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1、-第 1 页英美文学欣赏考英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案题整理及答案-第 2 页PartPart OneOne：EnglishEnglish PoetryPoetry1.William ShakespeareSonnet 18Why does the poet compare thee to a summers day?And who could theebe?Because summers day and thee both represent beauty.thee could be beauty,love.What picture have you got of English summer

2、,and could you explainwhy?Warm,beautiful,sunshine.Because summer is the best season of a year,themost beautiful season.It is like our May.How does the poet answer the question he puts forth in the first line?Thee is more beautiful than summer.What makes the poet think that“thou”can be more fair than

3、 summer andimmortal?Because humanism is more eternal than summer and immortal.What figures of speech are used in this poem?Simile,metaphor,personification,oxymoron and so on.What is the theme of the poem?Love conquers all,Beauty lives on.2.Thomas NasheSpringRead the poem carefully,pay attention to t

4、hose image-bearing words,and seehow many images the poet created in the poem and what sense impressionsyou can get from those images.There is“Blooms each thing,maids dance in a ring,the pretty birds do sing,the palm and may make country houses gay,Lambs frisk and play,theshepherds pipe all day,And w

5、e hear aye birds tune this merry lay,The fieldsbreathe sweet,the daisies kiss our feet,Young lovers meet,old wivesa-sunning sit,In every street these tunes bur ears do greet!”The“Young lovers meet,old wives a-sunning sit，”impressions me mostbecause of the harmony of the peoples relationship.Can you

6、point out and explain the sound and their musical effect in the poem?In the Poem,each section has four lines,each line has ten syllables(five tonestep).In order to give the reader a spring breeze,streams,flowers,winding,Song Xin texture of sound and light flavor,Naixi greater uses English word S,z,f

7、,V,R,L,and consonants means.In Naixis poem,the use ofphonological is also very harmonious,very smooth,very mellow.Section I ofthe poetry has Three pairs ing ,section II of the poem has three pairs ei and the third quarter has three pairs i:.3.John DonneAValediction:Forbidding MourningWhat is a“valed

8、iction”any way?Is the speaker in the poem about to die?Why does the speaker forbid mourning?No,it is about the lovers separation.As the poem metaphors,the poetbelieved he and his wifes love is sacred,he didnt hope they cry whenseparation comes,let their love be stained by the ordinary and mundane.-第

9、 3 页2.Explain the metaphors in the poem.In the first verse,the poet used virtuous mens death metaphor for loversseparation,in the third verse he used“moving of the earth”and“trepidation ofthe spheres”metaphor for loversseparation and the result of separation,in thelast three verse he used stiff twin

10、 compasses two legs metaphor for poethimself and his wife.All these metaphors show poet opinion that he willseparate from his wife in peace,their love is a scared love,when they awayfrom each other,they will not be hurt by the pain of the separation.He and hiswife will not really separate.They care

11、about each other and listen to the otherones heart,their trust and loyalty makes their love perfect like the circle madeby a twin compasses.4.William BlakeThe TigerWhat is the symbolic meaning of the tiger?The symbol of the Tiger is unclear what it exactly symbolizes,but scholarshave hypothesized th

12、at the Tiger could be inspiration,the divine,artisticcreation,history,the sublime,or vision itself.The list is almost infinite.Thepoint is,the Tiger is important,and Blakes poem barely limits the possibilities.Here are two major symbolisms:The tiger is the embodiment of Gods power in creation.The ti

13、ger shows the force of French Revolution.What paradox can you find in the poem?Did he who made the Lamb make thee?It challenges the one-track religiousviews of the 18s century.The view only concluded that god create the lame,he is so kind a father.But it didnt know god also create the tough tiger.He

14、can also be very serious.The god is someone who cant be truly understood byhuman beings.5.Robert BurnsARed,Red RoseHow dose the narrator in the love song express his love?In stanza 1,the narrator presents two similes,the first comparing his love to arose and the second comparing his love to a melody

15、.In stanza 2,the narrator addresses the young lady as bonnie.In the last line ofthe stanza,he presents hyperbole,a figure of speech that exaggerates.In stanza 3,the man promises eternal love for her.In stanza 4,the poet vows to love her however far he may go.Why is this poem so touching to the reade

16、rs?Because this poem professes the poets true love for his beloved girl,and usesthe mentioned above to touch the readers.6.William Wordsw orthI Wandered Lonely as a CloudWhat does the poet see?He sees some daffodils.What is the poets mood before he sees the daffodils?Vacant and pensive.What is the p

