English Literature

  Topics for Project Report (For MA IV Sem June 2025) 01. A Study of I.A. Richards as a Critic 02. A Thematic Study of Tara 03. Career in Translation 04. Making of a Teacher of English 05. Setting up an Institute of Spoken English 06. A Study of T.S. Eliot as a Critic 07. Sarojini Naidu as a Poet 08. Feminine Sensibility in the Poems of Kamala Das 09. Mulk Raj Anand as a Novelist 10. Premchand as a Great Storyteller 11. A Thematic Study of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land 12. Elegiac Note in Arnold's Poetry 13. Contribution of Indian Women Writers in English 14. History of Feminism in the West and its Impact on the Society 15. The Representation of India's Partition in Post-colonial South Asian Fictions 16. Tradition of Essay Writing in American Literature

MA IV SEM CCE QUESTIONS - June 2025 Note: Using separate answer book, attempt any two questions from each paper. Assignment presentation is to be done in the department from 02 /07/2025 to 05/07/2025. Paper I (Critical Theory) 01. What according to Said is ‘Crisis’ in Orientalism? 02. Write a brief note on Derrida’s major arguments in his essay ‘Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of Human Sciences’. 03. Write a note on Dhwani Theory in detail. 04. Discuss I. A. Richards as a critic. Paper II (English Language) 01. What do you understand by ‘Morphology’? Write short notes on: ‘Morpheme’ and ‘Allomorph’. 02. What do you understand by I.C. Analysis? Give examples. 03. Show your acquaintance with ‘Intonation’. Illustrate your answer with examples. 04. Write short notes on: Syllable, Word Stress, and Strong and Weak forms. Paper III (Indian Writing in English) 01. Discuss Sarojini Naidu as a poet. 02. Discuss M.R. Anand as a novelist. 03. Write a critical analysis of The Shroud ...

MA II SEM CCE QUESTIONS - June 2025 Note: Using separate answer book, attempt any two questions from each paper. Assignment presentation is to be done in the department from 02 /07/2025 to 05/07/2025. Paper- I (Poetry) 01. Discuss Thomas Gray as a transitional poet. 02. Discuss Wordsworth as a poet of nature. 03. Discuss Tennyson as a representative poet of Victorian Age. 04. Write a critical appreciation of ‘Sailing to Byzantium’. Paper- II (Drama) 01. Discuss The Way of the World as a comedy of manners. 02. Discuss Girish Karnad as a playwright. 03. Give a character sketch of Nora. 04. Give an introduction to Mahesh Dattani as a Playwright. Paper- III (Fiction) 01. Discuss Tess as a ‘Pure Woman’. 02. Discuss the character of Jim focusing on his transition from Jim to ‘Lord’ Jim. 03. Bring out the autobiographical elements in Sons and Lovers. 04. Write a character sketch of Hori in the novel Godan. Paper- IV (Prose) 1. Write about the life of Dr. Johnson as described by Boswell. ...

Questions for CCE December 2024 Class: M.A. III Semester Subject: English Literature Paper I (Critical Theory) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Write a note on Aristotle’s Concept of Katharsis. Q2. What according to Longinus are principal sources of Sublimity. Q3. Write a note on Coleridge’s concept of ‘Fancy and Imagination’. Q4. Write a note on Eliot’s 'Theory of Impersonality'. Paper II (English Language) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Write in detail about the characteristics of English language. Q2. What are the two approaches to the study of language? Discuss in detail. Q3. What is Phonetics? What is Phonology? How are the two different? Q4. Write about all the organs of speech. Q5. Write in detail about Phonemes and Allophones. Paper III (Indian Writing in English) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Give a character sketch of Savitri. Q2. Write the summary of Wings of Fire . Q3. Discuss Badal Si...

Questions for CCE December 2024 Class: M.A. I Semester Subject: English Literature Paper I (Poetry) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Discuss Paradise Lost as an epic poem. Q2. Write a note on Chaucer’s art of characterisation in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales . Q3. Discuss John Donne as a metaphysical poet. Q4. Discuss Rape of the Lock as a mock epic poem. Paper II (Drama) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Give a character sketch of Shakuntala. Q2. Discuss Hamlet’s madness. Q3. Discuss Twelfth Night as a romantic comedy. Q4. ‘ Dr. Faustus reflects the spirit of Renaissance’. Discuss. Q5. Give a character sketch of Viola. Paper III (Fiction) Note: Attempt any two of the following questions. Q1. Discuss Henry Fielding as a novelist. Q2. Draw a character sketch of Kadambari. Q3. Discuss Dickens as a novelist Q4. Discuss Kenilworth as a historical novel. Q5. Explain George Eliot as a novelist. Paper IV (Prose) Note: Attempt any ...

