Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU MEG9 Australian Literature December 2005

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

MEG-9 : AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. Discuss the contribution of oral traditions to the making of Australian literature. 20

2. "Charles Harpur ...... achieves an original Australian voice." Discuss. 20

3. Lawson writes of all humanity in fear and suffering. Discuss with reference to the stories that you have read . 20

4. What, according to Wright, are the qualities needed to succeed in life ? Give your answer with reference to the poems that you have read . 20

5. Critically examine the interweaving themes of love and journey in Patrick White's Voss. 20

6. Discuss critically "Melbourne" as a city-poem. 20

7. Discuss how Remembering Babylon deals with the themes of remembering and forgetting. 20

8. Discuss the role of women characters in The Removalists 20