QUESTIONS FOR RESPONSE SHEETS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
SESSION : 2014-2015
M.A. (English) Part-II
Session : 2014-2015
Paper : V
(Twentieth Century Literature : 1890-1960)
Max. Marks : 20
Note:- Attempt one long-answer question and five short-answer questions.
Long-answer questions
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Do you agree with the view that modern poetry is complex, difficult and
obscure. Give a reasoned answer.
Discuss the use of symbols and myths in the poetry of W.B.Yeats giving
illustrations from the poems prescribed in your syllabus.
The theme of the poem “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" is a personal
dilemma, an incapacity to take a decision or face real life experience.
Explain.
Discuss the rejection of modernism in Larkin's poetry.
Make a thematic analysis of the novel Heart of Darkness.
Write a detailed note on the use of stream-of-consciousness technique in the
novel Mrs. Dalloway.
Discuss The Birthday Party as a play of the Absurd tradition.
What is the significance of the “Epilogue” in Shaw’s St. Joan.
Write a critical note on Clarissa – Septimus relationship.
Comment on the structure of Shaw’s St. Joan.
1x10=10 Marks
Short-answer questions
Discuss any two miracles in the play Saint Joan.
Comment on the ending of the play Saint Joan.
Why was Joan canonized ?
Discuss the relationship of Meg, Stanley and Petty.
Do you find Stanley as an unhappy neurotic ?
Discuss the ending of the novel Mrs. Dalloway.
What is the cause of Septimus's death ?
What impressions do you form of the personality of Elizabeth Dalloway ?
Comment on the title of the novel Heart of Darkness.
Comment on the ending of the novel Heart of Darkness.
How has Conrad portrayed the natives in the novel ?
How does Larkin look upon "Days" ?
Discuss the atmosphere of the poem ‘Winter’.
Comment on the title of the poem The Waste Land.
Comment on the epigraph of The Waste Land.
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20.
Discuss the opening of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium".
Describe the horrors of wars as described by Yeats in the poem "Nineteen
Hundred and Nineteen".
The Poem “Leda and the Swan” suggests the emergence of a new civilization.
Elaborate.
What is Poetic Drama ?
Define Symbolism.
2x5=10 Marks
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Class : M.A. (English)-II
Session : 2014-15 Roll No...........
Paper : V
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Total Marks = 20
Marks Obtained...................
Note:- Attempt any one long-answer question.
Max. Marks : 10
Long-answer questions
1.
Do you agree with the view that modern poetry is complex, difficult and
obscure. Give a reasoned answer.
2.
Discuss the use of symbols and myths in the poetry of W.B.Yeats giving
illustrations from the poems prescribed in your syllabus.
3.
The theme of the poem “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock is a personal
dilemma, an incapacity to take a decision or face real life experience".
Explain.
4.
Discuss the rejection of modernism in Larkin's poetry.
5.
6.
Make a thematic analysis of the novel Heart of Darkness.
Write a detailed note on the use of "stream-of-consciousness technique" in
the novel Mrs. Dalloway.
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7.
Discuss The Birthday Party as a play in the Absurd tradition.
8.
9.
10.
What is the significance of the “Epilogue” in Shaw’s St. Joan.
Write a critical note on Clarissa – Septimus relationship.
Comment on the structure of Shaw’s St. Joan.
Note:- Attempt any five short-answer questions.
Max. Marks : 5x2=10
Short-answer questions
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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17.
18.
19.
20.
Discuss any two miracles in the play Saint Joan.
Comment on the ending of the play Saint Joan.
Why was Joan canonized ?
Discuss the relationship of Meg, Stanley and Petty.
Do you find Stanley as an unhappy neurotic ?
Discuss the ending of the novel Mrs. Dalloway.
What is the cause of Septimus's death ?
What impressions do you form of the personality of Elizabeth Dalloway ?
Comment on the title of the novel Heart of Darkness.
Comment on the ending of the novel Heart of Darkness.
How has Conrad portrayed the natives in the novel ?
How does Larkin look upon "Days" ?
Discuss the atmosphere of the poem "Winter".
Comment on the title of the poem The Waste Land.
Comment on the epigraph of The Waste Land.
Discuss the opening of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium".
Describe the horrors of war as described by Yeats in the poem "Nineteen
hundred and nineteen".
The poem “Leda and the Swan” suggests the emergence of a new civilization.
Elaborate.
What is Poetic Drama ?
