Questions for Response Sheets for Internal Assessment M.A. English Part-II Semester-III Session

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1 Questions for Response Sheets for Internal Assessment M.A. English Part-II Session

2 For M.A. (English) Part-II Students Circular Regarding Internal Assessment Session : Dear students, Wish you are fine! Welcome to M.A. (English) Part-II in Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University, Patiala After having gone through the Syllabus of M.A. (English) Part-II, you must have noticed that the final written examination will be of 75 marks and there will be Internal Assessment of 25 Marks. For the Internal Assessment of 25 Marks, two modes have been adopted for M.A. (English) students: i) 5 marks for attendance in Personal Contact Programme (PCP) of five days (one mark per day per class) ii) 20 marks for two Response Sheets Personal Contact Programme of five days duration will be held in different batches in both the semesters (Third & Fourth) in which the attendance will be compulsory. The student will be given one mark for attending one period of each course. You are required to attend the classes only in the batch you are called (your Roll No. figures). In case you are not able to attend the classes in the allotted batch, you will be called in the last batch which will be held for those students who could not come in their allotted batch. You will be informed about it. From the list of questions for two Response Sheets, in Response Sheet-I, you have to attempt one long question of 10 marks and in Response Sheet-II, you have attempt two short answer questions of 10 marks (5x2=10) out of the given list. Your Response Sheets for the Third Semester should reach the Department by 15 th November, 2016 and for the Fourth Semester by 14 th April, After these dates the Response Sheets will not be accepted. With best wishes! (Dr. Tejinder Kaur) Sub-Incharge English (Session : ) 2

3 M.A. English Part-I Session: Course-VII Nineteenth Century Fiction (Marks:20) Response Sheet-I Note: Attempt any one out of the following Long Questions 1. Discuss Frankenstein as a gothie novel. 2. Write a comprehensive note on the women characters in Frankenstein. 3. Compare and contrast the characters the of Arabella and She in the novel the Obscure. 4. Discuss Hardy's philosophy of life as it emerges in the novel Jude the Obscure. 5. Discuss Emma-Charles, Emma-Leon, Emma Rodolophe relationship. 6. What does Flaubert satirize in Madame Bovary? Discuss. 7. Make a thematic analysis of the novel Notes From Underground. 8. Discuss Underground Man as anti-hero. 9. Enumerate the characteristic features of nineteenth century fiction. Response Sheet-II Note: Attempt any two out of the following Short Questions (Marks:5x2=10) 1. Highlight the significance of the title of the novel Frankenstein. 2. Comment on the ending of the novel Frankenstein. 3. Why does the marriage between sue and Philotson break up decision to leave him? 4. Discuss the first encounter between Jude and Arabella and their subseqvent marriage. 5. Analyse the reasons of Charles's sudden death. 6. What kind of a person Radolphe is? Discuss. 7. Discuss Underground man's relationship with Liza. 8. Is Underground Man a representative of 19th century Russia? Discuss. 9. Write a brief note on realism. 3

4 M.A. English Part-I Session: Response Sheet-I Note: Attempt any one out of the following Long Questions Course-VIII (i) Modern Drama (Marks:20) Q:1 Write a detailed note on the growth of modern drama. Q:2 Write a noteon 'Drama of the Absurd'. Q:3 Discuss Saint Joan as a Play bring forth show's philosophy of Life Force. Q:4 Discuss various themes of Saint Joan. Q:5 Comment on A doll's House as a feminist play. Q:6 Comment on the symbols and motifs used by lbsen in A Doll's House. Q:7 Discuss Death of a salesman as a tragic play. Q:8 Write a detailed note on the technique of Death of a Salesman. Q:9 Comment on Waiting for Godat as an absurd play. Q:10 Analyze the openting statement of 'Waiting for Godot' i.e. 'Nothing to be done'. Short Questions Q:1 Saint Joan as a religions play. Q:2 Saint Joan as a political drama. Q:3 'Epilogue' in Saint Joan. Q:4 Character of Krogstad. Q:5 Theme of Sacrifice in A Doll's House. Q:6 Theme of gender relations in A Doll's House. Q:7 'Character of Linda in Death of a Salesman. Q:8 'Reqniem' Scene in Death of a Salesman. Q:9 Technique of Waiting for Godot. Q:10 Significance of the role played by the 'boy in Waiting for Godot. 4

