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Unti 9 Critial realism1.In the 19th century English Literature, a new literary trend_critical realism__ appeared after the romantic poetry.2.The greatest English relist of the 19th century was _CharlesDickens___, who pictures bourgeois civilization, and shows the misery and suffering of the common people.3.The Victorian Age in English literature was largely an age of prose,especially of the _novel__4.Robert Browning is a great experimenter in poetic art. He is bestknown for the technique of _dramatic monologue____5.The most important poet of the Victorian Age was _Tennyson___. Nextto him were Robert Browning and his wife.6.The novel __The_Pickwick Papers__ deals with the adventure of Mr.Pickwick, a retired old merchant, who is the founder and chairman of the Pickwick Club.7.!8.The novel “Oliver Twist” tells the story of a poor child named__Oliver Twist__ who is born in a workhouse and brought up under miserable conditions.9.The subtitle of “Vanity Fair “ is _A Novel Without a Hero___. Thewriter’s intention was not to portray individuals, but the bourgeois and aristocratic society as a whole.10.The main plot of “ Vanity Fair” centers on the story of two women:Amelia Sedley and _Rebecca Sharp___. Their character are in sharp contrast.11.Charlotte Bronte’s masterp iece is_Jane Eyre__.12.Emily Bronte’s masterpiece is _Wuthering Heights___.13.The author of the “Return of the Native “ is _Thomas Hardy____.14.George Eliot produced three remarkable novels including “ AdamBede”, “The Mill on the Floss” and “___’15.Among Hardy’s novels, the best-known are ____ and the “Jude theObscure”.16.。

(完整word 版)英国文学史习题全集(含答案)3Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____， with his Norman army, succeeded ininvading and defeating England 。

A. William the ConquerorB. Julius Caesar C 。

Alfred the Great D. Claudius2。

In the 14th century ， the most important writer (poet)is ____ .A. LanglandB. 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 Arthurianromances 。

A 。

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. BeowulfC 。

Piers the PlowmanD 。

TheCanterbury Tales5。

William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of adream vision 。

A 。

Kubla KhanB 。

Piers the PlowmanC 。

The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d'Arthur1—5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB6. After the Norman Conquest ， three languages existedin England at that time 。

【答案】英国文学史及选读unite2课后习题答案.docxUnit twoAnglo-Norman Period1066~13501.In the year 1066, the Norman defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of_____________Hastings______.The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was _the romance_____ _____. It was a long composition , sometimes in _prose _____, some times in _verse _____, describing the life and adventures of _a noble hero______.2.The most popular theme of English literature in the 11~14th century is______.The legend of King Arther and his round table knight3.William Langland's "_the vision of_Piers the Plowman__" is written in the form of aq dream vision.4.What is the influence of the Norman Conquest upon English language and literature?European ideals and customs were introduced into England.Languages mixed.Literature was varied in interest and extensive in range. Romance.5.Make comments on the romance " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Middle English: Sir Gawayn and te Grene Kny?t) is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folklore motifs, the beheading gameand the exchange of winnings. The Green Knight is interpreted by some as a representation of the Green Man of folklore and by others as an allusion to Christ. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel,[1] it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important poem in the romance genre, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess, and it remains popular to this day in modern English renderings from J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage, and others, as well as through film and stage adaptations.It describes how Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, accepts a challenge from a mysterious "Green Knight" who challenges any knight to strike him with his axe if he will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts and beheads him with his blow, at which the Green Knight stands up, picks up his head, and reminds Gawain of the appointed time. In his struggles to keep his bargain, Gawain demonstrates chivalry and loyalty until his honour is called into question by a test involving Lady Bertilak, the lady of the Green Knight's castle.The poem survives in a single manuscript, the Cotton Nero A.x., which also includes three religious narrative poems: Pearl, Purity and Patience. All are thought to have been written by the same unknown author, dubbed the "Pearl Poet" or "Gawain Poet", since all three are written in a North West Midland dialect of Middle English.[2][3]。

The Tiger P501.Why does the poet mention the Lamb? Do you think both the Lamb and the Ti ger canilluminate each other?The Tyger is corresponding to The Lamb. Both the poems show the poet ’s exploration, understanding and plaint of the mysterious creation. In this poem, the author implies that the Tiger is created by God as well as the Lamb. S o either the Tiger or the Lamb is essential to God. I think both the Lamb and the Tiger can illuminate each other. Although the Lamb can represent the kind “innocent society”, it will be lack of enough motivation to make progress. While the Tiger will caus e social misery, unrest or even disruption, but it can make people release their creativity. So the poet believes that the Tiger is the symbol of strength and courage. And he also praises its passion, desire and all the lofty beauty.2.What is the symbolic meaning of the tiger? What idea does the poet want to express?The symbol of the Tyger is one of the two central mysteries of the poem (the other being the Tyger ’s creator). It is unclear what it exactly symbolizes, but scholars have hypothesized that the Tyger could be inspiration, the divine, artistic creation, history, the sublime (the big, mysterious, powerful and sometimes scary. Read more on this in the "Themes and Quotes" section), or vision itself. Really, the list is almost infinite. The point is, the Tyger is important, and Blake’s poem barely limits the possibilities The tiger is the embodiment of God's power in creation: the animal is terrifying in its beauty, strength, complexity and vitality. The poem is divided into six parts. In the first part, the author imagined that he met a terrible tiger on a dark night and was frightened by its awful eyesight. There are creations and creators. How great the creator is that he could create such an awful creation like tiger! In the second part, the author continues to ask, where comes the eyesight like fire, sea or sky? The following two parts, the author describes the creator as a smith. He creates the tiger. What behind the questions is the frightening and respect of the author to the creator. In the fif th part, the author changes his tone and asks when the stars throw down their spears, why they are not happy? The last part is as same as the first part, the creator is too mysterious to understand. The tiger shows its outstanding energy. It’s the vitality which the author thinks highly of. The key sentence of the poem is "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" It challenges the one-track religious views of the 18 ’s century. The view only concluded that god create the lame, he is so kind a father. But it didn ’t know god also create the tough tiger. He can also be very serious. The god is someone who can’t be truly understood by human beings.Ode to the West Wind P83西风颂第一节哦，狂暴的西风，秋之生命的呼吸！你无形，但枯死的落叶被你横扫，有如鬼魅碰到了巫师，纷纷逃避：黄的，黑的，灰的，红得像患肺痨，呵，重染疫疠的一群：西风呵，是你以车驾把有翼的种子催送到黑暗的冬床上，它们就躺在那里，像是墓中的死穴，冰冷，深藏，低贱，直等到春天，你碧空的姊妹吹起她的喇叭，在沉睡的大地上响遍，唤出嫩芽，像羊群一样，觅食空中）将色和香充满了山峰和平原。

