英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案

1、PartOne:EnglishPoetryShakespeareSonnet18?Whydoesthepoetcompare'thee'toasummer'sday?Andwhocould'thee'be?Becausesummersdayandtheebothrepresentbeauty.theecouldbebeauty,love.?WhatpicturehaveyougotofEnglishsummer,andcouldyouexplainwhy?Warm,beautiful,sunshine.Becausesummeristhebestseas

2、onofayear,themostbeautifulseason.ItislikeourMay.Howdoesthepoetanswerthequestionheputsforthinthefirstline?Theeismorebeautifulthansummer.?Wlatmakesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorefairthansummerandimmortal?Becausehumanismismoreeternalthansummerandimmortal.?Whatfiguresofspeechareusedinthispoem?Simile,met

3、aphor,personification,oxymoronandsoon.?Whatisthethemeofthepoem?Loveconquersall,Beautyliveson.2.ThomasNasheSpring?Readthepoemcarefully,payattentiontothoseimage-bearingwords,andseehowmanyimagesthepoetcreatedinthepoemandwhatsenseimpressionsyoucangetfromthoseimages.Thereis“Bloomseachthing,maidsdanceinar

4、ing,theprettybirdsdosing,thepalmandmaymakecountryhousesgay,Lambsfrisk'andplay,theshepherdspipeallday,Andwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay,Thefieldsbreathesweet,thedaisieskissourfeet,Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,Ineverystreetthesetunesburearsdogreet!”The“Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,

5、“impressionsmemostbecauseoftheharmonyofthepeople'srelationship.?Canyoupointoutandexplainthesoundandtheirmusicaleffectinthepoem?InthePoem,eachsectionhasfourlines,eachlinehastensyllables(fivetonestep).Inordertogivethereaderaspringbreeze,streams,flowers,winding,SongXintextureofsoundandlightflavor,N

6、aixigreaterusesEnglishwordS,z,f,V,R,L,and0consonantsmeans.InNaixi'spoem,theuseofphonologicalisalsoveryharmonious,verysmooth,verymellow.SectionIofthepoetryhasThreepairsing,sectionIIofthepoemhasthreepairseiandthethirdquarterhasthreepairsi:.DonneAValediction:ForbiddingMourningWhatisa“valediction&qu

7、ot;anyway?Isthespeakerinthepoemabouttodie?Whydoesthespeakerforbidmourning?No,itisaboutthelovers'separation.Asthepoemmetaphors,thepoetbelievedheandhiswife'sloveissacred,hedidn'thopetheycrywhenseparationcomes,lettheirlovebestainedbytheordinaryandmundane.'s death metaphor he used “ movi

8、ng of the metaphor for lovers '?2.Explainthemetaphorsinthepoem.Inthefirstverse,thepoetusedvirtuousmenforlovers'separation,inthethirdverseearth”and“trepidationofthespheres”separationandtheresultofseparation,inthelastthreeverseheusedstifftwincompasses'twolegsmetaphorforpoethimselfandhiswif

9、e.Allthesemetaphorsshowpoetopinionthathewillseparatefromhiswifeinpeace,theirloveisascaredlove,whenthey away from each other, they will not be hurt by the pain separation. He and his wife will not really separate. They care about each other and listen to the other one' s heart, their and loyalty

10、makestheir love perfect like the circle madeby compasses.Blake The Tigerof thetrusttwin?Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?The symbol of the Tiger is scholars have hypothesized divine, artistic creation, The list is almost infinite.buttheunclearwhatitexactlysymbolizes,thattheTigercouldbeinspiration,

11、.Here are twohistory,thesublime,orvisionitself.Thepointis,theTigerisimportant,andBlake'spoembarelylimitsthepossibilitiesmajorsymbolisms:ThetigeristheembodimentofGod'spowerincreation.ThetigershowstheforceofFrenchRevolution.?Whatparadoxcanyoufindinthepoem?"DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?&quo

12、t;Itchallengestheone-trackreligiousviewsofthe18'scentury.Theviewonlyconcludedthatgodcreatethelame,heissokindafather.Butitdidn'tknowgodalsocreatethetoughtiger.Hecanalsobeveryserious.Thegodissomeonewhocan'tbetrulyunderstoodbyhumanbeings.BurnsARed,RedRose?Howdosethenarratorinthelovesongexpr