Define Symbolism.
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M.A. (English) Part-II
Paper VI : World Literature in English
Max. Marks : 20
Attempt one long answer question and five short answer questions:
Long-Answer Questions
Max. Marks : 1x10=10
Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
Q.5
Q.6
Q.7
Q.8
Q.9
Q.10
Q.11
Q.12
Q.13
Q.14
Q.15
Q.16
Make a thematic analysis of the novel Midnight's Children.
Write a comprehensive note on the techniques employed in the
novel Midnight's Children.
What impressions do you form of the narrator after your
reading of the novel Surfacing ? Discuss critically.
Discuss Surfacing as a feminist text.
Write a critical note on the aptness of the title Fences.
Write a comprehensive essay on the theme of racial
discrimination in Fences.
Discuss A Bend in the River as a post-colonial novel.
What impressions do you form of the character of Salim after
your reading of the novel A Bend in the River ? Discuss
critically.
Analyse the significance of the title of the novel Such A Long
Journey.
Discuss Mistry's treatment of History in the novel Such A Long
Journey.
Discuss Derek Walcott as a Carribean poet with reference to
the poems prescribed.
"Search for Identity is the dominant theme in the poetry of
Derek Walcott". Explain.
Discuss critically the theme of loyalty and betrayal in the novel
Half of a Yellow Sun.
Is it appropriate to call Half of a Yellow Sun a historical novel ?
Comment critically.
Write a comprehensive note on the theme of "identity" in Sally
Morgan's My Place.
Highlight the symbolic significance of the title of Sally
Morgan's My Place ? How does it convey the issues of race and
gender discussed in My Place ?
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Short-Answer Questions
Attempt any five questions. Each answer should be in four-five lines.
Max. Marks : 5x2=10
Q.1
How does the 1965 Indo-Pak War prove dangerous for Saleem?
Q.2
Comment on the role of Picture Singh in the novel Midnight's
Children.
Q.3
Comment on the ending of the novel Surfacing.
Q.4
What does Percival represent in the novel Surfacing ?
Q.5
Comment on the role of Bono in the play Fences.
Q.6
How does Rose react when Troy brings his infant daughter to
her ?
Q.7
What does the voice of Nazruddin represent in the novel A
Bend in the River ?
Q.8
Give an account of the relation between Yvette and Salim in
the novel A Bend in the River.
Q.9
How did the Prime Minister entrap Major Bilimoria in the novel
Such A Long Journey ?
Q.10
Discuss briefly the friendship between Gustad Noble and
Dinshawji.
Q.11
What is the theme of Derek Walcott's poem "The Sea is History" ?
Q.12
Discuss the central motif in the poem "White Magic".
Q.13
Highlight the symbolic significance
relationship in Half of a Yellow Sun.
Q.14
Why does Olanna disapprove her parents' way of life in Half of
a Yellow Sun ?
Q.15
How does Sally Morgan project her mother in My Place ?
Q.16
Discuss the role of Arthur in Sally Morgan's My Place.
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Session : 2014-15
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Part-A
Note:- Attempt any one long-answer question.
Max. Marks : 10
Long-answer questions
Q.1
Make a thematic analysis of the novel Midnight's Children.
Q.2
Write a comprehensive note on the techniques employed in the
novel Midnight's Children.
Q.3
What impressions do you form of the narrator after your
reading of the novel Surfacing ? Discuss critically.
Q.4
Discuss Surfacing as a feminist text.
Q.5
Write a critical note on the aptness of the title Fences.
Q.6
Write a comprehensive
discrimination in Fences.
Q.7
Discuss A Bend in the River as a post-colonial novel.
essay
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on
the
theme
of
racial
Q.8
What impression do you form of the character of Salim after
your reading of the novel A Bend in the River ? Discuss
critically.
Q.9
Analyse the significance of the title of the novel Such A Long
Journey.
Q.10
Discuss Mistry's treatment of History in the novel Such A Long
Journey.
Q.11
Discuss Derek Walcott as a Carribean poet with reference to
the poems prescribed.
Q.12
"Search for Identity is the dominant theme in the poetry of
Derek Walcott". Explain.
Q.13
Discuss critically the theme of loyalty and betrayal in the novel
Half of a Yellow Sun.
Q.14
Is it appropriate to call Half of a Yellow Sun a historical novel ?
Comment critically.
Q.15
Write a comprehensive note on the theme of "identity" in Sally
Morgan's My Place.
