American Poetry Final Suggestion 2021 | Hons 4th Year, NU English Department

Hons 4th Year final exam for English department, National University will be held soon. It will be best if you are up and doing right now to score well on the exam. For this, you should not waste your time and pay attention to the completion of your syllabus. Anyway, to help you, we have come up with important content for the American Poetry Final Suggestion for the 2021 Hons 4th Year final examination. For part A, read the suggestion book. We have prepared the following two parts- part C and part B.

Part C Final Suggestion for American Poetry

Broad Question

1. 1. Examine ‘O Captain My Captain’ as an elegy.
   2. Write a critical appreciation of the poem ‘The death of the Hired Man’.
   3. Evaluate Walt Whitman as a modern poet.
   4. Discuss Emily Dickinson’s treatment of the theme of immortality.
      Or Write a note on Dickinson’s treatment of death in her poems.
      Or How does Dickinson explore different aspects of death in her poems?
   5. Critically analyze the poem ‘I felt a Funeral in My Brain’ by Emily Dickinson.
   6. Discuss the liberal attitude of Langston Hughes towards America.
   7. Analyze the rural setting in the poem of Robert Frost.
   8. Define symbolism. What symbolic elements do you find in the poems of Langston Hughes?
      or, Write an essay on Langston Hughes use of symbols.
   9. Depict the theme of alienation in the poem of Robert Frost.
   10. Discuss the elements of anti-racialism in to poems of Langston Hughes.
   11. Write critical appreciation of Dickenson’s “I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed”.
   12. How does Langston Hughes expose ugly aspects of American life?
   13. Write a note on Whitman as a mystic poet with special reference to his poem “When Lilacs
       Last in the Dooryard Bloomed”
   14. What ideas of Whitman’s use of imagery do you get from a study of his poems?
   15. Justify the title of Frost’s “The Death of the Hire Man”
   16. Discuss the mysticism in Emily Dickinson’s poetry.
   17. Evaluate Hughes poem “I, Too, sing America “as a poem on racial inequality.
   18. Discuss the symbolism in Robert Frost’s poetry.

Note: For American Poetry final suggestion 2021, we recommend you to study 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 questions very well. However, the remaining questions should be read for ideas.

Part B Final Suggestion for American Poetry

Short Questions

1. 1. What does the poet mean by ‘Our fearful trip is done’?
   2. Find out the similarities that exist between the poet himself and the tree at his window.
   3. How are the rivers mentioned in the poem ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’ associated with the Negro slavery?
   4. What does the speaker of ‘After Apple-Picking’ foretell about his dreaming?
   5. How does Walt Whitman describe the lilac-blush?
   6. What message does Frost convey through his poem “Mending Wall”?
   7. How long will the poet continue drinking the alcohol or nectar from nature?
   8. How was the singer singing on Lenox Avenue at night?
   9. Was Robert Frost wise in choosing the road not frequented by people in “The Road Not Taken”?
   10. How does Walt Whitman express his grief over the death of the captain?
   11. What dramatic qualities do you find in the poem The Death of a Hired Man?
   12. What picture of American Civil War do you find in the poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed”?
   13. Can you find any symbolic significance of the poet’s choosing the road not taken?
   14. Short Notes (a) Harlem (b) Monologue c) Mysticism (d) Silas
   15. How does the poet use color as a symbol of race?
   16. How does Dickinson express her love in Wild Nights, -Wild Nights?
   17. What did Langston Hughes learn from his visit in the rivers?
   18. How does Whitman describe the beauty of his “Own Manhattan”?
   19. Why does Frost say “Earth is the right place for love”?
   20. What are the arguments of the two men in the Mending wall?
   21. How do Warren and Mary react to the return of The Hired Man?
   22. How does Robert Frost depict the psychological tension of modern man in his poetry?

Note: For American Poetry final suggestion 2021, we recommend you to study 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22 questions very well. However, the remaining questions should be read for ideas.

Final Words

Thank you for reading the blog. We hope the content on the American Poetry final suggestion 2021 for National University, English Department shall help you get a better score in the final examination. Please keep reading our blogs to get updates on each subject with hand notes like summary and question answers of parts A, B, and C. To find other subjects’ suggestions, please check the following content on Hons 4th Year English Final Suggestion.

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