13、esshisloveInstanza1,thenarratorpresentstwosimiles,thefirstcomparinghislovetoaroseandthesecondcomparinghislovetoamelody.Instanza2,thenarratoraddressestheyoungladyasbonnie.Inthelastlineofthestanza,hepresentshyperbole,afigureofspeechthatexaggerates.Instanza3,themanpromiseseternalloveforher.Instanza4,th

14、epoetvowstoloveherhoweverfarhemaygo.?Whyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?Becausethispoemprofessesthepoet'strueloveforhisbelovedgirl,andusesthementionedabovetotouchthereaders.WordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloud?Whatdoesthepoetsee?Heseessomedaffodils.?Whatisthepoet'smoodbeforeheseesthedaffodils?

15、Vacantandpensive.?Whatisthepoet'smoodafterheseesthedaffodils?Heisverypleasant.?Howdoesthemagicalchangeoccur?Thosedaffodilsshowafantasticpicturetothepoet,andthepoethasbeendeeplyaffectedbythescene,andhismoodchanges.?Whatisthethemeofthepoem?Orwhatdoesthepoetwanttotellyou?Itshowsthebeautyofnature,an

16、dthenature'sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit,andtheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.BrowningMyLastDuchess?1.Inthispoem,whoandonwhatoccasionisspeakingtowhom?TheDukeisthespeakerofthepoem,andtellsusheisentertaininganemissarywhohascometonegotiatetheDuke'smarriage(hehasrecentlybeenwidowed)tothedaughterofa

17、notherpowerfulfamily.?WhatsortofpersonistheDuke'slastDuchess?Sheiskind,easy-going,innocentandlively.?Andwhatbecameofherintheend?Shebecameveryupsetandworrying.TheduchessdiedundersuspiciouscircumstancesonApril21,1561,justtwoyearsafterhemarriedher.Shemayhavebeenpoisoned.?2.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke

18、?Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocritical,cold-blooded,crucial,greedyandtreacherous.WhitmanOCaptain!MyCaptain!?Q:WaltWhitmanspoem“OCaptain!MyCaptain!”iswrittenintheformofanallegory.Whatistheoverallconnotativemeaninginthepoem?A:Ship'simpliedmeaningisAmerica;M/captain'implie

19、dmeaningisAbrahamLincolnwholeadedAmericatotriumphinAmericanCivilWarthen;ourfearfultrip'simpliedmeaningisAmericanCivilWarafterwhichLincolnwasassassinated.InthispoemauthorspokenhighlyofLincoln'contributionandexpressedhissorrowforLincoln'death.Dickinson(1)Successiscountedsweetest(67)?Accord

20、ingtothepoem,whocanunderstandsuccessmost?Doyouagreeornotwiththepoet'sviewthat“Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone'ersucceed”？Thepersonwhobestunderstandsthemeaningofsuccessisthepersonwhofails?Whatsortoffeelingsdoesthepoetshowtowardthevictorandthedefeated?Thepoetshowsherawarenessofthecomplica

21、tedtruthsofhumandesire.Successcanbecomprehendedbysomeonewhoneedit;thedefeated,dyingmanunderstandvictorymoreclearlythanthevictoriousarmydoes.(2) BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath(712)?Howmanypeoplearethereinthecarriage?Andwherearetheygoingrightnow?Therearethreeinthecarriage,thePoet,Death,andImmortality.?W

22、heredidtheypass?Whatcantheseplacesremindusof?Theypassedtheschool,thefieldsofGazinggrain,theSettingSun.Itremindsusofchildhood,maturityandoldage,thechildrenareevidentsymbolsofthebeginningofthings,thegrainripoftheadulthood,andthesunsettingoftherestofthedays.Whatisthepoet'sattitudetowarddeathandlife

23、impliedinthepoem?Thepoet'sattitudeisthatdeathisnothingtobeforcedsinceitisnaturalpartoftheendlesscycleofnature,it'sonlythebeginning;todieistogoonanotherjourney,althoughdeathtakesoneawayfromtheearthyworld;thereisstillsomethingtolookforwardtowhenonedies,deathmeanseternity.FrostStoppingbyWoodson

24、aSnowyEvening?Whydidthespeakerstop?Literallyhewasfascinatedbythebeautifulnightsceneandstopedhishorsetowatchthewoodsfillupwiththesnow,itwasalsoalittlebreakforthelongtravel.Butinfact,it'ssymbolism,the'woods'standsforthenature,the'village'standsforthehumanworld,'horse'forthe

