英美文學(xué)欣賞考題整理及答案

英美文學(xué)欣賞考題整理及答案PartOne:EnglishPoetryShakespeareSonnet18Whydoesthepoetcompare'thee'toasummer1sday?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.ThomasNasheSpringReadthepoemcarefully,payattentiontothoseimagebearingwords,andseehowmanyimagesthepoetcreatedinthepoemandwhatsenseimpressionsyoucangetfromthoseimages.Thereis"Bloomseachthing,maidsdanceinaring,theprettybirdsdosing,thepalmandmaymakecountryhousesgay,Lambsfrisk'andplay,theshepherdspipealldayzAndwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay,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,andOconsonantsmeans.InNaixi'spoem,theuseofphonologicalisalsoveryharmonious,verysmooth,verymellow.SectionIofthepoetryhasThreepairs[ing],sectionIIofthepoemhasthreepairs[ei]andthethirdquarterhasthreepairs[i:].DonneAValediction:ForbiddingMourningWhatisa"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,whentheyawayfromeachothectheywillnotbehurtbythepainoftheseparation.Heandhiswifewillnotreallyseparate.Theycareabouteachotherandlistentotheotherone'sheart,theirtrustandloyaltymakestheirloveperfectlikethecirclemadebyatwincompasses.BlakeTheTigerWhatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?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.BurnsARed,RedRoseHowdosethenarratorinthelovesongexpresshislove?Instanza1,thenarratorpresentstwosimiles,thefirstcomparinghislovetoaroseandthesecondcomparinghislovetoamelody.Instanza2,thenarratoraddressestheyoungladyasbonnie.Inthelastlineofthestanza,hepresentshyperbole,afigureofspeechthatexaggerates.Instanza3,themanpromiseseternalloveforher.Instanza4,thepoetvowstoloveherhoweverfarhemaygo.Whyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?Becausethispoemprofessesthepoet'strueloveforhisbelovedgirl,andusesthementionedabovetotouchthereaders.WordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloudWhatdoesthepoetsee?Heseessomedaffodils.Whatisthepoetsmoodbeforeheseesthedaffodils?Vacantandpensive.Whatisthepoetsmoodafterheseesthedaffodils?HeisverypleasantHowdoesthemagicalchangeoccur?Thosedaffodilsshowafantasticpicturetothepoet,andthepoethasbeendeeplyaffectedbythescene,andhismoodchanges.Whatisthethemeofthepoem?Orwhatdoesthepoetwanttotellyou?Itshowsthebeautyofnature,andthenature7sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit,andtheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.BrowningMyLastDuchess1.Inthispoemzwhoandonwhatoccasionisspeakingtowhom?TheDukeisthespeakerofthepoem,andtellsusheisentertaininganemissarywhohascometonegotiatetheDuke'smarriage(hehasrecentlybeenwidowed)tothedaughterofanotherpowerfulfamily.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke'slastDuchess?Sheiskind,easy-going,innocentandlively.Andwhatbecameofherintheend?Shebecameveryupsetandworrying.TheduchessdiedundersuspiciouscircumstancesonApril21,1561,justtwoyearsafterhemarriedher.Shemayhavebeenpoisoned.2.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke?Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocriticalcold-blooded,crucial,greedyandtreacherous.WhitmanOCaptain!MyCaptain!Q:WaltWhitman,spoem"OCaptain!MyCaptain!"iswrittenintheformofanallegory.Whatistheoverallconnotativemeaninginthepoem?A:Ship'simpliedmeaningisAmerica;Mycaptain1impliedmeaningisAbrahamLincolnwholeadedAmericatotriumphinAmericanCivilWarthen;ourfearfultrip*simpliedmeaningisAmericanCivilWarafterwhichLincolnwasassassinated.InthispoemauthorspokenLincoln'contributionandexpressedhissorrowforLincoln7death.Dickinson(l)Successiscountedsweetest(67)Accordingtothepoem,whocanunderstandsuccessmost?Doyouagreeornotwiththepoet'sviewthat"Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone'ersucceed"?ThepersonwhobestunderstandsthemeaningofsuccessisthepersonwhofailsWhatsortoffeelingsdoesthepoetshowtowardthevictorandthedefeated?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.FrostStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningWhydidthespeakerstop?Literallyhewasfascinatedbythebeautifulnightsceneandstopedhishorsetowatchthewoodsfillupwiththesnow,itwasalsoalittlebreakforthelongtravel.Butinfactjt'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,sohemustgoonhistripjeavethebeautifulthesceneissoamazing,hehastohavethereallife.Thoughthereallifeissohard,hemustbacktoit,andreachhisgoal.Oneleavesnoregretsafterhedies,aslongasonehasreachedhisgoal.Whatisyourunderstandingof"promisestokeep”?"Thepromise"couldbeanobligationoragoal.Onecannotdiebeforefulfillingone'sdream.Thepoetuses"sleep”torepresentdeath,justasweusuallydo.Peoplehavetheirowndreamorgoaljt'salsothedutyforustofinish,weliveforourselvesandwemakelifewonderfulbykeepingonreachingourgoalnoregretsleavesaslongaswehavereachedourgoals.11.EzraPoundInaStationoftheMetroPartTwo:EnglishFiction12.JonathanSwiftGulliver7sTravels?InthischapterSwiftdescribesthesmallnessoftheLilliputians.Whatdoesthis"smallness"implyintheauthor'ssatireofthearistocraticbourgeoissocietyofthetime?Key:TheLilliputscenedepictedinthefirstvolumeofthenovelisamicrocosmoftheBritishEmpire.TheperennialendlessstrugglebetweenUKToriesandWhigsandexternalwarareessentiallyjustpoliticiansintrigueinthesectionhasnothingtodowiththenationaleconomyandthepeople'slivelihood.The"smallness"implythat...?WhatisthecauseofthecivilstrifeandwarbetweenLilliputandtheneighbouringempireofBlefuscu?Whatisthetargetoftheauthor*ssatire?(l)Key:Thepartiesaredividedashigh-heeledpartyandlow-heeledpartyaccordingtotheheightoftheheel.Therelationshipbetweenpartiesisirreconcilable;Neighboringcountriesnotonlywanttoconquerandenslavetheother;butalsoargueabouttriflessuchaswhichheadweshouldknockwhenwewilleateggs.(2)Key:TheauthorusesironyandinnuendotacticstoreflecttheBritishsocialcontradictionsamongfirsthalfofthe18thcentury,tocriticizetheBritishparliamentarypoliticsandreactionaryreligiousforces,toexposethecorruptionandeviloftherulingclique,andtocriticizethehazardsofawarofaggressionandcolonialism.13JaneAustenPrideandPrejudicel.Doyouagreewiththestatement"itistruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife"?Whatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandmarriage?Key:(1)Iagreewiththisstatement.Inmyview,abachelorwhohaslotsofmoneyissupposedtohaveawifetocompanyhim.Theamountofmoneydemonstratestheabilityofaperson.Thebeautiesandthewitsshouldcometogether.(2)First,therelationshipbetweenmarriageandmoneyisveryclose;wecansaythatthemoneyisthebasisofmarriage.Thisisjustfromthematerialconditionsoflife.However;theamountofmoneycan'tmeasurethequalityofmarriage.Adeterminantofmarriageisthecouple'sfeelings,andifthelackofthefeelings,lifeisnotahappymarriageeventhoughhasmoremoney.WhatdoyouthinkofMrs.Bennet?Howcanyoucharacterizeher?Key:(1)Mrs.Bennet-afoolish,noisywomanwhoseonlygoalinlifeistoseeherdaughtersmarried.Becauseofherlowbreedingandoftenunbecomingbehavior,Mrs.Bennetoftenrepelstheverysuitorswhomshetriestoattractforherdaughters.