英美文学选读-英国-维多利亚时期-练习题汇总(选择大题)
I．Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)
Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
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18.The Victorian Age was largely an age of ____, eminently represented by Dickens and
Thackeray.
A.poetry
B.drama
C.prose
D.epic prose (024)
18. A typical feature of the English Victorian literature is that writers became social and moral ______, exposing all kinds of social evils.
A. revolutionaries
B. idealists
C. critics
D. defenders(044)
16. The Victorian Age is most famous for its ________.
A. plays
B. novels
C. poems
D. essays (047)
14.Which of the following statements about Victorian literature is NOT true?（）4
A. Novels became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought.
B. Victorian novelists were angry with the inhuman social institutions, the decaying social morality, the widespread misery, poverty and injustice.
C. Influenced by a particularly strict set of moral standards, Victorian writers like Oscar Wilde, advocated the old moderate, respectable life-style. (057)
D. Victorian prose writers joined forces with the critical realist novelists in exposing and criticizing the social reality.
18. Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques，writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common，that is，they were all concerned about ______．
A. the fate of the upper class
B. the reformation of the government
C. the fate of the common people
D. the future of their family clans(087)
1. The first mass movement of the English working class and the early sign of the awakening of the poor, oppressed people is_____. 3
A. The Enclosure Movement
B. The Protestant Reformation
C. The Enlightenment Movement
D. The Chartist Movement （097）
13. In the Victorian Period _____ became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought. 2
A. poetry
B. novel
C. prose
D. drama（097）
14. All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT ______. 1
A. England was the “workshop of the world”.
B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social
problems.
C. Towards the mid -century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power.
D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened. (104)
18. Which of the following can't be included in the critical realists of the Victorian Period?
a. Charlotte and Emily Bronte
b. Charles Dickens and William M. Thackeray
c. Thomas Hardy and George Eliot
d. D. H. Laurence and James Joyce（浙0210）
19. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _____.
a. novel
b. drama
c. poetry
d. sonnet（浙0210）
19.The first mass movement of the English working class was ______, which signified the awakening of the poor, oppressed people.
Charles Dickens
1.“For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of asking
for more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room...”(Dickens, Oliver Twist) What did Oliver ask for? 4
[A]More time to play. [B]More food to eat.
[C]More book to read. [D]More money to spend. (034)
17. Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Papers are perhaps the best ______ characters created by Charles Dickens. 3
A. comic
B.tragic
C. round
D.sophisticated(044)
?13. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dicken’s works lies in his ________.
A. social criticism
B. optimism
C. character－portrayal ?
D. social setting (047)
22．Dickens? works are characterized by a mingling of ______________ and pathos. A．humor B．satire
C．passion D．metaphor（074）
7．Among the works by Charles Dickens _______ presents his criticism of the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds. 2
A．Bleak House B．Pickwick Paper
C．Great Expectations D．Hard Times（084）
?8．The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dic kens? works is his _______. A．simple vocabulary B．bitter and sharp criticism ? C．character-portrayal D．pictures of happiness（084）
20. Among the following figures ______ is Dickens? first child hero.
A．Little Nell B．David Copperfield
C．Oliver Twist D．Little Dorrit(087)
13.Charles Dickens' novel ______ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the
workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth- century London.
A. The Pickwick Paper
B. Oliver Twist
C. David Copperfield
D. Nicholas Nickleby(094)
14. In Charles Dickens?early novels, he attacks one or more specific social evils, _____is a good example of describing the dehumanizing workhouse system and the dark, criminal underworld life.
A. David Copperfield
B. Oliver Twist
C. Great Expectations
D. Dombey and Son（097）
16. Dickens? s first child hero is ______.
A. Little Nell
B. David Copperfield
C. Oliver Twist
D. Little Dorrit(104)
19. Dickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in ______.
A. Hand Times
B. Great Expectations
C. Our Mutual Friend
D. Bleak House(104)
3. Charles Dickens? novel, ______, is famous for its vivid descriptions of the work-house and life of the underworld in the nineteenth-century London.