Q.16
Highlight the symbolic significance of the title of Sally
Morgan's My Place ? How does it convey the issues of race and
gender discussed in My Place ?
Part-B
Attempt any five questions. Each answer should be in four-five
lines.
Max. Marks : 5x2=10
Q.1
How does the 1965 Indo-Pak War prove dangerous for Saleem?
Q.2
Comment on the role of Picture Singh in the novel Midnight's
Children.
Q.3
Comment on the ending of the novel Surfacing.
Q.4
What does Percival represent in the novel Surfacing ?
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Q.5
Comment on the role of Bono in the play Fences.
Q.6
How does Rose react when Troy brings his infant daughter to
her ?
Q.7
What does the voice of Nazruddin represent in the novel A
Bend in the River ?
Q.8
Give an account of the relation between Yvette and Salim in
the novel A Bend in the River.
Q.9
How did the Prime Minister entrap Major Bilimoria in the novel
Such A Long Journey ?
Q.10
Discuss briefly the friendship between Gustad Noble and
Dinshawji.
Q.11
What is the theme of Derek Walcott's poem "The Sea is History" ?
Q.12
Discuss the central motif in the poem "White Magic".
Q.13
Highlight the symbolic significance
relationship in Half of a Yellow Sun.
Q.14
Why does Olanna disapprove her parents's way of life in Half
of a Yellow Sun ?
Q.15
How does Sally Morgan project her mother in My Place ?
Q.16
Discuss the role of Arthur in Sally Morgan's My Place.
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M.A. (ENGLISH) PART-II
PAPER-VII : Literary Criticism
Max. Marks : 20
Please note that every student has to attempt one long-answer question (10
marks) and five short-answer questions (2 marks each)
Long questions:
1.
2.
What has Aristotle to say about the origin of poetry and development of tragedy ?
In some respects, Johnson was "an outright dissenter against the neoclassical rules and properties" . Discuss with special reference to Dr.
Samuel Johnson's Shakespearean criticism.
3.
What was Wordsworth's motive or purpose in writing the "Preface" to Lyrical
Ballads, and what is its permanent significance in English literary tradition?
4.
Discuss T.S.Eliot as a critic.
5.
Analyze Eagleton's views on the author and his commitment as explained in
Marxism and Literary Criticism.
6.
Frye in "The Archetypes of Literature", dwells upon two movements :
inductive and deductive . Expatiate upon the significance of these processes
in the realm of art.
7.
Discuss in your own words the basic principles of Freud's theory and his
attitude to Art, as explained by Trilling.
8.
In the theorizing of the postmodern, comment upon the affinity that
Jameson's reflections on the issue bear with Mandel's Late Capitalism.
9.
Importance of Edward W.Said lies in his adaptation of Contemporary Critical
Theory to the study of the connection between Western culture and
imperialism. Discuss this statement in the light of Said's Orientalism.
10.
Enumerate salient features of "Feminist Poetics", tracing its genesis and
early developments in the field.
Short Questions:
1.
Highlight difference between tragedy and epic.
2.
Johnson's fundamental appeal was "from criticism to nature". How far is it
true of his "Preface" to Shakespeare?
3.
Comment on the concept of "Poetic Diction" as it prevailed in the eighteenth
century.
4.
What should be the focus of attention of a critic, according to T.S. Eliot while
interpreting a work of art ?
5.
What according to Eagleton is "ideology" in Marxism?
6.
What has Frye to say about "value judgments" ?
7.
Define what according to Frye is an "archetype".
8.
What relationship, according to Trilling does Freud suggest between Art and
Psychology?
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Write a note on any one of the following:
a) Art and Neurosis,
b) Art and Dream
Write a note on "Commodification" as explained by Jameson in Postmodernism.
Explain "cognitive mapping" as adumbrated by Jameson.
From your reading of Said's Orientalism write notes on the following (any
one):
a) Power
b) Knowledge
c) Culture
Write a note on the concept of "hegemony", tracing its history, and then its
usage by Said.
Write a note on the limitations of the term "postcolonial".
From your reading of Showalter's "Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness"
write a note on "feminist criticism" based on culture.
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Class : M.A. (English)-II
Session : 2014-15
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Paper : VII Option
Is this a continuation case.............
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Total Marks = 20
Teacher's Signature.................
Marks Obtained.......................
Note:- Attempt any one long-answer question.
Max. Marks : 10
Long questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
What has Aristotle to say about the origin of poetry and development of tragedy ?
