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5EnglishLiteratureintheRomanticPeriodⅠ.Essayquestions.1.InPrideandPrejudice,JaneAustenexploredthreekindsofmotivationsofmarriagethemiddle-classpeoplehadinthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury.Trytomakeabriefdiscussionaboutthemwithspecificexamplesfromthenovel.MakecommentsonAusten’sattitudetowardsthesemotivations.2.WhatarethegeneralfeaturesofEnglishRomanticism3.TellthestoryofPrideandPrejudiceandmakeacommentonit.4.MakeacommentonWordsworthconcerninghiscontributiontopoetry.5.IronyaboundsinJaneAusten’snovelPrideandPrejudice.Pleaseillustrateitwithreferencetosomeexamples.6.MakeageneralcommentonWalterScott.’Ⅱ.Definethefollowingterms.1.Romanticism2.Ode3.Byronichero4.Ottavarima5.Terzarima6.Irony7.Lyric8.Motif9.Theme10.Symbol11.Imagery12.Foil13.Synaesthesia14.Character15.Flatcharacter16.Roundcharacter17.NegativecapacityⅢFillintheblanks.1.Asanageofromanticenthusiasm,theRomanticAgebeganin1798when______and______published_______andendedin1832when______died.2.InthePrefaceofthe2ndand3rdeditionsof__________,Wordsworthlaiddowntheprinciplesofpoetrycomposition.3.TheEnglishRomanticAgeproducedtwomajornovelists,_________and______.4._____,________,and_________arereferredtoasthe“LakePoets”becausetheylivedintheLakeDistrictinthenorthwesternpartofEngland.5.In1805,Wordsworthcompletedhislongautobiographicalpoementitled__________.6.Scott’shistoricalnovelsdepictedScotland,England,andtheContinentcoveringaperiodrangingfrom_______upto,andincluding,_______.7._______mournedfor_______’sprematuredeathinanelegy“Adonais”,writing“HeismadeonewithNature.”8.“ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage”isalongpoemcreatedbycontainsfourcantosinthe_______stanza,namelya9-linestanzarhymedababbcbcc,inwhichthefirsteightlinesareiniambicpentameterwhiletheninthiniambichexameter,9._______isByron’smasterpiece,writtenintheprimeofhiscreativepower.Hecalleditan“epicsatire”,“asatireonabusesofthepresentstateofsociety.”10.ThegreatnovelistintheRomanticperiod_______markedthetransitionfromRomanticismtotheperiodofRealismwhichfollowedit.11.TheplotofShelley’slyricaldramaPrometheusUnboundisborrowedfrom_______,aplayoftheGreektragedianAeschylus.12.In“ToAutumn”,Keatswrites,”Seasonofmistsandmellowfruitfulness,/Clisebosom-friendofthematuringsun;/Conspiringwithhimhowtoloadandbless/Withfruitthevinesthatroundthethatch-evesrun;/…”Thefigureofspeechusedinthelinesis_______.13.“OdetoaNightingale”expressesthecontrastbetween_______and_______.14.TheunifyingprincipleinDonJuanisthebasicironicthemeof_______,.,whatthingsseemtobeandwhattheyactuallyare.15.Byronemployed_______fromItalianmock-heroicpoetry.HisfirstexperimentwasmadeinBeppo.ItwasperfectedinDonJuaninwhichtheconventionflowswitheaseandnaturalness.wasmemorizedandhonoredas“theheartofallhearts”afterhisdeath.17.ManycriticsregardShelleyasoneofthegreatestofallEnglishpoets.Theypointespeciallytohis_______.18.RomanticismwasineffectarevoltoftheEnglish_______againsttheneoclassical_______,whichprevailedfromthedaysofpopetothoseofJohnson.19._______aregenerallyregardedasKeats’smostimportantandmatureworks.20.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetween_______and_______.21.AmongtheRomanticfigures,_______hasafundamentalconvictionofthehealthofthesocialsystem,ofitsabilitytoreformitself,andoftheassuranceofsocialwell-beingandthelikelihoodofareasonablepersonalhappiness.22.Scottisconsidered“thefatherof_______”whichopen(s)uptofictiontherichandlivelyrealmofhistory.23.TwoprevailingthemesofPrideandPrejudiceare_______and_______.24._______wascomposedinadreamafterthepoetColeridgetooktheopium.25.AllsuchworksofColeridgeas“TheRimeoftheAncientMariner”,“Christable”and“KublaKhan”revealedhiskeeninterestin_______,26._______isregardedasa“worshipperofnature”.27.