5 M.A. English Part-II Response Sheet-I Course IX Literature and Modernity Academic Session Marks 20 Note: Attempt any one out of the following Long Questions (marks:10) Q:1 According to George Orwell in his essay "Politics and the English Language" why is English Language in a bad way? Q:2 List steps that Orwell describes in the eassy "Politics and the English Language" for curing the language from debasement it is suffering from. Q:3 Virginia Woolf in her eassy "Modern Fiction" calls novelists Wells, Bennet and Galsworthy as "materialists" with "imperfection." Discuss. Q:4 Explain with reasons, why Hardy, Conrad and Hudson are "spiritualists, according to Virginia Woolf's eassy "Modern Fiction" Q:5 According to Walter Ong in "The Orality of Language" there is "primacy of oral speech" in language. Explain. Q:6 Discuss "literacy " and its effects on culture and human mind as explained by Walter Ong in "The Orality of Language." Q:7 Benjamin in " The work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproducation" says : "that which withers in the age of mechanical reproducation is the aura of the work of art." Discuss. Q:8 According to Benjamin Photography and Films are the two finest examples of the mechanical reproducation of art. Explain. Response Sheet-II Note: Attempt any two out of the following Short Questions (marks:10) Q:1 Explain in brief, what Orwell means by "Dying Metaphors or "worn-out Metaphors". Q:2 Write in short about "Pretentious Diction" or "Meaningless words" that Orwell explains in his eassy "Politics and the English Language" Q:3 Write in brief, why James Joyce is vastly appreciated by Virginia Woolf in "Modern Fiction". Q:4 Write a short note on Russian Fiction as explained by Virginia Woolf in "Modern Fiction". Q:5 Write a short note on "grapholect" as discussed by Walter Ong in "The Orality of Language." Q:6 Differentiate in a short note between "primary orality" and secondary orality" in the light of Walter Ong's "The Orality of Language." Q:7 "Magician and surgeon compare to painter and cameraman." Write a short note on Benjamin's comparison. Q:8 Benjamin says that with regard to films "the critical and receptive attitudes of the public coincide, "unlike the paintings. Write a short note. 5

6 M.A. English Part-II Session : Course-X Twentieth Century Poetry and Fiction Marks:20 Response Sheet -I Note: Attempt any one out of the following long questions. Q:1 Discuss the title of the poem 'The Waste Land.' Q:2 "The Waste Land" is a series of Broken images. Discuss. Q:3 Write an eassy on Yeats's symbolism with special reference to the poems you have read. Q:4 Discuss the personal elements in Yeats's Poetry Q:5 Write a critical note on the title of the novel The Trial. Q:6 Court world as an absurd force in The Trial. Q:7 "The Plague is a novel about the various dimensions of suffering." Do you agree? Q:8 Discuss the element of conflict in the novel, The Plague. Q:9 Give the characteristics of 20th century novel. Q:10 Write an essay on poetic drama of the twentieth century. Response Sheet-II Note: Attempt any two out following Short-answer questions. Q:1 Define Surrealism. Q:2 Character of Dr. Bernard Rieux. Q:3 Fragmentation. Q:4 Existentialism. Q:5 The ending of The Trial. Q:6 Theme of "The Waste Land". Q:7 Use of myths in "The Waste Land". Q:8 Define Symbolism. Q:9 Symbolic Significance of Whipping scene in The Trial. Q:10 Autobiographical elements in the poetry of W.B Yeats. (Marks:5x2=10) 6

7 M.A. English Part-II Session Response Sheet no-i CourseXI (opt-i) Literature and Gender Marks=20 Note: Attempt any one out of the following Long Questions. 1. Analyse That Long Silence as a feminist text. 2. Write a critical note on the narrative technique used in novel That Long Silence. 3. Discuss Wide Sargasso Sea as a post colonial response to Jane Eyre. 4. Which feminist issues have been explored in the novel Wide Sargasso Sea? Discuss critically. 5. Write a critical note on the significance of Simone de. Beauvoir's The Second Sex to the growth of feminist theory. 6. Discuss critically Beauvoir's feminist vision enunciated in The Second Sex with special reference to the chapters prescribed. 7. Enumerate the major issues about women's marginalization hightlighted by Virginia Woolf in A Room of One's Own. 8. How does Virginia Woolf construct a history of Women's writing in A Room of One's Own? Analyze Critically. 9. Give a critical account of the views of Fiona Tolan expressed in the eassy "Feminisms". Response Sheet no.-ii Note: Attempt any two of the following short Questions. (Marks 5x2=10) 1. Highlight the significance of the title of the novel That Long Silence. 2. How does Jaya resist her suppression by her husband finally? Comment. 3. Why does the marriage between Antoinette and the English man fail in Wide Sargasso Sea. 4. Comment on the ending of the novel Wide Sargasso Sea. 5. Why is woman considered as 'the other' according to Beauvior? Comment. 6. Enumerate the prominent myths about women among men, pointed out by Beauvior. 7. What does a room of one's own signify for Virginia Woolf? 8. Why have women been neglected in the cultures of the world, according to Woolf? 9. What is Gynocriticism. 10. Write a brief note on ecriture feminine. 7

