Mal 503: Stylistics And Practical Criticism Question Paper
Mal 503: Stylistics And Practical Criticism
Course:Master Of Arts
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2010
DATE: THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010
TIME: 2.00 P.M. - 5.00 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS
a)
Answer THREE questions, TWO from section A and ONE from Section B.
b)
Avoid duplication of material.
SECTION A
1.
Either
a)
?Practical Criticism? essentially aim at establishing the aesthetic value
of given works of art. Using the works of any author(s) of your choice,
describe some of the literary techniques that are crucial in this undertaking.
b)
??. In literary criticism, rhetorical precepts continue to play a central
role ? negligible literary types (if any) have escaped rhetorical influence?.
Critically comment on the above assertion.
2.
What transforms a literary text from a Philosophical, political, historical or
sociological work to a work of art is the novelist?s techniques, the devices he uses
to shape, explore, define and finally evaluate his material.
3.
?Without language there would totally be no point to talk about a ?literary? work of
art?. What is your considered opinion about this assertion?
4.
?A creative situation without critical response is like a hen brooding over
unfertilized eggs? (Robert Serumaga). Discuss this remark in relation to the function
of criticism in literary activity.
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5.
Either a)
Major Statements in Literary Criticism are associated with a number of
notable scholars. Choose any THREE from your own reading and
clearly show their contribution in Literature.
6.
In what ways does semantics help us to understand the relationship between form and
content.
SECTION B: PRACTICAL STYLISTIC ANALYSIS
7.
Present a stylistic analysis of the following passage.
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