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1、英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案Part One : English PoetryShakespeare Sonnet 18Why does the poet compare thee to a summer7 s day? And who could thee be?Because summer7 s day and thee both represent beauty . thee could be beauty, love.What picture have you got of English summer, and could you explain why?Warm, beautiful
2、, sunshine. Because summer is the best season of a year zthe most 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.Wh at makes the poet think that thou can be more fair than summer and immortal?Because human
3、ism 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 Nashe SpringRead the poem carefully, pay attention to those imagebearing words,
4、and see how many images the poet created in the poem and what sense impressions you 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, final futility of the revenge?Key: For the vengeance of the people is r
5、ight .but it s wrong in law. It7 s love, but Heathcliff7 s love is crazy.15. Kate Chopin The Story of an HourWhat kind of character is Louise Mallard?Key: Mrs. Mallard is a sympathetic character with strength and insightWhat are the themes of this short story?Key: It s mainly about the awakening of
6、feminine awareness and the fruitless struggle of women for freedom in a mancentered world. It is about marriage bondages and celibacy freedom.What do /zheart trouble77 and nthe open window” symbolize?Key: (1) heart trouble symbolizes(2) the open window symbolizes16. Earnest Hemingway Hills like Whit
7、e 日ephants1. What is a white elephant according to the dictionary definition? What does a /zwhite elephant“ symbolize in t he 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 litt
8、le or no value(2)Key: The woman is pregnant, and the White 日ephant is a hint of the body ofthe women. The fact that the two. This matter becomes a heavy burden for the two people.2. List the evidence that tells what kind of operation Jig is confronting.How risky is it physically and emotionally?(1)
9、evidence:l/Ifs really an awfully simple operation, Jig/ the man said. Its not really anoperation at all.,1.1 know you wouldnt mind it, Jig. Its really not anything. Its just to let theair in.,3. Theyjust let the air in and then its all perfectly natural.13.1 know we will. Yon dont have to be afraid.
10、 Fve known lots of people that have done it.15. 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
11、 of emotion.3. Has Jig made up her mind to do the operation?Key: The question about whether to do an abortion, the article comes a stop suddenly at the end. So we can t make sure whether Jig has made up her mind to do the operation.4. If the operation is something already decided onz then what upset
12、s Jig?What is the real conflict between the couple?Key: (1) She worries that she could not get happiness as before with the man. She upsets that he would leave her for ever.(2) The real conflict between the couple is that whether the man likes thewomen from the deep heart and their attitudes towards
13、 life.5. What kind of girl is Jig? How is their relation like? Does the American love Jig?Key: (1) She is restless and confused and longing for the deeper love from the man.(2) There could be many situations: first, a married man compels his loverto have a abortion; second, as a bachelor, he worries
14、 the baby would make his life be complex and so on.(3) Because of the various situations, we could not make an accurateconclusion that the man loves Jig. However, on some degree the man loves the woman by analyzing the conversation between them.6. What is Hemingway7 s style?Key: Hemingway, s style i
15、s laconic. The characteristic is reflected in thatWhen writing, he is very clear what kind of content could pit one against ten. It is both an immediate situation and also containing other deeper meanings, which can be informed in the way of exploring something by the readers.Faulkner A Rose for Emi
16、ly1. What is the meaning of the title?Key: A rose is a funeral flower. It7 s author7 s tribute to Emily, and also to south, Emily is the symbol. And it has an ironic meaning to this story.2. What kind of woman is Miss Emily?Key: She is embodiment of south, the old and traditional, also obstinate, re
17、sists to change anything ,a determined , dignified, valiant and literate woman.3. How did the townspeople think of her?Key: The townspeople had mixed feelings一she was /zdear inescapable, impervious, tranquil” , and perverse. Also she was always expected to bring honor to the town and set a good exam
18、ple for the young.4. What is the symbolic meaning of Emily s house?Key: Emily s house, like Emily herself, is a monument, the only remaining emblem of a dying world of southern aristocracy, also represents alienation and death.5. What is special about the narration of this story?Key: The writing sty
19、le of the novel is using flashbacks and narration interspersed with flashbacks. The author let us know the independent but closely related events skillfully under the premise of being not exposed the true intentions, which makes us draw attention to the development of the plot without boring.Part Th
20、ree: English Drama18. William Shakespeare Hamlet, Prince of Denmark1. Why does sleep appear to be so fearful for Hamlet even though it can put an end to the numerous headaches in our life?Key: As described in the text, Hamlet thinks that sleep is different from death. Death means the end of life, yo
21、u may go to the unknown world and you can t comeback. If he dies, Hamlet can t realize his will. Sleep can t end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks. He can t revenge and get relief through this way. He is frightened bythe possible suffering in the long /dream, . He can t predict what will
22、 happen in the sleep, may be good or evil.2. Why would most people prefer to bear all the sufferings in life rather than choose death as a means to end them?Key: 1. As it goes that Adversity makes growth , by solving the problems we can acknowledge plenty of skills and overcome the sufferings in lif
23、e. If we choose death as a means to end them, it is too passive for us to face the obstacles in life, which will lead to the failure in life.2. Because people hold the same idea to grunt and sweat under a weary life, butthat the dread of something after death-the undiscovered country, form whose bou
24、rn no traveler returns-puzzle the will, and make us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we don t know/ People also are frightened by the myths in another world after death.Romeo and JulietWhat does it mean when Juliet says “That which we call a rose / B y my other name would smell
25、 as sweet ?Key:In Shakespeare time, name on behalf of their family, and his family represents the social status. And personal just only on behalf of their inner Juliet says strongly reflects her humanist outlook on life and the concept of the ideal.19. Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest(1)
