MEG-I ,2,3 & 4

MASTER'S DEGREE IN ENGLISH(MEG)

ASSIGNMENTS2012-2013

July, 2012 and January 2013 Sessions

(Compulsory Courses of M.A. English - lst Year)British Poetry-01British Drama-O2British Novel-03

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all the assignments d the Compulsory ilourses of MA {linglish) i" year

Britislr Poetry

British I)rama

British Novelr\spects ol l-anguage

Ilscir course wiii ccmprise ggg assignrnent cf I {}0 marks. ft,is as.signment *'il] be tntar narked.

Airp.s: 'I'he T1\4As ar€ oorleernetl rrrairlly witlr assessing your application and understandirrg of thecor-lrse matelial. You are not required to r€produco chr-rnks of infonmation fi'o*r the cours* ntaterialbttt lo use the skills oicrjtical appreeiation drat you ma"o* have acquired during the corrrse of study.These assignments aitn to teach as rveltr as to assess your per{ormance. Ptrease ens$rf that 5rau readthe texts arrd the aecompanying stud)' guides that we lrave prepared for you. Let me repeatt your*ust read all tlae fexts prescnibed. Do make cojnts os riqsl go along. if tlrere is anytiline you dcrrot understand, please ask your flsunselior at the S{ud.v Centre for clarification. Once vou are ableto drr the assisr"nrrenis satisiactariiS', _vou r.vill be rcad-v to tak* the exam ivittrr confiilence.

instreretions: tsefi:l*::tte*:pting the pssignment please read the following instructicns c.arefirlly.1. Read the detailsd insiructions about thc assigurnents given in the Programme Guide fbr:

Licctive Courses.

?- Write 1'o,:r ttoli No.. Name" Address and Date cn the top right comer olthe firsr page olyour.re$ponss sheet{s.}.

3. Write the Course Title" Assigrnlent Nr-tmher and the Name of tlre Study Clentre )ori arealtached tc in the centre oiihe frrst page cf3'our respollse sheetis).

4. {.Jse onl"v- t-r,-olscap size pap*r fbr vour resF}onse and tag all the p*ges carefull_v.

-i. Write the relevant quesrion nun"rbsr with each answer.6. Yo* should write in yon{.oivn handwritilg,1. Submission: 'I')ir: completed assigiirnenf sirould be sent to thc Coardinatr:r of the Study Ccntre

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MEG-01: BRITISH POETRYASSIGNMENT

Max. Marks: 100Programme: MEG

Assignment code: MEG-01 /TM.Al20l2-13

Dear Student,

ln a sonventional class your teacher would have discussed your assignment with you, pointed out

what made a good essay and what a bad one. We have done exactly the same thing in Unit 52 ofthe British Poetry (MEG-01) course. Read it carefully and discuss it with your counselor and

class-fellows at the Study Centre. Thereafter decide upon a topic, i.e. a period or literary group

in the history of British Poetry. You may, if you wish, select a topic from the list given in 52.2.1

(p. 70) in Block X.

Altematively, you could write on a British poet of your choice. You may write on a poet

discussed in the units, i.e. on the syllabus, or even a poet we have not discussed in detail such as

Robert Bums" G.M. Hopkins, R.S. Thomas, Ted Hughes or Seamus Heaney. You may have

heard some of our lectures on The Movement, Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes on the EduSat. Itnlay now be available on e-gyankosh on ignou.ac.in

You have yet another choice. Write an essay on a famous poem in English literature.Having decide upon your topic, do your research. Then read section 36.5 in Unit 36 in BlockVIII fbr a model essay and a format for presentation. You should learn how to present your term

paper/sessional essay from 36.5. You must not quote from unacknowledged sources.

To sum up, write an essay on a period or literary group in British poetry, or a Brilish pogt or aBritis;h Uoem in about 3000 words on the model provide in 36.5 (in unit 35). The fuli mark lorthe essay is 100.

We look forward to reading your sessional essay.

Sincerely yours

'feacher

MEG-02: BRITISH DRAMA

ASSIGNMENT(Based on Blocks 1-9)

Programme Code: MEGAssignment Code : MEG-02/TMA/2012-13

1. Discuss Dr. Faustus as a tragedy

2. In what ways is A Midsummer Night's Dream a Shakespearearr comedy?

3. Ccmment on the role of the ghost in Hamlet.

4. Would you consider Alchemist anallegory?

5. Write down the plot of the Playboy.

6. How is Pygmalion a Shavian play?

7. Comment on the uniqueness.of Murder in the Cathedral as a play

8. Why is Waitingfor Godot despite its absurdity a popular play?

9. How is the theme of the play Look Back in Anger relevant to the present

times as well?

10. From among the plays you have read choose any One that you have likedGiving reasons for your choice.

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MEG.O3BRITTSH NOVEL

ASSIGNEMNT 2OI2.I3(Based on Blocks (1-9)

Max.Marks:n{}0

Answer all questions.

1. Write a critical note on the evolution of the British novel.OR

Trace the development of modern English fiction with specific reference to the majorShifts in literary perspective during the nineteenth century. 20

2. Attempt a Marxist reading of Jane Austen's Pride and Preiudice.OR

Attempt a Feminist reading of Wuthering Heights. 2A

3. What is the Importance of the Fairltale mode in Great Expectations? 2A

4. How is the "Woman Question" reflected in Middlemarch 2A

ORHow is Jameson's criticism of Conrad's politics relevant to Hearl of Darkness?

5. What do you understand by the term'Stream of Consciousness', explain *'ithref'erence to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

ORAnalyse the symbol of the mosque to bring out the complex picture of Islamin the novel A Passage to India. 20

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MEG-04ASSIGNMENT

Course Code: MEG-04 lTNI.Al20l2-13

Max.Marks:100

All questions are compulsory

1. Write short notes on any two of the following.

i Code-switching and Code-mixingii Difference between Inflectional and Derivational morphologyiii Dialect and registeriv Pure vowels and diphthongs

(20)

2. What do you understand by the term "Indianization" of English? Give examples ofsome major features of Indian English. (20)

3. Which leamer variables according to you are crucial in second languageacquisition/ leaming? Why? Discuss. (2CI)

4. What is the notion of 'scope' in syntax? Describe the scope-bearing elements inEnglish. (20)

5. What is stylistics? Discuss the dualist and monistic approach in relation to formand content ofatext. (20)

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