AMERICAN POETRY Course Code: MEG-18 (2022-23)

MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-18)
AMERICAN POETRY
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MEG-18
Assignment Code: MEG-18/TMA/2022-23
Max. Marks: 100
Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Trace the history of colonialism in America. 20
2. Discuss the contributing texts of American Poetry to the canon. 20
3. How does Phillis Wheatley raise her black woman’s voice in the poem “On Being Brought from
American to America”? 20
4. Discuss some of the major figures of American Enlightenment. 20
5. Write a critical note on Thoreau’s “Walden”. 20
6. Critically examine Harlem Renaissance in the context of early twentieth century
American Poetry. 20
7. Discuss the role of John Crowe Ransom in 20th Century American Poetry. 20