A. The Pickwick Paper
B. Oliver Twist
C. David Copperfield
D. Nicholas Nickleby（107）
6. Dickens?best- depicted characters are the following. EXCEPT ______. 1
A. innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless child characters
B. horrible and grotesque characters
C. broadly humorous or comical characters
D. simple, innocent and faithful women characters（107）
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19.___is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.
A.Jane Eyre
B.Emma
C.Wuthering Heights
D.Middlemarch (024)
5.“Come to me－come to me entirely now,” said he ; and ad ded, in his deepest tone, speaking in my ear as his cheek was laid on mine, “Make my happiness－I will make yours.”
The above passage presents a scene in . (034)
[A]Emily Bronte?s Withering Heights
[B]Charlotte Bronte?s Jane Eyre
[C]John Galsworthy′s The Forsyte Saga
[D]Thomas Hardy′s Tess of the D′Urbervilles
17. Which of the following women does not belong to the famous Bronte Sisters? 4
A. Mary Bronte
B. Charlotte Bronte
C. Emily Bronte
D. Anne Bronte (047)
3. “Do you think, because I am poo r，obscure，plain，and little，I am soulless and heartless?... And if God had gifted me with some beauty，and much wealth，I should have made it as hard for you to leave me. as it is now for me to leave you. ”The quoted part is taken from ______. 3
A. Great Expectations
B. Wuthering Heights
C. Jane Eyre
D. Pride and Prejudice(087)
14. Charlotte Bronte's works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness
towards ______, about some lonely and neglected young women with a fierce longing for love, understanding and a full, happy life. 2
A. self - reliance
B. self - realization
C. self - esteem
D. self - consciousness(094)
21. Charlotte Bront e ?s work _____is famous for the depiction of the life of the middle - class working women, particularly governesses.
A. Jane Eyre
B. Wuthering Heights
C. The Proffessor
D. Shirley（097）
3.Charlotte? s works are famous for the depiction of the life of ______ working women, particularly governesses.
A. the middle - class
B. the lower - class
C. the upper - middle - class
D. the upper - class(104)
9. Charlotte Bronte?s autobiograghical work ______ largely based on her experience in Brussels. 1
A. The Professor
B. Shirley
C. Villette
D. Jane Eyre（107）
16. The success of ______ is also due to its introduction to the English novel the first
governess heroine.
A. The Professor
B. Jane Eyre
C. Wuthering Heights
D. Far from the Madding Crowd（107）
8. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and l ittle, I am soulless and heartless? —You think wrong! ---- I have as much soul as you --- and full as much heart!...” This part of quotation comes from _______.
A. G.
B. Shaw? s Mrs. Warren’ s Profession
B. John Galsworthy?s The Man of Property
C. Charlot te Bronte?s Jane Eyre
D. Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice
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13.Which of the following best describes the nature of Thomas Hardy?s later works?5
[A]Sentimentalism. [B]Tragic sense.
[C]Surrealism. [D]Comic sense. (034)
4.In Hardy?s Wes sex novels, there is an apparent（）touch in his description of the simple though primitive rural life.4
A. nostalgic
B. humorous(054)
C. romantic
D. ironic
17.In Hardy?s Wessex novels, there is an apparent（）touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.
A. realistic
B. nostalgic
C. romantic
D. sentimental(057)
6．All of the following works are known as Hardy?s “novels of character and environment” EXCETP_______. 3
A．The Return of the Native B．Tess of the D’Urbervilles
C．Jude the Obscure D．Far from the Madding Crowd（084）22.In Thomas Hardy?s Wessex novels, there is an apparent ______ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.
A. nostalgic
B. humorous
C. romantic
D.ironic(087)
16. Thomas Hardy's pessimistic view of life predominated most of his later works and
earns him a reputation as a ______ writer. 2
A. realistic
B. naturalistic
C. romantic
D. stylistic(094)
15. Thomas Hardy?s most cheerful and idy llic work is_____.
A. The Return of the Native
B. Far from the Maddin Crowd
C. Under the Greenwood Tree
D. The Woodlanders（097）
4.All of the following works are known as Hardy? s “novels of character and environment” EXCEPT ______.