Unit twoAnglo-Norman Period1066~13501.In the year 1066, the Norman defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of_____________Hastings______.The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was _the romance_____ _____. It was a long composition , sometimes in _prose _____, some times in _verse _____, describing the life and adventures of _a noble hero______.2.The most popular theme of English literature in the 11~14th century is______.The legend of King Arther and his round table knight3.William Langland's "_the vision of_Piers the Plowman__" is written in the form of aq dream vision.4.What is the influence of the Norman Conquest upon English language and literature?European ideals and customs were introduced into England.Languages mixed.Literature was varied in interest and extensive in range. Romance.5.Make comments on the romance " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Middle English: Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt) is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folkloremotifs, the beheading game and the exchange of winnings. The Green Knight is interpreted by some as a representation of the Green Man of folklore and by others as an allusion to Christ. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel,[1] it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important poem in the romance genre, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess, and it remains popular to this day in modern English renderings from J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage, and others, as well as through film and stage adaptations.It describes how Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, accepts a challenge from a mysterious "Green Knight" who challenges any knight to strike him with his axe if he will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts and beheads him with his blow, at which the Green Knight stands up, picks up his head, and reminds Gawain of the appointed time. In his struggles to keep his bargain, Gawain demonstrates chivalry and loyalty until his honour is called into question by a test involving Lady Bertilak, the lady of the Green Knight's castle.The poem survives in a single manuscript, the Cotton Nero A.x., which also includes three religious narrative poems: Pearl, Purity and Patience. All are thought to have been written by the same unknown author, dubbed the "Pearl Poet" or "Gawain Poet", since all three are written in a North West Midland dialect of Middle English.[2][3]•水性木器漆配方成功的五大关键在环保意识日益增强的今天，水性木器涂料是许多涂料企业关注的未来发展方向。

目　录第1单元　杰弗里·乔叟1.1　复习笔记1.2　课后习题详解1.3　考研真题与典型题详解第2单元　威廉·莎士比亚2.1　复习笔记2.2　课后习题详解2.3　考研真题与典型题详解第3单元　弗朗西斯·培根3.1　复习笔记3.2　课后习题详解3.3　考研真题与典型题详解第4单元　17世纪英国诗人4.1　复习笔记4.2　课后习题详解4.3　考研真题与典型题详解第5单元　冒险小说作家5.1　复习笔记5.2　课后习题详解5.3　考研真题与典型题详解第6单元　浪漫主义诗人(1)6.1　复习笔记6.2　课后习题详解6.3　考研真题与典型题详解第7单元　简·奥斯汀7.1　复习笔记7.2　课后习题详解7.3　考研真题与典型题详解第8单元　浪漫主义诗人(2)8.1　复习笔记8.2　课后习题详解8.3　考研真题与典型题详解第9单元　夏洛蒂·勃朗特9.1　复习笔记9.2　课后习题详解9.3　考研真题与典型题详解第10单元　查尔斯·狄更斯10.1　复习笔记10.2　课后习题详解10.3　考研真题与典型题详解第11单元　维多利亚时代的诗人11.1　复习笔记11.2　课后习题详解11.3　考研真题与典型题详解第12单元　托马斯·哈代12.1　复习笔记12.2　课后习题详解12.3　考研真题与典型题详解第13单元　现代剧作家13.1　复习笔记13.2　课后习题详解13.3　考研真题与典型题详解第14单元　约瑟夫·康拉德14.1　复习笔记14.2　课后习题详解14.3　考研真题与典型题详解第15单元　20世纪英国诗人(1) 15.1　复习笔记15.2　课后习题详解15.3　考研真题与典型题详解第16单元　现代主义小说家(1)16.1　复习笔记16.2　课后习题详解16.3　考研真题与典型题详解第17单元　现代主义小说家(2) 17.1　复习笔记17.2　课后习题详解17.3　考研真题与典型题详解第18单元　E. M. 福斯特18.1　复习笔记18.2　课后习题详解18.3　考研真题与典型题详解第19单元　威廉·戈尔丁19.1　复习笔记19.2　课后习题详解19.3　考研真题与典型题详解第20单元　多丽斯·莱辛20.1　复习笔记20.2　课后习题详解20.3　考研真题与典型题详解第21单元　约翰·福尔斯21.1　复习笔记21.2　课后习题详解21.3　考研真题与典型题详解第22单元　20世纪英国诗人(2) 22.1　复习笔记22.2　课后习题详解22.3　考研真题与典型题详解第23单元　A. S. 拜厄特23.1　复习笔记23.2　课后习题详解23.3　考研真题与典型题详解第24单元　V. S. 奈保尔24.1　复习笔记24.2　课后习题详解24.3　考研真题与典型题详解第25单元　格雷厄姆·斯维夫特25.1　复习笔记25.2　课后习题详解25.3　考研真题与典型题详解第26单元　石黑一雄26.1　复习笔记26.2　课后习题详解26.3　考研真题与典型题详解第27单元　伊恩·麦克尤恩27.1　复习笔记27.2　课后习题详解27.3　考研真题与典型题详解第28单元　朱利安·巴恩斯28.1　复习笔记28.2　课后习题详解28.3　考研真题与典型题详解第1单元　杰弗里·乔叟1.1　复习笔记Geoffrey Chaucer (杰弗里·乔叟)(1343-1400)1. Life (生平)Geoffrey Chaucer, born in 1343 in London, is the founder of English poetry. He was the son of a wine merchant who had connections with the Court. He later became a courtier and comptroller.Chaucer’s learning was wide in scope. He obtained a good knowledge of Latin, French and Italian. He had broad and intimate acquaintance with persons high and low in all walks of life, and knew well the whole life of his time, which left great impressions upon his works and particularly upon his variegated depiction of the English society of his time.He died in 1400 and was buried in W estminster Abbey, thus founding the Poets’ Corner.杰弗里·乔叟于1343年出生于伦敦，他是英语诗歌之父。

