******************Modern poetry*****************
1. Whitman
**Whitman's treatment of soul, self and body from his “Songs of Myself”
**Why is Whitman called a poet of democracy?
2. W. B Yeats.
**What romantic element do you find in the poem of W.B Yeats……….
**Comment of the use of symbol in the poetry of Yeats.
3. Robert Frost
**Discuss ho Frost uses the dramatic narrative from in his poems?
**Importance of communication/ relationship between men and women……
4. Auden
**How does social consciousness shape Auden’s poetry?
**Aduen’s conception of love with reference to the poems you have read.
************Chaucer and William Shakespeare*************
1. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
**Discuss the Chaucer’s Art of characterization with reference to “ The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales”
2.The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
** Consider The Nun’s Priest’s Tale as a mock- heroic poem
3. Hamlet
**To what extent is Hamlet an unconventional revenge play?
**Problem of Hamlet’s Madness.
4. Othello
**Othello is a tale of a man who loved excessively but loved not wisely.
**Consider Othello as a tragedy of intrigues.
5. King Lear
**Give a description of the storm scene in “King Lear” with critical note………………
**How far is Cordelia responsible for her tragedy.
6. The Tempest
**Prospero is the dramatic center of “The Tempest”
**Relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand.
***************Modern Drama*****************
1. Riders to the Sea
**What picture of the life of Aron Islanders do you get in Rides to the Sea
**Synge's Riders to the Sea” is at once local and universal” Discuss
2. Man and Superman
**Shaw’s concept of life force;
**How does Hell Scene in “Man and Superman” strike the key-note of a comedy of purpose.
3. Desire under the Elms
**How does O’Neill handle the theme of sin and retribution in “Desire under the Elms”
**Father and son relationship
4. Death of a sales man
**write an essay on the dramatic techniques employed in “Death of a sales man”
**What picture of American society and family life do you get in the Death of a sales man
**Death of a sales man is the challenge to the American dreams (extra)
5. Look Back in Anger
**consider “Look Back in Anger” as a revolt against all that are conventional
**Look Back in Anger reflects the mood and temper of post war England.
******************Modern Novel and Prose**************
1. A Farewell to Arms
**What literary craftsmanship do you notice in Hemingway’s “A
Farewell to Arms”.
**Comment on Hemingway’s use of symbols.
2. Lord of the Flies
**Mock hunt scene in the Lord of the Flies
**Significance of the coral island in Lord of the Flies.”
3. The Scarlet Letter
**Examine Critically Hawthorne puritanic attitude in The Scarlet Letter
**Significance of the scaffold senses/pillory scenes.
4. Brave New World
**Whom do the people worship in “Brave New World “and why?
**Justify the novel brave the new world as a science fiction
1. Whitman
**Whitman's treatment of soul, self and body from his “Songs of Myself”
**Why is Whitman called a poet of democracy?
2. W. B Yeats.
**What romantic element do you find in the poem of W.B Yeats……….
**Comment of the use of symbol in the poetry of Yeats.
3. Robert Frost
**Discuss ho Frost uses the dramatic narrative from in his poems?
**Importance of communication/ relationship between men and women……
4. Auden
**How does social consciousness shape Auden’s poetry?
**Aduen’s conception of love with reference to the poems you have read.
************Chaucer and William Shakespeare*************
1. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
**Discuss the Chaucer’s Art of characterization with reference to “ The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales”
2.The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
** Consider The Nun’s Priest’s Tale as a mock- heroic poem
3. Hamlet
**To what extent is Hamlet an unconventional revenge play?
**Problem of Hamlet’s Madness.
4. Othello
**Othello is a tale of a man who loved excessively but loved not wisely.
**Consider Othello as a tragedy of intrigues.
5. King Lear
**Give a description of the storm scene in “King Lear” with critical note………………
**How far is Cordelia responsible for her tragedy.
6. The Tempest
**Prospero is the dramatic center of “The Tempest”
**Relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand.
***************Modern Drama*****************
1. Riders to the Sea
**What picture of the life of Aron Islanders do you get in Rides to the Sea
**Synge's Riders to the Sea” is at once local and universal” Discuss
2. Man and Superman
**Shaw’s concept of life force;
**How does Hell Scene in “Man and Superman” strike the key-note of a comedy of purpose.
3. Desire under the Elms
**How does O’Neill handle the theme of sin and retribution in “Desire under the Elms”
**Father and son relationship
4. Death of a sales man
**write an essay on the dramatic techniques employed in “Death of a sales man”
**What picture of American society and family life do you get in the Death of a sales man
**Death of a sales man is the challenge to the American dreams (extra)
5. Look Back in Anger
**consider “Look Back in Anger” as a revolt against all that are conventional
**Look Back in Anger reflects the mood and temper of post war England.
******************Modern Novel and Prose**************
1. A Farewell to Arms
**What literary craftsmanship do you notice in Hemingway’s “A
Farewell to Arms”.
**Comment on Hemingway’s use of symbols.
2. Lord of the Flies
**Mock hunt scene in the Lord of the Flies
**Significance of the coral island in Lord of the Flies.”
3. The Scarlet Letter
**Examine Critically Hawthorne puritanic attitude in The Scarlet Letter
**Significance of the scaffold senses/pillory scenes.
4. Brave New World
**Whom do the people worship in “Brave New World “and why?
**Justify the novel brave the new world as a science fiction
