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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
POETRY
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Write short answers for any FIVE of the following.
1.
Write a note on “MacFlecknoe” as a satirical poem.
2.
Comment on the theme of the poem “The Canonization”.
3.
Explain the attitude of the Lotos Eaters.
4.
Sketch the character of the scholar Gypsy.
5.
Discuss “Lady Lazarus” as an autobiographical poem.
6.
What are Langston
“The Weary Blues”?
Hughes’
7.
Attempt a critique
“District Law Courts”.
of
8.
Examine the theme of
“The Time Around Scars”.
views
his
poem
Keki N. Daruwalla’s
poem
love
poem
in
in
Ondaatje’s
SECTION B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
Discuss “Prothalamion as a Spenserian Ode.
10.
Comment on the poetic style of Eliot as found in the poem
“The Wasteland”.
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11.
Attempt a critical analysis of the poem “Night of the
Scorpion”.
12.
Analyze the poetic style of Jayant Mahapatra with
reference to the poems prescribed to you.
13.
Describe how Emerson has made
philosophy in his poem Brahma.
14.
Discuss the thematic content of A.J.M. Smith’s poems
“A Hyacinth for Edith” and “The Lonely Land”.
15.
Comment on Blake’s symbolism with reference to the
poems prescribed.
use
of
Indian
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
PROSE
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1.
What according to Bacon is Superstition?
2.
What are Johnson’s views on Milton’s early poems?
3.
What is the theme
“New Year’s Eve”?
4.
What does Orwell
non-Violence?
5.
What is beauty according to Will Durant?
6.
Discuss Thoreau’s style in “Civil Disobedience”.
7.
Bring out the summary of the essay “Decolonising the
Mind”.
8.
What does Gardiner say about lending books to others?
of
think
Charles
of
Lamb’s
Gandhiji’s
prose
gospel
of
PART B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
Examine Bacon as a moralist, a statesman and a man of
the world.
10.
Make a critical appreciation of the prose “In Praise of
Chimney Sweepers’.
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11.
Trace Orwell’s evolution as a writer.
12.
Write on Will Durant’s analysis of the conditions of
civilization.
13.
Examine Thoreau’s views on “Self-Reliance”.
14.
Bring out the humour in Leacock’s “The Financial
Expert”.
15.
Where does the commonest form of forgetfulness? What
does Robert Lynd say in defense of Forgetting?
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
DRAMA
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1.
Examine the character of Krogstad in A Doll’s House.
2.
Write a note on Faustus’s treaty with Lucifer.
3.
Describe the casket episode in She Stoops to Conquer.
4.
Sketch the character of Kate Keller.
5.
How are Rita and Jaimie Paul murdered?
6.
Write the circumstances that lead to Keller’s suicide.
7.
Bring out the symbolism in Girish Karnad’s play
Tughlaq.
8.
How does Tendulkar’s play, Silence! reveal society’s
partiality towards woman?
PART B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
Examine the theme of marriage as handled by Ibsen in
A Doll’s House.
10.
Write an essay on the part played by Chorus.
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11.
Trace the theme of the play The Birthday Party.
12.
Justify the title The Cocktail Party.
13.
How does Ryga present the sufferings of the native
Indian Canadians in The Ecstasy of Rita Joe?
14.
Discuss Girish Karnad’s art of characterisation with
particular reference to Tughlaq.
15.
Examine Tendulkar’s humour, satire and irony in
Silence! The Court is in Session.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
LITERARY CRITICISM
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1.
How does Aristotle differentiate tragedy and epic?
2.
What are the three kinds of poetry, according to Sidney?
3.
Comment on the touch–stone method suggested by
Arnold in “The Study of Poetry”.
4.
What is ‘Objective Correlative’?
5.
How does Jung explain the psychological mode of artistic
creation?
6.
What are Freud’s views on the therapeutic effect of art as
stated by Lionell Trilling?
7.
What is post modernity according to Linda Hutcheon?
8.
What are the main ideas in Aurobindo’s essay “The Word
and the Spirit”?
PART B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
What are Aristotle’s observations on the elements of
tragedy?
10.
Explain Sidney’s argument in “An Apology for Poetry”.
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11.
Examine the key concepts in “Tradition and Individual
Talent”.
12.
Elucidate Jung’s Views in “Psychology and Literature”.
13.
What are Northrop Frye’s views on comic vision in “The
Archetypes of Literature”.
14.
Discuss Derrida’s explanation of structure, sign and play
in the discourse of the human sciences.
15.
How does Elaine Showalter classify Women’s Writing?
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
NEW MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1.
Define DOS.
2.
Explain the role
communication.
3.
What is MS Word?
4.
How has commerce and publishing through new media
developed?
5.
What are the features of a typical website?
6.
How does video conferencing help IT professionals?
7.
What are e-zines?
8.
How can audio and video be regulated?
of
information
technology
PART B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
Give a detailed introduction to computers.
10.
Examine word processing software.
in
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11.
Discuss the hardware and software in computers.
12.
Write an essay on network protocols.
13.
Consider the uses of accessing references on the Internet.
14.
Explain the conventions of writing for new media.
15.
Describe the ethical issues involved with Information
Technology.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
SHAKESPEARE
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Write short essays on any FIVE of the following.
1.
Sketch the character of Malvolio.
