serious in subject and treatment, elevated in style and elaborate in stanza structure is called ________.

8. "I call that piece a wonder." What is the wonder mentioned by the Duke?

9. What will break its jail according to the poet in the poem Oppression?

10. A song like narrative poem which tells a story is called a _________.

11. Identify the figure of speech expressed in the lines,
"Till a' the seas gang dry."

12. Neruda's poem If You Forget Me was published in a collection titled _______.

Here I am providing you the papers as under: