Govt Arts College Tiruvannamalai

Model Examination March 2017

MPhil English HMEN 13 Commonwealth Literature
Section A
1. Mention any two characteristics of Commonwealth literature.
Or
Write a note on universalism
2. Describe the plight of the Negro labourer in Liverpool
Or
What are the social duties of the writer?
3. Comment on the element of modernism in The Lion and the Jewel.
Or
Highlight the use of symbols in Voss
4. What are the implications of The Dance of Shiva?
Or
Bring out the meaning of Judith wrights The clock and Heart.
5. Trace the Social Background of the author you have chosen for research
Or
Why have you chosen this particular author?
Section B
6. Write an essay on the contributions of common wealth writers to literature of
your choice
7. Bring out the post-colonial themes in the prescribed texts
8. Comment on the ethnic and racial issues in Common wealth Literature.
9. Show how the writers milieu is reflected in his works.
10.Write on the techniques used by commonwealth writers.

American Literature

Section B
6. Write an essay on the salient features of American Literature
7. Sketch the biography of the author you have selected for Research
8. Write an essay on the use of stream of consciousness in American novels
9. Show how American writers use innovative techniques
10. Make a draft of your thesis.