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DISTANCE EDUCATION

M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.

POETRY
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)

Write short essays on any FIVE of the following.

1. How does John Donne show how life is before and after love?
2. How is the tiger symbolically represented by William Blake?
3. Show how Jennyson provides a tempting and seductive vision of a life free from
toil in The Lotos Eaters.
4. How does The Harvest elaborate on the theme of lost childhood?
5. What are the kings witnessed by Emily Dickinson in Because I could not Stop
for Death?
6. What is the idea that Langston Hughes expresses in The Weary Blues?
7. How is Tiruvella described by Meena Alexander?
8. What is the significance of the man's death in In the Month of July?
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Write essays on FOUR of the following.
9. Consider Prothalamion as an example of Wedding poetry.
10. Write a note on the medieval element in The Eve of St. Agnes.
11. Write a critical appreciation of Philip Larkin's Homage to Government.

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12. How does Wallace Stevens describe the complacent woman in Sunday Morning?
13. Show how Emerson's Brahma is a blend of Eastern and Western thought.
14. From the poems prescribed for your study, bring out the themes in the poems of
Nissim Ezekiel.
15. How is the killing of Kastura portrayed by A.D. Hope n Moschus Moschiferus : A
song for St. Cecilia's Day?

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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
PROSE
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.

1. What are Bacons views on revenge?

2. Comment on Dr. Johnsons criticism on Miltons Lycidas.
3. Bring out the satire in the sketch of Will Wimble.
4. How does Lamb mingle humour and pathos in Dream Children?
5. What are Durants reflections on the conditions of civilization?
6. Comment on the central idea of Thoreaus Civil Disobedience.
7. Bring out the summary of the essay, The Financial Expert.
8. Write on the theme of the essay, De-colonising the Mind.
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Consider Bacons Essays as Dispersed meditations.
10. Examine Life of Milton as the fusion of biography and criticism.

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11. Analyse The Coverley Papers as the precursor of the English novel.
12. How does Carlyle assess Shakespeare as poet-hero?
13. What, according to Orwell, are the defects of historical writing?
14. Discuss Emersons Self-reliance as the basic foundation of the new philosophy
of life.
15. Critically examine Gardiners essay, On Umbrella Morals.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
DRAMA
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)

Write short essays on any FIVE of the following.

1. How does Sophocles establish in Oedipus Rex that predestination liberate people
from worrying?
2. Analyze

critically

the

circumstances

which

make

Dr. Faustus choose black magic and submit a bond to the devil.
3. Why does Stanley in The Birthday Party defy the conventions of the society?
4. Would you accept the view that All My Sons is a drama of ideas?
5. Examine the dramatic conflict in Silence : The Court is in Session.
6. Discuss the improbabilities in She Stoops to Conquer.

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7. How does The Ecstasy of Rita Joe present the squalor and poverty of the native
Indians in Canada?
8. Comment on the historicity of Tughlaq.
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Write essays on any FOUR of the following.
9. Only perfect freedom and communication make a true bond between man and
woman. Discuss this view with reference to A Dolls House.
10. Consider Dr. Faustus a Renaissance tragedy.
11. Do you agree with the view that The Cocktail Party is a comedy of manners?
Substantiate your answer.
12. Analyze

critically

the

theme

of

social

responsibility

in

All My Sons.
13. How far is it right state that the character of Tughlaq is an enigma to everyone?
14. Examine critically the moral as presented in Oedipus Rex.
15. Is it right to say that George Ryga is impressionistic in the presentation of the
scenes in The Ecstasy of Rita Joe?

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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
LITERARY CRITICISM
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

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PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. How does Sidney establish the superiority of poetry to other subjects?
2. What kind of language does wordsworth recommend for poetry?
3. Describe the three estimates explicated by Arnold in his "Study of Poetry".
4. What does Poe Say about the composition of his poem "Raven" in "The Philosophy
of composition"?
5. What according to Trilling is Friend's contribution to literary interpretation?
6. Describe Derrida's theory of deconstruction.
7. What does Hutcheon say about Ecological criticism?
8. What is Showalter's view of feminism?
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in about 400 words each.
9. How does Jung emerge as a Psycho analyst in his "Psychology and Literature"?
10. How does T.S. Eliot establish the view that tradition is more important than
individual talent?
11. What is Aristotle concept of tragedy?
12. Write an essay on Barthe "Criticism as Language".
13. Evaluate Showalter as a feminist.
14. What is your estimate of Frye as a critic?
15. Give an analysis of Arnold's study of different English Poets.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
NEW MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.

1. Describe the classification of computers.

2. Analyse the features of Taskbar and Start Menu.
3. Discuss the process of creating charts in MS Excel.
4. Describe the concepts of IP Addresses and Domain Names.
5. What are the features of a typical website?
6. How does Interest Change learning?
7. Discuss the ways of writing letters to editor effectively.
8. Bring out the importance of Graphics in making the websites popular.
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Describe the role of Information Technology in enhancing Communication in the
modern era.
10. Write an essay on the growth and development of computer Networks and World
Wide Web.
11. Explain the following :
12. (a)

Aligning paragraphs in MS Word.

