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英国文学史及作品选读
（模拟试题二）
Ⅰ. Multiple
Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1． ______can be
justly termed England’s national epic.
A. The Canterbury Tales B. Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight
C. The Song of Beowulf D.
The Romance of the Rose
2. Among of the
following dramas, which is one of Shakespeare’s
four tragedies?
h You Like it C.
Twelfth Night D. The Merchant of Venice
3.
_______ is called as “ father of English novels”
A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher
Marlowe C. Daniel Defoe Donne
4. It was
____who made blank verse the principal vehicle of
expression in drama.
A. Thomas Wyatt B.
William Shakespeare C. Edmund Spenser D.
Christopher
Marlowe
5. Absoulute
monarchy in England reached its summit during the
reign of ____, especially
Britain’s sea
power was established.
I B. Henry VIII C.
Queen Elizabeth D. Charles I
6. Hamlet, the
most popular of Shakespeare's plays for readers
and theater audiences, tells
about the
story of Hamlet, Prince of _______, and son of the
dead king, who seeks revenge for
his father’s
death.
A. England B. Norway C. Scotland D.
Denmark
7. Which comment on John Donne is
wrong?
A. He is the leading figure of
metaphysical poetry.
B. His poetry is
characterized by mysticism and peculiar conceit.
C. John Donne’s poetry is characterized
regularity among irregularity
D. He never
shows positive attitude towards love.
8.
Robinson Crosue can be termed as____.
A. a
self-dependent person B. a person with
colonial mind
C. an adventuous person
D. all of the above
9. Robert Burns is the
representative of _____.
A. Sentimentalism
B. Pre-Romanticism C. Romanticism D. English
Renaissance
10. William Blake’s ____ paint a
world of misery, poverty, disease, war and
repression with a
melancholy tone.
al
Sketches B. The Book of Thel C. Songs of
Experience D. Songs of Innocence
11. The
notorious “Peterloo Massacre” happened in _____.
A. English Romantic period B. English
Renaissance
C. period of Restoration
D. Neo-classical period
12. Lyrical Ballads
are made by ____.
A. Wordsworth and Shelley
B. Wordsworth and Southey
C. Wordsworth and
Coleridge D. Shelley and Byron
13.
According to____, poetry is the spontaneous
overflow of powerful feelings which
originates
in emotion and recollected in tranquillity.
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A. William Blake B.
William Shakespeare C. Robert Burns D. William
Wordsworth
14. Which of the following
statement is NOT correct?
A. English
Renaissance is the rebirth of Greek and Roman
culture.
17
th
century was one of
the most tempestuous periods in English history.
C. The Romantic period is an age of
poetry, no other literary form is developed
D. Romanticists paid great attention to the
spiritual and emotional life of ified nature
plays an important role in the pages of their
works.
15. ____ was a novel dealing with the
matter of marriages of that time.
A.
Northanger Abbey B. Pride and Prejudice C.
Persuasion D. Sense and Sensibility
16.
King ____ broke off with the Pope, dissolved all
the monasteries and abbeys in the country,
which is known as Religious Reformation.
A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Mary I etha I
17. Which of the following statement about
Geoffrey Chaucer is NOT correct?
A. He was
the father of English poetry and one of the
greatest narrative poets of England.
B. In
The Canterbury Tales, he praises man’s energy,
intellect and quick wit.
C. All the best
poems and histories in Latin, French and Italian
were well known to Chaucer.
D. He is a
famous poet in Renaissance Period.
18. The
image of Satan is from ____.
A. Greek
Mythology B. Roman Mythology C. Old Testament
D. New Testament
19. The 18th century
witnessed that in England there appeared two
political parties_____
A. the Whigs and the
Tories B. the Senate and the House of
Representatives
C. the upper House and lower
House D. the House of Lords and the House of
Representatives
20.
Which of the
following is NOT written by Shelley?.
A. Ode
to the West Wind B. Solitary Reaper C. To a
Skylark D. Promethus Unbound
Ⅱ.
Translate the following literary terms (English
into Chinese and Chinese into
English)
（
1′×10=10分
）
1．blank verse in
3. foreshadowing 4. poetic stanza 5.
Puritanism
6. 奇喻 7. 史诗 8.