In some respects, Johnson was "an outright dissenter against the neoclassical rules and properties" . Discuss with special reference to Dr.
Samuel Johnson's Shakespearean criticism.
What was Wordsworth's motive or purpose in writing the "Preface" to Lyrical
Ballads, and what is its permanent significance in English literary tradition?
Discuss T.S.Eliot as a critic.
Analyze Eagleton's views on the author and his commitment as explained in
Marxism and Literary Criticism.
Frye in "The Archetypes of Literature", dwells upon two movements :
inductive and deductive . Expatiate upon the significance of these processes
in the realm of art.
Discuss in your own words the basic principles of Freud's theory and his
attitude to Art, as explained by Trilling.
In the theorizing of the postmodern, comment upon the affinity that
Jameson's reflections on the issue bear with Mandel's Late Capitalism.
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9.
10.
Importance of Edward W.Said lies in his adaptation of Contemporary Critical
Theory to the study of the connection between Western culture and
imperialism. Discuss this statement in the light of Said's Orientalism.
Enumerate salient features of "Feminist Poetics", tracing its genesis and
early developments in the field, in the light of Elaine Showalter's "Feminist
Criticism in the Wilderness".
Note:- Attempt any five short-answer questions.
Max. Marks : 5x2=10
Short Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Highlight difference between tragedy and epic.
Johnson's fundamental appeal was "from criticism to nature". How far is it
true of his "Preface" to Shakespeare?
Comment on the concept of "Poetic Diction" as it prevailed in the eighteenth
century.
What should be the focus of attention of a critic, according to T.S. Eliot while
interpreting a work of art ?
What according to Eagleton is "ideology" in Marxism?
What has Frye to say about "value judgments" ?
Define what according to Frye is an "archetype".
What relationship, according to Trilling does Freud suggest between Art and
Psychology?
Write a note on any one of the following:
a) Art and Neurosis,
b) Art and Dream
Write a note on "Commodification" as explained by Jameson in Postmodernism.
Explain "cognitive mapping" as adumbrated by Jameson.
From your reading of Said's Orientalism write notes on the following (any
one):
a) Power
b) Knowledge
c) Culture
Write a note on the concept of "hegemony", tracing its history, and then its
usage by Said.
Write a note on the limitations of the term "postcolonial".
From your reading of Showalter's "Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness"
write a note on "feminist criticism" based on culture.
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M.A. (ENGLSIH) PART-II
PAPER VIII (Option-i) : Modern British Fiction
LIST OF LONG-ANSWER QUESTIONS
Max. Marks : 10
Note:- Attempt any one of the long-answer questions :
1.
Post-impressionism in novel represents the complete reaction against the
main tendencies of the well-made novel. Discuss.
2.
Write an essay on the Stream of Consciousness Technique in fiction.
3.
In which respect is the Modern novel different from the Victorian novel ?
4.
Trace the development of Stephen's character in Joyce's A Portrait of the
Artist As A Young Man.
5.
Bring out the social and religious themes in A Passage to India. How
successfully does Forster connect the two themes in the novel ?
6.
Discuss Sons and Lovers an as autobiographical novel.
7.
Discuss Iris Murdoch as a philosophical novelist.
8.
Discuss Whiskey-Priest as a picaresque saint.
9.
Critically examine The Driver's Seat as a "metaphysical shocker".
10.
Write a critical essay on symbolism in Golding's Lord of the Flies.
List of the short-answer questions
2x5=10 Marks
Note:- Attempt any five short-answer questions.
1.
Write a note on modernism in novel.
2.
Stephens's diary in A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man.
3.
What is the symbolic significance of the Marabar caves in A Passage to
India?
4.
What is the significance of the title The Time of the Angels ?
5.
Briefly discuss The Time of the Angels as a gothic novel.
6.
Significance of the title of the novel Sons and Lovers.
7.
Briefly outline the theme of The Power and the Glory.
8.
Significance of Mestizo in The Power and the Glory.
9.
Italian background of The Driver's Seat.
10.
Justify the title The Driver's Seat.
11.
Significance of the chapter "Fire on the Mountain" in Lord of the Flies.
12.
What is the significance of the conch shell in Lord of the Flies.
13.
Simon is the Christ figure in Lord of the Flies. Comment.
14.
Write a note on the post-war fiction in England.
15.
Write a detailed note on the Lyrical novel.