A. The Return of the Native
B. Tess of the D’ Urbervilles
C. Jude the Obscure
D. Far from the Madding Crowd(104)
13. Hardy?s ______ is a fierc e attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois
society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towards the end of the century. 1
A. Tess of the D?Urbervilles
B. The Mayor of Caste Bridge
C. The Return of the Native
D. Jude the Obscure（107）
20. Hardy's last two novels _____ received a lot of hostile criticisms which led to his turning to
poetry.
a. The Dynasts and Jude the Obscure
b. Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure
c. The Return of the Native and Tess of the D'Urbervilles
d. The Return of the Native and Jude the Obscure（浙0210）
21. Thomas Hardy's heroines and heroes , those unfortunate young men and women are all
depicted in_____.
a. their persistent pursuit for personal fulfillment and happiness
b. their desperate struggle for personal fulfillment and happiness
c. their desperate struggle for individual equality and freedom
d. their persistent pursuit for better life and ideals（浙0210）
7. In Thomas Hardy?s works, the conflict between the old and the modern is very pervasive. His attitude toward those traditional characters is ______.
A. contempt
B. sympathetic
C. indifferent
D. interested
II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)
Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
2 Charlotte Bronte
42．“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? —You think wrong!… And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you…—it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God?s feet, equal—as we are!”
Questions:
A．Identify the author and the novel from which the quoted part is taken.
B．To whom is the speaker speaking?
C．What does the quoted part imply about the speaker?（084）
42. A. Charlotte Bronte; Jane Eyre
B. Jane Eyre is speaking to Rochester.
C. Jane Eyre loves Rochester but she values her basic rights and equality as a human being.
III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)
Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
Charles Dickens
46.“Let it not be supposed by the enemies of‘the system,’that during the period of his solitary incarceration, Oliver was denied the benefit of exercise, the pleasure of society, or the advantages of religious consolation.”
What do you think Charles Dickens intends to say in the above ironic statement taken from Oliver Twist? (054)
46. A. The sentence is a typical example of irony. What Dickens intends to say is just
the opposite of the sentence?s literal meaning.
B. For the “benefit”of exercise, Oliver was whipped every morning in a stone
yard; for the “pleasure”of society, he was carried every other day into the dining hall and flogged as a public warning and example to the boys; and as for the “advantages” of religious c onsolation, he was kicked into the same apartment every
evening at prayer time and listened to the boys? prayer to be guarded against his sins and vices.
C. The ironic statement is, in fact, a bitter denunciation and fierce attack at the
brutal, inhuman treatment of the poor orphan by the workhouse authority. 45．“ …My boy!? said the old gentleman, leaning over the desk. Oliver sta rted at the sound. He might be excused for doing so, for the words were kindly said, and strange sounds frighten one. He tremble d violently, and burst into tears.”（from Charles Dickens? Oliver Twist）
Explain why Oliver Twist started first, then trembled violently and burst into tears when the words were “kindly” said.（084）
45. The boy started at the words because kind words were not expected; it is (was, must be) the first time in all his life that Oliver Twist had ever been “kindly”greeted; strange sounds may predict another suffering/misfortune/torture.
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46. Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian Age.
Why is Jane Eyre such a successful novel? (094)
46. A. It is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society.
B. It is an intense moral fable.
C. The success of the novel is also due to its introduction to the English novel the
first governess heroine.
46. Thomas Hardy is often regarded as a transitional writer. Some critics believe that
he is emotionally traditional and intellectually advanced. How do you understand this idea? （107）
46. A. In Hardy?s novel, there is an apparent nostalgic touch in his description of the
simple and beautiful though primitive rural life, which was gracually declining and disappearing in England at the time. He is always sympathetic with those traditional characters and mourns over their failure and misfortune.
B. On the other hand, he was greatly influenced by Darwin?s theory of “survival
of the fittest”, and other modern philosophical thoughts, which led to the pessimistic determinism or naturalism in fiction.