抑扬格四音步 9. 挽歌 10. 人文主义
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1. In every cry of every man,
In every voice, in every ban
The mind-
forge’d manacles I hear.
2. Reading maketh a
full man, conference a ready man and writing an
exact man.
3. It came now very warmly upon my
thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was my
time
to get me a servant, and perhaps a
companion, or assistant.
4. And swear
No
where
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Lives a woman true, and fair
5. A poet could not but be gay,
In such
a jocund company;
I gazed---- and gazed----
but little thought
What wealth the show to
me had brought:
IV. Define the following
literary terms (Each term should include the time,
the
features and representative figures or
significance) (5′×4=20分)
1. English
Renaissance 2. Sentimentalism 3. English
Romanticism 4. Metaphysical Poetry
V. Interpreting the following texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
The curfew
tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing
herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
The plowman
homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves
the world to darkness and to me. (stanza 1)
…
The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn,
The swallow twittering from the straw-
bulit shed,
The cock’s shrill clarion, or the
echoing horn,
No more shall rouse them from
their lowly bed. (stanza 5)
Questions:
1.
Identify the author and the title of this poem
(2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot
and meter should be involved) (3分)
3. Explain
the underlined words (4分)
4. What is the tone
in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it? (3分)
5. Stanza 5 involoves rich imagery, please
classify them and give examples. (6分)
6. Point
out the rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Text 2
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When I consider how my light
is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark
world and wide
And that one talent which
is death to hide
Lodged with me useless,
though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my
Maker, and present
My true account, lest
he returning chide;
“Doth God exact day-
labor, light denied?”
I fondly ask; but
Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon
replies, “God doth not need
Either man’s
work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his
mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is
kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
Questions:
1. Identify the author and
title (2分)
2. Identify the poetic form (3分)
3. Explain the underlined words. (4分)
4.
What kind of mood is revealed in Milton’s On his
Blindness? Optimistic or pessimistic? (2分)
5.
How do you understand “They also serve who only
stand and wait.”? (4分)
6. Compare the first
octave and the last sestet, what are the
differences? (3分)
7. What is the theme? (2分)
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英国文学史及作品选读（模拟试题二）答卷
Ⅰ.
Multiple Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1.____
2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5._____
6.____
7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 10._____
11.____
12.____ 13.____ 14.____ 15.____
16.____
17.____ 18.____ 19.____ 20.____
Ⅱ. Translate the following literary terms
(English into Chinese and
Chinese into
English) （
1′×10=10分
）
1._________
2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5._________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________
9._________ 10._________
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1.__________________
_______________________
2.__________________
________________________
3.__________________
________________________
4.__________________
________________________
5.__________________
_________________________
IV. Define the following literary terms (Each
term should include the time,
the
features
and representative figures or significance)
(5′×4=20分)
h Renaissance
2. Sentimentalism
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h
Romanticism
4.
Metaphysical Poetry
V. Interpreting the following texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
fy the
author and the title of this poem (2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and
meter should be involved) (3分)
3. Explain the underlined words (4分)
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is the tone in
stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it? (3分)
5 involoves rich imagery, please classify
them and give examples. (6分)
out
the rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Text 2
8. Identify the author and the
title. (2分)
9. Identify the poetic
form (3分)
10. Explain the underlined
words (4分)
11. What kind of mood is
revealed in Milton’s On His Blindness? Optimistic
or Pessimistic? (2分)
12. How do you
understand “They also serve who only stand and
wait”? (4分)
13. Compare the first octave
and the last sestet, what are the differences?
(3分)
14. What is the theme? (2分)
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参考答案
Ⅰ. Multiple
Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1.__B__ 2.___C_
3.__D__ 4.__A__ 5.__C___
6.__D__
7.__C__ 8.__B__ 9.__A__ 10.__D___
11.__C__
12.__C__ 13.__D__ 14.__B__ 15.__D__
16.__B__
17.__D__ 18.__C__ 19.__A__ 20.__B__
Ⅱ. Translate the following literary terms
(English into Chinese and Chinese
into
English) （
1′×10=10分
）
1.抑扬格五音步 2.
英雄双韵体 3.反面人物 4.独白 5.十四行
verse s
adowing 9. stanza 10. Puritanism
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1. William Shakespeare Sonnet 18
2. Francis Bacon Of Studies
3. John
Milton Paradise Lost
4. Robert Burns A
Red, Red Rose
m Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud
IV. Define the
following literary terms (Each term should include
the time, the
features and representative
figures or significance) (5′×4=20分)
h
Renaissance
It sprang first in Italy in the
14
th
century and gradually spread all over
Europe. It made its
appearance in England in
the 16
th
and 17
th
centuries. It
means the rebirth of Greek and Roman
culture.
Two features are striking of this movement. The
one is a thirsting curiosity for the classical
literature. Another one is the keen interest
in the activities of humanity. Humanism is the
key-note
of Renaissance. Thomas More,
Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are
the best
representatives of the English
Reanaissance.
2. English Enlightenment
The 18
th
century marked the beginning
of an intellectual movement in Europe, known as
the
Enlightenment, which was, on the whole, an
expression of struggle of the bourgeoisie against
feudalism. The enlighteners fought against
class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other
survivals of feudalism. They attempt to place
all branches of science at the service of mankind
by
connecting them with the actual needs and
requirements of people. English enlighteners
differed in
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some way from those of France
“cleared the minds of men for the coming
revolution,” the English
enlighteners set no
revolutionary aims before them. They stove to
bring it to an end by clearing away
the feudal
ideas with the bourgeois ideology. The
representatives are Joseph Addison, Richard Steele
(essayists), Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift
(novelists), and Alexander Pope (poet).
3.
Pre-Romanticism
In the latter half of the
18
th
century, a new literary movement
arose in Europe, called the Romantic
Revival.
It was marked by a strong protest against the
bondage of Classicism, by a recognition of the
claims of passion and emotion, and by a
renewed interest in medieval literature. In
England, this
movement showed itself in the
trend of Pre-Romanticism in poetry. William Blake
and Robert Burns
are the representatives.
4. Metaphysical Poetry
Metaphysical Poetry
is commonly used to name the work of the 17th
century writers who wrote
under the influence
of John Donne. With a rebellious spirit, the
metaphysical poets try to break away
from the
conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love
poetry. They are characterized by mysticism in
content and fantasticality in form. John Donne
is the leading figure of the “metaphysical
school.”
V. Interpreting the following
texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
Gray Elergy Written in a Country Churchyard(2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and
meter should be involved) (3分)
ˇThe `curˇfew
`tolls ˇthe `knell ˇof `parˇting `day, a
The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
b
The plowman homeward plods his weary way, a
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
b
It is written in iambic pentameter, rhymed
abab
3. Explain the underlined words (4分)
Curfew: evening bell lea: meadow plods: walks
with heavy steps lowly bed: grave
is the
tone in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it?
(3分)
Tone: gloomy and melancony through
imagery, long vowels and diphthongs
5
involoves rich imagery, please classify them and
give examples. (6分)
Visual image: strw-built
shed Auditory image: cock’s clarion, echoing horn
Tactile image: breezy call
out the
rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Transferred epithet and Euphemism
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Text 2
15. Explain
the underlined words. (5分)
Chartered:
possessed as the private property marks; signs
ban: Prohibition
Appals: shocks hapless:
unfortunate
16. Identify the poetic form
(3分)
It is written in iambic tetrameter,
rhymed abab.
ˇI `wanˇder `through ˇeach
`charˇtered `street,
ˇNear `whereˇthe
`charˇtered `Thames ˇdoes `flow
17. This
poem is the mightiest brief poem, how does William
Blake convey the mighty lines? (4分)
Parallelism and repetition every is
repeated five times in stanza 2
18.
Understand “chartered street and chartered Thames”
and “Mind-forged manacles”? (4分)
chartered
street and chartered Thames show the outlook of
English bourgeoisie, their extreme greed
Mind-forged manacles mean that people under
political white terror, they are bonded physically
and
mentally. They have no freedom in their
mind.
19. Please analyze the images of
“Chimney-sweeper” and “soldier’s sigh”. (4分)
Chimney-sweeper: to expose the hypocrisy of the
church
Solider’s sigh: they are forced to
fight for their country, but their blood runs
along the palace wall.
The war is full of
cruelty. So they give the sigh
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英国文学史及作品选读
（模拟试题二）
Ⅰ. Multiple Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1．
______can be justly termed England’s national
epic.
