MEG-01, British Poetry

MEG-01: British Poetry – IGNOU Assignment Questions and Answer Links (2024-25)

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MEG-01: British Poetry – IGNOU Assignment (2024-25) This post compiles all assignment questions for the IGNOU course MEG-01: British Poetry along with direct links to the detailed answers. These are written in easy language and follow IGNOU’s word count guidelines. Course Overview: Programme: Master’s Degree in English (MEG) Course Code: MEG-01 Course Title: British Poetry […]

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Would you consider Sylvia Plath’s Daddy to be an expression against the voice of patriarchy? Comment critically

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Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” as a Voice Against Patriarchy: A Critical Commentary “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath is one of the most controversial and powerful poems of the 20th century. Written shortly before her death in 1963, the poem is a harrowing account of personal trauma, loss, and repression. Though it appears deeply personal—particularly in its references

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Would you agree that Milton reflects on blindness in Sonnets 19 & 23? Give a reasoned answer

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John Milton’s Reflection on Blindness in Sonnets 19 and 23 John Milton, one of the greatest poets in English literature, wrote several deeply personal sonnets, among which Sonnet 19 (“When I consider how my light is spent”) and Sonnet 23 (“Methought I saw my late espoused saint”) stand out for their introspective and emotional depth.

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Attempt a comparison between the Epithalamion and the Prothalamion as wedding songs

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Comparative Study: Epithalamion and Prothalamion by Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser, a major Elizabethan poet, is widely admired for his lyrical mastery and allegorical richness. Two of his most celebrated works, “Epithalamion” and “Prothalamion,” are both dedicated to wedding themes but differ significantly in their tone, structure, purpose, and poetic expression. These works provide a unique

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Highlight the salient features of Romanticism with illustrations from the poems prescribed for study

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Understanding Romanticism in British Poetry Romanticism was a powerful artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emerged in the late 18th century and reached its height in the early 19th century. It marked a departure from the rigid forms and rationalism of the Neoclassical era, emphasizing instead emotion, nature, individualism, and imagination. British Romantic poetry is

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Explain the excerpt: “Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer…” with reference to its context

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Contextual Explanation of the Excerpt Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Source of the Excerpt This famous excerpt is taken from “Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot” by Alexander Pope, a major figure in 18th-century English poetry. The poem

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Explain the excerpt: “I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I Did, till we lov’d?” with reference to its context

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Contextual Explanation of the Excerpt I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I Did, till we lov’d? were we not wean’d till then? Source of the Excerpt This excerpt comes from the poem “The Good-Morrow” by John Donne, one of the leading metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century. The poem is a love lyric,

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Explain the excerpt: “My loue is now awake out of her dreams…” with reference to its context

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Contextual Explanation of the Excerpt My loue is now awake out of her dreams, and her fayre eyes like stars that dimmed were With darksome cloud, now shew theyr goodly beams More bright then Hesperus his head doth rere. Source of the Excerpt This excerpt is taken from Edmund Spenser’s famous poem Amoretti, a sonnet

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Explain the excerpt: “Now, sire”, quod she, “When we flee fro the bemes…” with reference to its context

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Contextual Explanation of the Excerpt “Now, sire”, quod she, “When we flee fro the bemes For Goddess love, as taak som laxative. Up peril of my soule and o lif, I counseille yow the beeste, I wol nat lye,” Source of the Excerpt This excerpt is taken from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”, specifically from

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