N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
M.A. English, Part-II
PAPER-X
(20th Century Poetry)
Annual Examination, 2017
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Explain the following passages with special reference to the context.
Surely some revelation is at hand
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert.
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward
Consider Phlebas, who was one handsome and tall as you.
2. Give a brief sketch of the use of Irish myth and folklore by W.B Yeats in his poems.
3. Show that the realism-an awareness of the fact of life, is the major concern of W.B.
Yeats in Among School Children.
4. Explain the historical and cultural background of The Waste Land.
5. Critically analyse the theme of The Waste Land.
6. Discuss the theme of lack of spirituality and humanity in modern man in the poem
"Musee Des Beaux Arts".
7. Hughes' poetry has a distinctive original style. Remark on the statement discussing
Hughes' style of poetry.
8. Write a critical appreciation of the poem "The Thought-Fox".
9. Write a note on the political views of Heaney as expressed in his poetry.
10. Write a note on symbolism in the poetry of Sylvia Plath.