英国文学练习题

1、叮叮小文库英国文学选读练习1. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun within 1798.A. the publication of Lyrical BalladsB. the death of Sir ScottC. the birth of William WordsworthD the passage of the first Reform Bill in the Parliament2. The Romantic Period is first of all an age of.A. NovelB. poetryC.

2、 dramaD. prose53. Romanticism does not emphasizeA. the special qualities of each individualB. the iminer world of the human spiritC. Individuality4.is not a Romantic poet.A. William BlakeB. Sir ScottC. P. B. Shelley D. Lord ByronD. the features that men have in common5.A. Walter ScottB. Mary Shelley

3、C. Jane AustenD. Ann Radcliff6.is not characteristic of William Blakes writing.A. plain and direct languageB. compression of meaningC. supernatural qualityD. symbolismis a Romantic novelist but is impressed with neo-classic strains.7. Wordsworth published Lyrical Ballads in 1789 withA. ByronB. Coler

4、idgeC. ShelleyD. Keats8. Wordsworth thinks thatis the only subject of literary interest.A. the life of rising bourgeoisieB. aristocratic lifeC. the life of the royal familyD. common life9. Don Juan is the masterpiece ofA. Lord Byron's B. P. B. Shelley' C. John Keats ' s D. Samuel Colerid

5、ge10.A. Jane EyreB. Sense and SensibilityC. Pride and PrejudiceD. Emmais not a novel written by Jane Austen.II. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets.(T )1. The Romantic period is also a great age of prose.(T )2. Romantics also tend to be na

6、tionalistic, defending their own literary heritage against the advocates of classical rules.(F)3. Coleridge has been rewarded as Poet Laureate.“ Lake Poets.(F )4. Keats is one of the (F )5. Jane Austen is a typical Romantic writer.III. Name the author of each of the following literary work.Coleridge

7、1. “ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 2.Songs of InnocenceBlake3 “ Ode to a NightingaleKeatsShelley4. “ A Song: Men of England5. The PreludeWordsworthIV. Define the literary terms listed below1. Romanticism: Romanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music and art in western

8、 culture during most of the nineteenth century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. There have been many varieties of Romanticism in many different times and places. The leading features of Romantic movements are Wordsworth, Shelley, etc.2.Ode:Ode is a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, wri

9、tten in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subject. Odes are often written for a special occasion, to honour a person or a season or to commemorate an event.V. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it i

10、s taken and then briefly interpret it.1 .Be through my lips to unawakened Earth.The trumpet of a prophecy! O, Wind,If winter comes, can Spring be far behind?2. For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart

11、with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.V. 1. It is taken from Shelley' s Ode to the West Wind. In this poem, Shelley eulogizes the powerful west wind and expresses h is eagerness to enjoythe boundless freedom from the reality. In these last lines, the poet shows his optimistic spirit

12、for the future.2. It is taken from Wordsworth' s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.” The poet thinks that it is a bliss to recollect the beautyjof in his mindwhile he is in solitude. He expresses his strong affecting for nature in the poem.1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a se

13、ries of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.B. England's domestic rest.C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.2. Which of the following is regarded as

14、the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.The Pilgrim's Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr. BadmanD. The Holy War3.It isalone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the

15、English society of his time andcreated a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower4.All of the following four exceptare the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe

16、 C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson5.It is generally regarded that Keats's most important and mature poems are in the form of.A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet6. Daniel Defoe's novels mainly focus on.A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB. the struggle of the shipwrecked pe

17、rsons for securityC. the struggle of the pirates for wealthD. the desire of the criminals for property7.In Beowulf,fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon8. Francis Bacon is best known for hiswhich greatly

18、 influenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D plays9. Most of Thomas Hardy's novels are set in Wessex.A. a crude region in EnglandB. a fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural area D. Hardy's hometown10. We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley

19、9;s poem "Ode to the West Wind" with all the following terms except.A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild11. "Blindness", "partiality", "prejudice", and "absurdity" in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" are most likely the characteristics of.A. E

20、lizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet12. The modern English novel came into being in.A. the middle of the 17th centuryB. the 17th century C. the late 18th centuryD. the middle of the 18th century13. Who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Po

