英国文学选读期末考试复习知识点

考点一：TheCanterburyTales参照A：1～3:springrain4:springflowerspringsun10～~18：thecelebrationofspring

5:springwind6～7：springgrass8~9:（10~13：birds’singing；14～18:people’spilgrimages)参照B：Structurebeauty:The18linesformacoherentwholewhichisasentencethatcomposesoftwoadverbialclausesoftime(line1～11）andamainclause（12～18),expressingtheessentialideaofthewholework。考点二：Whyisspringcomparedtoaking？（4’)Asthefirstseasonofayear，springisaspowerfulasthekingbecauseitgiveslifetoeverything。Theuseofthe“king”canrimewith“spring”and“sing”.考点三：What’stheeffectofrepeating“comelivewithmeandbemylove”？Forthespeaker’spart,hecanstrengthenhispassiontohislove，hesoundsmoreconfidentthaneverandthepleabecomesmorepersuasivewitheachrepetition。Forthelistener’spart,wecanunderstandspeaker’intentionmuchmoreclearly。Thelistenerwillfeelthatshepherd’sloveisstrongandsincerely.Itmakestheendingmatchupwiththebeginningsoastomakethepoemacompletewhole.考点四：What’stheeffectofrepeatingthecallsofthebirdsineachstanza？1.Agoodpoemisusuallylikeabeautifulsong，thecallsofthebirdsarepleasingtotheear。Therepeatedsongscangivepeoplepleasureandmakethispoemhaveabeautifulrhyme.Therepetitionofthislinemakethreestanzasfromaunitedwhole。Thesweatsongsofthebirdsdescribetheirhappinessinspringandexpresstheirloveofspring.Theirsongscanalsocreateahappyandpeacefulatmosphereforpeopletoenjoyspring.Toemphasizethecomingofspring。考点五：Comparethesetwopoem：(讲义第7和第8面)Ononehand,theysharethesamestructure，meter，rhymepatternandsubjectmatters。Theywerewritteniniambicpentameterwithsixquatrains,eachrhymingaabb。Bothpoemsareaboutloveandnature。Ontheotherhand，theyhaveobviousdifferences.Marlowewasyoung,heidealizednatureandlove.Sohispoemwasromanticandimaginative。ButRaleighwasold，andhisattitudewasjaded.HeshowstherealityoflifeandpresentsandoppositeandnegativeviewtowardsloveandnaturedescribedinMarlowe’spoem.考点六：（可能会考选择题）Script（剧本)：thewrittenworkfromwhichadramaisproduced;containsstagedirectionsanddialogue。Stagedirections（舞台说明）：notesprovidedbytheplaywrighttodescribehowsomethingshouldbeperformedonstage。Stagedirectionsoftendescribeelementsofthespectacle：lighting,music，soundeffects,costumes，properties,andsetdesigns。Soliloquy（独白）：alongspeechgivenbyacharacterwhilealoneonstagetorevealhisorherprivatethoughtsorintentions。Aside（旁白):astatementintendedtobeheardbytheaudienceorbyasingleothercharacterbutnotbyalltheothercharactersonstage。Act(幕）:amajordivisionofadrama。Scene(场景）：adivisionofanact;itbeginswiththeentranceofoneormorecharactersandendswiththeexitofoneormorecharacters.考点七：WhyJulietisasunnotabeautifulflower？1.ThereisonlyonesunintheworldandJulietistheonlywomanRomeoloves。Julietismorebeautifulandwarmthanthemoonandthestars，soJulietisthesun。考点八:WhatwecanlearnfromRomeoandJuliet?Weshouldbelievetruelove。bebravetopursuertrueloveandhappiness.befirmtoyourlove。themoreIgivetoyou,themoreIhave.考点九：ProblemstroublingHamlet:Hisfatherhasbeenmurderedbyhisuncle。Hismother,whohelovesdearly，ismarriedtohisunclerightafterhisfather'sdeath.ThenhisformerfriendsRosencrantzandGuildensternaredispatchedbyclaudiustospyonhim.Moreover,hissweetheart,Ophelia，issentasatooltofindoutwhetherornotheisreallymad。Thisissomethinghecannolongerendure.Oneincidentafteranotherseemstorevealtohimthatthetimeis“outofjoint”,andmanisnotsogoodashehadimagined。6.Now，he’sallalone。Theworldthatheknewisshattered.Hisblackmoodofdespairisdeepenedbyhisinabilitytoact-—-todosomethingtochangethesituation.Nowheponderswhethertocontinuelivingortotakehisownlife.考点十：对tobe，ornottobe：thatisthequestion的理解。Tolive，ortodie,thatisaquestion。或许Totakeactionortodonothingbutsuffering。考点十一：与哈姆雷特相关的Importance：ItrevealsHamlet’sinnercontradictionaboutlifeanddeathaswellasthepoet’scommentsonthesocialrealityofhistime。考点十二：WhyisitagreatplayofShakespeare?（威尼斯商人)Theplotisingeniouslydeveloped.Shakespearebuilthisplayonadoubleplot.2.Theplaywaswritteninbeautifulpoeticlanguage.3.Shakespearecreatedmanyvividcharactersinthisplay.考点十三：ThewinningofaBridebychoosingtherightcasket.(选宝箱)Thegoldone：whochoosemeshouldgainwhatmanymendesire.Thesilverone：whochoosemeshouldgetasmuchashedeservers。Theleadone：whochoosememustgiveandhazardallhehas.考点十四：“asstifftwincompassesaretwo”中的“compasses”：husbandandwifeareasfirmasthelegsofcompasses。考点十五：划押韵的韵脚。（有可能考韵法，如：abbaabbaacdecde/cdccdc（T