Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) 2008 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) THE STUDY OF POETRY - Question Paper

B A DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2008
Faculty of Language and Literature
Part III -Group VIII (a)-English (Main)
Paper III -THE STUDY OF POETRY
Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 80 Marks

1. Write a snippet of 50 words every on 8 of the following, choosing 4 from every group:
Group A
1. The Structure of the Lyric.
2. The Pindaric Ode.
3. The Elegy
4. Essentials of a Good Satire.
5. The Heroic Couplet.
6. The Metaphysical concerts

Group B
7. The Romantic Poets.
8. Characteristics of Classical Poetry.
9. Impressionism.
10. Features of Modernism in Poetry.
11. Poets of the Thirties.
12. Poetry of the 2nd world war
( 8*2=16)
II. Annotate any 4 of the subsequent in about 100 words, choosing 2 from every group:

Group A

13. His utmost power with adverse power opposed
In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven,
And shook throne

14. Perhaps the self identical song that obtained a path
Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home,
She stood in tears amid the alien corn

15. A red-cross knight forever kneeled
To a lady in his shield
That sparkled on the yellow field.

Group B

16. I cannot, but speak measured foolish words:
Shelley as fitful, Keats a dozing fire
Pass with the light, poor comrades.

17. The music curls, dwindling
Like smoke from blue galleys,
To dissolve near the mountains.

18. This coast crying out for tragedy
like all beautiful places; and
like the passionate spirit of humanity
Pain for its bread
(4*4=16 marks)



III. Answer any sixteen of the subsequent in about 50 words each, choosing 8 from every group:-


Group A


19. How does Shakespeare convey the that worldly beauty is transient?
20 Comment on Wordsworth’s use of images in his sonnet to define the beauty of the city of London.
21 What is the main theme of Milton’s epic?
22 ‘To wage by force of guile eternal war’. How does Satan hope to fight eternal war against the tyranny of Heaven?
23 Why does Dryden say that, ’great wits are sure to madness near allied’?
24 How does Achitophel gain the support of the people and mobilize them against the king?
25 What point of contrast does Gray ranging from the tombs of the rich and the poor in his elegy?
26 How does Gray highlight the pathos of rural life in his poem?
27 ‘O for a draught of vintage’? Why does Keats long for that?
28 ‘Now more than ever seems it rich to die.’ Why does Keats say so?
29 How did the curse come upon the Lady of Shalott?
30 How does the Duke account for the presence of the ‘Spot of joy ‘ on the Duchess’s cheek?

Group B
31. Consider Late Tutorial as a typical 20th Century poem.
32. ‘She is dying for the word.’ How far is this line significant in grasping the urgency in the verse of Atwood?
33. Heavens gate merges Christianity and African tribal religions together. Comment.
34. Comment on the significance of the symbols ‘the Highway’ and ‘ the road’ in the post-colonial situation of Ben Okri’s The Stammerings on Bedrock.
35. Mention a few of the images that celebrate Walcott’s love of sea-life in A Sea Chanty.
36. ‘Five rupees for roasted Sardar.’ Comment on the Satiric humour current in this line in Daruwalla’s poem.
37. Describe briefly the piteous sadness of the sheep and the lambs after the distressing act of shearing in Sheep.
38. What does the wild dog rose symbolize?
39. ‘I have fallen where no judgement can touch me’. Do you think this line throws light on McGuckian’s resolve to break through traditional artistic conventions?
40. Comment on the significance of the repletion of the line “ This coast crying out for the tragedy like all beautiful places’ in Apology for Bad Dreams.
41. Write a note on the metre, style and vocabulary of The Pangolin.
42. The poem The Swimmers is a strange account of a lone witness to death. Elucidate.
(16*2=32 marks)
IV. ans any 1 of the subsequent in about 200 words:-
43. Evaluate Absalom and Achitophel as a political satire that inseparably blends the contemporary and universal problems.
44. Comment on the richly evocate imagery used in Ode to a Nightingale.
(1*8=8)
V. ans any 1 of the subsequent in about 200words:-
45. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem The Swimmers.
46. A Sea-Chantey is all about rediscovering his personal heritage through art for Walcott. . Substantiate.
(1*8=8)

Earning:   Approval pending.