Topics of Project for BA III Year (English Major) Note: Please prepare a project file on any one of the following topics. (Minimum 10; Maximum 20 pages). You will present the project file before the external examiner at the time of viva voce. Contact the English Department for the date of the viva-voce. Keep in mind that if you do not appear in the viva-voce, you will be declared absent. It will not be possible to conduct the viva voce again. नोट: कृपया निम्नलिखित में से किसी एक विषय पर एक प्रोजेक्ट फ़ाइल तैयार करें। (न्यूनतम 10; अधिकतम 20 पृष्ठ)। आप मौखिक परीक्षा के समय प्रोजेक्ट फाइल बाहरी परीक्षक के समक्ष प्रस्तुत करेंगे। मौखिक परीक्षा की तिथि के लिए अंग्रेजी विभाग से संपर्क करें। ध्यान रखें कि यदि आप मौखिक परीक्षा में उपस्थित नहीं होंगे तो आपको अनुपस्थित घोषित कर दिया जाएगा। दोबारा मौखिक परीक्षा कराना संभव नहीं होगा। Only for the students of English Literature (Major) Class: BA III English Literature (Major) Note: Please prepare a project file on any one of the following topics....

Topics of Practical Examination for BA III Year (English) Note: Please prepare a practical file on any one of the following topics. (Minimum 06; Maximum 12 pages). You will present the practical file before the external examiner at the time of viva voce. Contact the English Department for the date of the viva-voce. Keep in mind that if you do not appear in the viva-voce, you will be declared absent. It will not be possible to conduct the viva voce again. नोट: कृपया निम्नलिखित में से किसी एक विषय पर एक व्यावहारिक फ़ाइल तैयार करें। (न्यूनतम 06; अधिकतम 12 पृष्ठ)। आप मौखिक परीक्षा के समय प्रायोगिक फाइल बाहरी परीक्षक के समक्ष प्रस्तुत करेंगे। मौखिक परीक्षा की तिथि के लिए अंग्रेजी विभाग से संपर्क करें। ध्यान रखें कि यदि आप मौखिक परीक्षा में उपस्थित नहीं होंगे तो आपको अनुपस्थित घोषित कर दिया जाएगा। दोबारा मौखिक परीक्षा कराना संभव नहीं होगा। Class: BA III English Literature (Major I) (Practicing English Language: Structure and Translation) Note: Please prepare a practical file on any one...

MCQs (117) for the Students of M.P.: UG I Year- FC- Paper I (B) (English Language & Indian Culture) A. Where the Mind is Without Fear Q.01. In the poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’, Tagore prays to God for uplifting: (a) His compatriots (b) Citizens of the world (c) The readers of the poem (d) Freedom fighters of his time Ans: (a) His compatriots Q.02. In the poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ Tagore prays to God for uplifting: (a) His countrymen (b) Citizens of the world (c) The readers of the poem (d) Freedom fighters of his time Ans: a. His countrymen Q.03. The poem ‘Where the mind is Without Fear’ is written by: (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) William Wordsworth (d) Toru Dutt Ans: (a) Rabindranath Tagore Q.04. Rabindranath Tagore is a well-known poet from: (a) Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Kerala Ans: (b) West Bengal Q.05. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year: (a) 1931 (b) 1921 (c...

Important Questions: UG III Year- English Literature- Major- I (English Language: Structure and Translation) for Students of MP Section – A (Very Short Answer Type Questions) Q01. Define ‘Language’. Q02. What do you mean by ‘Linguistics’? Q03. What is ‘Phonology’? Q04. What do you mean by ‘Allophones’? Q05. What is ‘Homonym’? Q06. What do you mean by ‘Phonemes’? Q07. What do you mean by ‘Allomorphs’? Q08. What is ‘Homophone’? Q09. What do you mean by ‘Dialect’? Q10. What do you mean by ‘Vowel’? Q11. What is ‘Phonology’? Q12. What do you mean by ‘Phonetics’? Q13. What do you mean by ‘Stress’? Q14. What do you mean by ‘Consonant’? Q15. What does IPA stand for? Section – B (Short Answer Type Questions) Q01. How did the printing press impact the development of English? Q02. What are some examples of English dialects spoken around the world? Q03. How did the Great Vowel Shift change the pronunciation of English? Q04. What is the difference between phonetics and phonology? Q05. Write a...

B.A. III Year - English Literature- Major- I (English Language: Structure and Translation) – SET-II Time: 3 Hours Max.M. 70/ Min.M. 25 Section – A (Very Short Answer Type Questions) Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks. (50 Words) 5x2= 10 Q01. What is Linguistics? Q02. What do you mean by ‘Phonology’? Q03. What do you mean by ‘Allophones’? Q04. What is ‘Homonym’? Q05. What do you mean by ‘Allomorphs’? Section – B (Short Answer Type Questions) Note: Attempt all five questions. Each question carries 06 marks. (250 Words) 5x6= 30 Q06. What is the difference between phonetics and phonology? OR How did the Great Vowel Shift change the pronunciation of English? Q07. Write a short note on ‘Morphology’. OR Write a short note on ‘English Dialects’. Q08. Discuss ‘meaning-based translation’. OR Write a short note on ‘Word Accent’. Q09. Discuss ‘limitations of IC Analysis’. OR Write a short note on IPA symbols....