A. The Canterbury Tales B. Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight
C. The Song of
Beowulf D. The Romance of the Rose
2. Among
of the following dramas, which is one of
Shakespeare’s four tragedies?
h You Like
it C. Twelfth Night D. The Merchant of Venice
3. _______ is called as “ father of English
novels”
A. William Shakespeare B.
Christopher Marlowe C. Daniel Defoe Donne
4. It was ____who made blank verse the
principal vehicle of expression in drama.
A.
Thomas Wyatt B. William Shakespeare C. Edmund
Spenser D. Christopher
Marlowe
5.
Absoulute monarchy in England reached its summit
during the reign of ____, especially
Britain’s sea power was established.
I B.
Henry VIII C. Queen Elizabeth D. Charles I
6. Hamlet, the most popular of Shakespeare's plays
for readers and theater audiences, tells
about the story of Hamlet, Prince of _______,
and son of the dead king, who seeks revenge for
his father’s death.
A. England B. Norway
C. Scotland D. Denmark
7. Which comment on
John Donne is wrong?
A. He is the leading
figure of metaphysical poetry.
B. His poetry
is characterized by mysticism and peculiar
conceit.
C. John Donne’s poetry is
characterized regularity among irregularity
D. He never shows positive attitude towards love.
8. Robinson Crosue can be termed as____.
A. a self-dependent person B. a person with
colonial mind
C. an adventuous person
D. all of the above
9. Robert Burns is the
representative of _____.
A. Sentimentalism
B. Pre-Romanticism C. Romanticism D. English
Renaissance
10. William Blake’s ____ paint a
world of misery, poverty, disease, war and
repression with a
melancholy tone.
al
Sketches B. The Book of Thel C. Songs of
Experience D. Songs of Innocence
11. The
notorious “Peterloo Massacre” happened in _____.
A. English Romantic period B. English
Renaissance
C. period of Restoration
D. Neo-classical period
12. Lyrical Ballads
are made by ____.
A. Wordsworth and Shelley
B. Wordsworth and Southey
C. Wordsworth and
Coleridge D. Shelley and Byron
13.
According to____, poetry is the spontaneous
overflow of powerful feelings which
originates
in emotion and recollected in tranquillity.
第 1页
A. William Blake B.
William Shakespeare C. Robert Burns D. William
Wordsworth
14. Which of the following
statement is NOT correct?
A. English
Renaissance is the rebirth of Greek and Roman
culture.
17
th
century was one of
the most tempestuous periods in English history.
C. The Romantic period is an age of
poetry, no other literary form is developed
D. Romanticists paid great attention to the
spiritual and emotional life of ified nature
plays an important role in the pages of their
works.
15. ____ was a novel dealing with the
matter of marriages of that time.
A.
Northanger Abbey B. Pride and Prejudice C.
Persuasion D. Sense and Sensibility
16.
King ____ broke off with the Pope, dissolved all
the monasteries and abbeys in the country,
which is known as Religious Reformation.
A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Mary I etha I
17. Which of the following statement about
Geoffrey Chaucer is NOT correct?
A. He was
the father of English poetry and one of the
greatest narrative poets of England.
B. In
The Canterbury Tales, he praises man’s energy,
intellect and quick wit.
C. All the best
poems and histories in Latin, French and Italian
were well known to Chaucer.
D. He is a
famous poet in Renaissance Period.
18. The
image of Satan is from ____.
A. Greek
Mythology B. Roman Mythology C. Old Testament
D. New Testament
19. The 18th century
witnessed that in England there appeared two
political parties_____
A. the Whigs and the
Tories B. the Senate and the House of
Representatives
C. the upper House and lower
House D. the House of Lords and the House of
Representatives
20.
Which of the
following is NOT written by Shelley?.
A. Ode
to the West Wind B. Solitary Reaper C. To a
Skylark D. Promethus Unbound
Ⅱ.
Translate the following literary terms (English
into Chinese and Chinese into
English)
（
1′×10=10分
）
1．blank verse in
3. foreshadowing 4. poetic stanza 5.
Puritanism
6. 奇喻 7. 史诗 8.
抑扬格四音步 9. 挽歌 10. 人文主义
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1. In every cry of every man,
In every voice, in every ban
The mind-
forge’d manacles I hear.
