MEG-18: American Poetry – Assignment Answers for 2024–25
Below are the fully solved and published answers for the IGNOU MEG-18 assignment for the 2024–25 session. Each answer covers key poets, themes, and techniques in American poetry as outlined in the syllabus.
- Trace the history of colonialism in America and its impact on American poetry
- Write short notes on: a) American Spirit and Puritan Spirit b) American Poetry Today
- Walt Whitman’s poem, “Song of Myself” is a social document engaging American national landscape – discuss
- How does the choice of words in the poem “I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed” help to illustrate the idea of ‘self’ of the poet?
- Critically appreciate the poems, “Home Burial” and “After Apple-Picking”
Category: MEG-18, American Poetry
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