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Response Sheet of Internal Assessment
Class : M.A. (English)-II
Session : 2014-15
Roll No...........
Paper : VIII Option (opt. i)
Is this a continuation case.............
Student's Name ........................ Father's Name ....................
Student's Address ....................................................................
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Total Marks = 20
Teacher's Signature.................
Marks Obtained.......................
Note:- Attempt any one long-answer question.
Max. Marks : 10
Section-A
Long-answer questions
1.
Post-impressionism in novel represents complete reaction against the main
tendencies of the well-made novel. Discuss.
2.
3.
Write an essay on the "Stream of Consciousness Technique" in fiction.
In which respects is the Modern novel different from the Victorian novel ?
4.
Trace the development of Stephen's character in Joyce's A Portrait of the
5.
Artist As A Young Man.
Bring out the social and religious themes in A Passage to India. How
successfully does Forster connect the two themes in the novel ?
6.
Discuss Sons and Lovers an as autobiographical novel.
7.
Discuss Iris Murdoch as a philosophical novelist.
8.
Discuss Whiskey-Priest as a picaresque saint.
9.
10.
Critically examine The Driver's Seat as a "metaphysical shocker".
Write a critical essay on symbolism in Golding's Lord of the Flies.
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Note:- Attempt any five short-answer questions.
Max. Marks : 2x5=10
Section-B
Short-answer questions
1.
Write a note on modernism in novel.
2.
Stephen's diary in A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man.
3.
What is the symbolic significance of the Marabar caves in A Passage to
India?
4.
What is the significance of the title The Time of the Angels ?
5.
Briefly discuss The Time of the Angels as a gothic novel.
6.
Significance of the title of the novel Sons and Lovers.
7.
Briefly outline the theme of The Power and the Glory.
8.
Significance of Mestizo in The Power and the Glory.
9.
Italian background of The Driver's Seat.
10.
Justify the title The Driver's Seat.
11.
Significance of the chapter "Fire on the Mountain" in Lord of the Flies.
12.
What is the significance of the conch shell in Lord of the Flies.
13.
Simon is the Christ figure in Lord of the Flies. Comment.
14.
Write a note on the post-war fiction in England.
15.
Write a detailed note on the Lyrical Novel.
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Class : M.A. (English)-II
Session : 2014-15
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UNIT-I (HISTORY)
LONG-ANSWER-QUESTIONS
1.
Write a detailed note on Transcendentalism as a landmark in American
Literary History.
2.
Give an account of the Twentieth Century American Litrature as it developed
in the beginning of the Century.
SHORT-ANSWER-QUESTIONS
1.
Comment on the prominent writers of the 'Lost Generation'.
2.
What are the major themes prevalent in the American Literature in the postWorld War era.
3.
Give a brief account of the major influences on twentieth century American
Literature.
UNIT NO. 2 HAWTHORNE: THE SCARLET LETTER
LONG-ANSWER-QUESTIONS
1. Give a detailed account of "The Custom House" as an introduction to
The Scarlet Letter.
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M.A. English Part II
Paper VIII (opt. ii) American Literature
List of Questions
Note:- Attempt any one Long-Answer Question and five ShortAnswer Questions.
Max. Marks : 10
Long -Answer- Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1.
2.
3.
Write a detailed note on Transcendentalism as a landmark in
American History.
Give a detailed account of the developments in American Literature
of the 1920s and the following years.
Discuss imagery, theme and symbolism in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet
Letter.
The Scarlet Letter depicts Hawthorne’s attitude towards Puritanism
and his skills as a writer. Comment.
Discuss the clash of morals and manners in the context of the
International theme in the works of Henry James with a special
reference to The Portrait of a Lady.
Write a detailed note on the structure of William Faulkner’s The
Sound and the Fury.
How does O’Neill make use of psychological realism in the play
Desire Under the Elms.
Miller’s play Death of the Salesman presents a modern man
confronting the basic realities of life. Comment.
Discuss Willy Loman as a tragic hero keeping in view the
characteristics of the classical measure under which a tragic hero
may be measured.
Write a detailed note on the poetic metaphors and symbols in the
poems by Robert Frost.
Short Answer Questions
Write a brief note on the writers of the "Lost Generation".
Discuss American Individualism in the context of the philosophies
of Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman.
Comment on the symbolic characterization of Pearl in The Scarlet
Letter.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Discuss the relationship between Roger Chillingworth and
Reverend Dimmesdale.