英国文学课后答案Keys to the ExercisesUnit 1 Ideal WorldKnowledge Focus2. (1) F (2) F (3) F (4) F (5) T (6) T (7) F (8) T (9) T (10) F Language Focus1. (1) feigned (2) adopt (3) allotted (4) discretion (5) apprehend(6) languish (7) hinder (8) upright (9) commend (10) undermine2.(1) inexperienced (2) idleness (3) inclination (4) mischief (5) scarcity (6) pursuit (7) beneficial (8) diligence (9) virtuous (10) curiosity3.(1) wore out (2) passed down (3) for show (4) see to (5) as it were (6) take up (7) marked out (8) as though (9) went about (10) given rise to4. (1) by, by (2) by (3) to (4) with (5) on (6) on, with (7) between, against (8) from, for (9) up, for (10) in, to5. (1) prefer—prefers; commend—commended(2) beggar—beggars; feign—feigning(3) (those+) that; by the money—by money(4) is—are; marking—marked(5) anything—nothing; so—suchComprehensive Work2. Euthanasia, slavery, married priest, private ownership, easy divorceText B Innisfree1. (1) arise (2) cabin (3) peace (4) Midnight (5) glow(6) lake (7) shore (8) pavements (9) within (10) coreUnit 2 Picaresque AdventureBefore You Read2.f d g a c b eKnowledge Focus2. (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) F (5) F (6) T (7) F (8) TLanguage Focus1.(1) solaced (2) reprieve (3) resolved (4) abating (5) afflict (6) deliver (7) fury (8) strangle (9) contending (10) bruised2. (1) f (2) h (3) d (4)i (5) g (6) a (7) c (8) j (9) b (10) e3. (1) from, on (2) after, with (3) to, with (4) up, as (5) To, up, from (6) up, in, (7) before, with (8) into, for (9) in, with, on (10) on, for5. (1) me—myself; can—could(2) rise—rising; shooting—shoot(3) Has—Had; have strangled—have been strangled(4) stranding—stranded; be—being(5) came—coming; at the night—at nightComprehensive work1.(1) desolate (2) mutinous (3) embellished (4) imagination(5) picaresque (6) picaro (7) accumulating (8) journalistic(9) bourgeois (10) moral (11) prosperity (12) colonialismText B1.(1) shipwreck (2) tiny (3) inhabitants (4) Lilliput (5) behaviour (6) favourite (7) permission (8) subjects (9) stealing (10) province (11) treason (12) blinded (13) friend (14) abandoned (15) passingUnit 3 Budding LoveBefore You Read2. c a f d g h b e3. c a b e dKnowledge Focus2. (1) F (2) F (3) T (4) T (5) T3. (1) betrayal (2) yields (3) sin (4) morality (5) narrative(6) struggles (7) reality (8) dates (9) relations (10) mistreatsLanguage Focus1.(1) conferred (2) ethereal (3) singular (4) ephemeral (5) remnants(6) crave (7) preliminary (8) cramp (9) deem (10) physique2. (1) preoccupation (2) visionary (3) pervasive (4) luminous(5) condensation(6) horizontal (7) moisture (8) prevailing (9) radiance (10) stratum3. (1) a (2) a (3) b (4) b (5) a4. (1) forth, into, out (2) down, to (3) with, than (4) than, up, in(5) with (6) in, in, within (7) in, above, upon (8) at(9) through, on, on (10) againstText B1. (1)T (2) F (3) F (4) T (5) TUnit 4 Personal ChoiceKnowledge Focus2. e a d b c f3. (1) Rochester (2) disconsolate (3) approaches (4) tray(5) realizes (6) spirit (7) previous (8) specterLanguage Focus1.(1) snatched (2) nestles (3) piquant (4) frenzy (5) prompted(6) entwined (7) corpse (8) groped (9) unwittingly (10) outcasts2. (1) delusion (2) perceptible (3) mockery (4) pining (5) animated (6) inconsiderate (7) proposal (8) consolation (9)famished (10) unconventional3. (1) buoy…up (2) to that effect (3) relapsed… into (4) claim…as(5) took vengeance on (6) wait on (7) withdrawn…from (8) make sacrifice for(9) clasp…to (10) relieve…fromUnit 5 Glamorous WomenKnowledge Focus2. (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) T (5) F(6) T (7) T (8) F (9) F (10) TLanguage Focus1.(1) exhilarated (2) speculated (3) facetious (4) clamber (5) indifferent(6) aggrieved (7) grumble (8) scrambled (9) flushed (10) panic2.(1) competence (2) envious (3) virtuous (4) apologetic (5) pleasantries(6) indulgence (7) excitement (8) fury (9) righteousness (10) indignation 3.(1) for (2) along (3) behind (4) up (5) of(6) with (7) to (8) of; about (9) from (10) up, forText B1. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F (5) T(6) F (7) T (8) F (9) F (10) TUnit 6 Incredible ScienceKnowledge Focus1.(1)Shelley has used a …dreary night? instead of the typical thunderstorm to make aneerie atmosphere.(2)She uses very descriptive words that make the surroundings more eerie. E.g.glimmer of the half-extinguished light, rain pattering dismally, etc.(3)As amazed he is by his creation, Victor sees it as a monster. He?s disappointed andpossibly even scared about how his creation will turn out. This is evident when he describes his monster as a …catastrophe?.(4)Fear is provoked well when Shelley describes the monster in detail by explaininghow …His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath;his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness?. By describing such horrific features it creates the image of a deformed monster with ghastly features just thrown together.