Exam Details
| Subject | common wealth literature — i | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | m.a. english | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | rayalaseema university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | May, 2017 | |
| City, State | andhra pradesh, kurnool |
Question Paper
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017.
Third Semester
English
Paper I COMMON WEALTH LITERATURE — I
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION — A
Answer any FOUR questions. 51/2 22 Marks)
1. Racial conflicts
Anti-colonial struggles
Landscape in Australian literature
Sense of exile
Myths in African literature
Use of English in commonwealth literature.
SECTION — B
Answer ALL questions. 12 48 Marks)
2. Critically comment on the ambivalent attitude of AD. Hope to Australia.
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of "Fire at the Murdering Hut" and
"Bullocky".
3. Consider Things Fall Apart as an African epic.
Or
Attempt the character sketch of Mr. Biswas in A House for Mr. Biswas.
4. How does Weep, Not Child record the impact of anti-colonial struggles on
individuals and societies?
Or
Critically comment on the dramatic structure of Kongi's Harvest.
5. Examine critically Gordimer's depiction of race relations in July's People.
Or
Comment on the narrative strategies of Alice Munro in Lives of Girls and
Women.
Third Semester
English
Paper I COMMON WEALTH LITERATURE — I
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION — A
Answer any FOUR questions. 51/2 22 Marks)
1. Racial conflicts
Anti-colonial struggles
Landscape in Australian literature
Sense of exile
Myths in African literature
Use of English in commonwealth literature.
SECTION — B
Answer ALL questions. 12 48 Marks)
2. Critically comment on the ambivalent attitude of AD. Hope to Australia.
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of "Fire at the Murdering Hut" and
"Bullocky".
3. Consider Things Fall Apart as an African epic.
Or
Attempt the character sketch of Mr. Biswas in A House for Mr. Biswas.
4. How does Weep, Not Child record the impact of anti-colonial struggles on
individuals and societies?
Or
Critically comment on the dramatic structure of Kongi's Harvest.
5. Examine critically Gordimer's depiction of race relations in July's People.
Or
Comment on the narrative strategies of Alice Munro in Lives of Girls and
Women.
Other Question Papers
Subjects
- (poetry – i)
- american literature – ii
- american literature — i
- common wealth literature — i
- common wealth literature — ii
- drama – ii
- history of the english language and elt
- indian english literature – i
- indian literature in english translations
- introduction to linguistics
- literary criticism and theory – i
- novel – i
- novel — ii
- poetry – ii