8 M.A. English Part-II Course-XII (opt. i) Literature and Post Coloniality Session: (Marks:20) Response Sheet-I NOTE: Attempt any one Long question out of the given list. 1) Summarize Said's ideas about Orientalism. 2) Discuss Said's methodology in Orientalism. 3) Discuss the significance of the title of Heart of Darkness. 4) Comment on Heart of Darkness as a psychological novel. 5) Write a detailed note on narrative technique of Heart of Darkness. 6) Discuss The Color Purple as a feminist novel. 7) Write a note on the development of Celie in The Color Purple. 8) Discuss Derck Walcott as a Post-Colonial poet. 9) Comment on the concept of hybridity in Derek Walcott's poetry. Response Sheet-II NOTE: Attempt any two Short Question out of the given list. (Marks:5x2=10) 1. Concept of misrepresentation of the 'Orient'. 2. Write a short note on post-colonialism. 3. Briefly discuss the symbolic significance of the location of Heart of Darkness 4. Trace the deterioration in the character of Kurtz. 5. Relationship between Colia and Nattie. 6. The Color Purple as a narrative of the life of Afro-Americans. 7. The Color Purple as an epistolary novel. 8. Theme of violence in "A Far Cry from Africa". 9. Ideas contained in "Eulogy for W.H. Auden". 10. Autobiography as a genre. 8

9 M.A. English Part-II Session : Course-XIV Indian Writing in English (Marks:20) Response Sheet-I Note: Attempt any one out of the following Long Questions 1. Write a critical note on the narrative technique used in the novel Kanthapura. 2. Discuss critically the Partrayal of Gandhian Philosophy in the novel Kanthapura. 3. Highlight the salient features of the poetry of the Nission Exrkiel with the help of examples from the prescribed poems. 4. Critically analyse the poem "Nigh of the Scorprion". 5. Discuss the issue of gender politics in Manjula Padam nabhan's Lights Out. 6. Make a thematic analysis of the Play Light Out. 7. Discuss Sea of Pappres as a critique of the British Calomel project. 8. Write a comprehensing note on the women characters in Sea of Popper. 9. Write a detailed note on the emergence and growth of Indian, Writing in English. Response Sheet-II Note: Attempt any two out of the following Short Questions (Marks:5x2=10) 1. Analse the character of Ratna in Kanthpura. 2. Why was Moorthy ex-communicated from his village as portrayed in Kanthpura? Discuss 3. Comment on the reactions of Bhaskar and Mohan to the incident depicted in Lights Out. 4. What does Frieda represent in Lights Out? Comment. 5. Highlight the Central idea in Ezekiel's poem "Enterprise". 6. What does Ezetiel highlight in the poem "Guru"? 7. Discuss the significance of the title of the novel Sea of Poppres. 8. Draw a character sketch of Raja Neel Ratan or portrayed in Sea of Poppres. 9. Highlight the special features of the plays written by Indian English play wrights. 9

10 M.A. English Part-II Semester-IV Session ( ) (a) Long Questions Course-XIII Literary and Cultural Theory 1. What does Barthes mean when he says that the author is "dead", in his essay "Death of the Author"? 2. Barthes in "Death of the Author" says :"...the death of the author is the birth of the reader. "Explain. 3. Showalter in "Feminist criticism in the Wilderness" discusses two poles of Feminist Criticism. Discuss their significance. 4. Showalter says that a theory based on a model of women's culture can provide a more complete way to talk about women's writing. Present a reasoned answer, in the light of this statement. 5. In which discipline did Postmodernism first take birth? What does it stand for in different disciplines? 6. In the theorizing of the postmodern, comment upon the affinity that Jameson's reflections on the issue bear with Ernest Mandel's Late Capitalism (1978). 7. Arising of the concepts of "Nation" and "National Consciousness" have been made possible by the "primacy of capitalism." Discuss.(Anderson: "Origins of National Consciousness "). 8. "The coalition between Protestantism and Print Capitalism... produced Europe's first impotant non-dynastic, non-city states". Elaborate. (Anderson: "Origins of National Consciousness "). Short Questions 1. Explain in brief : "... text is a tissue of quotations". (Barthes, "Death of the Author"). 2. Discuss in brief : "... unity of a text is not in its origin, it is in its destination (Barthes, "Death of the Author"). 3. Discuss the limitations of Biological Feminist Criticism that Showalter presents in "Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness." 4. Showalter in "Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness" discerns certain shortcomings in Freudian Psychoanalytic Criticism. Discuss them in your own words. 5. What does Jameson mean by "Cognitive mapping", in Postmodernism or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism? 6. What is meant by "Commodification" and the role of multinationals in Jameson's Postmodernism or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism? 7. "Vernaculars played an important role in centralizing state administration". Explain in brief. (Anderson: "Origins of National Consciousness "). 8. "Fellow -readers of language in print became the embryo of the nationally imagined community. "Discuss in brie f. (Anderson: "Origins of National Consciousness "). 10