2. Reading maketh a
full man, conference a ready man and writing an
exact man.
3. It came now very warmly upon my
thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was my
time
to get me a servant, and perhaps a
companion, or assistant.
4. And swear
No
where
第 2页
Lives a woman true, and fair
5. A poet could not but be gay,
In such
a jocund company;
I gazed---- and gazed----
but little thought
What wealth the show to
me had brought:
IV. Define the following
literary terms (Each term should include the time,
the
features and representative figures or
significance) (5′×4=20分)
1. English
Renaissance 2. Sentimentalism 3. English
Romanticism 4. Metaphysical Poetry
V. Interpreting the following texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
The curfew
tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing
herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
The plowman
homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves
the world to darkness and to me. (stanza 1)
…
The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn,
The swallow twittering from the straw-
bulit shed,
The cock’s shrill clarion, or the
echoing horn,
No more shall rouse them from
their lowly bed. (stanza 5)
Questions:
1.
Identify the author and the title of this poem
(2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot
and meter should be involved) (3分)
3. Explain
the underlined words (4分)
4. What is the tone
in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it? (3分)
5. Stanza 5 involoves rich imagery, please
classify them and give examples. (6分)
6. Point
out the rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Text 2
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When I consider how my light
is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark
world and wide
And that one talent which
is death to hide
Lodged with me useless,
though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my
Maker, and present
My true account, lest
he returning chide;
“Doth God exact day-
labor, light denied?”
I fondly ask; but
Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon
replies, “God doth not need
Either man’s
work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his
mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is
kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
Questions:
1. Identify the author and
title (2分)
2. Identify the poetic form (3分)
3. Explain the underlined words. (4分)
4.
What kind of mood is revealed in Milton’s On his
Blindness? Optimistic or pessimistic? (2分)
5.
How do you understand “They also serve who only
stand and wait.”? (4分)
6. Compare the first
octave and the last sestet, what are the
differences? (3分)
7. What is the theme? (2分)
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英国文学史及作品选读（模拟试题二）答卷
Ⅰ.
Multiple Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1.____
2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5._____
6.____
7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 10._____
11.____
12.____ 13.____ 14.____ 15.____
16.____
17.____ 18.____ 19.____ 20.____
Ⅱ. Translate the following literary terms
(English into Chinese and
Chinese into
English) （
1′×10=10分
）
1._________
2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5._________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________
9._________ 10._________
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1.__________________
_______________________
2.__________________
________________________
3.__________________
________________________
4.__________________
________________________
5.__________________
_________________________
IV. Define the following literary terms (Each
term should include the time,
the
features
and representative figures or significance)
(5′×4=20分)
h Renaissance
2. Sentimentalism
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h
Romanticism
4.
Metaphysical Poetry
V. Interpreting the following texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
fy the
author and the title of this poem (2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and
meter should be involved) (3分)
3. Explain the underlined words (4分)
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is the tone in
stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it? (3分)
5 involoves rich imagery, please classify
them and give examples. (6分)
out
the rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Text 2
8. Identify the author and the
title. (2分)
9. Identify the poetic
form (3分)
10. Explain the underlined
words (4分)
11. What kind of mood is
revealed in Milton’s On His Blindness? Optimistic
or Pessimistic? (2分)
12. How do you
understand “They also serve who only stand and
wait”? (4分)
13. Compare the first octave
and the last sestet, what are the differences?
(3分)
14. What is the theme? (2分)
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参考答案
Ⅰ. Multiple
Choice
（1′×20=20分）
1.__B__ 2.___C_
3.__D__ 4.__A__ 5.__C___
6.__D__
7.__C__ 8.__B__ 9.__A__ 10.__D___
11.__C__
12.__C__ 13.__D__ 14.__B__ 15.__D__
16.__B__
17.__D__ 18.__C__ 19.__A__ 20.__B__
Ⅱ. Translate the following literary terms
(English into Chinese and Chinese
into
English) （
1′×10=10分
）
1.抑扬格五音步 2.
英雄双韵体 3.反面人物 4.独白 5.十四行
verse s
adowing 9. stanza 10. Puritanism
III.
