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1、1 explain the device of alliteration in the To Helen?Alitteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant within a line or a group of words, as in these two lines from To Helen: The weary,wayworn wanderer bore,To his own native shore. Because it has a wide and persistent appeal and adds musi
2、c and emphasis to a group of words, alliteration is often used in speech,political slogans or advertising jingles. In poetry, alliteration can be a good musical device to achieve sound effect, and it is often used with rhyme and other sound devices.2 Summarize the poets advice for living(A psalm of
3、life)His optimism which has characterized much of his poetry, also endeared many critics to him. He seemed to have persevered despite tragedy. In his poem,”the Psalm of life”, He writes:Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal.This is the cry of the heart ,rallying from depression
4、, ready to affirm life, to regroup from losses, to push on despite momentary defeat.3 雪夜林中小驻：what is the theme of this poem?what does this poem used to express this 1theme?This poem presents nature as a standard of beauty that is so strong that it captures the speakers attention and makes him or her
5、 halt whatever they are doing. The poem also examines just how difficult it has become in the modern world for man to stay in touch with nature.The poem is made up of contrasting images of the natural and the man made: the woods and the village, the farmhouse and the lake, even the horse and the har
6、ness-bells. The speaker is enchanted with the things of nature, but is constantly reminded of human things and, after a few minutes of giving in to the enchantment, decides with regret that this return to nature cannot last. what are the rhythm and rhyme scheme? In what way do the rhythm and 2rhyme
7、scheme contribute to the expression of the theme?The rhythm and the rhyme scheme is AABA BBCB CCDC DDDD, The well-arranged rhythm and rhyme scheme increases the beauty of the nature phonetically, Thus the poem becomes very popular and impressive.what is the tone of the poem and how is it established
8、? 3There is not many descriptive words used to convey what it is that the speaker finds so beautiful, only “lovely”darl”and “deep”. The word “lovely”simply sets the tone of the poem, though it is a little sad and sentimental at the last stanza. Whats more, the darkness of the woods is an idea so imp
9、ortant that it is mentioned twice in this poem, emphasizing a connection between beauty and mystery.that is the founction of the repetition in the last two lines? What poetic 4does the repetition have ?The repetition in the last two lines shows a kind of sad and sentimental, but also strong and resp
10、onsible feeling. The attraction of the beauty of the nature makes the speaker stop in the journey.he finally turns away from it,with a certain weariness and yet with quiet determination, to face the needs of life. This stresses the central conflict of the poem between mans enjoyment of the natures b
11、eauty and his responsibility in society. This shows a mans despairing courage to seek out the meaning of life.4 the love song of J. Alfred Prufrockwho do “I” and “you” of the poem refer to ? 1Literarily the “I”and “you” of this poem are not two persons but rather two aspect of the same person , the
12、public personality and the ego.what figure of the speech is used in “ when the evening is spread out 2against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table? And briefly discuss how the author employed this figure of speech in presenting the theme?Simile. The evening is compared to patient who is eth
13、erized. The image of the evening is in fact the projection of Prufrocks mind. It suggests Prufrocks submissiveness and benumbedness.what do the image of “the yellow fog”and yellow smoke” symbolize? 3The color of yellow represents weakness and morbidity. The images of “fog “ and “smoke”are characteri
14、zed by passiveness and listlessness which are typical of Prufrocks exsitence. The yellow fog and smoke may be also considered as Prufrocks unconscious disguise for both of them are found in possession of uneasiness and morbidity.write down the characteristics of the protagonist in the poem? 4Prufroc
15、k , the protagonist of the poem, is neurotic, illogical and incapable of action. He is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of defeated idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires.what are the thematic and structural features of this poem? 5Thematically, this poem is about the importance and f
16、utility of a modern everyman and his existence. Structurally, the poem seems to be formless; yet that does not necessarily mean that the poem is a meaningless piling up of fragments or images on the contrary, the poem is strictly coherent in terms of its thematic meaning.what literary techniques did the poet use in this poem? 6This poem is a typical example of modernist poetry. It is noted for its irony and the allusion and the juxtaposition,which add to the depth of