(b)

Formatting cells in MS Excel.

(c)

Many-to-Many relationship in MS Access.

(d)

Creating Power Point Presentations.

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(e)

Functions of Clip Gallery.

13. Discuss the different Network Protocols and explain them in detail.
14. Describe the tools for developing New Media.
15. Discuss the sources of News and background information.
16. Explain the influence of media in social behaviour.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
SHAKESPEARE
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)

Write short essays on any FIVE of the following.

1. Malvalio, the central figure of the under plot is a victim of his own Self - love Discuss.
2. What is the part played by Falstaff at the Boarls Head Tavern?
3. Age cannot wither her nor custom state- Discuss this statement with reference
to Cleopatra.
4. Commitment an Hamlet's love for Ophelia.
5. Bring out the villainy of Iago.
6. Discuss the role of Caliban in The Tempest.
7. Over hearing and report changed human destiny. Discuss this view with
reference to Much Ado About Nothing.
8. Comment on the feminine virtues of Desdemona.
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PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Twelfth Night is a play of Mistaken identify - Discuss.
10. Narrate the dramatic significance of Proxy wooing in Much Ado About Nothing.
11. How far is falstaff a supreme comic creation of Shakespeare?
12. Is Antony a noble ruin of Cleopatra's magic? Substantiate your answer.
13. Examine the tragic flaw in Hamlet.
14. Narrate briefly the tragic end of Othella and Desdemona done to the villainous
deeds of Iago.
15. Fair encounter of Rase affection Discuss. This view with reference to mutual
affection and hard trails of Miranda and Ferdinand in The Tempest.

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M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
FICTION
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

SECTION A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.

1. How far is Dr. Manette a man of truly great moral courage in A Tale of Two
Cities?
2. Discuss charlotte Bronte's beliefs on love from your reading of Jane Eyre.
3. Comment

on

the

significance

of

the

Pillory

The Scarlet Letter.

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Scenes

in

4. Analyse the tragic end of Catherine in A Farewall to Arms.

5. Discuss Joyce's use of interior monologue in Ulysses.
6. Bring out the religious overtones in The Tin Drum.
7. What concepts of law are predominant in Crime and Punishment?
8. Is Palfreyman a sympathetic character in Voss? Substantiate your answer.
SECTION B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Examine the spiritual rebirth of Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two cities.
10. Consider Sons and Lovers a rignete of domestic life.
11. Discuss Hemingway's attitude towards war in A Farewall to Arms.
12. How far is Raskolnikov's intellectual side intricately bound up in his theory of
the
extraordinary
man
in
Crime and Punishment?
13. Analyse the relationship between Voss and Laura in Voss.
14. Comment on the portrait of a man (Rochester) drawn by a women (Charlotte
Bronte).
15. Examine
the
theme
The Scarlet Letter.

of

alienation

in

Hawthorne's

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M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION

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Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

SECTION A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions.

1. Write a short note on national literature and world literature.

2. What is the scope of comparative literature in India?
3. Define Comparative Literature.
4. Explain the terms- Periodization, Age, School and Movement.
5. Write a note on theme and motif.
6. Differentiate adaptation and abridgement.
7. Comment briefly on the relationship between literature and sociology.
8. Write a short note on Imitation.
SECTION B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Discuss in detail the French and American schools of comparatism.
10. Write an essay on the methodology of the study of comparative literature.
11. Write an essay on the study of genres.
12. Discuss the role of influence and imitation in comparative literature studies.
13. Analyse the salient features in translation studies.
14. Explain how Psycho analysis can bring out new dimensions in literature.
15. Write an essay on the study of reception.

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M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.

1. Appreciate Generations as a social novel.

2. Highlight the feminist outlook of subernalata.
3. Examine the significance of the title cocoon.
4. Discuss the role of Basu in unarmed.
5. Examine the characterization of Nandhana in Malati and Madhava.
6. Consider sambasiva as a satire.
7. Analyse the theme of The Rights of the Earth.
8. Write a note on the symbolism in The black flag in the hands of Ambedkar.
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Examine the different generation portrayed by Neela Padmanabhan in
Generations.
10. Write a critique of Subernalata.
11. Discuss the theme of protest in cocoon.

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12. Compare and contrast the characterizations of Vishal and Basu in Unarmed.
13. Describe the story of Malatis love for Madhava in Malati and Madhava.
14. Examine the farcical elements in Sambasiva.
15. Discuss how the title The Pleasure Dome suits its theme.

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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2010.
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

PART A (5 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.

1. What is necessary for a successful communication?

2. How does personality count in the field of communication?
3. Bring out the importance of facial expressions.
4. What are the steps involved in a group discussion?
5. What is the importance of minutes writing?
6. Where do we write Agenda and why?
7. Explain the features of a good technical proposal.
8. How do you prepare a manual?
PART B (4 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions.
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9. What are the precautions to be taken in dictating?

10. Explain different patterns of communication.
11. What are the pre-requisites for a good chairmanship?
12. Prepare a specimen report of an experiment in a laboratory.
13. Write an application for the job of a sales representative in a company.
14. How do you write a research paper?
15. Describe the use of graphic aids.

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