25、animalworld.Thepoemrepresentsamomentofrelaxationfromtheburdensomejourneyoflife,analmostaestheticenjoymentandappreciationofnaturalbeautywhichiswholesomeandrestorativeagainstthechaoticexistenceofmodernman.?Whydidhelaterdecidetogo?Asthelastsentencesaid'ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIslee

26、p.'His'horse'shakethebelltoaskiftheyshouldgo,whichisactuallyasymbolofvitality,urgeshimtogo.Helivesinthereallife,andhehashisownobligation"promisetokeep',hehasn'tachieveit,sohemustgoonhistrip,leavethebeautifulthesceneissoamazing,hehastohavethereallife.Thoughthereallifeissohard

27、,hemustbacktoit,andreachhisgoal.Oneleavesnoregretsafterhedies,aslongasonehasreachedhisgoal.?Whatisyourunderstandingof“promisestokeep”？“Thepromise"couldbeanobligationoragoal.Onecannotdiebeforefulfillingone'sdream.Thepoetuses“sleep”torepresentdeath,justasweusuallydo.Peoplehavetheirowndreamorg

28、oal,it'salsothedutyforustofinish,weliveforourselvesandwemakelifewonderfulbykeepingonreachingourgoal,noregretsleavesaslongaswehavereachedourgoals.11. EzraPoundInaStationoftheMetroPartTwo:EnglishFiction12. JonathanSwiftGulliver'sTravelsInthischapter,SwiftdescribesthesmallnessoftheLilliputians.

29、Whatdoesthis“smallness"implyintheauthor'ssatireofthearistocraticbourgeoissocietyofthetime?Key:TheLilliputscenedepictedinthefirstvolumeofthenovelisamicrocosmoftheBritishEmpire.TheperennialendlessstrugglebetweenUKToriesandWhigsandexternalwarareessentiallyjustpoliticiansintrigueinthesectionhas

30、nothingtodowiththenationaleconomyandthepeople'slivelihood.The“smallness"implythatWhatisthecauseofthecivilstrifeandwarbetweenLilliputandtheneighbouringempireofBlefuscu?Whatisthetargetoftheauthor'ssatire?(1)Key:Thepartiesaredividedashigh-heeledpartyandlow-heeledpartyaccordingtotheheightof

31、theheel.Therelationshipbetweenpartiesisirreconcilable;Neighboringcountriesnotonlywanttoconquerandenslavetheother,butalsoargueabouttriflessuchaswhichheadweshouldknockwhenwewilleateggs.(2)Key:TheauthorusesironyandinnuendotacticstoreflecttheBritishsocialcontradictionsamongfirsthalfofthe18thcentury,tocr

32、iticizetheBritishparliamentarypoliticsandreactionaryreligiousforces,toexposethecorruptionandeviloftherulingclique,andtocriticizethehazardsofawarofaggressionandcolonialism.13JaneAustenPrideandPrejudicethatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife"？Whatistherelationshipbetweenmoneya

33、ndmarriage?Key:(1)Iagreewiththisstatement.Inmyview,abachelorwhohaslotsofmoneyissupposedtohaveawifetocompanyhim.Theamountofmoneydemonstratestheabilityofaperson.Thebeautiesandthewitsshouldcometogether.(2)First,therelationshipbetweenmarriageandmoneyisveryclose;wecansaythatthemoneyisthebasisofmarriage.T

34、hisisjustfromthematerialconditionsoflife.However,theamountofmoneycantmeasurethequalityofmarriage.Adeterminantofmarriageisthecouple'sfeelings,andifthelackofthefeelings,lifeisnotahappymarriageeventhoughhasmoremoney.2.WhatdoyouthinkofMrs.Bennet?Howcanyoucharacterizeher?Key:(1)Mrs.Bennet-afoolish,no

35、isywomanwhoseonlygoalinlifeistoseeherdaughtersmarried.Becauseofherlowbreedingandoftenunbecomingbehavior,Mrs.Bennetoftenrepelstheverysuitorswhomshetriestoattractforherdaughters.(2) Mrs.Bennetisamiraculouslytiresomecharacter,whoisnoisyandfoolish.AndMrs.Bennetistotallyobedientandsubmissiveinhermarriage

