Song of Myself
1. How does Walt Whitman 'song' and 'celebrate' the self in his "Song of Myself"
2. Show how Whitman broke with the traditional verse forms and themes in his poetry.
3. Show how Whitman demonstrates the ideas of demorcacy in "Song of Myself".
4. Consider Whitman's treatment of soul self and body.
5. Comment on the Whitman's mysticism.
W.H. Auden
1. Do you think Auden is an anti romantic poet?
2. How does Auden's social consiciousness shape his poetry?
3. Comment Auden's celebration of nature in his poetry.
4. Discuss how Auden combined political consciousness with personal concern in his poetry. Illustrate from the poems you have read.
5. What picture of the contemporary society do you find in Auden's poetry?
W.B. Yeats
1. Trace the development of Yeats poetic style with the reference to the poem you have read.
2. Write a critical appreciation of W.B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming".
3.Commoent oon the use of symbolos in the poetry of Yeats.
4. Write an eassy on the Yeats Handing of history and myth with particular reference to "Sailing to Byzantium".
5. What romantic elements do you find in the poem of W.B. Yeats. Illustrate your answer froms the you have read.
Robert Frost
1. Frost's poetry reflects modern/universal life despite of its pastoral/ local settings
2. Discuss Frost treatment of nature in the poems you have read.
3. Comment on the Frost handling of psychological tension.
4. Discuss the relationship between men and women in Frost's poetry.