2.
Consider Much Ado About Nothing as a comic play.
3.
Comment on the role played by Falstaff in ‘‘Henry IV’’
Part I.
4.
Explain the circumstances that help King Henry IV to
reconcile with his son.
5.
Portray Antony’s love for Cleopatra.
6.
How does Ophelia die?
7.
How does Iago influence Othello in the play Othello?
8.
Comment on Prospero as a magician.
SECTION B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9.
Analyze the problems faced by Viola and Olivia in
Twelfth Night.
10.
Attempt a critical appreciation of the play Much Ado
About Nothing.
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11.
Discuss Henry IV Part I as a historical play.
12.
Comment on the element of tragedy in Antony and
Cleopatra.
13.
Analyze Hamlet’s tragic flaw.
14.
Examine the relationship
Desdimona and its tragic end.
15.
Describe how
The Tempest.
Prospero
between
regains
his
Othello
and
country
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
FICTION
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1.
Write a short note on the theme of exploitation and
injustice in A Tale of Two Cities.
2.
Compare and contrast St. John Rivers and Rochester in
Jane Eyre.
3.
Show how Paul’s passion for Miriam dies.
4.
“Leopald Bloom combines the roles of an anti-hero and a
modern Christ “. Discuss.
5.
Comment on the part played by Arthur Dimmesdale.
6.
Critically examine Dostoevsky’s use of irony in Crime and
Punishment.
7.
Discuss the aptness of the title “The Tin Drum”.
8.
What ravages have the Americans wrought in Quebec?
SECTION B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9.
Discuss Sydney as the hero of A Tale of Two Cities.
10.
Jane Eyre is considered to be Charlotte’s master piece.
Explain.
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11.
Describe the Oedipal conflict in the novel ‘Sons and
Lovers’.
12.
“Bloom is treated as a total outsider in Dublin, though he
does not mind being so treated”. Comment.
13.
Sketch the character of Hester Prynne.
14.
Examine the symbolism and imagery in Dostoevsky’s
novel.
15.
Elucidate the cultural inter weavings in Patrick White’s
‘Voss’.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1.
What is Comparative Literature?
2.
What is General literature? State examples.
3.
Comment on the relevance of comparative literature in
the Indian literary scenario.
4.
Write a note on the origin and development of genres.
5.
What is imitation? Give examples.
6.
Explain the concept of Periodisation.
7.
What is the scope of reception studies?
8.
How does Dryden categorise translation?
SECTION B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
What are the main concerns of the American and French
school of comparative literature?
10.
Discuss the important
comparative literature.
branches
in
the
study
of
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11.
Write an essay on the study of genres.
12.
Discuss the principal types of influence study with
examples.
13.
Discuss the meaning of the terms – 'Reception', 'Epoch',
'Period', 'Generation' and 'Movement' with relevant
examples.
14.
What is thematology? What is its value to a comparatist?
15.
Analyze the importance of translation in comparative
literature studies and explain the different types of
translation.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English). DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1.
Discuss the reactions of Nagu’s family members on
hearing about the second marriage of Nagu’s husband,
Sivandha Perumal.
2.
How does the nationalist movement of the times get
integrated into the plot of Ashapurna Devi’s
Subarnalatha?
3.
Trace the growth of the anti-hero in Nemade’s Cocoon.
4.
Sketch the character of Basu in Unarmed.
5.
Attempt a comparative analysis of the characters of
Makaranda and Madhava.
6.
Write in detail about any two hilarious situations in the
play, Sambasiva.
7.
What does the black flag signify in Nikileswar’s poem,
‘‘The Black Flag in the hands of Ambedkar”?
8.
Write a note on the imagery in K. Sachidanandan’s poem,
“The Rites of the Earth”.
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SECTION B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions.
9.
Comment on the character traits of the different women
characters in Neela Padmanabhan’ s Generations.
10.
‘Subarnalata is the story of an imprisoned soul’.
Elaborate.
11.
Justify the title of Bhalchandra Nemade’ s novel, Cocoon.
12.
Elaborate on Rajee Seth’s perception of ideal womanhood
with reference to Unarmed.
13.
Trace the plot of the play, Malati and Madhava by
Bhavabhuti.
14.
Analyse Sambasiva as a farcical narrative of urban life
within a historical context.
15.
Attempt a critical appreciation of
“The Pleasure Dome” by Srikant Varma.
the
poem,
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2014.
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5  8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1.
How does language play a vital role in communication?
2.
Write a note on the barriers of communication.
3.
Write the importance of Posture and Eye Contact in Oral
Communication.
4.
What are the do’s and dont’s in an interview?
5.
Bring out the need for electronic support while making
oral presentation.
6.
What are the different types of Business Correspondence?
7.
Write a note on report writing.
8.
How can you prepare an article?
PART B — (4  15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9.
Write an essay on the patterns of communication.
10.
Compare and contrast oral communication and linguistic
communication.
WSS
11.
Explain Non-Verbal communication with illustration.
12.
Write the nature and significance of report writing.
13.
Write a Group Discursion on the topic “Is Co-Education
essential in the present social condition”.
14.
Write a note on the nature and significance of technical
proposals.
15.
How will you prepare a notice, an agenda and minutes for
the following meetings?
(a)
College day function
(b)
Career development programme.
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