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Assignment Code: - EEG-06/A,ST 12012-13

BACHELOR'S DEGR.EE PROGRAMME

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ASSIGNMENTS Jul,20l2 and January 2Al3 Session

f,Jnderstanding Poetry (BEG-06)

School of Flumanities lndira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

ELECTIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH.O6 (EEG-06)

Assignrnent 1-6
Programrne: RDp Ccurse Cride: EEG-06

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Before aftempting the assignment please read the folowing instructions caretulry.: detailed instructions about the assignmenrs given in the programme G'ide for Erecrive Name, Full Address and Date on the rop right coruer orthe firsr page

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4) Your answers shouid be. on foolscap paper together before submitting them.

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s) Write the relevant question number with the each answer.

6) s.ubrnit the assignment to the coordinator of your Study centre befbreron the due date.
7) subrnission: The completed assignment should be sent to the coordinator of the study centre

allotted_to you by ir" March, 2013 (for Jury 2lrzsession) and 30e sept' 2013 (for January iol3 r"sioo). Flease read the instructions given in the
Programme Guide.

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Befbre attempting the assignrnents read the directions given below:

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Read the units carefully in order to answer the questions properly. Read also the features that regularly appear inmagazines and periodicals. These will help you in attempting the assignment better.

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Keep the purity of your language and readability of your answer in mind get a high grade.

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Only when you are completely satisfied with your draft answer should you nrite answer book you will be sending us.

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Note: Remember the submission of assignment is precondition of permission of appearing in examinution. If you huve not submitted the assignment in time you will not he allowed to
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE ASSIGNMENTS

As you kaow the various questions are based on different block(s) of the course on poetry. Soon afler you have read the relevant block(s) answer the question relevant to thatlthose blocks(s). This will help you test and digest the material you have studied.

You may benefit by organizing your ideas before writing out your answer. One of the simple ways of rsrganizing an essay or a talk is to say what you are going to say; say it; and then say what you have said. Obviously the idea is to have a short introductory section to every essay type question to be succeeded by a fairly lengthy (5 to 7 paragraphs) discussion on the main points and to be summed up briefly in a concluding paragraph at the end. Try this methcd and see how it rryorks"
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to send a neat answer script to your study Centre. If necessary, prepare a fresh draft for submission. I'his will ensure that your Counselor will be able to give you some guide-lines for
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Once you receive your Counselor's comments read them carefully and if possible diseuss them with him/her. It is also very helpful if you interact with your peer group following this course. Hope everything works out well and you find the work exciting and rewarding.

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Understanding Poetry
Elective Course in English

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(EEG-05)
Max. Marks: 100
Course code: EEG-05/Astl2A12'13

questions' Answer cluestions I and2 and2 more from the rernaining

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Scan the

following Passages and comment on their prosodic features:

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a. I put my hat uPon rnY head

And walked into the Strand And there I met another man Whose hat was in his hand.
b. N4ay thou month of rosY beautY, fuIonth when Pleasure is a dutY, Month of bees and month of flowers, Month of blossom laden bowers.

c. I am monarch of all I survey,

h,fy right there is none to disPute,

From the Centre all round to the sea I am lord of the bird and the brute.

d. Touch her not scornfullY

Think of her mournfullY, Gently and humanlY; Not of the remains of her Now is pure womanlY' Hint: Consult Section 2.3 in (unit 2) of ME'G-01
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and supply brief critieal Explain rvith reference to their contexts, the fbllowing four passages ccmments u'here necessary: i0 x 4:4[}

a. But you shall

shine more bright in these contents, Than upsrvept stone besmeared with sluttish time'

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fear thee, ancient Mariner! I t-ear thy skinnY hand! And thou aft long, and lank, and brown As is the ribbed sea-sand.

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But now they drift on the stiil water; Mysterious beautifui; Among what rushes will theY build By what lake's edge or Pool netigtrt men's eyei when I awake some day T'o find theY have flown awaY?

ci. The Past! The Past! The Past!

The Past - the dark unfathom'd retrospect The teeming gulf - the sleepers and the shadows! The past, the infrnite greatness of the past!
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Evaluate 'Lycidas' as a pastoral elegy'

greatness to the poet's ability to Do you agree that Gray's 'Elegy' owesits uiiversal truths in simple and elegant language'

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or 'Dover Beach'' Critically appreciate either'My Last Duchess'

reflects the American spirit Do you think that Longfellow',s 'Psalm of Life' pragmatism? Provide reasons for your answer'

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,A River'comment upon India's city-culture? How does A.K. Rarnunujan in

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