(5)By describing the monsters ghastly features but then mentioning how straight andsleek his hair is, it creates juxtaposition. With such an evil face but such perfect teeth and hair, it becomes quite scary.(6)Victor feels regretful because his monster turned out sucha disaster instead of thebeautiful being he set out to create.(7)Victor dreamt of his fiancéElizabeth. As he finally embraces her, her featuresbecome lifeless and she appears to be dead. She suddenly turns into Victors mother, then worms appear.(8)Shelley quoted Coleridge?s “Ancient Mariner” to create frightful atmosphere.(9)Henry Clerval. He nurses Victor.(10)Elizabeth. She is Victor?s adopted cousin and wife.2. c-f-a-g-d-i-e-h-bLanguage Focus1. (1) confined (2) exceed (3) traversed (4) incredulous (5) inarticulate (6) endeavor(7) comprises (8) revived (9) agitated (10) hideous2. (1) sufficient (2) Diligence (3) sensitiveness (4) occurrences (5) palpitation (6)employer (7) entreat (8) frightful (9) refugees (10) excessively3. (1) to (2) to (3) of (4) on (5) At (6) with (7) in (8) to (9) in (10) toText B1. (1)Time Traveller (2) Medical Man (3) Filby (4) narrator (5) Fourth (6) machine (7)Psychologist (8) lever (9) larger (10) time3. (1) incredulous (2) solemnly (3) intermittently (4) plausible (5) adroitlyUnit 7 Precious LifeKnowledge Focus2. (1) statue (2) column (3) Egypt (4) reed (5) alive (6) ruby(7) child (8) poor (9) dying (10) lead (11) melted (12) furnace3. (1) T (2) T (3) T (4) F (5) F (6) F (7) F (8) T (9) F (10) T4. (1) (4) (2) (6) (3) (5)Language Focus1. (1) commissions (2) mutter (3) plucked (4) coarse (5) gild(6) slumbered (7) listlessly (8) sculptured (9) flirting (10) drenched2. (1) proclamations (2) agility (3) beggars (4) feverishly (5) curiosity(6) messenger (7) overseer (8) companion (9) disrespect (10) embroidery 3.(1) by (2) in, with (3) in, with (4) off (5) in, of(6) off (7) to (8) over (9) away (10) atUnit 8 Proper ProfessionKnowledge Focus2. d-g-e-a-b-f-c3. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4)T (5) F (6) T (7) T (8) F (9) F (10) TLanguage Focus1. (1) formidable (2) condemn (3) perpetual (4) tormented (5) befalls(6) induce (7) impeded (8) conciliate (9) encounter (10) acute2. (1) professional (2) regularity (3) reputable (4) sympathetic (5) morality (6) confusion (7) unconsciousness (8) assistance (9) charm (10) conventional3. (1) on (2) in/at (3) in (4) to (5) out of(6) away (7) with (8) into (9) through (10) outComprehensive Work2. (1) She was intensely sympathetic. She was immensely charming. She was utterlyunselfish. (para 3.)(2) It is true that I am a woman; it is true I am employed; but what professionalexperiences have I had? (para. 1)(3) But what professional experiences have I had? (para. 1)(4) No demand was made upon the family purse. (para. 1)(5) I have to admit that instead of spending that sum upon bread and butter, rent,shoes and stockings, or butcher?s bills, I went out and bought a cat…(para 2.) (6) In those days—the last of Queen Victoria—every house had its Angel. (para. 3) Text B2.(1)extravagant (2) decisive (3) pecuniary (4) distinguished (5) liberal 6) honorable(7) superior (8) tediousUnit 9 Aim of EducationKnowledge Focus2. (1) irony (2) three (3) childhood (4) hypocritical (5) statuettes(6) say (7) teenage (8) religious (9) solution (10) outstanding(11) far (12) questions3. (1) T (2) T (3) F (4) F (5) F (6) T (7) F (8) FLanguage Focus1. (1) contempt (2) exalted (3) conferred (4) heady (5) stampeded(6) contemplating (7) muscular (8) anguish (9) proficient(10) integrate2. (1) irresistible (2) satisfactorily (3) oratory (4) integration (5) acquaintance (6)conversion (7) hypocritical (8) justification (9) patriotism (10) contradictory3. (1) with (2) between (3) with, in (4) behind (5) for (6) on (7) for, but (8) out of (9)by (10) ForComprehensive Work2. (1) It will lecture on disinterested purity while its neck is being remorselesslytwisted toward a skirt. (Para. 28)(2) If we were counting heads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money. (Para32)(3) Mr. Houghton was given to high-minded monologues about the good life,sexless and full of duty. (Para.23)(4) You could hear the wind, trapped in his chest andstruggling with all theunnatural impediments. His body would reel with shock and his face go white at the unaccustomed visitation. He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning. (Para. 22 )(5) They all came tumbling down like so many rotten apples off a tree. (Para. 42)(6) He seemed to me ruled not by thought but by an invisible and irresistible springin his nape. (Para. 23)Text B2. (1) 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。

