Tuesday 23 December 2014

Past Paper American Literature 2004 | M.A. English Part I (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks. 
1. Discuss the context and significance of the women characters in Toni Morrison's novel Jazz.
2. What are some of the dominant features of 20th century American Poetry that are reflected in the work of John Ashbury and Richard Wilbur? Discuss with reference to the poems you have read.
3. Write a critical appreciation of one of the following poems:
(i) Aunt Jennifer's Tiger by Adrienne Rich
(ii) Poppies in October by Sylvia Plath
4. Mourning Becomes Electra is concerned with the fated family of the mannons. Discuss.
5. Discuss Robert Jordan as typical Hemingway hero in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
6. Discuss the significance of the title of the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
7. Write a detailed account of some of the themes that are dominant in Sylvia Plath's poems.

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