(2)Mrs.Bennetisamiraculouslytiresomecharacter;whoisnoisyandfoolish.AndMrs.Bennetistotallyobedientandsubmissiveinhermarriage.Mrs.Bennetisaself-centeredwomanwiththeattitudethatwhatisgoodenoughforherisgoodenoughforherchildren.EmilyBronteWutheringHeightsWhatisthemainplotofthewholenovel?WhatcausesthetragicendingofthelovebetweenHeathcliffandCatherine?Wouldithavebeenpossible,underthecircumstances,forthevictimizedloverstofindawayout?Key:Novel*sthemeisvengeance.Katherine'scharacterflawsistherootcausesofthetragedy,Heathclifftolostlovehumandistortionconductedaseriesofrevengeactivities,thecapitalistsocietyforthegenerationoftragedyprovidesfertilesoil.IfHeathcliffgetmarrywithKatherine,they*IIbehappiness.2.1sHeathcliff'srevengeupontheEarnshawandLintonfamiliesjustifiable?Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardHeathcliffjudgingfromthefinalfutilityoftherevenge?Key:Forthevengeanceofthepeopleisright.butit,swronginlaw.It'slove,butHeathcliff,sloveiscrazy.KateChopinTheStoryofanHourWhatkindofcharacterisLouiseMallard?Key:Mrs.Mallardisasympatheticcharacterwithstrengthandinsight.Whatarethethemesofthisshortstory?Key:Itzsmainlyabouttheawakeningoffeminineawarenessandthefruitlessstruggleofwomenforfreedominamancenteredworld.Itisaboutmarriagebondagesandcelibacyfreedom.Whatdo"hearttrouble"and"theopenwindow"symbolize?Key:(1)hearttroublesymbolizes(2)theopenwindowsymbolizesEarnestHemingwayHillslikeWhiteElephantsWhatisa"whiteelephantwaccordingtothedictionarydefinition?WhatdoesaHwhiteelephant0symbolizeinthestory?Key:a:apropertyrequiringmuchcareandexpenseandyieldinglittleprofitb:anobjectnolongerofvaluetoitsownerbutofvaluetoothersc:somethingoflittleornovalueKey:Thewomanispregnant,andtheWhiteElephantisahintofthebodyofthewomen.Thefactthatthetwo.Thismatterbecomesaheavyburdenforthetwopeople.ListtheevidencethattellswhatkindofoperationJigisconfronting.Howriskyisitphysicallyandemotionally?evidence:'It'sreallyanawfullysimpleoperation,Jig,'themansaid.'It'snotreallyanoperationatall.''Iknowyouwouldn'tmindit,Jig.It'sreallynotanything.It'sjusttolettheairin.''Theyjustlettheairinandthenit'sallperfectlynatural.''Iknowwewill.Yondon'thavetobeafraid.I'veknownlotsofpeoplethathavedoneit.''ButIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'Key:Doaffectherhealth,resultthatthebodyisbadlyweakenedandbereducedimmunityintheaspectofphysical.DobeFrustrated,emptyanddepressedmoodwhichleadstothatshecannotbequietintheaspectofemotion.HasJigmadeuphermindtodotheoperation?Key:Thequestionaboutwhethertodoanabortion,thearticlecomesastopsuddenlyattheend.Sowecan'tmakesurewhetherJighasmadeuphermindtodotheoperation.Iftheoperationissomethingalreadydecidedon,thenwhatupsetsJig?Whatistherealconflictbetweenthecouple?Key:(1)Sheworriesthatshecouldnotgethappinessasbeforewiththeman.Sheupsetsthathewouldleaveherforever.