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MEG ASSIGNMENTS 2012-2013

MEG ASSIGNMENTS 2012-2013

July, 2012 and January 2013 Sessions

(Compulsory Courses of M.A. English - lst Year)
British Poetry-01
British Drama-O2
British Novel-03
Aspects of Language-O4


MEG-01: BRITISH POETRY
ASSIGNMENT

Max. Marks: 100
Programme: 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 of
the 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. It
nlay 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 Block
VIII 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 a
Britis;h Uoem in about 3000 words on the model provide in 36.5 (in unit 35). The fuli mark lor
the essay is 100.
We look forward to reading your sessional essay.




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MEG-02: BRITISH DRAMA
ASSIGNMENT

Programme Code: MEG
Assignment 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 liked
Giving reasons for your choice.


MEG.O3
BRITTSH NOVEL


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 major
Shifts 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
OR
How 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 *'ith
ref'erence to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
OR
Analyse the symbol of the mosque to bring out the complex picture of Islam
in the novel A Passage to India. 20


MEG-04 Aspects of Language
ASSIGNMENT


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-mixing
ii Difference between Inflectional and Derivational morphology
iii Dialect and register
iv Pure vowels and diphthongs
(20)
2. What do you understand by the term "Indianization" of English? Give examples of
some major features of Indian English. (20)
3. Which leamer variables according to you are crucial in second language
acquisition/ leaming? Why? Discuss. (2CI)
4. What is the notion of 'scope' in syntax? Describe the scope-bearing elements in
English. (20)
5. What is stylistics? Discuss the dualist and monistic approach in relation to form
and content ofatext. (20)

 If  anyone want help for the solution then please send me mail : megassignment@gmail.com 

or write your mail ID in comment.


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    What do you understand by the term'Stream of Consciousness', explain with
    reference to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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  2. sahithi srivatchasa25 August 2013 at 08:11

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