MEG-18 EM 2026-27 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-18)
AMERICAN POETRY
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MEG-18
Assignment Code: MEG-18/TMA/2026-27
Max.Marks:100 Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks. (20 x 5=100)
1. Write a note on the key American poets in colonial America.
2. Analyse Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” as a celebration of democratic individualism and the American self.
3. “And the night passes- and never passes-” Discuss the significance of this line in relation to the theme of decadence, nostalgia and regret in the poem “A Good Night”.
4. Critically analyse the theme of spiritual conflict and redemption in “Ash Wednesday.”
5. How does Plath portray the speaker’s journey towards a new sense of identity and liberation in the poem “Ariel”? Discuss.
6. Critically analyse Ransom’s theological idea with reference to the poem “By the Riverside”.
7. “Touched by An Angel” by Maya Angelou proclaims the inimitable power of love over human beings.” Discuss.
8. Critically analyse Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s “Pantoun for Chinese Women.”