美国文学史及作品选读习题集.docx
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美国文学史及作品选读习题集
1BasicLiteraryKnowledge
Ⅰ.Fillintheblanks
1.The_____isthemostcommonlyusedfootinEnglishpoetry,inwhichanunstressedsyllablecomesfirst,followedbya______syllable.
2.Rhymeisthe_____ofsoundsintwoormorewordsorphrasesthatusuallyappearclosetoeachotherinapoem.Forexample:
we/thee,man/can,andgold/hold.
3.A_____isasignthatsuggestsmorethanitsliteralmeaning.
4.Thetwo-linestanzaformiscalledthe_____,thebest-knownbeingthe_____whichiswritteniniambicpentameterwithanendrhyme.
5.The_____foot,whichisthereverseoftheiambicfoot,alsoconsistsofonestressedandoneunstressedsyllables,butwiththestressedonecomingfirst.
6.Ananapesticfootismadeupoftwo_____andonestressedsyllables,withthetwounstressedinfront.
7.Americanachievementsintheshortstoryhavedemandedinternationalrespectandadmirationformorefrom______intheearly19thcentury.
8.______isgenerallythoughtofasthetruebeginneroftheshortstoriesbecausehewasthefirstwriterwhoformulatedapoeticsoftheshortstories.
9.ThereweretwootherAmericanwriterswhohadmadesignificantcontributionstotheliteraryformofshortstory:
______,withhisstoriesofearlylifeinCalifornia,startedavogueoflocalcolorstoriesandmadetheshortstoryseemcompletelyathomeintheUS,andHenryJames,broughttotheformacarefulwritingthatmadehisstoriesmodels.
10.Inthe20thcentury,therehavebeenmanywhohavewonfameabroadaswellasintheUSfortheirstories:
______,_______,_______,________,anddozensofothers.
11.Asyoureadfromwritertowriter,from______’sRipVanWinkleto______’sAGoodManisHardtoFind,youwillseethecomingofashortstoryage,growingfromanentertainingtaleintoastorewhichprobesdeepintohumansouls.
12.Modernliteraryfictionhasbeendominatedbytwoforms:
_______
13.WashingIrving,thefatherofAmericanliterature,developedthe_____asagenreinAmericanliterature.
14.______isusuallyacknowledgedastheoriginatorofdetectivestories.Heisalsocreditedwithdevelopingmanyofthestandardfeaturesofdetectivefiction.HisdetectiveMAugustDupinofMurdersintheRueMorgueandThePurloinedLetteristheforerunnerofalonglineoffictionaldetectiveswhoareeccentricandbrilliant.
15.______istherepetitionofsimilarvowelsoundssituatedinasentence,averselineorseriesofwords.
16.Adactylicfootismadeupofone______andtwo_______syllables,withthestressedinfront.
17.The_____isastructureddivisionofapoem,consistingofaseriesofverselineswhichusuallycomprisearecurringpatternofmeterandrhyme.IntraditionalEnglishpoetry,therearevariousformscontainingtwo,there,four,five,six,seven,eightorninelines.
18.Consonanceistherepetitionof_____butwithdifferentprecedingvowelse.g.heart/light,flag/plug.Unlikealliterationandassonance,consonancecanserveasendrhythm.
Ⅱ.MultipleChoices
1.EdgarAllanPoewrotepoemswhicharemarvelsofbeautyandcraftsmanshipsuchas________.
A.IHearAmericaSingingB.TheRaven
C.ToaWaterfowlD.TheFalloftheHouseofUsher
2.Whichwriterisnotapoet?
A.MichaelWigglesworthB.AnneBradstreet
C.EdwardTaylorD.ThomasHooker
.3.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe_______
A.RevolutionismB.Reason
C.IndividualismD.Rationalism
4.InAmericanliterature,the18thcenturywastheageofEnlightenment,______wasthedominantspirit.
A.HumanismB.Rationalism
C.RevolutionD.Evolution
5.Whowasconsideredasthe“poetofAmericanrevolution”?
A.MichaelWigglesworthB.EdwardTaylor
C.AnneBradstreetD.PhilipFreneau
6.ThomasJefferson’sattitude,thatis,afirmbeliefinprogress,andthepursuitofhappiness,istypicaloftheperiodwenowcall_______.
A.AgeofEvolutionB.AgeofReason
C.AgeofRomanticismD.AgeofRegionalism
7.Howellsdefinedrealismas“nothingmoreandnothinglessthanthetruthfultreatmentofmaterial”,andhebestexemplifiedhistheoriesinthreenovels:
TheModernInstance,TheRiseofSilasLaphan,and______.
A.WhiteFangB.ThelastoftheMohicans
C.AHazardofNewFortunesD.ThePrinceandthePauper
8.Marktwaincreated,in______,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.
A.HuckleberryFinnB.TomSawyer
C.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburyD.TheGildedAge
9.ThepessimismanddeterministicideasofnaturalismpervadedtheworksofsuchAmericanwritersas______.
A.MarkTwainB.FrancisScottFitzgerald
C.WaitWhitmanD.StephenCrane
10.Althoughrealismandnaturalismwereproductsofthe19thcentury,theirfinaltriumphcameinthe20thcentury,withthepopularandcriticalsuccessesofsuchwritersasEdwinArli
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