IMPORTANT QUESTION OF MEG-09

1. What were the chief characteristics of the early colonial writing in Australia? 20
2. What do you understand by the term ‘ballad’? Discuss with reference to ‘A Wild
Colonial Boy’.
3. Discuss the appropriateness of the title ‘The Old School’ and the related themes brought out in the story by Christina Stead?
4. Why do you think so many poets wrote about Australia in the twentieth century?
5. How is the theme of love brought out in ‘Voss’?
6. How does contemporary Australian poetry reflect the multicultural aspect of the country?
7. How does Malouf’s narrative technique contribute to the distinctiveness of ‘Remembering Babylon’?
8. Violence is the primary force in ‘The Removalists’. Do you agree? Illustrate your
answer.