Essay Questions 2019/20
Level 6 30 Credits
Word Count: 3500
You MUST use Harvard referencing and bibliographical conventions (for guidance see Refzone on
the university library website).
Please refer to the English Essay Booklet for guidance on essay writing skills, formatting and
presentation.
Your work MUST be double line spaced.
Your essay MUST have a list of Works Cited (a bibliography) which includes ONLY those works
referenced in the essay.
Put your name, level and credits in a header or footer.
You MUST submit your assignment through Turnitin on Blackboard ONLY.
You MUST consider TWO texts studied on the module in your answer. One long poems or 5 or 6
short poems constitute one text.
Your essay should make use of critical and theoretical context/s studied on the module, and make
reference to critical and/or theoretical material derived from your own research into the essay
topic.
YOU MUST INCLUDE INLINE REFERENCING AND MUST INCLUDE QUOTATIONS FROM
TEXTS TO BACKUP YOUR POINTS
YOU MUST ALSO HAVE ALSO QUOTATIONS WITH INLINE REFERENCING FROM CRITICAL
TEXTS ON THE TEXTS (1- Hart Crane, To Brooklyn Bridge (1930), 2- The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock (1915) TS ELLIOT)
QUESTION: –
1. What is the relationship between language and gender in the texts on the module?
TEXTS TO USE FOR THIS QUESTION: –
1- Hart Crane, To Brooklyn Bridge (1930)
2- The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915) TS ELLIOT
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of American poetry, novels and drama of the period knowledge &
understanding
2. Illustrate the development of literary styles employing critical and theoretical materials
learning
3. Describe the ways in which socio-historic conditions relate to literary innovation
analysis
4. Synthesise primary and critical material in a sustained and closely focused argument which
accounts for developments in literary form and themes
enquiry
5. Communicate ideas about poetry, prose or drama through oral, visual and written
communication
communication
