M.A. (Semester IV) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (PAPER
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Day Date: Monday, 15-05-2017 Max. Marks: 50
Time: 02.30 PM to 04.30 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Answer the following questions in one word, phrase or one
sentence each:
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What is the name of Big Name is Tessessee William's play Cat on a
hot Tin Roof?
Maggi Ida Mac Mary
What is the orgin of the term "Pragnatism"!
Prince Prage Pragma Pram
Where did Addie Bundren wanted her body to be buried?
Jefferson Spain Yoknapatawpha Boston
Who coined the term 'The Lost Generation'?
Heming way Gertrude steine
James Joyce Henry James
Who is Ben in The Death of the Salesman?
Neighbour Friend Brother of Willy Son
What did cora Iull give to Dewey Dell to Sell in the town?
Cakes Biscuits Donates Plums
What did Big Mama and Big Daddy expect from Brick and Maggi?
Love Son Cooperation Friendship
Who is the companion of the narrator in the poem "Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening?
Neighbour Friend Horse Peddler
What is the name of Adchis illegitimate child in As I day Dying?
Jewel Cash Darl Vardaman
10) With whom does Stevens compare the poet in the poem
Modern Poetry'?
Actor and Metaphysician Player Musician God
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Q.2 Answer the following Questions (Any Five) 10
What is the central idea of 'After Apple picking'?
What is the Poet's message to the woman in the poem 'Sunday
Morning'?
Write a note on Robert Frost's use of nature in his poetry?
Write a critically appreciation of Wallace Stevens poem
Modern Poetry'?
What is the theme of Robert Frost's poetry 'Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening?
What role does Stevens expect the Modern poetry to play?
Q. 3 Write short notes on any two of the following: 06
Salient features of 'Naturalism'.
Characteristics of 'Pragmatism'.
Explanatory note on 'Southern Reniassassance.
Answer any two of the following questions in brief 04
What are the main characteristics of 'Expressionism'?
Explain the objectives of 'The Lost Generation'.
What is the concept of truth in Pragmatism?
Q.4 Consider I Lay Dying' as a psychological Novel with the new
technique used.
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OR
Discuss on A Farewell to Arms as a novel of love and war.
Q.5 Discuss Death of a Salesman as a Family Drama. 10