M.A.

English

American Literature:

1. How the arrival of Bee-Box and Bee Meeting are confessional poems? (17,
2. Write a critical appraisal of Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Bee Meeting’ (15,
3. Write a critical appraisal of Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Poppies in October’ (14,
4. By referring closely to Plath’s poems prescribed in the syllabus discuss
which tow poems are typical of her poetic attitude. (13,
5. Critically evaluate the poem Ariel by Sylvia Plath. (12,
6. Discuss the theme of death and suicide with reference of Plath’s poems. (16,
7. Still, Citizen Sparrow by Richard Wilbur is a satire on vanity and pride.
Illustrate (17,
8. Write a detailed critical appreciation/ evaluate of the poem ‘Still Citizen
Sparrow’ by Richard Wilbur. (15,11,
9. Discuss Richard Wilbur as an urban poet with reference to his poems you
have read. (14,
10. What is the philosophical center of the poem Marginalia by Richard Wilbur
(16,
11. Jazz by Toni Morrison exposes dark history of black slavery in American
continent. / ‘Jazz’ is about race and slavery. (17,15,
12. Analyze the character and role of Joe Trace in Jazz by Toni Morrison. (14,
13. Discuss the character and role of Violet in the novel Jazz (Morrison). By
what particular devices and effects is she conveyed? How much sympathy
do you have for her? (13,
14. Do you consider Morrison’s novel “Jazz” to be more optimistic than
pessimistic? (12,
15. Discuss the symbolic significance of the title Jazz by Morrison. (11,
16. Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neil is a drama on revenge and
passion. (17,
17. Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neil is both a personal and
cultural tragedy. Discuss. (16,
18. Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neil is called a modern tragedy.
(15,
19. Silence speaks out volumes and drives people mad in Mourning Becomes
Electra by O’ Neill. Discuss the statement with due textual support.
20. When O’ Neill received the Noble Prize for literature in 1936, the official
statement honored him as a writer who ‘has been successful in interpreting
universal human experiences in terms of drama’. Amplify this statement by
referring closely to the play “Mourning becomes Electra”. (12,
21. The Crucible by author Miller is a conflict between nation of dogmatic and
secular. (17,
22. The Crucible is a revelatory play. It exposes the inner corruption of social
systems and institutions may they be traditional or modern. [Arthur Miller]
(16,
23. The Crucible is a play about moral conscience, free will and fate. (15,
24. “Trial” and “Judgment” act as transmitters of public heat in The Crucible by
Arthur Miller. Discuss. (14,
25. The freedom which the technique of Expressionism allowed Miler to
express some of his thematic concerns artistically is clearly evident in the
play The Crucible. (13,
26. Write a detailed note on the characterization techniques employed by Miller
in his play “The Crucible”. (12,
27. Melodic Trains by John Asbury is a modern parable about human existence.
(17,
28. Melodic Trains is both a modern and post-modern poem. Elaborate with
examples. (16,
29. Write a critical note on Painter by John Ashbury. (11,
30. For whom the bell tolls by Earnest Hemmingway lays bar the sophisticated
face of modern civilization. (17,
31. For whom the bell toll (by Earnest Hemmingway) is an existentialist novel.
Discuss. (16,
32. For whom the bell toll (by Earnest Hemmingway) is about man’s struggle to
find the meanings in a world dominated by chaos and disorder. (15,
33. Ernest Hemingway is famous for his condensed, crisp and journalistic style
of writing. Discuss the narrative technique he uses in For Whom the Bell
Tolls. (14,
34. Discuss Hemingway’s novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” as a study in
disillusionment. (12,
35. Diving into Wreck is a poem about a woman’s quest for subjectivity and
identity. (16,
36. What is the main theme of the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by Adrienne
Rich? (15,
37. Critically evaluate Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger by Adrienne Rich. (14,
38. Write a detailed note on the dominant thematic concern in Adrienne Rich’s
poem Final Notation. (13,
39. By referring closely to Rich’s poems prescribed in the syllabus discuss
which tow poems are typical of her poetic attitude. (12,
40. The most forceful theme can be conveyed through the imagery of a poem.
Discuss with close reference to at least two poems from your course. (13,
41. Preciseness of expression and vividness of language are features of many
poems. Show by reference to TWO poems the truth of this statement. (12,
42. Chose two poems from your course and explain in detail how poet gives us
a fresh view of things through the use of poetic language. (11,