26、ow do you understand the title of the play? What is your impression ofGwendolen? What are the most striking traits in Lady BracknelT s character? (1) Key: Here is a pun. It7 s impo rtant to be a serious man. And the author wants to satirize the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious
27、 as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways.(2) Key: She advocates sincere, do be intelligent and friendly, and is able to forgive the mistakes of others. She do be a earnest person.(3) Key: Lady Bracknell embodies the stereotype of the Victorian English aristocrat woman. She belongs to
28、 aristocratic society and is a typical Victorian snob, who is arrogant, formal and concerned with money. She is interested only in a materialistic world.20. Eugene Oz Neill The Hairy Apel.Yank assumes more than once the posture of Rodin s The Thinker in the play.What does it have to do with the play
29、 s motif and tone? What are the major images and symbols employed in the play to dramatize the theme?1. ) Key: 1. The themes of this article are modern man loses his sense of belonging under technological progress and humanity is in a predicament by creating a world he does not belong to.2. The Thin
30、ker is often painful, which demonstrates the profoundly tragic matter of modern people like Yank: he is thinking and looks forward to a better life, but he doesn t find the answer. In ONeill s opinion, there exists no answer. Therefore, he is destined to be a loser.3. In summary, the description of
31、his behavior makes the theme more significant.2.Why do you think the play is subtitled “A Comedy of Ancient and Modern Life inEight Scenes ?Key: 1. The hairy ape is a comedy of ancient and modern life which shows ONeills social concern for the oppressed industrial working class. It presents an extre
32、mely negative view of the state, of mechanized America, where the worker best adjusted to the system is a hairy ape/ and where the Capitalist class is even more terribly dehumanized , for it has lost all connection with life , is simply /za procession of gaudy marionettes/2. The play was created in
33、20th century when western people suffered unprecedented intellectual crisis. Human beings lost their absolute value, which made people fall into confusion and desperation. Besides, man s desire to emotions was ignored in the rapid development of technology. People put existence of individuality firs
34、t at that time.3. Numerous obstacles and frustrations oc cur in the way of Yank s seeking for his position, which reflects survival crisis of most modern people. The more people think about, the clearer people realize about freedom.Lambs frisk1 and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye b
35、irds tune this merry lay, The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, In every street these tunes bur ears do greet!The /zYoung lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit , “ impressions me most because of the harmony of the people7 s relationship.Can y
36、ou 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 tone step ) . In order to give the reader a spring breeze , streams , flowers , winding , Song Xin texture of sound and light flavor, Naixi greater use
37、s English word S,z,f,V,R,L, and consonants means. In Naixis poem, the use of phonological is also very harmonious, very smooth , very mellow. Section I of the poetry has Three pairs ing , section II of the poem has three pairs ei and the third quarter has three pairs i:.Donne A Valediction: Forbiddi
38、ng MourningWhat is a valediction“ any way? Is the speaker in the poem about to die?Why does the speaker forbid mourning?No, it is about the lover s separation. As the poem metaphors, the poet believed he and his wife s love is sacred, he didn t hope they cry when separation comes, let their love be
39、stained by the ordinary and mundane.2. Explain the metaphors in the poem.In the first verse, the poet used virtuous men7 s death metaphor for lovers separation, in the third verse he used z/moving of the earth and trepidation of the spheres” metaphor for lovers separation and the result of separatio
40、n, in the last three verse he used stiff twin compasses7 two legs metaphor for poet himself and his wife. All these metaphors show poet opinion that he will separate from his wife in peace, their love is a scared love, when they away from each other, they will not be hurt by the pain of the separati
41、on. He and his wife will not really separate. They care about each other and listen to the other one s heart, their trust and loyalty makes their love perfect like the circle made by a twin compasses.Blake The TigerWhat is the symbolic meaning of the tiger?The symbol of the Tiger is unclear what it
42、exactly symbolizes, but scholars have hypothesized that the Tiger could be inspiration, the divine, artistic creation, history, the sublime, or vision itself. The list is almost infinite. The point is, the Tiger is important, and Blake7 s poem barely limits the possibilities.Here are two major symbo
43、lisms:The tiger is the embodiment of Gods power in creation.The tiger shows the force of French Revolution.What paradox can you find in the poem?Did he who made the Lamb make thee?11 It challenges the one-track religious views of the 18 s century. The view only concluded that god create the lame, he
44、 is so kind a father. But it didn t know god also create the tough tiger. He can also be very serious. The god is someone who can t be truly understood by human beings.Burns A Red, Red RoseHow dose the narrator in the love song express his love?In stanza 1, the narrator presents two similes, the fir
45、st comparing his love to a rose and the second comparing his love to a melody.In stanza 2, the narrator addresses the young lady as bonnie. In the last line of the stanza, he presents hyperbole, a figure of speech that exaggerates.In stanza 3, the man promises eternal love for her.In stanza 4, the p
46、oet vows to love her however far he may go.Why is this poem so touching to the readers?Because this poem professes the poet s true love for his beloved girl, and uses the mentioned above to touch the readers.Wordsw orth I Wandered Lonely as a CloudWhat does the poet see?He sees some daffodils.What i
47、s the poet s mood before he sees the daffodils?Vacant and pensive.What is the poet s mood after he sees the daffodils?He is very pleasant.How does the magical change occur?Those daffodils show a fantastic picture to the poet, and the poet has been deeply affected by the scene, and his mood changes.W
48、hat is the theme of the poem? Or what does the poet want to tell you?It shows the beauty of nature, and the nature7 s beauty uplifts the human spirit, and the harmony between human and nature.Browning My 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 an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke s marriage (he has recently been widowed) to the daughter of another powerful family.What sort of person is the Duke s last Duchess