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1、3 Emily Dick inson43. “ We passede School, where Children stroveAt Recess in the Ring We passed the Fields of Gazing GraiWe passed the Sett ing Sun ”Questi ons:A. Who is the author of this stanza taken from the poem“ BenoUse I couldstop for Death ?B. What do the underlined parts symbolize?C. Where w
2、ere“we” heading towd34) 4143. A. These lines are take n from a poem writte n by Emily Dick inson.B. The School, the Fields of Gazing Grain, the Sett ing Sun symbolize three stages of one s life: youth, man hood and old age.C. We were riding in a hearse (or a carriage), heading toward Eternity.43. “
3、With Blue uncertain stumbling Buzz Betwee n the light and me And the n the Win dows failed and the nI could not see to see”Questio ns:A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.B. What do“Windows” symbolically stand for?C. What idea does the quoted passage expres(fl44) 4243. A. Emily Dicki nso n: (465)“I He
4、ard a Fly Buzz When I Died ”.B. Eyes, for they are considered as the windows of human soul.C. The last thing the dying person saw and heard was the fly and its buzz. When the eyes failed, the huma n soul was closed and the pers on died. (The speaker could not see any of the afterlife or God or an ge
5、ls she expected to see.)44. “We passed thehSol, where Children stroveAt Recess in the Ri ngWe passed the Fields of Gazi ng GraiWe passed the Sett ing Su ”Questio ns:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What do “thdSchool, ” “theFields ” and Shting Sun” standor respectively?(054)44. A. Emily Dick ins
6、on; “ Because I could not stop for DathB. Three stages of life: childhood, adulthood and old age.43. This is my letter to the WorldThat n ever wrote to Me The simple News that Nature toldWith ten der Majesty”Questio ns:A. Ide ntify the poet.B. What idea does the poem express?C. Why does the poet use
7、 dashes and capital letters in the poer(l104)4443. A. Emily DickinsonB. The poem expresses the poet asnxiety about her communication with the outside world.C. Dashes are used as a musical device to create cadence and capital letters as a means of emphasis.43. “ We passed the School, where Children s
8、troveAt Recess- in the Ring-We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We Passed the Setting Sun”-( From Emily Dickinson oems Bpecause I could not stop for Death)Questions:A. What does the phrase“ Fields of Gazing Grain” symbolize?B. What figure of speech is used in the poem?C. What are Dickinson s uniqu
9、e writing feat(ure1s0?7)43. A. It symbolizes the mature period.B. PersonificationC. (1) Her poems have no titles. (2) Dashes are used as a musical device. (3) Capital letters are used as a means of emphasis. (4) Irregular and inverted sentence structure is used. (5) Her poetic idiom is noted for its
10、 laconic brevity, directness and plainness.(6) Her poems are usually short, personal and meditative.148. The literary school of naturalism was quite popular in the late 19 th century. Whatare the major characteristics of naturalism?(044)48. A. Strongly influenced by social Darwinism, naturalism emph
11、asizes the determining power of the crushing forces of environment and heredity.B. Being devoid of the freedom of choice and incapable of shaping their own destinies, men and women are helpless and insignificant in a cold and indifferent world.C. The naturalistic writers reported truthfully and obje
12、ctively, with a passion for scientific accuracy and overwhelming accumulation of factual detail.48 Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view? ( 084)47. Who are the three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism and what are the differences in their understanding of the(094) “ t
13、ruth ”?47. A. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry JamesB. Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to thef“ life ” othe Americans. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived; Mark Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the fore
14、front of his stories; Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “ inner world ” of man.47. What are the factors that gave rise to American naturalism(?104)47. A. The impact of Darwin s evolutionary theory on the American thought.B. The influence of the 19th century French literature
15、on the American men of letters.Mark Twain 48. Local colorism is a unique variation of American literary realism.Who is the most famous local colorist? What are local colorists most concerned? (097)48. A. Mark TwainB. Local colorists concerned themselves with presenting and interpreting the local cha
16、racter of their regions. They tended to idealize and glorify, but they never forgot to keep an eye on the truthful color of local life. They formed an important part of the realistic movement.48. Briefly state Mark Twain s magic power with lanhgisunagoveeilns. (104)48. A. His words are colloquial, con
