LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2004

EL 1800/LE 718 – NEW LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

 

Date        : 03.04.04                                                                                     Max    : 100 marks

Duration : 9 – 12 noon                                                                                            Hours  : 3 hrs

 

PART – A

 

1. Answer any FOUR in 50 words each :    (4 x 3 = 12 marks)

 

1. “I am the twinkle of a jewel

But he is the kind – quarters of a lion”

Bring out the significance of these lines

 

1. “The gorilla wrestles with the superman”

Comment on the contrasting images of this line.

 

1. “The great eagle lifts its wings from the dream

And the shells of childhood are scattered.”

Consider the figures of speech in these lines.

 

1. “Caught in the clash of counter claims and charges

When not in the niche others have left,

We fall”

What event in history is referred to here? Explain.

 

1. “This means that I am greater than

The fox of the undergrowth”

How does it reverse at the end of the play?

 

1. Answer any TWO in 150 words each (2 x 9 = 18 mks)

 

1. How does Nyerere differentiate the African Socialism from Euro-centric socialism?
2. Identify the themes of West Indian Poetry with examples.
3. Write short notes on any TWO:

1. a) Chume b) Ekwefi        c) Ikemefuna   d) Brother Jero

 

III. Answer any ONE in 300 words:                                                                         (1 x 20 = mks)

 

1. Discuss the themes and concerns of New Literatures in English with examples.
2. Consider the techniques of Wole Soyinka from the study of the two plays prescribed for your study.

 

PART – B

 

1. Answer any FOUR in 50 words each:               (4 x 3 = 12 maks)

 

1. “There are differences

Of Course: the lack of reliable charts; . . .”

What is the point of  Comparison here?

 

 

1. “To the tumultuous throng

Of the sky his cold and passionate song.”

Explain the paradox in these lines.

-2-

 

1. “The learned doubt, the chatter of cultured apes

Which is called civilization over there”.

Account for the poet’s vehement denunciation.

 

1. “The trap of time surprised my heart-“

How did time surprise the poet?

 

1. “To be simple is not a simple thing.”

Why does the poet say so?

 

1. Answer any TWO in 150 words each. (2x 9 = 18 mks)

 

1. Discuss A Prairie Water Colour as a nature poem.
2. Critically examine Clock and Heart as a metaphysical poem.
3. How effectively is the mood of alienation evoked in House and hand?

 

III. Answer any ONE in 300 words:                                                                    (1 x 20 = 20 mks)

 

1. What are the characteristics of a postmodern novel found in Surfacing?
2. What kind of didactic role does a novelist have according to chinua Acheb?

 

 

 

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