英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案之欧阳育创编.docx
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英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案之欧阳育创编
PartOne:
EnglishPoetry
时间:
2021.02.04
创作:
欧阳育
1.WilliamShakespeareSonnet18
•Whydoesthepoetcompare`thee`toasummer’sday?
Andwhocould`thee`be?
Becausesummer’sdayandtheebothrepresentbeauty.theecouldbebeauty,love.
•WhatpicturehaveyougotofEnglishsummer,andcouldyouexplainwhy?
Warm,beautiful,sunshine.Becausesummeristhebestseasonofayear,themostbeautifulseason.ItislikeourMay.
•Howdoesthepoetanswerthequestionheputsforthinthefirstline?
Theeismorebeautifulthansummer.
•Whatmakesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorefairthansummerandimmortal?
Becausehumanismismoreeternalthansummerandimmortal.
•Whatfiguresofspeechareusedinthispoem?
Simile,metaphor,personification,oxymoronandsoon.
•Whatisthethemeofthepoem?
Loveconquersall,Beautyliveson.
2.ThomasNasheSpring
•Readthepoemcarefully,payattentiontothoseimage-bearingwords,andseehowmanyimagesthepoetcreatedinthepoemandwhatsenseimpressionsyoucangetfromthoseimages.
Thereis“Bloomseachthing,maidsdanceinaring,theprettybirdsdosing,thepalmandmaymakecountryhousesgay,Lambsfrisk'andplay,theshepherdspipeallday,Andwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay,Thefieldsbreathesweet,thedaisieskissourfeet,Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,Ineverystreetthesetunesburearsdogreet!
”
The“Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,”impressionsmemostbecauseoftheharmonyofthepeople’srelationship.
•Canyoupointoutandexplainthesoundandtheirmusicaleffectinthepoem?
InthePoem,eachsectionhasfourlines,eachlinehastensyllables(fivetonestep).Inordertogivethereaderaspringbreeze,streams,flowers,winding,SongXintextureofsoundandlightflavor,NaixigreaterusesEnglishwordS,z,f,V,R,L,andθconsonantsmeans.InNaixi'spoem,theuseofphonologicalisalsoveryharmonious,verysmooth,verymellow.SectionIofthepoetryhasThreepairs[ing],sectionIIofthepoemhasthreepairs[ei]andthethirdquarterhasthreepairs[i:
].
3.JohnDonneAValediction:
ForbiddingMourning
•Whatisa“valediction”anyway?
Isthespeakerinthepoemabouttodie?
Whydoesthespeakerforbidmourning?
No,itisaboutthelovers’separation.Asthepoemmetaphors,thepoetbelievedheandhiswife’sloveissacred,hedidn’thopetheycrywhenseparationcomes,lettheirlovebestainedbytheordinaryandmundane.
•2.Explainthemetaphorsinthepoem.
Inthefirstverse,thepoetusedvirtuousmen’sdeathmetaphorforlovers’separation,inthethirdverseheused“movingoftheearth”and“trepidationofthespheres”metaphorforlovers’separationandtheresultofseparation,inthelastthreeverseheusedstifftwincompasses’twolegsmetaphorforpoethimselfandhiswife.Allthesemetaphorsshowpoetopinionthathewillseparatefromhiswifeinpeace,theirloveisascaredlove,whentheyawayfromeachother,theywillnotbehurtbythepainoftheseparation.Heandhiswifewillnotreallyseparate.Theycareabouteachotherandlistentotheotherone’sheart,theirtrustandloyaltymakestheirloveperfectlikethecirclemadebyatwincompasses.
4.WilliamBlakeTheTiger
•Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?
ThesymboloftheTigerisunclearwhatitexactlysymbolizes,butscholarshavehypothesizedthattheTigercouldbeinspiration,thedivine,artisticcreation,history,thesublime,orvisionitself.Thelistisalmostinfinite.Thepointis,theTigerisimportant,andBlake’spoembarelylimitsthepossibilities.Herearetwomajorsymbolisms:
ThetigeristheembodimentofGod'spowerincreation.
ThetigershowstheforceofFrenchRevolution.
•Whatparadoxcanyoufindinthepoem?
"DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?
"Itchallengestheone-trackreligiousviewsofthe18’scentury.Theviewonlyconcludedthatgodcreatethelame,heissokindafather.Butitdidn’tknowgodalsocreatethetoughtiger.Hecanalsobeveryserious.Thegodissomeonewhocan’tbetrulyunderstoodbyhumanbeings.
5.RobertBurnsARed,RedRose
•Howdosethenarratorinthelovesongexpresshislove?
Instanza1,thenarratorpresentstwosimiles,thefirstcomparinghislovetoaroseandthesecondcomparinghislovetoamelody.
Instanza2,thenarratoraddressestheyoungladyasbonnie.Inthelastlineofthestanza,hepresentshyperbole,afigureofspeechthatexaggerates.
Instanza3,themanpromiseseternalloveforher.
Instanza4,thepoetvowstoloveherhoweverfarhemaygo.
•Whyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?
Becausethispoemprofessesthepoet’strueloveforhisbelovedgirl,andusesthementionedabovetotouchthereaders.
6.WilliamWordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloud
•Whatdoesthepoetsee?
Heseessomedaffodils.