Exercise for English Literature (2)Choose the best answer for each blank.1. ________, the “ father of English poetry ” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born inLondon about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden2. Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and was buried in ________.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. ________ encouragedexploration and travel, which were compatible with the interest of the English merchants.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4. Except being a victory of England over ________, the rout of the fleet “ Armadawasalso”the(Invincible)triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. SpainB. FranceC. AmericaD. Norway5. At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist ________ wrote his Utopia in which he gave aprofound and truthful picture of the people and’puts sufferingforward his ideal of a future happy society.A. Thomas MoreB. Thomas MarloweC. Francis BaconD. William Shakespear6. Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen ________.A. MaryB. ElizabethC. WilliamD. Victoria7. English Renaissance Period was an age of ________.A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs8. From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacon ’ s work: ________.A. The Advancement of LearningB. The New InstrumentC. EssaysD. The New AtlanticsE. Venus and Adonis9. “ Shall I compare thee to a summer ’ s day?” This is the beginning line of one of ShakespeareA. songsB. playsC. comediesD. sonnets10. The heroines of Shakespeare ’greats comedies, ________ are the daughters of the Renaissance, whoseimages and stories will remain a legacy to readers and audiences of all time.A. PortiaB. RoselandC. ViolaD. Beatrice11. Choose the four great tragedies of Shakespeare from the following ________.A. HamletB. OthelloC. MacbethD. King LearE. Timon of Athens12. Which play is not a comedy? ________A. A Midsummer Night ’ s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and JulietE. As You Like It13. “ Denmark is a prison ” . In which play doeserothesummariseh his observation of his world into such a bittersentence? ________A. Charles IB. OthelloC. Henry VIIID. Hamlet14. The works of ________ and the Authorised Version of the English Bible are the two great treasuries of theEnglish language.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Edmund SpenserC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Johnson15. In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “ Whawok is a man! How nobel in reason! How finite in faculty! ” ________A. Romeo and JulietB. HamletC. OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice16. In 1649, ________ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth.A. James IB. James IIC. Charles ID. Charles II17.The revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: ________.A. the supremacy of ParliamentB. the beginning of modern EnglandC. the triumph of the principal libertyD. the triumph of the principle of political libertyE. the Restoration of monarchy18.Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? ________A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. John MiltonD. Richard Lovelace19. Which work was NOT written by John Milton? ________A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Volpone20. Paradise Lost is ________.A. John Milton’ s masterpieceB. a great epic in 12 booksC. written in blank verseD. about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’ s authority21. John Milton is ________.A. a great revolutionary poet of the 17th centuryB.an outstanding political pamphleteerC.a great stylistD.a great master of blank verse22.From the Old Testament, John Milton took his stories of Paradise Lost, i.e. ________.A. the creationB.the rebellion in Heaven of Satan and his fellow-angelsC.their defeat and expulsion from HeavenD.the creation of the death and of adam and EveE.the fallen angels in hell plotting against GodF.Satan ’ s temptation of EveG.the departure of Adam and Eve from Eden23.The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and ________ is often regarded as the real heroof the poem.A. GodB. SatanC. AdamD. Eve24. Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? ________A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andrew MarvellD. Henry Vaugham25.________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The EnlightenmentC. The Religious ReformationD. The Chartist Movement26.The main literary stream of the 18th century was ________. What the writers described in their works weremainly social realities.A. naturalismB. romanticismC. classicismD. realismE. sentimentalism27.The eighteenth century was the golden age of the English ________. The novel of this period spoke the truthabout life with an uncompromising courage.A. dramaB. poetryC. essayD. novel28. In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, ________ and ________, which made him well-known as a satirist.A. A Tale of a TubB. Bickerstaff AlmanacC. Gulliver’ s TravelsD. A Modest Proposal29.“ Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by _of the greatest masters of English prose.A. Alexander PopeB. Henry FieldingC. Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift30.As a journalist, ________ had learned how to make his reporting vivid and credible by a skillful use ofcircumstantial detail. This power to make his characters alive and his stories credible is an inimitable gift.A. Joseph AddisonB. Daniel DefoeC. Samuel RicharsonD. TobiasSmollett31.Which of the following are NOT written by William Blake? ________A. Poetical SketchesB. Songs of InnocenceC. Songs of ExperienceD. Auld Lang SyneE. The Marriage of Heaven and HellF. ProphecisG. Visions of the Daughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy32.In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-romanticism were ________.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Robert BurnsD. Jonathan Swift33.The Romantic Age begab with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by ________.A. William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge34.The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer ________.A. Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth35. The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the poetry of ________.A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe ShelleyE. John Keats36.The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They are ________.A. George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. Walter Scott and Jane AustenD. Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt37.Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group? ________A. George Gordon ByronB. William WordsworthC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. John KeatsE. John Milton38. Which poets belong to the Lakers? ________A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. John KeatsD. Robert SoutheyE. Walter Scott39. Which of the folloeing were written by Wordsworth ONLY? ________A. To the CuckooB. The Lyrical BalladsC. Lucy PoemsD. The Solitary ReaperE. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud40.The publication of ________ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century,i.e., with classicism, and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England.A. The Lyrical BalladsB. The PreludeC. Childe Harold ’ sPilgrimage D. Don Juan41.As contrasted with the classicists who made reason, order and the old, classical traditions the criteria in theirpoetical creations, ________ based his own poetical principle on the premise that “ allgood poetry is thespontaneous overflow of powerf ul feeling.”A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. George Gordon ByronC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. William Wordsworth42.________ was the first critic of the Romantic School.A. William WordworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordworth and Coleridge43. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about George Gordon Byron? ________A. Byron ’ s early years had been far from happy for he was born with a clubfoot, in the frequent family scenes hismother called him“ you lame brat.”B. Byron died in Italy annd was deeply mourned by the Italian people and by all progressive people throughoutthe world.C. The reactionary criticism of the 19th century tried to belittle Byron’ s genius and his role in the deEnglish literature, but Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home and abroad.D. Since the May 4 Movement in 1919, more and more of Byron’ s poems have been translated into Chinese andwell received by the poets and young readers. Byron has now become one of the best-known English poets inour country.44.In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitled ________.A. Biographia literariaB. The PreludeC. Lucy PoemsD. The Lyrical Ballads45. ________ is regarded as the most wonderful lyricist England has ever produced mainly for his poems onnature, on love, and on politics.A. William WordsworthB. John KeatsC. George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe Shelley46. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? ________A. Prometheus Unbound is Percy By sshe Shelley ’ s masterpiece, a long epic poem.B. At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “ Mad Shelley” , for his obstinate opposition to the brutal faggingsystem, according to which the younger school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great dealof cruel treatment.C. George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “ the best and least selfish man I ever knew.D. Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters.47. ________ ’pursuit of beauty in all things bespoke an aspiration after a better life than the sordid realityunder capitalism. His leading principle is: “ Beauty is truth, truth beauty. ”A. Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. George Gordon ByronC. William WordsworthD. John Keats48. Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. ________A. Ode to the West WindB. Ode to a NightingaleC. To AutumnD. Ode on MelancholyE. Ode on a Grecian Urn49. Choose the works written by Jane Austen. ________A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC. Northanger Abbey C. EmmaE. Mansfield ParkF. Persuasion50.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend called ________ appeared. And it flourished in theforties and in the early fifties.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. realismD. critical realism51.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ________. The critical realists, most ofwho were novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society andcriticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. essay52. The greatest English critical realist novelist was ________, who criticised the bourgeois civilisation andshowed the misery of the common people.A. William Makepeace ThackerayB. Charles DickensC. Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte53. Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? ________A. Charles DickensB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Thomas Hardy54. ________ wrote a number of little sketches of “ cockney characters ” . Hewhichsignedwasthemhis “ Boz”nickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836.A. Elizabeth GaskellB. William M. ThackerayC. Charles DickensD. Jane Austen55. ________ has been called “ the supreme epic of English life. ”A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist56. The theme underlying ________ is the idea “ Where there is oppression, there is revolution ”A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist57.In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of theage were ________.A. Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC. Mrs. BrowningD. Robert BurnsE. William Blake58.The ________ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers wereable to appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrialbourgeoisie was their principal enemy.A. EnlightenmentB. RenaissanceC. ChartistD. Romanticist59.Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher societyregardless of the social reality? ________A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Great ExpectationD.Dombey and Son60.Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ________.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. Great ExpectationC. Hard TimesD. DavidCopperfield61.________ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of thehero is largely based on the author’ s early life.A. Tom JonesB. David CopperfieldC. Oliver TwistD. Great Expectation62.The Bronte sisters are ________. They were all talented writers and all of them died young.A. Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC. Anne BronteD. Jane AustenE. Catherine63. Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: ________.A. ProfessorB. Jane EyreC. ShirleyD. VilletteE. Agnes Grey64.Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ________.A. Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC. EmmaD. Agnes Grey65.Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. ________A. Jane EyreB. Mr. RochesterC. Mary BartonD. Silas Marner66.Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? ________A. HeathcliffB. CatherineC. HindleyD. CathyE. Hareton67.In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte ________.A. pours a great deal of her own experienceB. criticises the bourgeois system of educationC. shows that true love is the foundation of marriageD. shows that women should have equal rights with men68.Women novelists began to appear in England during the second half of the ________ century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20th69.Anne Bronte also wrote two novels ________ and ________.A. ShirleyB. VilletteC. The Tenant of the Wildfell HallD. Agnes Grey70. Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? ________A.One of the central themes of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education.B.Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society.C. This book is Charlottel Bronte’ s best literary production.D. In this book, the author attacked the greed, petty tyranny and lack of culture among the bourgeoisie andsympathised with the sufferings of the poor people. Her realism was coloured by petty-bourgeois philanthropy.71.Most of Robert Browning ’importants works, including ________, are written in the form of dramaticmonologue.A. Dramatic LyricsB. Dramatic RomancesC. Men and WomenD. dramaticsPersonae72.Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English ________ at the turn of the 19th century.A. critical realismB. pre-romanticismC. neo-classicismD. new romanticism73.Which statement is true? ________A. Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist.B. Thomas Hardy is also a poet.C. Thomas Hardy is a critical realist.D. Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy’ novels.74.Accordi ng to Thomas Hardy’ s own classification, his novels divided themselves into three groups. They are________.A.Novels of character and environmentB.Romances and FantasiesC.Novels of IngenuityD.Working class literature75.Novels of character and environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest counties of Englandfor their setting. They include: ________.A. Under the Greenwood TreeB. The Return of the NativeC. The Mayor of CasterbridgeD. Tess of the D ’ UrbervillesE. Jude the Obscure76. The following state ments are about Thomas Hardy ’ s novels, which are true? ________A.His Wessex novels are of great significance.B.The Southwest counties of England are the setting of his Wessex novels.C.There is pessimism in his novels.D.Mankind is subjected to hostile and mysterious fate.E.There are elements of naturalism in his works.77.Oscar Wilde is one of the important dramatists in the 19th century. In his comedies, he criticises the upperclass of the English bourgeois society. His best comedies are ________.A. Lady Windermere s’FanB. A Woman of No ImportanceC. An Ideal HusbandD. The Importance of Being EarnestE. The Picture of Dorian Gray78. Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of ________.A. aestheticismB. decadenceC. critical realismD. pre-romanticism79. Alfred Tennys on’ s poetic output was vast and varied. His main poems are ________.A. The PrincessB. MaudC. In MemoriamD. Idylls of the KingE. Crossing the Bar80. Which of the following short poems was/were written by Alfred Tennyson? ________A. Break, Break, BreakB. Crossing the BarC. The EagleD. Sweet and LowE. Tears, Idle Tears81. Which lament was written by Alfred Tennyson for the death of his friend Hallam? ________A. In MemoriamB. LycidasC. AdodaisD. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard82. My Last Duchess is ________.A. a dramatic monologueB. a short lyricC. a novelD. an essay83. ________ are generally regarded as Joseph Conrad ’ s finest novels.A. Lord JimB. NostromoC. YouthD. The Old Wives ’ Tale84. Who is regarded as a forerunner of the “ stream of consciousness ” literature in the 20th century?A. John GalsworthyB. Henry JamesC. Thomas Stearns EliotD. James Joyce85. George Bernard Shaw ’ s essay ________, a commentary on Henrik Ibsen ’ s dramatic works, served alsoauthor ’ s own program of dramaticeationcr.A. Widower ’ s HousesB. Mrs. Warren ’ s ProfessionC. Major BarbaraD. The Quintessence of Ibsenism86.In English literature, ________ and ________ are the two best-known novelists of the “ streamofconsciousness ” school.A. David Herbert LawrenceB. Robert TressellC. James JoyceD. Virginia Woolf87. ________ ’ s admirers have praised him as “ second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of English language.A. D.H. LawrenceB. T.S. EliotC. James JoyceD. W.B. Yeats88. ________ is the climax of Virginia Woolf experiments’s in novel form.A. The WindowB. Time PassesC. To the LighthouseD. The Waves89. Which of the following novels belong(s) to the“ stream of consciousness” school of novel writing?A. UlyssesB. Finnegans WakeC. To the LighthouseD. The Waves90.________ was written by James Joyce.A. The Portrait of an Artist as a Young ManB. Portrait of a LadyC. The Picture of Dorian GrayD. To the Lighthouse91. D.H. Lawrence ’representative work ________ was positively taken as a typical example and livelymanifestation of the Oedipus Complex in fiction, as the result of Lawrence ’longs -range study of thepsychologic theories of Sigmund Freud.A. Sons and LoversB. The RainbowC. Lady Chatterley’ s LoverD. Women in Love92.Which of the characters are in the novel Sons and Lovers?A. Mrs. MorelB. PaulC. MiriamD. Clara93.Which of the following writers were from Ireland?A. George Bernard ShawB. Jonathan SwiftC. James Joyce Oscar WildeE. W.B. Yeats94. Which of the following play(s) was/were NOT written by George Bernard Shaw?A. Mrs. Warren ’ s ProfessionB. Widower ’ s HousesC. Major BarbaraD.Pygmalion E. The Man of Property95.Which of the following plays deals with the story that a linguist trains a flower girl to speak the so-calledhigh-civilised English?A. Major BarbaraB. PygmalionC. Mrs. Warren ’ s ProfessionD. Man and Superman96. In 1923, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.A. William Butler YeatsB. Samuel ButlerC. Thomas Stearns EliotD. David Herbert Lawrence97. William Butler Yeats was _______.A. an Irish poetB. a dramatistC. a criticD. a senator in the Irish Free State in 192198. Thomas Stearns Eliot defined his belief as ________.A. classicist in literatureB. royalist in politicsC. Anglo-Catholic in religionD. all of the above99.Which of the following statement is NOT true?A. Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in America.B. Thomas Stearns Eliot became a British subject in 1927.C. Thomas Stearns Eliot was educated in Harvard University and Oxford University.D. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, a critic and a playwright.E. Thomas Stearns Eliot was also a great novelist.100.In which poem are the sterility and chaos of the contemporary world after 1st World War expressed?A. Ode to the West WindB. The Solitary ReaperC. LamiaD. 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英国文学选读课后答案(2)1. 简要介绍作者Shelley的生平及其文学作品Mary Shelley，简称Shelley，是英国浪漫主义文学的代表人物之一。