17、oets mood after he sees the daffodils?He is very pleasant.-第 4 页How does the magical change occur?Those daffodils show a fantastic picture to the poet,and the poet has beendeeply affected by the scene,and his mood changes.What is the theme of the poem?Or what does the poet want to tell you?It shows

18、the beauty of nature,and the natures beauty uplifts the human spirit,and the harmony between human and nature.7.Robert BrowningMy Last Duchess1.In this poem,who and on what occasion is speaking to whom?The Duke is the speaker of the poem,and tells us he is entertaining anemissary who has come to neg

19、otiate the Dukes marriage(he has recentlybeen widowed)to the daughter of another powerful family.What sort of person is the Dukes last Duchess?She is kind,easy-going,innocent and lively.And what became of her in the end?She became very upset and worrying.The duchess died under suspiciouscircumstance

20、s on April 21,1561,just two years after he married her.She mayhave been poisoned.2.What sort of person is the Duke?Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocritical,cold-blooded,crucial,greedy and treacherous.8.Walt WhitmanO Captain!My Captain!Q:Walt Whitmans poem“O Captain!My Captain!”is

21、written in the form ofan allegory.What is the overall connotative meaning in the poem?A:Ships implied meaning is America;My captain implied meaning isAbraham Lincoln who leaded America to triumph in American Civil War then;our fearful trips implied meaning is American Civil War after which Lincolnwa

22、s assassinated.In this poem author spokenLincoln contribution andexpressed his sorrow for Lincolndeath.9.Emily Dickinson(1)Success is counted sweetest(67)According to the poem,who can understand success most?Do you agree ornot with the poets view that“Success is counted sweetest by those who neersuc

23、ceed”?The person who best understands the meaning of success is the person whofailsWhat sort of feelings does the poet show toward the victor and the defeated?The poet shows her awareness of the complicated truths of human desire.Success can be comprehended by someone who need it;the defeated,dyingm

24、an understand victory more clearly than the victorious army does.(2)Because I could not stop for Death(712)How many people are there in the carriage?And where are they going rightnow?There are three in the carriage,the Poet,Death,and Immortality.Where did they pass?What can these places remind us of

25、?They passed the school,the fields of Gazing grain,the Setting Sun.It reminds us-第 5 页of childhood,maturity and old age,the children are evident symbols of thebeginning of things,the grain rip of the adulthood,and the sun setting of the restof the days.What is the poets attitude toward death and lif

26、e implied in the poem?The poets attitude is that death is nothing to be forced since it is natural partof the endless cycle of nature,its only the beginning;to die is to go onanother journey,although death takes one away from the earthy world;there isstill something to look forward to when one dies,

27、death means eternity.10.Robert FrostStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningWhy did the speaker stop?Literally he was fascinated by the beautiful night scene and stoped his horse towatch the woods fill up with the snow,it was also a little break for the longtravel.But in fact,its symbolism,the woods sta

28、nds for the nature,the villagestands for the human world,horse for the animal world.The poem representsa moment of relaxation from the burdensome journey of life,an almostaesthetic enjoyment and appreciation of natural beauty which is wholesomeand restorative against the chaotic existence of modern

29、man.Why did he later decide to go?As the last sentence said But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before Isleep.His horse shake the bell to ask if they should go,which is actually a symbol ofvitality,urges him to go.He lives in the real life,and he has his own obligationpromise to keep,he hasn

30、t achieve it,so he must go on his trip,leave thebeautiful scene.Though the scene is so amazing,he has to have the real life.Though the real life is so hard,he must back to it,and reach his goal.Oneleaves no regrets after he dies,as long as one has reached his goal.What is your understanding of“promi

31、ses to keep”?“The promise”could be an obligation or a goal.One cannot die beforefulfilling ones dream.The poet uses“sleep”to represent death,just as weusually do.People have their own dream or goal,its also the duty for us tofinish,we live for ourselves and we make life wonderful by keeping onreachi

32、ng our goal,no regrets leaves as long as we have reached our goals.11.Ezra PoundIn a Station of the MetroPartPart Two:Two:EnglishEnglish FictionFiction12.Jonathan SwiftGullivers Travels In this chapter,Swift describes the smallness of the Lilliputians.What doesthis“smallness”imply in the authors sat

33、ire of the aristocratic bourgeoissociety of the time?Key:The Lilliput scene depicted in the first volume of the novel is a microcosm of theBritish Empire.The perennial endless struggle between UK Tories and Whigs andexternal war are essentially just politicians intrigue in the section has nothing to

