Exam Details
| Subject | (poetry – i) | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | m.a. english | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | rayalaseema university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2017 | |
| City, State | andhra pradesh, kurnool |
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10111 AA
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
PART — A
Write short notes on FOUR of the following. x 5 ½ 22 Marks)
1. Myth and symbol.
Ballad.
Chaucer's irony.
Sensuous imagery.
The metaphysical conceit.
Epic similes.
Poetic Diction.
Nature in Wordsworth.
PART — B
Answer any FOUR questions. (4x 12 48 Marks)
2. Write an essay on the characteristic features of an epic.
Or
Examine the salient features of English romantic period.
3. What is the role of women in "The Iliad"? Does the poem contain any strong
female characters, or do the acts and deeds of males dominate the work?
Or
Discuss Chaucer's "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" as a masterpiece of
characterization.
4. Comment on the images used by Donne to express his love with reference to
the poems prescribed.
Or
Critically comment on the temptation scene in "Paradise Lost Book-IX".
5. Comment on the significance of the title "Ode on Intimations of Immorality".
Or
Make a critical analysis of Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner".
6. How does Shelley personify the skylark in his poem "To a Skylark'?
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn".
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10111 AA
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
PART — A
Write short notes on FOUR of the following. x 5 ½ 22 Marks)
1. Myth and symbol.
Ballad.
Chaucer's irony.
Sensuous imagery.
The metaphysical conceit.
Epic similes.
Poetic Diction.
Nature in Wordsworth.
PART — B
Answer any FOUR questions. (4x 12 48 Marks)
2. Write an essay on the characteristic features of an epic.
Or
Examine the salient features of English romantic period.
3. What is the role of women in "The Iliad"? Does the poem contain any strong
female characters, or do the acts and deeds of males dominate the work?
Or
Discuss Chaucer's "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" as a masterpiece of
characterization.
4. Comment on the images used by Donne to express his love with reference to
the poems prescribed.
Or
Critically comment on the temptation scene in "Paradise Lost Book-IX".
5. Comment on the significance of the title "Ode on Intimations of Immorality".
Or
Make a critical analysis of Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner".
6. How does Shelley personify the skylark in his poem "To a Skylark'?
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn".
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