LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AP 19
EL 1800 - NEW LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
Date & Time : 04-11-2006/1.00-4.00 Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
Note: Please answer Part – A and Part – B separately.
PART – A
I. Answer any FOUR of the following in 50 words each:
(4 x 3 = 12 marks)
1. ‘Out of my way, book-nourished shrimp.
Do you see what strength he has given me?’
- Who are the two referred to here? How are they contrasted?
2. ‘If now I am misunderstood by you
And your race of savages, I rise above taunts
And remain unruffled’.
- Who is misunderstood and why?
3. ‘They are the wandering minstrels who, beating on
The drums of the human heart, draw the world
Into a dance with rites it does not know’
- Comment on these lines.
4. ‘The once proud planet shrieks in terror
Opening a vast space for the mysterious young bird
For the merciless talons of the new generation.’
- Explain the poetic device used here.
5. ‘I who am poisoned with the blood of both,
Where shall I turn, divided to the vein?’
- What causes the dilemma? Explain.
II. Answer any TWO in 150 words each:
(2 x 9 = 18 marks)
6. Bring out the rich African oral tradition as seen in Things Fall Apart.
7. Discuss Soyinka’s concern in reforming the religion in The Trials of Brother Jero.
8. Identify the themes of the West Indian Poetry with suitable examples.
III. Answer any ONE in 300 words:
(20 marks)
9. Consider the political ideology of East Africa as seen from the texts of Julius K. Nyerere
and Ngugi wa Thiongo.
10. Critically analyze The Lion and the Jewel with special reference to its theme, diction,
millieu and techniques.
PART – B
I. Answer any FOUR of the following in 50 words each:
(4 x 3 = 12 marks)
1. “A wild swan spreads his fantastic wing”
Identify the “wild swan” and his contributions.
2. “The learned doubt, the chatter of cultured apes”
Explain the phrases “learned doubt” and “cultured apes” in terms of the overall
context of the poem.
3. “To be snatched off my branches by a thoughtless hand”.
What is the cause of the poet’s grief?
4. “To be simple is not a simple thing.”
What task is simplicity connected with in the above line?
5. “The Solitude of poetry locked me within its Second Shade”.
Establish the relationship between poetry and the poet’s personal life.
II. Answer any TWO in 150 words each
(2 x 9 = 18 marks)
6. Critically examine A Prairie Water Column as a poem that exalts the beauty of Nature and
Art simultaneously.
7. Bring out the satirical slant in A.D. Hope’s Australia.
8. Discuss Shaw Neilson as a Nature poet.
III. Answer any ONE in 300 words
(20 marks)
9. Critically analyze Atwood’s Surfacing either as a psychological or a feminist novel.
10. Comment on Chinua Achebe’s assertion that a novelist must play the role of a teacher
through his verbal art.
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