EG-05
December Examination 2016
BA Pt. III Examination
Poetry and Drama III
Paper EG-05
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 100
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C. Write answers as per given instructions.
Section A 10 × 2 20
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 10 very short answer type questions (one word, one sentence and definitional type item) having weightage of 20 marks. Attempt all questions. Each question carries 2 marks and the maximum word limit is 30.
Name the three women characters in the play 'Hayavadan'.
What do you understand by the term
What is the underlying idea of the poem 'Her Hand' by Jayant Mahapatra?
ARE YOU DARK? OR VERY LIGHT? Name the African poet and the poem from which this line has been taken.
How does the poetess describe herself in the end of the poem Introduction'?
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EG-05 900 3 (Contd.)
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From what family does K. N. Daruwala's mistress come
from?
What does the second part of the poem India' by
Ezekiel talk about?
(viii) What is the irony of the death of Icarus?
'The jar was round upon the ground/And tall and of a port
in air'. From which poem has this line been taken. Name
the poet too.
Who are 'the sisters' in the poem by Amy Lowell?
Section B 4 × 10 40
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any four questions. The word limit for each
answer is 200 words.
Write a note on the theme of the poem 'Thy Fingers Make
Early Flowers'
Write a critical appreciation of the poem 'Toads".
In 'Hawk Roosting' a bird's victorious moment of triumph is
explored in vividly memorable phrases. Discuss.
Comment on the satiric and ironic note in the poem a
Shade'.
The poem Song for Simeon' is a Christian expresion of the
paradoxical life that comes through death. Discuss.
Explore the feminist message in Lowell's work.
How does Steven's poem transform Sunday morning from a
day of religious observance for the dead into a celebratory day
of the sun?
Comment on the style of the poem 'The Red Wheel baarrow'.
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Section C 2 × 20 40
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any two questions. The word limit for each answer
is 500 words.
10) Write an essay on Eliot's mythopoeic approach and christian
overtones with reference to 'The Family Reunion'.
11) Discuss the various social problems dealt with in the play
'Hayavadan'.
12) Write a detailed note on Kamala Das's contribution to
Indo-Anglian Poetry.
13) Discuss the art and technique of Nissim Ezekiel with reference
to the poems you have read.