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Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
Assignment for the MA English Programme (Session 2024-25)

Session: 2024-25 Max. Marks: 30
Program Name : M.A. (First Semester)
Course Code: MAEN(101)
Course Name : British Poetry from Chaucer to the 18th century

SECTION-A
Note: Short answer type question (approx. 200 to 300 words) Marks
1 What is Rhythm and Rhyme scheme? Name any two Rhyme schemes with examples.
2 Discuss in brief Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene” as an allegory.
3 How does Chaucer use satire in “The Canterbury Tales?”
4 What are the basic tenets of Elizabethan poetry?
5 Define “Epic” with reference to Paradise Lost Book Ι.
6 What is the general idea behind Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 18?

SECTION- B
Note: Long answer type question (approx. 500 to 800 words) Marks-18
7 Discuss in detail the use of colour symbolism in “The Faerie Queene” Book Ι.
OR
Critically examine Sonnet No. 116 by Shakespeare.
8 Discuss in detail the progress of poetry in the Elizabethan age.
OR
“The Canterbury Tales” is a social document presented by Chaucer. Discuss.
9 “Satan is the real hero of the Paradise Lost Book Ι”. Elaborate your answer with suitable examples.
OR
Shakespeare’s sonnets are an exploration of the human spirit in confrontation with time, love, marriage, change and death. Discuss.