LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 6602 – CREATIVE WRITING

 

 

 

Date : 09-04-2011              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 100 words each.                                      (8 × 5 = 40 marks)

 

1. Differentiate the different kinds of writing.
2. Define the concept of creative ability.
3. Explain the following literary devices with examples:  i) Allegory     ii) Pathetic Fallacy.
4. Define the following terms:    i) Symbol       ii) Imagery.
5. Compare and contrast creative writing and imaginative writing.
6. Write a short note on process of sketching the plot.
7. Explain the different points of view that are employed in a work of fiction.
8. Elucidate the importance of dialogue as the backbone of a work of fiction.
9. Setting and atmosphere can be used as effective devices. Discuss.
10. Write a paragraph on the writers’ domain.
11. Show how a writer employs different methods in character development.

 

PART – B

 

Answer any FIVE of the following in not more than 250 words each.                         (5 × 12 = 60 marks)

 

1. Using humour, attempt a description of yourself.
2. Narrate an important episode of your school life using the ‘memory exploration’ technique.
3. Make the rhythm of your subject and a distinctive prose style prominent as you describe:

1. a) a sports event you have witnessed  b) a festival you enjoy celebrating

 

1. Chetan Bhagat made a remark on creative writing that: “Ideas just come to me. I guess my own life experiences have a big role to play in it. However, not every idea is good enough to carry through to a whole book”. Delineate how creative writing is an amalgamation of ideas, experience as well as language.
2. Write a creative poem/short story/essay beginning with the line: I was deeply disturbed….
3. Keeping the poem “Thought-Fox” as a basis, show the working of the creative process.
4. Lunch time at Loyola College: Using at least 10 exchanges between two friends, describe a typical day at college capturing the spirit of the place as well as the people.
5. Make an assessment of a novel you have recently read using the principles of creative writing.

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 6602 – CREATIVE WRITING

 

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PART – I

 

Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 100 words each:                     (8 × 5 = 40 marks)

 

1. Define imaginative writing.
2. What is creative impulse?
3. Explain the following literary devices with examples:

1. i) Parable ii) Pathetic Fallacy.

 

1. Define the following terms:

1. i) Metaphor    ii) Paradox.

1. Compare and contrast creative writing and technical writing.
2. Briefly discuss the story structure.
3. Illustrate the use of the point of view as a technique.
4. Show the importance of dialogue in a work of fiction.
5. Setting and atmosphere are crucial elements in a narrative. Discuss.
6. Explain the meaning of the writers’ domain.
7. What are the various aspects involved in sketching the plot?

 

PART – II

 

Answer any FIVE of the following in not more than 250 words each:       (5 × 12 = 60 marks)

 

1. Attempt a character sketch of your neighbour.
2. Using the ‘memory exploration’ technique, narrate how you met your best friend.
3. Make the rhythm of your subject and a distinctive prose style prominent as you describe:

1. a) an interesting travel experience OR
2. b) a shopping experience that you enjoyed.

 

1. “The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say”. Show how creative writing is a combination of experience, observation and imagination expressed in an innovate form.

 

1. Write a creative poem/short story/essay beginning with the line: I was overjoyed….
2. In your own words, describe the creative process.
3. Examination time: Using at least 10 exchanges between two friends, describe a typical examination day at college capturing the mood of the students.
4. In light of the creative writing principles you have learnt, examine a novel of your choice and attempt to retrace the writer’s creative craft.

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