•Whatisthepoet’smoodbeforeheseesthedaffodils?
Vacantandpensive.
•Whatisthepoet’smoodafterheseesthedaffodils?
Heisverypleasant.
•Howdoesthemagicalchangeoccur?
Thosedaffodilsshowafantasticpicturetothepoet,andthepoethasbeendeeplyaffectedbythescene,andhismoodchanges.
•Whatisthethemeofthepoem?
Orwhatdoesthepoetwanttotellyou?
Itshowsthebeautyofnature,andthenature’sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit,andtheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.
7.RobertBrowningMyLastDuchess
•1.Inthispoem,whoandonwhatoccasionisspeakingtowhom?
TheDukeisthespeakerofthepoem,andtellsusheisentertaininganemissarywhohascometonegotiatetheDuke’smarriage(hehasrecentlybeenwidowed)tothedaughterofanotherpowerfulfamily.
•WhatsortofpersonistheDuke’slastDuchess?
Sheiskind,easy-going,innocentandlively.
•Andwhatbecameofherintheend?
Shebecameveryupsetandworrying.TheduchessdiedundersuspiciouscircumstancesonApril21,1561,justtwoyearsafterhemarriedher.Shemayhavebeenpoisoned.
•2.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke?
Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocritical,cold-blooded,crucial,greedyandtreacherous.
8.WaltWhitmanOCaptain!
MyCaptain!
•Q:
WaltWhitman’spoem“OCaptain!
MyCaptain!
”iswrittenintheformofanallegory.Whatistheoverallconnotativemeaninginthepoem?
A:
Ship’simpliedmeaningisAmerica;Mycaptain’impliedmeaningisAbrahamLincolnwholeadedAmericatotriumphinAmericanCivilWarthen;ourfearfultrip’simpliedmeaningisAmericanCivilWarafterwhichLincolnwasassassinated.InthispoemauthorspokenhighlyofLincoln’contributionandexpressedhissorrowforLincoln’death.
9.EmilyDickinson
(1)Successiscountedsweetest(67)
•Accordingtothepoem,whocanunderstandsuccessmost?
Doyouagreeornotwiththepoet’sviewthat“Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone’ersucceed”?
Thepersonwhobestunderstandsthemeaningofsuccessisthepersonwhofails
•Whatsortoffeelingsdoesthepoetshowtowardthevictorandthedefeated?
Thepoetshowsherawarenessofthecomplicatedtruthsofhumandesire.Successcanbecomprehendedbysomeonewhoneedit;thedefeated,dyingmanunderstandvictorymoreclearlythanthevictoriousarmydoes.
(2)BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath(712)
•Howmanypeoplearethereinthecarriage?
Andwherearetheygoingrightnow?
Therearethreeinthecarriage,thePoet,Death,andImmortality.
•Wheredidtheypass?
Whatcantheseplacesremindusof?
Theypassedtheschool,thefieldsofGazinggrain,theSettingSun.Itremindsusofchildhood,maturityandoldage,thechildrenareevidentsymbolsofthebeginningofthings,thegrainripoftheadulthood,andthesunsettingoftherestofthedays.
•Whatisthepoet’sattitudetowarddeathandlifeimpliedinthepoem?
Thepoet’sattitudeisthatdeathisnothingtobeforcedsinceitisnaturalpartoftheendlesscycleofnature,it’sonlythebeginning;todieistogoonanotherjourney,althoughdeathtakesoneawayfromtheearthyworld;thereisstillsomethingtolookforwardtowhenonedies,deathmeanseternity.
10.RobertFrostStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening
•Whydidthespeakerstop?
Literallyhewasfascinatedbythebeautifulnightsceneandstopedhishorsetowatchthewoodsfillupwiththesnow,itwasalsoalittlebreakforthelongtravel.Butinfact,it'ssymbolism,the'woods'standsforthenature,the'village'standsforthehumanworld,'horse'fortheanimalworld.Thepoemrepresentsamomentofrelaxationfromtheburdensomejourneyoflife,analmostaestheticenjoymentandappreciationofnaturalbeautywhichiswholesomeandrestorativeagainstthechaoticexistenceofmodernman.
•Whydidhelaterdecidetogo?
Asthelastsentencesaid'ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.'
His'horse'shakethebelltoaskiftheyshouldgo,whichisactuallyasymbolofvitality,urgeshimtogo.Helivesinthereallife,andhehashisownobligation"promisetokeep',hehasn'tachieveit,sohemustgoonhistrip,leavethebeautifulscene.Thoughthesceneissoamazing,hehastohavethereallife.Thoughthereallifeissohard,hemustbacktoit,andreachhisgoal.Oneleavesnoregretsafterhedies,aslongasonehasreachedhisgoal.
•Whatisyourunderstandingof“promisestokeep”?
“Thepromise”couldbeanobligationoragoal.Onecannotdiebeforefulfillingone’sdream.Thepoetuses“sleep”torepresentdeath,justasweusuallydo.Peoplehavetheirowndreamorgoal,it'salsothedutyforustofinish,weliveforourselvesandwemakelifewonderfulbykeepingonreachingourgoal,noregretsleavesaslongaswehavereachedourgoals.
11.EzraPoundInaStationoftheMetro
PartTwo:
EnglishFiction
12.JonathanSwiftGulliver’sTrave
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