EAG-{}6Assignment Code: - EEG-06/A,ST 12012-13

BACHELOR'S DEGR.EE PROGRAMME(BDP)

ASSIGNMENTSJul,20l2 and January 2Al3 Session

f,Jnderstanding Poetry(BEG-06)

School of Flumanitieslndira Gandhi National Open University

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

ELECTIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH.O6Assignrnent 1-6

(EEG-06)

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detailed instructions about the assignmenrs given in the programme G'ide for Erecrive

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Write the relevant question number with the each answer.

s.ubrnit the assignment to the coordinator of your Study centre befbreron thedue date.

subrnission: The completed assignment should be sent to the coordinator of thestudy centre allotted_to you by ir" March, 2013 (for Jury 2lrzsession) and30e sept' 2013 (for January iol3 r"sioo). Flease read the instructions givenin the Programme Guide.

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Befbre attempting the assignrnents read the directions given below:

1) Read the units carefully in order to answer the questions properly. Read also the featuresthat regularly appear inmagazines and periodicals. These will help you in attempting theassignment better.

2) Keep the purity of your language and readability of your answer in mind if you wish toget a high grade.

Only when you are completely satisfied with your draft answer should you nrite it out in theanswer book you will be sending us.

Note: Remember the submission of assignment is precondition of permission of appearing inexaminution. If you huve not submitted the assignment in time you will not he allowed toap p e $r irc ex{rmin st io n.

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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE ASSIGNMENTS

As you kaow the various questions are based on different block(s) of the course on poetry. Soonafler you have read the relevant block(s) answer the question relevant to thatlthose blocks(s).This will help you test and digest the material you have studied.

You may benefit by organizing your ideas before writing out your answer. One of the simpleways of rsrganizing an essay or a talk is to say what you are going to say; say it; and then saywhat you have said. Obviously the idea is to have a short introductory section to every essaytype question to be succeeded by a fairly lengthy (5 to 7 paragraphs) discussion on the mainpoints and to be summed up briefly in a concluding paragraph at the end. Try this methcd andsee how it rryorks"

Tr5z to send a neat answer script to your study Centre. If necessary, prepare a fresh draft forsubmission. I'his will ensure that your Counselor will be able to give you some guide-lines forimprovement.

Once you receive your Counselor's comments read them carefully and if possible diseuss themwith him/her. It is also very helpful if you interact with your peer group following this course.Hope everything works out well and you find the work exciting and rewarding.

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Answer cluestions I and2 and2

1" Scan the following Passages

Understanding PoetryElective Course in English -VI (EEG-05)

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more from the rernaining questions'

and comment on their prosodic features:

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a. I put my hat uPon rnY headAnd walked into the StrandAnd there I met another manWhose hat was in his hand.

b. N4ay thou month of rosY beautY,fuIonth when Pleasure is a dutY,Month of bees and month of flowers,Month of blossom laden bowers.

c. I am monarch of all I survey,h,fy right there is none to disPute,From the Centre all round to the seaI am lord of the bird and the brute.

d. Touch her not scornfullYThink of her mournfullY,Gently and humanlY;Not of the remains of herNow is pure womanlY'

Hint: Consult Section 2.3 in (unit 2) of ME'G-01

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fbllowing four passages and supply brief critieal

i0 x 4:4[}Explain rvith reference to their contexts, theccmments u'here necessary:

a. But you shall shine more bright in these contents,Than upsrvept stone besmeared with sluttish time'

b. i fear thee, ancient Mariner!I t-ear thy skinnY hand!And thou aft long, and lank, and brownAs is the ribbed sea-sand.

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c. But now they drift on the stiil water;Mysterious beautifui;Among what rushes will theY buildBy what lake's edge or Poolnetigtrt men's eyei when I awake some dayT'o find theY have flown awaY?

ci. The Past! The Past! The Past!The Past - the dark unfathom'd retrospectThe teeming gulf - the sleepers and the shadows!The past, the infrnite greatness of the past!

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Evaluate 'Lycidas' as a pastoral elegy'

Do you agree that Gray's 'Elegy' owesits greatness to the poet's ability to

"*pr"r, uiiversal truths in simple and elegant language'

Critically appreciate either'My Last Duchess' or 'Dover Beach''

Do you think that Longfellow',s 'Psalm of Life' reflects the American spirit of

pragmatism? Provide reasons for your answer'

How does A.K. Rarnunujan in ,A River'comment upon India's city-culture?

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