IGNOU BEGC-109 Assignment 2026-27
British Romantic Literature
Last updated by IGNOU: 01 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:44 pm.
| Course code | BEGC-109 |
|---|---|
| Course title | British Romantic Literature |
| Programme | BA English Honours Programme (BAEGH)BAEGH |
| School | School of Humanities |
| Session | July 2026 – January 2027 |
| Maximum marks | 100 |
About the BEGC-109 assignment
The BEGC-109 assignment covers British Romantic literature, including the movement’s background, poetic language, innocence and experience, supernatural elements, and Gothic fiction. It asks students to apply their understanding through critical discussion of writers including Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and Mary Shelley.
This Tutor Marked Assignment covers the entire course. Students must answer any five of ten questions, each worth 20 marks, for a total of 100 marks. No question-specific word limits are printed.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Explain Romanticism and examine the historical and intellectual setting of the British Romantic movement. |
| Q2 | 20 | Assess whether Thomas Gray and William Collins can be regarded as forerunners of Romanticism, supporting your view with reasons. |
| Q3 | 20 | Compare Blake’s treatment of contrasting human states in Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. |
| Q4 | 20 | Examine Wordsworth’s ideas about poetic language and diction in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads. |
| Q5 | 20 | Explore the function of supernatural elements in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. |
| Q6 | 20 | Critically examine how sin, suffering and redemption are connected in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. |
| Q7 | 20 | Present a critical appreciation of Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind. |
| Q8 | 20 | Develop a critical appreciation of one Keats ode included in the course. |
| Q9 | 20 | Examine the features that make Frankenstein a Gothic novel. |
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