Identify the author and title of the literary work
(2′×5=10分)
1. William Shakespeare Sonnet 18
2. Francis Bacon Of Studies
3. John
Milton Paradise Lost
4. Robert Burns A
Red, Red Rose
m Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud
IV. Define the
following literary terms (Each term should include
the time, the
features and representative
figures or significance) (5′×4=20分)
h
Renaissance
It sprang first in Italy in the
14
th
century and gradually spread all over
Europe. It made its
appearance in England in
the 16
th
and 17
th
centuries. It
means the rebirth of Greek and Roman
culture.
Two features are striking of this movement. The
one is a thirsting curiosity for the classical
literature. Another one is the keen interest
in the activities of humanity. Humanism is the
key-note
of Renaissance. Thomas More,
Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are
the best
representatives of the English
Reanaissance.
2. English Enlightenment
The 18
th
century marked the beginning
of an intellectual movement in Europe, known as
the
Enlightenment, which was, on the whole, an
expression of struggle of the bourgeoisie against
feudalism. The enlighteners fought against
class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other
survivals of feudalism. They attempt to place
all branches of science at the service of mankind
by
connecting them with the actual needs and
requirements of people. English enlighteners
differed in
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some way from those of France
“cleared the minds of men for the coming
revolution,” the English
enlighteners set no
revolutionary aims before them. They stove to
bring it to an end by clearing away
the feudal
ideas with the bourgeois ideology. The
representatives are Joseph Addison, Richard Steele
(essayists), Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift
(novelists), and Alexander Pope (poet).
3.
Pre-Romanticism
In the latter half of the
18
th
century, a new literary movement
arose in Europe, called the Romantic
Revival.
It was marked by a strong protest against the
bondage of Classicism, by a recognition of the
claims of passion and emotion, and by a
renewed interest in medieval literature. In
England, this
movement showed itself in the
trend of Pre-Romanticism in poetry. William Blake
and Robert Burns
are the representatives.
4. Metaphysical Poetry
Metaphysical Poetry
is commonly used to name the work of the 17th
century writers who wrote
under the influence
of John Donne. With a rebellious spirit, the
metaphysical poets try to break away
from the
conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love
poetry. They are characterized by mysticism in
content and fantasticality in form. John Donne
is the leading figure of the “metaphysical
school.”
V. Interpreting the following
texts
(20′×2=40分)
Text 1
Gray Elergy Written in a Country Churchyard(2分)
2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and
meter should be involved) (3分)
ˇThe `curˇfew
`tolls ˇthe `knell ˇof `parˇting `day, a
The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
b
The plowman homeward plods his weary way, a
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
b
It is written in iambic pentameter, rhymed
abab
3. Explain the underlined words (4分)
Curfew: evening bell lea: meadow plods: walks
with heavy steps lowly bed: grave
is the
tone in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it?
(3分)
Tone: gloomy and melancony through
imagery, long vowels and diphthongs
5
involoves rich imagery, please classify them and
give examples. (6分)
Visual image: strw-built
shed Auditory image: cock’s clarion, echoing horn
Tactile image: breezy call
out the
rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)
Transferred epithet and Euphemism
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Text 2
15. Explain
the underlined words. (5分)
Chartered:
possessed as the private property marks; signs
ban: Prohibition
Appals: shocks hapless:
unfortunate
16. Identify the poetic form
(3分)
It is written in iambic tetrameter,
rhymed abab.
ˇI `wanˇder `through ˇeach
`charˇtered `street,
ˇNear `whereˇthe
`charˇtered `Thames ˇdoes `flow
17. This
poem is the mightiest brief poem, how does William
Blake convey the mighty lines? (4分)
Parallelism and repetition every is
repeated five times in stanza 2
18.
Understand “chartered street and chartered Thames”
and “Mind-forged manacles”? (4分)
chartered
street and chartered Thames show the outlook of
English bourgeoisie, their extreme greed
Mind-forged manacles mean that people under
political white terror, they are bonded physically
and
mentally. They have no freedom in their
mind.
19. Please analyze the images of
“Chimney-sweeper” and “soldier’s sigh”. (4分)
Chimney-sweeper: to expose the hypocrisy of the
church
Solider’s sigh: they are forced to
fight for their country, but their blood runs
along the palace wall.
The war is full of
cruelty. So they give the sigh
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