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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 103 (N)
Course Name : English Prose

SECTION-A
Note: Short answer type question (approx. 200 to 300 words) Marks
1 What is the difference between a personal essay and impersonal essay?
2 In the view of Bacon which type of opinions are the purest and best? Give your answer with the reference to the essay “Of Friendship”.
3 Discuss in very brief the temperament of flatterer.
4 Give a few reasons for the popularity of the Periodical essays in the Eighteenth Century.
5 What is the theme of “Recollections of Childhood”?
6 Write a short note on the style of the essay “National Prejudices” by Oliver Goldsmith.

SECTION- B
Note: Long answer type question (approx. 500 to 800 words) Marks-18
7 Discuss the origin and development of English essay.
OR
Periodical essays are the true reflection of the Eighteenthcentury society. Analyse the statement.
8 Evaluate Francis Bacon as the father of English essays.
OR
What are the chief characteristics of Richard Steele’s prose style?
9 Critically analyse the essay “The Aim of spectator”.
OR
Critically analyse the essay “The Man in Black”.