“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”,“AnEveningWalk”,“MyHeartLeapsup”and“TinternAbbey”areallmasterpieceson_______.28.ThemainidearunningthroughthedramaticpoemPrometheusUnboundisthatof_______.29._______,withatriumphantpraiseoftheimagination,highlyexaltstheroleofpoetry,thinkingthatpoetryalonecouldfreemanandofferthemindawiderviewofitspowers.Heholdsthatpoetry“isamoredirectrepresentationoftheactionsandpassionsofourinternalbeing”.30.TheRomanticperiodisanageofpoetry.ThemajorRomanticpoetssuchasBlake,Wordsworth,Coleridge,Byron,ShelleyandKeatsstartedarebellionagainsttheneoclassicalliterature,whichwaslaterregardedas_______.31._______and_______gavegreatimpetustotheriseoftheRomanticMovement.32._______isagreatcriticoftheromanticperiodonShakespeare,Elizabethandrama,andEnglishpoetry.Heisalsoamaserofthefamiliaressays.33.With_______,theessayisnolongerchieflyamodeofintellectualinquiryandmoraladdress.Rather,theessaybecomesamediumforadelightfulliterarytreatmentoflife’ssmallpleasuresandreassurances.Ⅳ.Choosethebestanswer1.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”isanepigrammaticlineby_______.A.KohnKeatsB.WilliamBlakeC.WilliamWordsworthD.PercyByssheShelley2.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.NormalcontemporaryspeechpatternsB.HumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatterC.ElegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeechD.Intenselysubjectivefeelingtowardindividualexperience3.InSamuelTaylorColeridge’s“KublaKhan”,“Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice“_______.A.ReferstothepalacewhereKublaKhanoncelivedB.VividlydescribesabuildingofpoorqualityC.IsthegiftgiventoabeautifulgirlcalledAbyssinianD.Symbolizesthereconciliationoftheconsciousandtheunconscious4._______isoneofthefirstgenerationofEnglishRomanticpoets.A.KeatsB.ShelleyC.ByronD.Wordsworth5.“Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind”istakenfrom_______.A.TheSolitaryReaperB.OdetotheWestWindC.ToAutumnD.SongtotheManofEngland6._______isNOTamongtherepresentativeessayistsintheromantictimes.A.CharlesLambB.WilliamHazlittC.ThomasDeQuinceyD.WalterScott7.In_______,_______setforthhisprinciplesofpoetry,“allgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeeling”.A.ThePrefacetoLyricalBallads;WordsworthB.“TheRimeoftheAncientMariner”;ColeridgeC.“ADefenceofPoetry”;ShelleyD.“LecturesontheEnglishPoets”;Hazlitt8._______isNOTalyricwrittenbyWordsworth.A.MyHeartLeapsUpB.IntimationsofImmortalityC.Love’sPhilosophyD.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud9.AllthepoemswerewrittenbyByronEXCEPT_______.A.ChildeHarold’sPilgrimageB.DonJuanC.TheIsleofGreeceD.TheMasqueofAnarchy10.Keatswrotefivelongpoems._______isNOTamongthem.A.EndymionB.IsabellaC.TheEveofSt.AgnesD.AnnabelLee11.ItissaidthatallKeats’spersonalityseemstobebreathedintohisodes,ofwhichthemorefamousodesare“detoAutumn”,“OdeonMelancholy”,”OdeonaGrecianUrn”and“OdetoNightingale”,allwiththepraiseof_______astheirgeneraltheme.A.loveB.beautyC.natureD.art12.ThefirstpoeminTheLyricalBalladsisColeridge’smasterpiece_______.A.ThePreludeB.KublaKhanC.TheTimeoftheAncientMarinerD.TinternAbbey13._______canbefoundamongShelley’slovelyrics.A.OneWordisTooOftenProfanedB.WhenWeTwoPartedC.ARed,RedRoseD.SongtoCelia14.Amongthefollowing,_______isanelegy.A.LamisB.IsabellaC.AdonaisD.QueenMab15._______isNOTahistoricalnovelwrittenbyScott.A.RobRoyB.IvanhoeC.MarmionD.Waverly16.InColeridge’s“TheRimeoftheAncientMariner”,themarinersuffersthehorrorofdeath,because_______.A.HeexperiencesashipwreckB.HeistorturedwithstarvationC.HeundergoesmuchsufferingD.Hekillsanalbatross17._______isthepoeticdramawrittenbyByron.A.HoursofIdlenessB.PrometheusUnboundC.CainD.OrientalTales18.Thefollowingstatementsareabout“ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage”.AmongthemwhichoneisNOTtrueA.Itisaboutayoungaristocratwhose“world-weariness”bespeakshisloathingforEnglishhighsociety.B.BesidesHarold’simpressionsofthecountrieshevisits,thepoemisinterspersedwithLyricaloutburstswhichgiveutterancetothepoet’sownphilosophicalandpoliticalviews.C.ThefirstcantodealswithAlbaniaandGreece.D.ThelastcantosingsofItalyandtheItalianpeoplewhohavegiventheworldgreatwritersandthinkerslikeDante.19.AllthefollowingarenovelswrittenbyJaneAustenEXCEPT_______.A.MansfieldParkB.ShirleyC.EmmaD.Persuasion20.