(2)Therealconflictbetweenthecoupleisthatwhetherthemanlikesthewomenfromthedeepheartandtheirattitudestowardslife.WhatkindofgirlisJig?Howistheirrelationlike?DoestheAmericanloveJig?Key:(1)Sheisrestlessandconfusedandlongingforthedeeperlovefromtheman.Therecouldbemanysituations:first,amarriedmancompelshislovertohaveaabortion;second,asabachelor,heworriesthebabywouldmakehislifebecomplexandsoon.Becauseofthevarioussituations,wecouldnotmakeanaccurateconclusionthatthemanlovesJig.However;onsomedegreethemanlovesthewomanbyanalyzingtheconversationbetweenthem.WhatisHemingway'sstyle?Key:Hemingwa/sstyleislaconic.ThecharacteristicisreflectedinthatWhenwriting,heisveryclearwhatkindofcontentcouldpitoneagainstten.Itisbothanimmediatesituationandalsocontainingotherdeepermeanings,whichcanbeinformedinthewayofexploringsomethingbythereaders.FaulknerARoseforEmilyWhatisthemeaningofthetitle?Key:Aroseisafuneralflower.It'sauthor*stributetoEmily,andalsotosouth,Emilyisthesymbol.Andithasanironicmeaningtothisstory.WhatkindofwomanisMissEmily?Key:Sheisembodimentofsouth,theoldandtraditional,alsoobstinate,resiststochangeanything,adetermined,dignified,valiantandliteratewoman.Howdidthetownspeoplethinkofher?Key:Thetownspeoplehadmixedfeelings—shewas"dearinescapable,impervious,tranquil",andperverse.Alsoshewasalwaysexpectedtobringhonortothetownandsetagoodexamplefortheyoung.WhatisthesymbolicmeaningofEmily'shouse?Key:Emily'shouse,likeEmilyherself,isamonument,theonlyremainingemblemofadyingworldofsouthernaristocracy,alsorepresentsalienationanddeath.Whatisspecialaboutthenarrationofthisstory?Key:Thewritingstyleofthenovelisusingflashbacksandnarrationinterspersedwithflashbacks.Theauthorletusknowtheindependentbutcloselyrelatedeventsskillfullyunderthepremiseofbeingnotexposedthetrueintentions,whichmakesusdrawattentiontothedevelopmentoftheplotwithoutboring.PartThree:EnglishDramaWilliamShakespeareHamlet,PrinceofDenmarkWhydoessleepappeartobesofearfulforHamleteventhoughitcanputanendtothenumerousheadachesinourlife?Key:Asdescribedinthetext,Hamletthinksthatsleepisdifferentfromdeath.Deathmeanstheendoflife,youmaygototheunknownworldandyoucan*tcomeback.Ifhedies,Hamletcan,trealizehiswill.Sleepcan'tendtheheartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks.Hecan'trevengeandgetreliefthroughthisway.Heisfrightenedbythepossiblesufferinginthelong"dream”.Hecan'tpredictwhatwillhappeninthesleep,maybegoodorevil.Whywouldmostpeopleprefertobearallthesufferingsinliferatherthanchoosedeathasameanstoendthem?Key:1.AsitgoesthatAdversitymakesgrowth',bysolvingtheproblemswecanacknowledgeplentyofskillsandovercomethesufferingsinlife.Ifwechoosedeathasameanstoendthem,itistoopassiveforustofacetheobstaclesinlife,whichwillleadtothefailureinlife.Becausepeopleholdthesameidea"togruntandsweatunderawearylife,butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath-theundiscoveredcountry,formwhosebournnotravelerreturns-puzzlethewill,andmakeusratherbearthoseillswehavethanflytoothersthatwedon'tknow."Peoplealsoarefrightenedbythemythsinanotherworldafterdeath.RomeoandJulietWhatdoesitmeanwhenJulietsays"Thatwhichwecallarose/Bymyothernamewouldsmellassweet"?Key:InShakespeare'stime,nameonbehalfoftheirfamily,andhisfamilyrepresentsthesocialstatus.AndpersonaljustonlyonbehalfoftheirinnerJulietsaysstronglyreflectsherhumanistoutlookonlifeandtheconceptoftheideal.OscarWildeTheImportanceofBeingEarnestHowdoyouunderstandthetitleoftheplay?WhatisyourimpressionofGwendolen?WhatarethemoststrikingtraitsinLadyBracknelTscharacter?(1)Key:Hereisapun.It'simportanttobeaseriousman.Andtheauthorwantstosatirizethetrivialitywithwhichittreatsinstitutionsasseriousasmarriage,andtheresultingsatireofVictorianways.(2)Key:Sheadvocatessincere,dobeintelligentandfriendly