IV. Topic Discussion (20 points in all, 10 for each)
Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
Charles Dickens
49.Discuss Charles Dickens?s art of fiction: the setting, the character-portrayal, the language, etc, based on his novel Oliver Twist. (057)
49. Discuss Charles Dickens? art of fiction：the setting，the character — portrayal，the language，etc．，based on his novel Oliver Twist．(087)
49. A. He sets out a full map and a large-scale criticism of the nineteenth century England,
particularly London. Most of his works are deeply rooted in his knowledge of that petty-bourgeois urban world. In his later works the physical settings are sometimes a mixture of the contemporary and the recollected past.
B. The characters in his works are marked out by some peculiarity in physical traits, speech or
manner. His best-depicted characters include child characters, horrible and grotesque characters and humorous or comical characters. Oliver Twist is one of the good examples of his child characters……
C. His language is often compared with Shakespeare for his adeptness with the vernacular
and large vocabulary……
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49．Analyze the character of Jane Eyre based on the selection taken from Chapter X X Ⅲ of Jane Eyre.
49．Analyze the character of Jane Eyre based on the selection taken from Chapter X X Ⅲ of Jane Eyre.（074）
49. A. Jane Eyre, an orphan child with a fiery spirit and a longing to love and be loved,
a poor, plain, little governess who dares to love her master.
B. In Chapter X X Ⅲ, Jane finds herself hopelessly in love with Mr. Rochester but
she is aware that her love is out of the question. When forced to confront Mr.
Rochester, she desperately and open?ly declares her equality with him and her love for him.
Hardy
49. Why is Hardy regarded as a naturalistic writer in English literature? Discuss in relation to his novels you know. (104)
49. A. He read Darwin?s The Origin of Species and accepted the idea of survival of the
fittest.
B. He was also influenced by Spencer?s The First Principle, which led him to the
belief that man?s fate is prediterminedly tragic, driven by a combined force of “nature”.
C. The outside nature is shown as some mysterious supernatural force…
D. Man proves impotent before Fate…
E. Discuss in relation to his novels. In his works, man is shown inevitably bound
by his own inherent nature and hereditary traits which prompt him to go and search for some specific happiness or success and set him in conflict with the environment…(Tess, Jude the Obscure, etc.)
英美文学选读-英国-新古典主义时期-练习题汇总
1. The 18th-century England is known as ( ) (浙0710) A. the Age of Puritanism B. the Age of Reason C. the Era of Capitalism D. the Age of Glory 2. English Enlighteners in the 18th century held ________ as the yardstick for the measurement of all human activities and relations. （一）1 A. property B. education C. emotion D. reason 3. In the Enlightenment Movement, the progressive representatives intended ______. (浙0810) A. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardship B. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealth C. to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas D. to instruct people to obtain their present social status through hard work 4. As to education, the enlighteners thought that ______. （浙0310） A. human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and not capable of rationality and perfection through education. B. universal education was unnecessary. C. if the common people were well educated, there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society. D. most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education. 5. Why did the enlighteners regard education the major means to improve the society and the people? ( ) (浙0710) A. Because most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education. B. If the common people were well educated, there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society. C. Because universal education was limited , dualistic, imperfect, and unnecessary. D. Because human beings were not capable of rationality and perfection through education. 6. About reason , the enlighteners thought _____. （浙0210） A. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activities B. reason couldn't lead to truth and justice C. superstition was above reason and rationality D. equality and science is contrary to reason and rationality 7. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about the tendency of ( ) A. realism B. puritanism C. neoclassicism D. romanticism 8. Which of the following statements about Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment Movement is true? A. The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the
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Part One Early and Medieval English Literature Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks. 1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England. A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius 2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____. A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances. A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B.Beowulf C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _____. A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish 9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances. A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery 11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____. A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey 15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio’s poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf Key to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB Ⅱ. Questions 1.What are the features of Beowulf? https://www.360docs.net/doc/5e562287.html,ment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales. Part Two The English Renaissance Ⅰ. Match the writer and his works. 1.Thomas More 2.Holinshed 3.Hakluyt 4.Richard Tottel 5.Philip Sidney 6.Walter Raleigh 3
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考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型：A 卷 考试方式：闭卷出卷教师: XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语xx班 I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. 1._____，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin Hood C.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght 2._____is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B.England’s domestic rest C.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life and Death of Mr.Badman D.The Holy War 5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _____. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D.humanism 6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ? A.Lover. B.Time. C.Summer. D.Poetry. 7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th’ embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Los t, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _____conduct. A.God’s B.Satan’s C.Adam’s D.Eve’s
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English Literature Questions on The Canterbury Tales 1. Lines 1-18 are the introduction to the weather. Why did the author write so many words to describe it? To answer why so many pilgrim go to the Canterbury at the same time. 2. Summarize the main idea of lines 19-34. A group of pilgrims came across at the Canterbury and go together. 3. How many people are there in the group of pilgrims? Thirty 4. Based on Prioress 's portrait, can you give a possible reason why she is undertaking this pilgrimage? She wants to look for the worldly love. 5. What details does the narrator use in describing the Prioress, and in what order? 1, Facial expression2,voice 3,etiquette 4 ，sympathy and charity 5 ，appearance 6，dress 7 ，personal accessories.. 6. Why does the Wife of Bath go on pilgrimage?