21、und14. Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw15.Of the following poets, which is not regarded as "Lake Poets"?A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Words worthD. Will

22、iam Shakespeare16.In the first part of Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver told his experience in.A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 17.Which of the following cannot describe "Byronic hero"?A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressive18.ln the history of literature, Ro

23、manticism is generally regarded asA. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and allexperience.B. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men hav

24、e in commonD. the modes of thinking19. The term "metaphysical poetry" is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of.A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan20. "The Vanity Fair" is a well-known part in.A. The Pilgr

25、im's Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War21.In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes.A. money worshipping tendencyB. dehumanizing of workhouse systemC. hypocrisy of the upper societyD. distortion of human heart22. Which of the followin

26、g plays by Shakespeare is history play?A. Otharo B. The Merry Wives of WindsorC. Henry IV D. King Lear23. Who is regarded as a "worshipper of nature".A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen24. Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A.

27、A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver TwistD. Sons and Lovers25. The 18th century England is known as the in the history.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment26. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories ofadventures or other heroic deeds, is a popula

28、r literary form in the medievalperiod.A. ChristianB. knightlyC. Greek D. Primitive27. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the.A. individual feelings B. idea of survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature28. Generally , the Renaissance refers to the

29、 period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is .A. science B . philosophy C. arts D. humanism29. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as .A. Classicism B. NeoclassicismC. Romanti

30、cismD. pre-Romanticism30. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken fromA. the Renaissance B. the Old Testament C. Greek Mythology D. the New TestamentComplete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook. (20 x 1 points)1. In "The Canterbury Tales&quo

31、t;, Chaucer employed theheroic couplet with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English literature.2. Christopher Marlowe is the most gifted of the "University Wits ".3. The term " metaphysical poetry" is commonly used to name the work of the 17th - century w

32、riters who wrote under the influence of John Donne.4. Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece "The FaerieQueene".5. Swift is a master satirist, his satire is usually masked by an outward gravity an

33、d an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the morepowerful.6. From the middle part to the end of the 18th century, in English literature Gothic novels flourished. They were mostly stories of mystery and horror which take place in some haunted or dilapidated middle age castles.7. As a le

34、ading romanticist, Byron's chief contribution is his creation of the "Byronic hero", a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.8. Wordsworth is regarded as a "worshipper of nature".Romance : The romance was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, de

35、scribing the life and adventures of a noble hero. The medieval romances were tales of chivalry or amorous adventure occurring in King Arthur's court. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is an example of a medieval romance.Ballad : It is a story in poetic form, often about tragic love and

36、 usually sung. Ballads were passed down from generation to generation by singers.The medieval ballads are ballads of Robin Hood. Coleridge' s "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a 19th century English baFar a ballad, ineach stanza the odd-numbered lines are iambic tetrameters which th

37、e even-numbered lines are iambic trimeters, and the rhyme scheme is a,b,c,b.Heroic couplet : They are poetry composed in iambic pentameter. In this form of poetry, lines consisting of five iambic feet rime together in pairs.The rime scheme :aa bb cc Renaissance : Renaissance marks the transition fro

38、m the medieval to the modern world. It first started in Italy in the 14th century and graduallyspread all over Europe. The word“ Renaissance ” means rebirth or revival. In essence, it is a historical period in which the E uropean humanistthinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old fe

39、udalist ideas in medieval Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to lift the restriction in all areas placed by the Roman Catholic Church authorities. Two features of renaissance: It is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature. People lea

40、rned to admire the Greek and Latin works as models of literary form. It is the keen interest in the activities of humanity.Sonnet : A lyric poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed. The rhyme scheme in the Italian form as typified in the sonnets of Petrarch isabbaabba cdecde. The Petrarchi

41、an sonnet has two divisions: the first is of eight lines (the octave), and the second isof six lines (the sestet). Therhyme scheme of the English, or Shakespearean sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg. The change of rhyme in the English sonnet is coincidental with a change of theme in the poem. The meter is

42、iambic pentameter.Blank vers e: A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.Spenserian Stanza : Spenser invented a new verse form for his poem. The verse form has been called "Spenserian Stanza" since his day. Each stanzahas nine lines, each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentamete

43、r form, and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter line. The rhythm scheme is abab bcbc c.Enlightenment : The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. It was an expressionof struggle of the bourgeoisie against feudalism. The enlighteners fou

44、ght against class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other survivals offeudalism. They thought the chief means for bettering the society was "enlightenment" or "education" for the people. The English enlightenerswere bourgeois democratic thinkers. They set no revolutionary ai

45、m before them and what they strove for was to bring it to an end by clearing awaythe feudal ideas with the bourgeois ideology.Sentimentalism : Sentimentalism appeared in the middle of the 18th century, as a reaction against commercialism and the cold rationalism. Sentimentalists emphasize“ the human

46、 heart ” and show sympathy to the poor. This trend marks the transition form neoclassicism to romanticismin English poetry. Thomas Gray is one of the models. Another sentimentalist poet is Oliver Goldsmith (The Disserted Village). The most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism is Laurence Ste

47、rne.Pre-romanticism : The Romantic Movement was marked by a strong protest against the bondage of Classicism, by a renewed interest in medievalliterature. In England, this movement showed itself in the trend of Pre-romanticism in poetry.It was represented by Blake and Robert Burns. Theystruggled aga

48、inst the neoclassical tradition of poetry.Romanticism : Romanticism was in effect a revolt of the English imagination against the neoclassical reason, which prevailed from the days of Popeto those of Johnson. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less negative attitude toward the existing social

49、 and political conditions thatcame with industrialization and the growing importance of the bourgeoisie. Romantics saw men essentially as an individual in the solitary state andemphasized the special qualities of each individual's mind. In essence it designates a literary and philosophical theor

50、y which tends to see theindividual as the very center of all life and all experience. It also places the individual at the center of art, making literature most valuable as anexpression of his or her unique feelings and particular attitudes, and valuing its accuracy in portraying the individual'

51、s experiences. The romanticsextol the faculty of the imagination, write about nature and they get inspiration form nature, turn to the humble people and the common everydaylife for subjects and turn to other times and places, where the qualities they valued would be convincingly depicted.Neo-classic

52、ism : A revival in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of classical standards of order, balance and harmony in literature. JohnDryden was the first person who started the movement at the end of the 17th century, while Alexander Pope brought it to its culmination.Elegy : it seeks for "lamen

53、t". It is a poem on death or on a serious loss; characteristically a sustained meditation expressing sorrow and, frequently,an explicit or implied consolationRealism : A term used in literature and art to present life as it really is without sentimentalizing or idealizing it. Realistic writing

54、often depicts theeveryday life and speech of ordinary people. This has led, sometimes to an emphasis on sordid details.Lake Poets : Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey have often been mentioned as the "Lake Poets" because they lived in the lake district inthenorthwestern part of England. The

55、 three traversed the same path in politics and in poetry, beginning as radicals and closing as conservatives.Metaphysical Poetry : The poetry of John Donne and other seventeenth-century poets who wrote in a similar style. Metaphysical poetry is characterized by verbal wit and excess, ingenious struc

56、ture, irregular meter, colloquial language, elaborates imagery, and a drawing together of dissimilar ideas.Humanism : it refers to the main literary trend and is the keynote of English Renaissance. Humanists took interest in human life and human activitiesand gave expression to the new feeling of ad

57、miration for human beauty, human achievement. They think that man has a potential for culture whichdistinguishes him from lower orders of beings, and which he should strive constantly to fulfill.Iambic Pentameter : A poetic line consisting of five verse feet, which each foot an iamb_ that is, an uns

58、tressed syllable followed by a stressed one.Iambic pentameter is the most common verse line in English poetry.Byronic hero : is an idealized but flawed character exemplified in the life and writings of Lord Byron. It first appears in Byron's semi-autobiographical epic narrative poem Childe Harol

59、d's Pilgrimage (1812-18). The Byronic hero typically exhibits the following characteristics: high level of intelligence and perception; cunning and able to adapt; criminal tendencies; sophisticated and educated; self-critical and introspective;mysterious, magnetic and charismatic; struggling with integrity; power of seduction and sexual attraction; social and sexual dominance;