Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) 2007-2nd Year Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) ASSIGNMENTS AND MODEL S M.AENGLISH – -2008 - Question Paper

2. Analyse all the ways in which life and death are juxtaposed in “The Emperor of Ice-Cream.” What is the significance of this juxtaposition?
3. explain the major concerns of Hemingway in his short stories and the formal strategies he often adopts in highlighting them.
4. Attempt a structural analysis of Death of a Salesman.
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PAPER seven (INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Assignment No. 2
(Block five onwards)
To be submitted on or before 31-8-2008
Max. Marks: 30 Min. Marks: 12
Note: ans any 2 ques.
1. What is the poet trying to convey through Self Portrait and River.
2. The Miracle by Shashi Deshpande highlights man’s cruelty to animals. explain this theme.
3. define the poetic structure of Aurobindo’s sonnet The Golden Light. How is this poem various from the other poems you have studied?
4. How important is the family in Dattani’s plays? ans with special reference to
Tara?
PAPER eight – NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Assignment No. 2
(Block five onwards)
To be submitted on or before 31-8-2008
Max. Marks: 30 Min. Marks: 12
Note: ans any 2 ques.
1. How does Caribbean poetry reflect the region’s experience of colonization? Support your ans with examples.
2. What is your assessment of Patrick White’s characterization with reference to The Solid Mandala?
3. elaborate the main thematic concerns in The Stone Angel?
4. provide a brief assessment of Naipaul’s House for Mr. Biswas.
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PAPER nine (AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE)
Assignment No. 2
(Block five onwards)
To be submitted on or before 31-8-2008
Max. Marks: 30 Min. Marks: 12
Note: ans any 2 ques.
1. How would you account for the relationship of Voss and Laura in White’s novel Voss? Does this relationship substantiate the theme of exploration in the situation of Australia?
2. Examine the presence of contemporary life explored by Bruce Dawe in the poem, At Shagger’s Funeral and suggest the consequences.
3. explain the narrative technique in David Malouf’s Remembering Babylon.
4. Examine the recurrent themes in Williamson’s plays.
PAPER 10 (ENGLISH STUDIES IN INDIA)
Assignment No. 2
(Block five onwards)
To be submitted on or before 31-8-2008
Max. Marks: 30 Min. Marks: 12
Note: ans any 2 ques.
1. Critically evaluate the role and function of the English teacher in India.
2. What is the difference in position taken by Leavis and Lewis with respect to English literature?

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