M.A-M.A English POETRY (Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2012)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.
POETRY
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Write short answers on any FIVE of the following.
1. Bring out the metaphysical conceits in Donne’s Poetry.
2. Is “Macflecknoe” A lampoon on satire? Substantiate.
3. Examine the life of lotus eaters.
4. How does “Sunday Morning” highlight the pleasures of earthly life?
5. Analyse Langston Hughes’ treatment of race in his poetry.
6. Comment on the climax of the poem “Night of Scorpion”.
7. How does Keats’ Poem “The Eve of St-Agnes” brim with sensuality and vivid description?
8. Attempt a critique of Jayanta Mahapatra’s “Fulfillment”.
SECTION B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. What sensuous could you discern in “The Eve of St Agnes”?
10. How far is “Prothalamion” a typical wedding song of the 16th century?
11. Comment on the treatment of love in Blake’s poetry.
12. How does Hope Portray “Australia”?
13. Examine the Indian qualities in Ezekiel’s Poetry.
14. Explain Walcott’s concern in “Ruins of a Great House”.
15. Highlight the four basic images that define the lady’s identity in the poem “Lady Lazarus”.

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