M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2018.
Second Semester
English
AMERICAN LITERATURE — I
(w.e.f. 2017-19 BATCH)
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Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION — A
1. Write short essays on FOUR of the following: 2
51 22 Marks)
American Renaissance.
Use of Maxims in The American Scholar.
American Democracy.
Role of superstitions in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Growth of American Novel.
Modernity in American Poetry.
Religious Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea.
Realism.
SECTION — B
Answer any FOUR of the following questions. 12 48 Marks)
2. Bring out the themes in modern American poetry.
Or
Trace the distinctive features of Transcendentalism.
3. Explain the central idea in Poe's "The Telltale Heart".
Or
Critically examine Emerson's disregard for authority and his utter concern
for the individual in The American Scholar.

4. What is the relation of satire to meaning in the novel The Adventures of
Huckleberry
Or
Discuss the statement that the river is a fundamental unit in Mark Twain's
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
5. Analyze critically the central theme of the poem "When Lilacs Last in the
Dooryard Bloom'd".
Or
Offer detailed arguments for the varying interpretations of "Because I Could
Not Stop for Death".
6. Bring out Hemingway's symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea.
Or
Discuss the structure of the novel The Invisible Man.
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