MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-1)
BRITISH POETRY
ASSIGNMENT
(Based on Blocks (1 - 10)
Course Code: MEG-01 Assignment Code: MEG-01/TMA/2022-23 Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions.
1. Explain any two of the excerpts of poems given below with reference to their context:
(iii) All human things are subject to decay,And when Fate summons monarchs must obey. This Fleckonoe found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to Empire and had governed long;
Ans. These lines are taken from John Dryden's 'Mac Flecknoe'. Mac Flecknoe (full title: Mac Flecknoe; or, A satyr upon the True-Blue-Protestant Poet) is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell, another prominent poet of the time."Mac Flecknoe," which was written about 1678 but wasn't published until 1682, is the result of a number of arguments between Thomas Shadwell and Dryden.
These words constitute the poem's first line. In this comparison, Flecknoe is compared to the emperor Augustus, who ruled over the land of absurdity. It states that Mac Flecknoe, the reigning monarch of dull poetry, is stepping down from his position and that a new author must now take the throne of dullest poet. The poem then makes a lighthearted reference to Mac Flecknoe's farewell speech.
Shadwell's defining quality is presented in the poem's opening lines as dullness, much as every epic hero has one: Odysseus's is cunning; Achilles' is fury; the protagonist of Spenser's The Faerie Queene is of holiness; and Satan in Paradise Lost has the defining quality of pride. Dryden thus plays with the idea of the distinguishing characteristic by making Shadwell's lone positive trait a negative one. Through the heightened vocabulary of the epic, Dryden employs the mock-heroic to address unimportant topics like poorly written and generally disregarded poetry. The ironic contrast created by the use of unanticipated nouns like "dullness" against the high style drives home the satirical argument.In the speech, Flecknoe states that Shadewell's capacity to compose subpar poetry far surpasses his own, despite the fact that he was able to do so throughout his career.
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Note: Attempt any five questions.
1. Explain any two of the excerpts of poems given below with reference to their context:
(iii) All human things are subject to decay,
And when Fate summons monarchs must obey.
This Fleckonoe found, who, like Augustus, young
Was called to Empire and had governed long;
Ans. These lines are taken from John Dryden's 'Mac Flecknoe'. Mac Flecknoe (full title: Mac Flecknoe; or, A satyr upon the True-Blue-Protestant Poet) is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden. It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell, another prominent poet of the time."Mac Flecknoe," which was written about 1678 but wasn't published until 1682, is the result of a number of arguments between Thomas Shadwell and Dryden.
These words constitute the poem's first line. In this comparison, Flecknoe is compared to the emperor Augustus, who ruled over the land of absurdity. It states that Mac Flecknoe, the reigning monarch of dull poetry, is stepping down from his position and that a new author must now take the throne of dullest poet. The poem then makes a lighthearted reference to Mac Flecknoe's farewell speech.
Shadwell's defining quality is presented in the poem's opening lines as dullness, much as every epic hero has one: Odysseus's is cunning; Achilles' is fury; the protagonist of Spenser's The Faerie Queene is of holiness; and Satan in Paradise Lost has the defining quality of pride. Dryden thus plays with the idea of the distinguishing characteristic by making Shadwell's lone positive trait a negative one. Through the heightened vocabulary of the epic, Dryden employs the mock-heroic to address unimportant topics like poorly written and generally disregarded poetry. The ironic contrast created by the use of unanticipated nouns like "dullness" against the high style drives home the satirical argument.
In the speech, Flecknoe states that Shadewell's capacity to compose subpar poetry far surpasses his own, despite the fact that he was able to do so throughout his career.
(For the full set of answers of 1st and 2nd year MEG assignments/study notes call or WhatsApp me : +91 99 471 471 85)
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