DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
POETRY
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Consider Dryden's Mac Flecknoe as a Mock-hereric poem.
2. Write the central idea of the poem in "A Poison Tree" by
William Blake.
3. What two hobbies does Wilson have in 'The Lotus
Eaters'?
4. Bring out the central idea of the poem 'The last Ride
Together'.
5. Write a brief account of Dickinson's poem "My life Closed
Twice before its close".
6. Discuss the theme of the Wallace Stevens poem "Sunday
Morning".
7. How is Nissim Ezekiel's poem 'Enterprise' a social satire?
8. What are the main features of Derek Walcott's poem
"Ruins of a Great House"?
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SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Discuss "Medievalism" in Keats' 'The Eve of St. Agnes'.
10. Write an essay on symbolism and meaning in Donne's
"The canonization".
11. Write a critical appreciation of the poem "Sailing to
Byzantium".
12. Show how Eliot's 'The Wasteland' reflects the disorder
and decay of modern civilization.
13. Bring out the salient features of Frost's poem "West
Running Brook'.
14. Attempt a portrayal of women in Kamala das "The old
playhouse".
15. What thoughts and feelings about Canada and the land
does the poem 'The Lonely Land' Elicit?