Ralph Touchett plays a significant role in Isabel’s life. Comment.
Make a brief comment on Isabel’s relationship with Pansy.
Comment on the role played by Madam Merle in The Portrait of the
Lady.
Write a note on Quentin Compson’s suicide in The Sound and the
Fury.
Caddy is the central force in The Sound and the Fury. Comment.
Jason in The Sound and the Fury represents the modern
materialistic man. Comment.
Comment on Dilsey’s action in The Sound and the Fury.
Highlight the confrontation between Eben and Abbie in O’Neill’s
Desire under the Elms.
What does the Farm symbolize in the Desire Under the Elms.
Write a note on Willy Loman’s relationship with his sons.
Miller’s Death of the Salesman ends on a note of both an ending
and a beginning. Comment.
Linda plays a silent role of reconciliation in Death of the Salesman.
Give your opinion about her place in the lives of her husband and
her sons.
Highlight the thematic concerns in any one of Robert Frost’s poems
prescribed in your syllabus.
Discuss the imagery in Sylvia Plath’s poems.
Comment on the theme of hostility towards men as taken up in
Plath’s "Lady Lazarus".
Give your views on the confessional note in Sylvia Plath’s poetry.
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Response Sheet of Internal Assessment
Class : M.A. (English)-I
Session : 2014-2015 Roll No..........
Paper : VIII (ii)
Is this a continuation case.............
American Literature
Student's Name ........................ Father's Name .......................
Student's Address ..................................................................
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Phone No........................................ Mobile No.........................
Student's Signature................ Teacher's Signature................
Total Marks = 20
Marks Obtained....................
Note:- Attempt any one Long-Answer Question.
Max. Marks : 10
Long -Answer- Questions
1.
Write a detailed note on Transcendentalism as a landmark in
American History.
2.
Give a detailed account of the developments in American Literature
of the 1920s and the following years.
3.
Discuss imagery, theme and symbolism in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet
Letter.
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4.
The Scarlet Letter depicts Hawthorne’s attitude towards Puritanism
and his skills as a writer. Comment.
5.
Discuss the clash of morals and manners in the context of the
International theme in the works of Henry James with a special
reference to The Portrait of A Lady.
6.
Write a detailed note on the structure of William Faulkner’s The
Sound and the Fury.
7.
How does O’Neill make use of psychological realism in the play
Desire Under the Elms.
8.
Miller’s play Death of the Salesman presents a modern man
confronting the basic realities of life. Comment.
9.
Discuss Willy Loman as a tragic hero keeping in view the
characteristics of the classical measure under which a tragic hero
may be measured.
10.
Write a detailed note on the poetic metaphors and symbols in the
poems by Robert Frost.
Note:- Attempt any five Short-Answer Questions.
Max. Marks : 2x5=10
Short Answer Questions
1.
Write a brief note on the writers of the "Lost Generation".
2.
Discuss American Individualism in the context of the philosophies
of Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman.
3.
Comment on the symbolic characterization of Pearl in The Scarlet
Letter.
4.
Discuss
the
relationship
between
Roger
Chillingworth
and
Reverend Dimmesdale.
5.
Ralph Touchett plays a significant role in Isabel’s life. Comment.
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6.
Make a brief comment on Isabel’s relationship with Pansy.
7.
Comment on the role played by Madam Merle in The Portrait of the
Lady.
8.
Write a note on Quentin Compson’s suicide in The Sound and the
Fury.
9.
Caddy is the central force in The Sound and the Fury. Comment.
10.
Jason in The Sound and the Fury represents the modern
materialistic man. Comment.
11.
Comment on Dilsey’s action in The Sound and the Fury.
12.
Highlight the confrontation between Eben and Abbie in O’Neill’s
Desire under the Elms.
13.
What does the Farm symbolize in the Desire Under the Elms.
14.
Write a note on Willy Loman’s relationship with his sons.
15.
Miller’s Death of A Salesman ends on a note of both an ending and
a beginning. Comment.
16.
Linda plays a silent role of reconciliation in Death of A Salesman.
Give your opinion about her place in the lives of her husband and
her sons.
17.
Highlight the thematic concerns in any one of Robert Frost’s poems
prescribed in your syllabus.
18.
Discuss the imagery in Sylvia Plath’s poems.
19.
Comment on the theme of hostility towards men as taken up in
Plath’s "Lady Lazarus".
20.
Give your views on the confessional note in Sylvia Plath’s poetry.
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