16th and 17th Century Poetry Suggestion ednoub

16^th and 17^th Century Poetry

[Broad Question]

Edmund Spenser

1.      Write a discourse on Spenser’s treatment of good and evil in ‘The Faerie Queene’.

2.    What is the allegorical significance of the fight between the Monster of Error and the Red Cross Knight?

3.    “The Faerie Queene’ is blended with epic and romantic qualities” – Discuss.

John Donne

1.      Consider Donne as a religious poet with reference to the poems you have read.

2.    What is meant by wit and conceit? Write a note on the use of wit and conceit in John Donne’s poems.

3.    How does John Donne blend passion and thought in his poetry?

4.    Mention and analyse metaphysical traits in Donne’s poetry.

Andrew Marvell

1.      Critically comment on Marvell’s treatment of love with reference to his poems you have read.

2.    Write a critical appreciation on Marvell’s poem ‘To His Coy Mistress’.

3.    Find out the metaphysical traits in the poems of Andrew Marvell.

George Herbert

1.      Consider Herbert as a religious poet.

2.    Discuss Herbert’s use of imagery in the poems you have read.

John Milton

1.      Do you consider Satan the hero of ‘Paradise Lost’? Show arguments in favour of your answer.

2.    Write a note on the use of epic similes in ‘Paradise Lost’.

3.    Give after Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ a description of Hell.

4.    What qualities of an epic do you find in Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’?

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Arranged By

SHUVASHISH MALLICK

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SOURCE – Analysis of Previous NU Questions.