36、.Mrs.Bennetisaself-centeredwomanwiththeattitudethatwhatisgoodenoughforherisgoodenoughforherchildren.14. EmilyBronteWutheringHeights1. Whatisthemainplotofthewholenovel?WhatcausesthetragicendingofthelovebetweenHeathcliffandCatherine?Wouldithavebeenpossible,underthecircumstances,forthevictimizedloverst

37、ofindawayout?Key:Novel'sthemeisvengeance.Katherine'scharacterflawsistherootcausesofthetragedy,Heathclifftolostlovehumandistortionconductedaseriesofrevengeactivities,thecapitalistsocietyforthegenerationoftragedyprovidesfertilesoil.IfHeathcliffgetmarrywithKatherine,they'llbehappiness.IsHea

38、thcliff'srevengeupontheEarnshawandLintonfamiliesustifiable?Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardHeathcliff,judgingfromthefinalfutilityoftherevenge?Key:Forthevengeanceofthepeopleisright.butit'swronginlaw.It'slove,butHeathcliff'sloveiscrazy.15. KateChopinTheStoryofanHour?Whatkindofcharac

39、terisLouiseMallard?Key:Mrs.Mallardisasympatheticcharacterwithstrengthandinsight.?Whatarethethemesofthisshortstory?Key:It'smainlyabouttheawakeningoffeminineawarenessandthefruitlessstruggleofwomenforfreedominaman-centeredworld.Itisaboutmarriagebondagesandcelibacyfreedom.?Whatdo“hearttrouble”and“th

40、eopenwindow"symbolize?Key:(1)hearttroublesymbolizes(2) theopenwindowsymbolizes16. EarnestHemingwayHillslikeWhiteElephants?1.Whatisa“whiteelephant"accordingtothedictionarydefinition?Whatdoesa“whiteelephant"symbolizeinthestory?Key:a:apropertyrequiringmuchcareandexpenseandyieldinglittlep

41、rofitb:anobjectnolongerofvaluetoitsownerbutofvaluetoothersc:somethingoflittleornovalue(2)Key:Thewomanispregnant,andtheWhiteElephantisahintofthebodyofthewomen.Thefactthatthetwo.Thismatterbecomesaheavyburdenforthetwopeople.?2.ListtheevidencethattellswhatkindofoperationJigisconfronting.Howriskyisitphys

42、icallyandemotionally?(1) evidence:1. 'It'sreallyanawfullysimpleoperation,Jig,'themansaid.'It'snotreallyanoperationatall.'2. 'Iknowyouwouldn'tmindit,Jig.It'sreallynotanything.It'sjusttolettheairin.'3. 'Theyjustlettheairinandthenit'sallperfectlynatur

43、al.'4. 'Iknowwewill.Yondon'thavetobeafraid.I'veknownlotsofpeoplethathavedoneit.'5. 'ButIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'(2) Key:1. Doaffectherhealth,resultthatthebodyisbadlyweakenedandbereducedimmunityintheaspectofphysical.2. DobeFrustrated,emptyanddepressedmoodwhichleadstot

44、hatshecannotbequietintheaspectofemotion.?3.HasJigmadeuphermindtodotheoperation?Key:Thequestionaboutwhethertodoanabortion,thearticlecomesastopsuddenlyattheend.Sowecan'tmakesurewhetherJighasmadeuphermindtodotheoperation.?4.Iftheoperationissomethingalreadydecidedon,thenwhatupsetsJig?Whatistherealco

45、nflictbetweenthecouple?Key:(1)Sheworriesthatshecouldnotgethappinessasbeforewiththeman.Sheupsetsthathewouldleaveherforever.(2) Therealconflictbetweenthecoupleisthatwhetherthemanlikesthewomenfromthedeepheartandtheirattitudestowardslife.?5.WhatkindofgirlisJig?Howistheirrelationlike?DoestheAmericanloveJ

46、ig?Key:(1)Sheisrestlessandconfusedandlongingforthedeeperlovefromtheman.(3) Therecouldbemanysituations:first,amarriedmancompelshislovertohaveaabortion;second,asabachelor,heworriesthebabywouldmakehislifebecomplexandsoon.(4) Becauseofthevarioussituations,wecouldnotmakeanaccurateconclusionthatthemanlove