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutDonJuanistrueA.ByronbeganitswritinginItalyin1818,andfinisheditin1823.B.Itisin10cantos.C.Thestoryofthepoemtakesplaceinthelatterpartofthe16thcentury.D.ItdisplayedByron’sgeniusasaromanticistandarealistsimultaneously.21.In1843,_______wasmadepoetlaureate.A.SoutheyB.ShelleyC.WordsworthD.Keats22.TherevolutionaryRomanticpoetwenttoGreecetohelpthatcountryinitsstruggleforlibertyanddiedoffeverthere.A.ShelleyB.ByronC.KeatsD.Burns23.isShelley’swell-knownpoliticallyric,whichcallsupontheworkingclasstofightagainsttheirrulersandexploiters.A.DonJuanB.TheCenciC.PrometheusUnboundD.SongtotheMenofEngland24.isByron’spoeticdramawiththematerialtakenfromBiblicalstoryorstories.A.CainB.DonJuanC.SongfortheLudditesD.ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage25.(’spoetryisalwayssensuous,colorfulandrichinimagery,whichexpressestheacutenessofhissenses.Inhispoetry,sight,sound,scent,tasteandfeelingarealltakenintogiveanentireunderstandingofanexperience.A.KeatsB.ShelleyC.WordsworthD.Byron26.Allthefollowingstatementsabout“OdeonaGrecianUrn”aretrueEXCEPT.A.InthispoemKeatsshowsthecontrastbetweenthepermanenceofartandthetransienceofhumanpassion.B.ThepoempresentsKeats’ambivalenceabouttimeandthenatureofbeauty.C.Ithasoftenbeencelebrated,togetherwith“OdetoaNightingale”,astheheightofKeats’achievementinpoetry.D.Inthispoem,thepoetspokeasbitterlyofhumanwoesashedidin“OdetoaNightingale”.27.PrideandPrejudiceisnotedforitsvividlydepictedcharacterswhoarerevealedthroughcomparisonandcontrastwitheachother.AmongthefollowingpairsofcharactersareNOTincontrast.A.DarcyandWickhamB.ElizabethandCharlotteC.ElizabethandJaneD.LadyCatherineandMr.Collins28.AtthebeginningofPrideandPrejudice,theattitudeofDarcyandElizabethtowardeachotheristhatof.A.mutualaffectionB.mutualrepulsionC.mutualhatredD.mutualindifference29.AllthesonnetswerewrittenbyKeatsEXCEPT.A.London1802B.WhenIHaveFearsC.BrightStarD.OntheGrasshopperandCricket30.TheRomanticMovementexpressedaattitudetowardtheexistingsocialandpoliticalconditionsthatcamewithindustrializationandthegrowingimportanceofthebourgeoisie.A.negativeB.neutralC.positiveD.indifferent31.TheprevailingtoneinPrideandPrejudiceis.A.bittersatireB.mildsatireC.strongapprovalD.strongdisapproval32.”OdetotheWestWind”isconcludedwithmood.A.triumphantandhopefulB.pessimisticandskepticalC.desperateandsadD.indifferent33.WhichoneofthefollowingdoesNOTdescribethecharacteristicsofScott’swritingA.Thecentralheroesofhisnovelsareyoungmenofvalor,who,takenasawhole,arerathersuperficial,lackinginvirilityandlackingdepthofpsychologicalcharacterization.B.HisworksdisplayhismarvelouscommandoftheScottishdialect.C.Hisplottingisoftencloselyknitted.D.Hehasaneyeforthetellingdetail.34.OfthefollowingstatementsaboutLyricalBallads,whichisNOTtrueA.Thepoemsarenotedfortheuncompromisingobscurityofmuchofthelanguage.B.Thepoemsshowthestrongsympathynotmerelywiththepooringeneralbutwithparticular,dramatizedexamplesofthem.C.ThepoemsWordsworthaddedtothe1800editionoftheLyricalBalladsareamongthebestofhisachievements.D.Thenaturaldescriptionandexpressionsofinwardstatesofmindfusedintooneinmostofthepoems.35.”Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty.”Thefigureofspeechusedinthesentenceis.A.simileB.ironyC.antithesisD.metaphor36.AllthefollowingaboutRomanticismaretrueEXCEPT.A.Wheretheirpredecessorssawmanasasocialanimal,theRomanticssawhimessentiallyasanindividualinthesolitarystate.B.WheretheAugustansemphasizedthosefeaturesthatmenhaveincommon,theRomanticsemphasizedthespecialqualitiesofeachindividual’smind.C.Romanticismconstitutesachangeofdirectionfromattentiontotheinnerworldofhumanspirittotheouterworldofsocialcivilization.D.Romanticsalsotendedtobenationalistic,defendingthegreatpoetsanddramatistsoftheirownnationalheritageagainsttheadvocatesofclassicalruleswhotendedtoglorifyRomeandRationalItalianandFrenchneoclassicalartassuperiortothenativetraditions.37.TheRomanticperiodisagreatageofallliterarygenresEXCEPT.A.poetryB.proseC.dramaD.novel38.RomanticwritersemployallthefollowingEXCEPTastheirpoeticmaterials.A.thecommonplaceB.thenaturalC.thesimpleD.theabstract39.JaneAusten’sviewoflifeisatotallyone.A.romanticB.sentimentalC.realisticD.pessimistic40.isNOTtheessaywrittenbyCharlesLamb.A.DreamChildrenB.ThePraiseofChimneySweepersC.ABachelor’sComplaintoftheBehaviorofMarriedPeopleD.CharactersofShakespeare’sPlaysⅤ.Short-answerquestions.1.Explainandcommentonthesentencewithrespecttoitsfunctioninthenovelwhereitistakenfrom,”Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”2.ToShelley,whatkindofnoblequalitiesdoestheimageofPrometheusunite3.StatebrieflytheartisticfeaturesofJaneAusten.4.TellaboutthethemeofKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”.5.Namefiverepresentativeessaywritersoftheromanticperiod.6.HowisShelly’sPrometheusUnbounddifferentfromthetraditionalGreekinterpretationWhatisthesignificanceofthisdifference7.TellinafewwordsthethemeofDonJuan.8.NamefiveofKeats’simmortalodes.9.NamethefirstandsecondgenerationsoftheRomanticpoets.10.WhyisKeats,unliketheradicalShelleyandByron,amongtheactiveRomanticpoets11.Tellthethemeof“OdetotheWestWind”.12.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningof“thewestwind”13.TellaboutColeridge’sartisticideas.Ⅵ.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothefollowingspassage.Passage1OwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn’sbeingThoufromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdeadAredrivenlikeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,Yellow,andblack,andpale,andhecticred,Pestilence-strickenmultitudes!OthouWhochariottesttotheirdarkwintrybedThewingedseeds,wheretheyliecoldandlow,Eachlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave,untilThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblowHerclariono’erthedreamingearth,andfill(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)Withlivinghuesandodoursplainandhill;Wildspirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;Destroyerandpreserver;hear,Ohear!Questions:1.WhatisthetitleofthepoemWhoisthepoet2.Whatistherhymeschemeofthepoem3.WhatfiguresofspeechareusedGiveexamples.4.Whatdo“Pestilence-strickenmultitudes”referto5.Giveexamplestoillustratethelifeanddeathimagesemployedinthisexcerpt.Commentbrieflyonthem.6.WhyistheWestWindcalled“Destroyerandpreserver”Passage2Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.“MydearMr.Bennet,”saidhisladytohimoneday,haveyouheardthatNetherfieldParkisletatlast”Mr.Bennetrepliedthathehadnot.“Donotyouwanttoknowwhohastakenit”criedhiswifeimpatiently.“Youwanttotellme,andIhavenoobjectiontohearingit.”Thiswasinvitationenough.“Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.,LongsaysthatNetherfiedistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseetheplace,andwassomuchdelightedwithitthatheagreedwithMr.MorrisimmediatelythatheistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.”“Whatishisname”“Bingley.”“Ishemarriedorsingle”“Oh!Single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortunefourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!”