Course : MA-English (First Year)

Maximum Marks : 20 each subject

Important Instructions :

i. Read the assignment guideline carefully.

ii. Attempt any one question from each assignment of all subjects (as you choose in
your course).
iii. Write in own handwriting (Typing answer is not acceptable).
iv. Both assignments question answer start separate sheet. (Don't start in back side of
previous assignment)
v. Figure to the right indicates Full marks.
vi. Use only A-4 size normal pages. Don't use colour & thick paper.

Subject : Literature in English (1550-1832)

Assignment : 1 [10]
Q1. Discuss Milton's 'Paradise Lost-II' as a political satire.

Q2. Attempt a brief note on the historical background of Elizabethan literature.

Q3. Discuss Pope's The Rape of the Lock as a mock-epic.

Q4. Critically analyse 'The Eve of St. Agnes' as a romantic love story.

Q5. Write short notes on (a) Influence of French Revolution on Romantic Poetry and (b)
'The Fairie Queene' as a medieval legend.

Assignment : 2 [10]
Q1. Discuss Magic and Supernatural elements reflected in Doctor Faustus.

Q2. Evaluate King Lear as a Shakespearean tragedy.

Q3. Discuss the character of King Lear and Cordelia.

Q4. Critically appreciate Dr. Faustus as a tragedy.

 Indian English Literature
Assignment : 1 [10]
Q1. Trace the development of Indo-Anglian drama with reference to the drama you have
studied.

Q2. Attempt a critical appreciation on Anita Desai's In Caustody.

Q3. Write a critical note on the development of the Indian English Novel.

Q4. Discuss the theme of In Custody.

Assignment : 2 [10]
Q1. Discuss the Indianness in Indian English Poetry with reference to the poems you have
studied.

Q2. Explain the theme of the short story 'The Man with a Clear Conscience'.

Q3. Discuss the modern element in Indian English poetry with reference to the poems
you have studied.

Q4. Critically appreciate the poem of Nissim Ezikel prescribed for your study.
 Introduction to the Study of English Language
Assignment : 1 [10]
Q1. Explain the different barriers of communication.

Q2. Explain the differences between verbal and non-verbal communication.

Q3. Write short notes on the following :

i. Syllabic consonants in English

ii. Front vowels in English
iii. The process of word-formation
iv. Nassals in English

Q4. Give labeled morphological analysis of the following words using tree diagram :

i. abnormality ii. existentialism iii. psychological iv. absurdity

v. relativity vi. uncertainty vii. realization viii. emotionality

ix. washing-machine x. deconstructional

Assignment : 2 [10]
Q1. Write briefly about English as the first, second and Foreign language.

Q2. Explain the varieties of English according to medium and interference with suitable
examples.

Q3. Give pragmatic analysis of the following dialogue :

Customer : I want to order some paint.

Shopkeeper : Yes, how many tubes would you like, Sir!

Customer : Um, what's the price with tax?

Shopkeeper : Hmm! I'll just work out that for you, Sir.

Customer : Thanks.

Q4. Write briefly about of the following :

(i) Speech as an action (ii) Emergence of Pragmatic (iii) Presupposition

 Research Methodology – I
Assignment : 1 [10]
Q1. "Research is original contribution to knowledge." Discuss.

Q2. Write a note on various methods of literary research and discuss of any one of them.

Q3. Bring out the difference between research methodology and research methods.

Q4. 'Research is analyzing, interpreting and synthesizing to arrive at conclusions'.

Q5. Write short notes on :

i. Research in language
ii. Chapterization in a dissertation
iii. Technology and research

Assignment : 2 [10]
Q1. Discuss the different approaches to research in language and literature.

Q2. "Good researchers 'acknowledge' bad researchers plagiarize?" Discuss.

Q3. Describe the chapter scheme in a literature thesis. Write briefly on the contents
expected in each chapter.

Q4. How are the scope and limitations of a research topic decided?

Q5. "Research bring about perceptible quality consciousness in the researcher". Discuss
 Major Forms : Novel
Assignment : 1 [10]
Q1. Discuss the difference between story and plot and their importance in the novel.

Q2. "Sons and Lovers is a nice blend of psychology and literature". Discuss.

Q3. Define novel as an importance form of literature and discuss various elements of the
novel.

Q4. Chance and fate play major roles in the lives of characteristics in Major of Caster
bridge. Discuss.

Q5. Write short notes on :

i. Oedipus complex in Son and Lovers

ii. Transformation in the character of Estella in Great Expectations
iii. Mrs. Moral

Assignment : 2 [10]
Q1. Explain the story of time travel in Time Machine of H. G. Wells'.

Q2. Discuss The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as a 'bildingsroman'.

Q3. Comment on the development of the novel The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Q4. Draw the character sketch of Okonkwo as the tragic hero of Thing Fall Apart.

Q5. Write short notes on :

i. Use of symbols of 'Things Fall Apart'

ii. The language of Umuofia clan in 'Things Fall Apart'
iii. Supersitions in Umuofia