34、 dowith the national economy and the peoples livelihood.The“smallness”imply that What is the cause of the civil strife and war between Lilliput and the-第 6 页neighbouring empire of Blefuscu?What is the target of the authors satire?(1)Key:The parties are divided as high-heeled party and low-heeled par

35、ty accordingto the height of the heel.The relationship between parties is irreconcilable;Neighboring countries not only want to conquer and enslave the other,but alsoargue about trifles such as which head we should knock when we will eat eggs.(2)Key:The author uses irony and innuendo tactics to refl

36、ect the British socialcontradictions among first half of the 18th century,to criticize the Britishparliamentary politics and reactionary religious forces,to expose the corruption andevil of the ruling clique,and to criticize the hazards of a war of aggression andcolonialism.13JaneAustenPride and Pre

37、judice1.Do you agree with the statement“it is truth universally acknowledged that a singleman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”?What is therelationship between money and marriage?Key:(1)I agree with this statement.In my view,a bachelor who has lots of money issupposed to hav

38、e a wife to company him.The amount of money demonstrates theability of a person.The beauties and the wits should come together.(2)First,the relationship between marriage and money is very close;we can saythat the money is the basis of marriage.This is just from the material conditions oflife.However

39、,the amount of money cant measure the quality of marriage.Adeterminant of marriage is the couples feelings,and if the lack of the feelings,life isnot a happy marriage even though has more money.2.What do you think of Mrs.Bennet?How can you characterize her?Key:(1)Mrs.Bennet-a foolish,noisy woman who

40、se only goal in life is to see herdaughters married.Because of her low breeding and often unbecoming behavior,Mrs.Bennet often repels the very suitors whom she tries to attract for her daughters.(2)Mrs.Bennet is a miraculously tiresome character,who is noisy and foolish.And Mrs.Bennet is totally obe

41、dient and submissive in her marriage.Mrs.Bennet is aself-centered woman with the attitude that what is good enough for her is goodenough for her children.14.Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights1.What is the main plot of the whole novel?What causes the tragic ending of thelove between Heathcliff and Cather

42、ine?Would it have been possible,under thecircumstances,for the victimized lovers to find a way out?Key:Novels theme is vengeance.Katherines character flaws is the root causes of thetragedy,Heathcliff to lost love human distortion conducted a series of revengeactivities,the capitalist society for the

43、 generation of tragedy provides fertile soil.IfHeathcliff get marry with Katherine,theyll be happiness.2.Is Heathcliffs revenge upon the Earnshaw and Linton families justifiable?Whatis the authors attitude toward Heathcliff,judging from the final futility of therevenge?Key:For the vengeance of the p

44、eople is right.but its wrong in law.Its love,butHeathcliffs love is crazy.15.Kate ChopinThe Story of an Hour-第 7 页What kind of character is Louise Mallard?Key:Mrs.Mallard is a sympathetic character with strength and insight.What are the themes of this short story?Key:Its mainly about the awakening o

45、f feminine awareness and the fruitless struggleof women for freedom in a man-centered world.It is about marriage bondages andcelibacy freedom.What do“heart trouble”and“the open window”symbolize?Key:(1)heart trouble symbolizes(2)the open window symbolizes16.Earnest HemingwayHills like White Elephants

46、1.What is a“white elephant”according to the dictionary definition?Whatdoes a“white elephant”symbolize in the story?(1)Key:a:a property requiring much care and expense and yielding littleprofitb:an object no longer of value to its owner but of value to othersc:something of little or no value(2)Key:Th

47、e woman is pregnant,and the White Elephant is a hint of the body ofthe women.The fact that the two.This matter becomes a heavy burden for thetwo people.2.List the evidence that tells what kind of operation Jig is confronting.How risky is it physically and emotionally?(1)evidence:1.Its really an awfu

48、lly simple operation,Jig,the man said.Its not really anoperation at all.2.I know you wouldnt mind it,Jig.Its really not anything.Its just to let theair in.3.They just let the air in and then its all perfectly natural.4.I know we will.Yon dont have to be afraid.Ive known lots of people thathave done

49、it.5.But I know its perfectly simple.(2)Key:1.Do affect her health,result that the body is badly weakened and be reducedimmunity in the aspect of physical.2.Do be Frustrated,empty and depressed mood which leads to that she cannot be quiet in the aspect of emotion.3.Has Jig made up her mind to do the

50、 operation?Key:The question about whether to do an abortion,the article comes a stopsuddenly at the end.So we cant make sure whether Jig has made up her mind todo the operation.4.If the operation is something already decided on,then what upsets Jig?What is the real conflict between the couple?Key:(1