47、sJig.However,onsomedegreethemanlovesthewomanbyanalyzingtheconversationbetweenthem.?6.WhatisHemingway'sstyle?Key:Hemingwaysstyleislaconic.ThecharacteristicisreflectedinthatWhenwriting,heisveryclearwhatkindofcontentcouldpitoneagainstten.Itisbothanimmediatesituationandalsocontainingotherdeepermeani

48、ngs,whichcanbeinformedinthewayofexploringsomethingbythereaders.FaulknerARoseforEmily? 1.Whatisthemeaningofthetitle?Key:Aroseisafuneralflower.It'sauthor'stributetoEmily,andalsotosouth,Emilyisthesymbol.Andithasanironicmeaningtothisstory.? 2.WhatkindofwomanisMissEmily?Key:Sheisembodimentofsouth

49、,theoldandtraditional,alsoobstinate,resiststochangeanything,adetermined,dignified,valiantandliteratewoman.? 3.Howdidthetownspeoplethinkofher?Key:Thetownspeoplehadmixedfeelingsshewas"dearinescapable,impervious,tranquil”,andperverse.Alsoshewasalwaysexpectedtobringhonortothetownandsetagoodexamplef

50、ortheyoung.? 4.WhatisthesymbolicmeaningofEmily'shouse?Key:Emily'shouse,likeEmilyherself,isamonument,theonlyremainingemblemofadyingworldofsouthernaristocracy,alsorepresentsalienationanddeath.? 5.Whatisspecialaboutthenarrationofthisstory?Key:Thewritingstyleofthenovelisusingflashbacksandnarrati

51、oninterspersedwithflashbacks.Theauthorletusknowtheindependentbutcloselyrelatedeventsskillfullyunderthepremiseofbeingnotexposedthetrueintentions,whichmakesusdrawattentiontothedevelopmentoftheplotwithoutboring.PartThree:EnglishDrama18. WilliamShakespeareHamlet,PrinceofDenmark? 1.Whydoessleepappeartobe

52、sofearfulforHamleteventhoughitcanputanendtothenumerousheadachesinourlife?Key:Asdescribedinthetext,Hamletthinksthatsleepisdifferentfromdeath.Deathmeanstheendoflife,youmaygototheunknownworldandyoucan'tcomeback.Ifhedies,Hamletcan'trealizehiswill.Sleepcan'tendtheheartacheandthethousandnatura

53、lshocks.Hecan'trevengeandgetreliefthroughthisway.Heisfrightenedbythepossiblesufferinginthelong“dream”.Hecan'tpredictwhatwillhappeninthesleep,maybegoodorevil.? 2.Whywouldmostpeopleprefertobearallthesufferingsinliferatherthanchoosedeathasameanstoendthem?Key:1.Asitgoesthat(Adversitymakesgrowth&

54、#39;,bysolvingtheproblemswecanacknowledgeplentyofskillsandovercomethesufferingsinlife.Ifwechoosedeathasameanstoendthem,itistoopassiveforustofacetheobstaclesinlife,whichwillleadtothefailureinlife.? .Becausepeopleholdthesameidea"togruntandsweatunderawearylife,butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath-

55、theundiscoveredcountry,formwhosebournnotravelerreturns-puzzlethewill,andmakeusratherbearthose川swehavethanflytoothersthatwedon'tknow."Peoplealsoarefrightenedbythemythsinanotherworldafterdeath.RomeoandJulietWhatdoesitmeanwhenJulietsays“Thatwhichwecallarose/Bymyothernamewouldsmellassweet”?Key:

56、InShakespeare'stime,nameonbehalfoftheirfamily,andhisfamilyrepresentsthesocialstatus.AndpersonaljustonlyonbehalfoftheirinnerJulietsaysstronglyreflectsherhumanistoutlookonlifeandtheconceptoftheideal.19. OscarWildeTheImportanceofBeingEarnest1. Howdoyouunderstandthetitleoftheplay?WhatisyourimpressionofGwendolen?WhatarethemoststrikingtraitsinLadyBracknell'scharacter?(1) Key:Hereisapun.It'simportanttobeaseriousmanAndtheauthorwantstosatirizethetrivialitywithwhichittreatsinstitutionsasseriousasmarriage,andtheresultingsatireofVictorianways.(2) Key:Sheadvocatessincere,dobeintelligentandfr