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1. ____________________________________ The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is . A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf 2. __ w as the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse. A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf 3. __ w as famous for The Canterbury Tales. A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon 4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about __ as a heroic figure. A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet 5.In the 16th century, Thomas More's work ______ became immediately popular after its publication. A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Studies D Utopia 6. __ was Edmund Spencer 's masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language. A Amoretti B The Shepherd 's Calendar C The Faerie Queene D Four Hymns 7. __ is from Shakespeare 's sonnet No.18. A “Lemt e not to the marriage of true minds ” B “Tobe or not to be: that is the question ” C “ ShallI compare thee to a summer's day” D “ Nolonger mourn for me when I am dead” 8. ___ , the “father of English poetry ”and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 9. The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear 10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare 's romantic love comedies? A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice D C A C D C C A D B 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except __________ .
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Charlotte Bronte 24 Charlotte’s works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards self-realization, about some lonely and neglected young women with a fierce longing for love, understanding and a full, happy life. In her mind, man’s life is composed of perpetual battle between sin and virtue, good and evil. Besides, she is a writer of realism combined with romanticism. On one hand, she presents a vivid realistic picture of the English society by exposing the cruelty, hypocrisy and other evils of the upper classes, and by showing the misery and suffering of the poor. On the other hand, her writings are marked throughout by an intensity of vision and of passion. Idylls of the King 53 Idyll is a short poem describing an incident of country life in terms of idealized innocence and contentment, or any such episode in a poem or prose work. The term is virtually synonymous with pastoral poem. The title of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, a sequence of Arthurian romance, bears little relation to the usual meaning. The Ring and the Book 64 The publication of the Ring and the Book established Browning’s position as one of the greatest English poets. My Last Duchess 63 Dramatic monologue is a kind of poem in which a single fictional or historical character other than the poet speaks to a silent “ audience” of one or more persons. Such poems reveal not the poet’s own thoughts but the mind of the impersonated character, whose personality is revealed unwittingly. It is in Browning’s hands that this poetic form reaches its maturity and perfection. “ Pippa Passes”, “ My Last Duchess,”The Bishuop Orders His Tomb”, “ The Ring and the Book” What does Wordsworth’s poem “ the Solitary Reaper” tell us about Romanticist? 1To romanticists. Poetry i s an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiences no matter how fragmentary and momentary these feelings and experiences are. 2 Romanticists take delight only in sound effect, the theme of a work is not their concern. 3Romanticists are not patient people; they would leave before the revelation of the theme. 4 Poetry should present the apparent and tangible. 2. The Romantic period is an age of poetry. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Keats are the major poets. They started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as _______. A. the poetic romance B. the poetic movement C. the poetic revolution D. the poetic reformation 4. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except __________. the using of everyday language spoken by the common people the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings the humble and rustic life as subject matter elegant wording and inflated figures of speech
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