“HowsoHowcanitaffectthem”“MydearMr.Bennet,”repliedhiswife,“howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.”“Isthathisdesigninsettlinghere”“Design!Nonsense,howcanyoutalkso!Butitisverylikelythathemayfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes.”“Icanseenooccasionforthat.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty.”“Mydear,youflatterme.Icertainlyhavehadmyshareofbeauty,butIdonotpretendtobeanythingextraordinarynow.Whenawomanhasfivegrownupdaughters,sheoughttogiveoverthinkingofherownbeauty.”“Insuchcases,awomanhasnotoftenmuchbeautytothinkof.”Questions:7.Thisexcerptistakenfromthenovelentitled_______by_________.8.CommentonthecharactersofMr.,andMrs.Bennet.9.WhatmethodsareusedtodepictthecharacterofMr.,andMrs.Bennet10.Thisexceptistakenfromachapterthathasbeenhighlypraisedasanopeningchapter.DoyouconsidersuchpraisejustifiedGivereasonsforyouranswer.Passage3Wherefore,BeesofEngland,forgeManyaweapon,chain,andscourge,ThatthesestinglessdronesmayspoilTheforcedproduceofyourtoilHaveyeleisure,comfort,calm,Shelter,food,love’sgentlebalmOrwhatisityebuysodearWithyourpainandwithyourfearTheseedyesow,anotherreaps;Thewealthyefind,anotherkeeps;Therobesyeweave,anotherwearsThearmsyeforge,anotherbears.Sowseed,—butletnotyrantreap;Findwealth,—letnoimpostorheap;Weaverobes,—letnottheidlewear;Forgearms,—inyourdefencetobear.Questions:11.Whatisthetitleofthepoemthisexcerptistakenfrom？12.Whoisthewriterofthispoem？13.Whatdo“BeesofEngland”and“thesestinglessdrones”referto？14.Whatisthepossiblethemeofthispoem？Passage4IwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhigho’ervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleontheMilkyWay,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsayIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.Thewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOutdidthesparklingwavesinglee;Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany;Igazed—andgazed—butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.Questions:15.Whatistherecurrentcentralimageinthispoem？16.Whatdoesthepersonafeelattheendofthepoem？17.Explain“Whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought”.18.Explaininafewwords“thatinwardeye/Whichistheblissofsolitude”.19.ThispoemisconsideredbymanythemostanthologizedpoeminEnglishliterature,andonethattakesustothecoreofWordsworth’spoeticbeliefs.HowisthecoremanifestedPassage5Fadefaraway,dissolve,andquiteforgetWhatthouamongtheleaveshastneverknown,Theweariness,thefever,andthefretHere,wheremansitandheareachothergroan;Wherepalsyshakesafew,sad,lastgreyhairs,Whereyouthgrowspale,andspectre-thin,anddies;WherebuttothinkistobefullofsorrowAndleaden-eyeddespairs,WhereBeautycannotkeepherlustrouseyes,OrnewLovepineatthembeyondtomorrow.Away!Away!forIwillflytothee,NotchariotedbyBacchusandhispards,ButontheviewlesswingsofPoesy,Thoughthedullbrainperplexesandretards:Alreadywiththee!tenderisthenight,AndhaplytheQueen-Moonisonherthrone,Cluster’daroundbyallherstarryFays;Butherethereisnolight,SavewhatfromheaveniswiththebreezesblownThroughverdurousgloomsandwindingmossyways.Questions:20.Whichpoemisthisexcerpttakenfrom21.“TenderistheNight”hasbeentakenandusedasthetitleofanovelwrittenby.22.Explainthefirststanzaoftheexcerpt.23.WhatdoesthepoetexpressinthepoemKeysⅠ.Essayquestions.1.Inthisbook,threekindsofmotivationsoforattitudestowardsmarriagearepresentedformanifestation.First,thereismarriagemerelyforfortune,moneyandsocialrank.ThisistobefoundinMissBingley’spursuitofDarcy,LadydeBourgh’sintentiontoarrangeamarriagebetweenherdaughterandDarcy,andinCharlotteLucas’marriagetoMr.Collins.Thesnobberyandvanityoftherichandthepracticalityofthepoorgentrywomenarefullyaccountedfor.Thesecondisthetendencytomarryforbeauty,attractionandpassionregardlessofeconomicconditionsorperso