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Unit2EdgarAllanPoe1)Whoisthenarrator?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?ItisMontresor.FortunatohasgivenMontresorthousandsofinjuriesthathehastobearbeforehehasthisopportunityoftakingrevenge.2)WhatisthepretextMontresorusestolureFortunadotohiswinecellar?HeclaimsthathehasjustgotacaskofAmontiladoandstoresitinthewinecellarbeforehemayfindaconnoisseurtotestifytoitsauthenticity.3)WhathappenstoFortunadointheend?ThedeceivedFortunadoiskilledbecauseofhisinabilityofgettingoutofthecatacomb.4)DescribebrieflyhowPoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoascontrasts.PoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasseeminglycontrastingcharacterschieflybypresentingtheiridenticalhabitinwineandtheirdifferentmannerstowardseachother,butactuallyheintendstoshowsomesimilarlydefectiveaspectsintheirnature.ThesimilarityintheirnatureisalsosuggestedbytheirnamesassynonymsinItalian:Mortresormeans“fortune”whileFortunado“treasure”.TheirdefectivenatureishighlightedwhentherevengerMortresor,whoisfullypreparedonpsychologicalandoperatinglevels,throwsthehardlypreparedbuttotallydeceivedwrong-doerFortunadointothedeepanddampcatacombandblocksupitsentrancewithhugerocks.Unit719thCenturyAmericanPoets1.HenryWadsworthLongfellow(1)IShotanArrow…1.Whydidthespeakerlosesightofhisarrowandsong?Thearrowfliestooswiftlyandtoofarawaytobeseenbythespeaker;whereasthesongisnaturallyinvisible.2.Inwhatcircumstancesdidhefindthemagain?Hefindsthemunexpectedlyyearslaterfromthetrunkofatreeandtheheartofafriend.3.Whatdoarrowandsongstandforinthispoem?Theimagesofarrowandsongheremaystandforfriendship.(2)APsalmofLife1.Whatkindofpersonisthespeakerofthispoem?Thespeakerisamanofaction,alwaysoptimisticandcheerful,tryingtoachieveasmuchaspossibleintheshortspanoflife.2.Accordingtothepoem,howshouldourlivesbeledtoovercomethefactthateachdaybringsusnearertodeath?Weshouldworkharderandlivehappier.3.Interpretthemetaphorof"Footprintsonthesandoftime"(line28).Themetaphorreferstohumandeedsinreallife.2.WaltWhitman(1)One'sSelfISing1.Whatisthesignificanceofsingingaboutone'sself?Itisanexaltationoftheindividualspirit,whichistypicalofAmericanpeople.2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenphysiologyandphysiognomy?Physiologyisasciencethatdealswiththefunctionsandlifeprocessofhumanbeings,whereasphysiognomyreferstoanartofjudgingcharacterfromcontoursoffaceitselfortheappearanceofaperson.3.WhatdoesWhitmanmeanbythetermof"theModernMan"?Hemeansthatamanshouldbefreefromanyprejudiceandpride,totallydifferentfromthetraditionalone,thatisfullofbias.(3)OCaptain!MyCaptain!1.Whyisthe 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"Captain"capitalizedthroughoutthepoem?Inthispoemtheword“Captain”speciallyreferstoAbrahamLincoln,presidentoftheUnitedStates.2.Whatoverallmetaphordoesthepoetemployinthispoem?Lifeisajourney.3.Whydopeopleontheshoresexultandbellsring,whilethespeakerremainssosad?Theywelcometheshipreturningfromitshardtrip,whereasthespeakerissadbecausethecaptainfailstoreceivehisownhonor.3.EmilyDickinson(1)ToMakeaPrairie…1.Whatthingsareneededto"make"aprairie?Inwhatsensecanonereallydoit?Somegrassandinsectsandsmallanimals.Peoplecanmakeaprairiewiththeirimagination.2.Howcan"reveryalone"createaprairie?Theprairiestaysinone'smind.(2)SuccessIsCountedSweetest1.Whyissuccess"countedsweetestbythosewhone'ersucceed"?Thosewhohavetastedthebitternessoffailurewouldhaveakeenerdesireforsuccess.2.Whoare"thepurplehost"?Theso-calledsuccessfulpeopleintheworld.3.Whois"he"inthelaststanza?Anyonewhoispursuinghissuccess.(3)I'mNobody!1.Whoarethe"pairofus"and"they"inthispoem?The"pairofus"referstothespeakerinthepoemandthereader,and"they"referstothepublic,especiallythoseinpower.2.Whatdoes"anadmiringbog"reallymean?"(line28).ItImpliesthevainandemptycommonpeople,whoarealwaysadmiringandpursuingthecelebrities.3.Whatisthethemeofthispoem?Therealadmirablelifeisasecludedandcommonone.4.Doyouwanttobe"nobody"or"somebody"?Explainyourreasons.Differentpersonswouldhavedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Personally,Iprefertobenobody.Unit1720th-CenturyAmericanPoets1.EzraPoundInAStationoftheMetro1.Whydoesthepoetcallthefacesofpedestrians"apparition"?Thesepedestriansareallwalkinginahurryamidstthedrizzlingrain.2.Whatdo"petals"and"bough"standfor?Petalsrefertothefaceswhiletheboughstandsforthefloatingcrowd.2.WallaceStevensAnecdoteoftheJar1.Whatdoesthejarinpoemsymbolize?Whydoesthespeakerplaceitontopofahill?Thejarheresymbolizesacertainperspectiveonlookingatthisworld.Iftheperspectiveoftheviewingiscreativeandunique,itwillchangetheconventionalorderoftheoldworld.Whenanewperspectivecomesout,itwillcertainlyholdattentionfromtherest.2.Thejaris"round"and"ofaportinair,"meaningthatithasastatelyimportance.Whateffectdoesithaveonsurroundingswhenplacedontheground?Maybetheroundjarassumestheairofadomineeringfigure,whichhelpstoformacertainorderoutofthedisorderedsurrounding.3.HowdidthewildernessofTennesseecharacterized?Whatwordsorphrasesdoesthepoetusetodescribeit?Tennesseeseemstoaplacefulloflifeandenergy.“Slovenly,”“sprawl”and“wild”aresomeofthewordsusedtodescribetheplace.(SeeAnecdoteoftheJar)3.WilliamCarlosWilliamsWilliamCarlosWilliams1.Howdoesthefirsttwolinesdifferfromtheotherpairsoflines?Eachofthelastthreecoupletscreatesavisualimage(“aredwheelbarrow,”“glazedwithrainwater,”and“thewhitechickens”),whereasthefirstonedoesnot.2.Whatisthemostvisuallycompellingwordineachofthelastthreepairsoflines?Theyare“red,glazedandwhite”.(SeeEXPLANATION:“TheRedWheelbarrow”below)3.Whatisthemeaningof"dependsupon"inthefirstpairoflines?Theopeninglinessetthetonefortherestofthepoem.Sincethepoemiscomposedofonesentencebrokenupatvariousintervals,itistruthfultosaythat'somuchdependsupon'eachlineofthepoem.Thisissobecausetheformofthepoemisalsoitsmeaning.Thismayseemconfusing,butbytheendofthepoemtheimageofthewheelbarrowisseenastheactualpoem,asinapaintingwhenoneseesanimageofanapple,theapplerepresentsanactualobjectinreality,butsinceitispartofapaintingtheapplealsobecomestheactualpieceofart.Theselinesarealsoimportantbecausetheyintroducetheideathat'somuchdependsupon'thewheelbarrow.SEEanswer1.4.RobertFrost(1)FireandIce1.Whatarethesymbolicmeaningsoffireinthispoem?Firesymbolizesnaturaldisaster,humanpassion,aswellaswar.2.Whydoesthespeakersaythaticeisalsogreatfordestruction?Explainwhaticestandsforhere.Ice,opposetofire,isalsoadreadfulnaturaldisasterinthisworld,andiceisalwaysrelatedtoindifference,coldness,hatred,andtheothernegativesentimentsofhumanbeings.3.Whatisyouropinionaboutfireandice?Whichoneismoredestructive?Bothfireandicecandestroythisbeautifulworldiftheyarebeyondcontrolofhumanbeings.Thereforeweshouldbeopen-mindedandreduceourprejudiceandpridesoastokeepthisworldinpeace.(2)StoppingByWoodsOnaSnowyEvening1.Inyouropinion,whatwasthereasonthatmadethespeakerstopbythewoodsonasnowyevening?Thepoetwasdeeplyattractedbythenaturalbeautyofthesceneatthatverymoment.2.Whydidthehorsegivetheharnessbellashake?Thehorsegrewimpatientbystoppinginthemiddleofthedark,coldwoodsatmidnight.Itwaseagertogohome.3.Whycouldn'tthespeakerstaylongerbythewoodstoappreciateitsmysteriousbeauty?Herealizedthatitwaslateatnightandhewouldhavetohurryhometogetsomefoodandsleep,becausethenextmorninghewouldhavealotofworktodo.4.Whatistheeffectofrepetitioninthelasttwolines?Therefrain-likerepetitioninthelasttwolinesremindsthereaderasimplefactoflife:whateverhappens,onemustgoforwardinthejourneyofhisorherlife.(3)TheRoadNotTaken1.Whatisthespeaker'sinitialresponsetothedivergenceofthetworoads?Thespeakerisatalosswhichroadheshouldchoose,andhefeelssorrythathecannotexplorebothroadsatthesametime.2.Describethesimilaritiesanddifferencesofthesetworoads.Whichonedoesthespeakertake?Tworoadsaresimilarexceptoneofthemismore“grassy,”whichimpliesthatitislesstraveledbypeople.Thespeakerprefersthelesstraveledone,becausehelikesadventure.3.Whatmightthetworoadsstandforinthespeaker'smind?　　　Oneroadstandsforthetraditionaloneandtheotherisunconventionaloneandfullofchallengesanddifficulties.Tofollowotherpeople'sfootstepsortoopenanewroadforhimselfisreallynotaneasydecisionforustomakeinourlives.5.LangstonHughes(1)Dreams1.Whymustwesticktoourdreams?IfGodisnotthefirstmoveinourlife,surelyourdreamsarethesame.2.Whatimagesdoesthepoetemploytodescribethelifeonceweloseourdreams?Withoutdreamsourlifewillbeabrokenbirdandabarrenfield.Ithinkwithoutdreamourlifewillbeagrandshipdriftingonthevastocean,neverknowingitsdestination.(2)MeAndTheMule1.Whydoesthespeakeridentifyhimselfwiththemule?Theysharealotintheirlife:hard-workingandfullofstrength,submissivenessandkindnessandhonesty.2.Whatfigureofspeechdoesthepoetemployindescribingthemule?Personification.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）推荐精选推荐精选推荐精选