她出生于1797年，是一位小说家、诗人、散文家和剧作家。

她的父亲是著名的政论家William Godwin，母亲则是女权主义者Mary Wollstonecraft。

Shelley最知名的作品是她的恐怖小说《弗兰肯斯坦》。

这本小说被认为是恐怖文学的先锋，故事讲述了一个年轻的科学家弗兰肯斯坦博士怎样利用科学创造了一个人造人，并在此过程中遭受了恐怖的后果。

Shelley的其他著作包括追寻真理与正义的哲学小说《戴谢夫人》以及描写人生苦痛的诗集《阴影》。

2. 在Dickens的小说《雾都孤儿》中，暴露出了哪些社会问题？《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·狄更斯的一部小说，讲述了一个孤儿奥利弗的生活经历。

这本小说揭示了19世纪英国社会中的一些问题。

首先，小说中描述的孤儿院和工厂充满了暴力和惨痛。

这显示出了当时工业化时期英国社会的种种问题，例如劳动力过剩和贫困。

其次，小说中描绘了那些富裕的人们，他们的生活奢侈而缺乏对社会透明度的关注，这反映了当时富裕阶层对穷人命运的漠然态度和对权力滥用的无知。

第三，小说的情节描绘了英国法律体系中的弊端，例如那些聚集在一起进行暴力行为的人通常能逃避法律的制裁。

最后，小说反映出了贫困和社会阶层之间的不平等。

这反映出当时存在的社会问题，社会阶层之间的隔阂已变得越来越深，并且穷人们面临的生存挑战日益严重。

3. 描述Eliot小说《米德尔马奇》中的人物形象艾略特的小说《米德尔马奇》讲述了一个英国小镇的故事。

小说中塑造的人物形象是十分生动的。

在小说中，我们可以看到主人公达西的纠结和困惑，他在选择爱情和责任之间始终难以抉择。

另外，我们还可以看到他的妻子是一个虔诚的宗教信徒，她将自己的家庭与教会毫不犹豫地联系在了一起。

此外，我们还可以看到小说中塑造的许多其他细致而复杂的人物形象。

Thomas HardyTess of the D’Urbervilles1.How does Tess react to Clare’s suggestion that they should leave theirshelter?Why?She showed a strange unwillingness to move. Because she doesn’t want to put an end to all that’s sweet and lovely peacefulness and affection.2.What is the significance of Tess resting on an altar in the heathen temple?1）She is the sacrifice of the social conventions and prejudice which society has placed upon her2）In Hardy's eyes, she is the epitome of the purity of women, as pure as the sacrifices which are placed upon the altar.3）She knows the fate which is about to befall upon her, just as the sacrifices on the altar, inescapable death.4）Her death is caused by human hypocrisy and foolishness, similar to that of a sacrifice.5）At the end, the only place which can accept her for who she is is death and sacrifice.6）Biblical allusion. Parallel to phrase the first, when Abraham and her where on the carriage. Similar to the biblical story where Abraham was to sacrifice his son, the family sacrificed Tess.3. Comment on this sentence:“Justice’ was done,and the President of thelmmortals(in Aeschyleanphrase )had ended his sport with Tess”.In what sense is Tess’ s tory tragic?(1)Tess is a typical victim of the society. Poverty of the family, inhumanity, injustice andhypocrisy of the society decide her tragedy. The two men—the one who takes away her virginity and purity, the other who takes away her love but deserts her on the very weding night—though apparent rivals, join their forces in bringing about her final destruction.Hers is a personal tragedy; it can also be a social one.(2)The tragic fate of Tess and her family was not that of an individual family, but it was symbolic of the disintegration of the English peasantry--- a process which had reached its final and tragic stage at the end of 19th centuryJames Joyce Araby P1711.What is the significance of the title of the story?1. Araby is “a splendid bazaar” where Mangan’s sister recommends the boy to go. Thereafter the boy’s imagination seizes upon the name Araby and invests its syllables with “an Eastern enchantment” in which his “soul luxuriates”2. Araby becomes a place where his soul can find the mystical beauty lacking in his own mundane Church.3. The boy feels a summons that has symbolic over-tones of a holy crusade.But when he arrives, Araby , the dream new world for the boy ,turned out to be “darkness” and “silence”. His idealized vision of Araby is destroyed, along with his idealized vision of Mangan’s sister, and of love.2.Chief qualities of the boy’s character?The boy is a natural character with which to begin a book because he possesses so many qualities attractive to readers. First, he is sensitive — sensitive enough to experience a wide range of feelings in spite of his tender age, including apparently contradictory combinations like fear and longing (at the end of the story's first paragraph), anger and puzzlement (while falling asleep), and, especially, "a sensation of freedom" in response to his mentor's passing that surprises him and us. "I found it strange," the narrator says, "that neither I nor the day seemed in a mourning mood."Second, he is intelligent — and not merely in the conventional sense of the word. Sure, he is brainy enough to absorb much of the arcane information shared with him by the priest. (It makes sense that he has grown into the articulate storyteller who shares the tale of Father Flynn's influence upon him.) But the protagonist of "The Sisters" also possesses an intuitive understanding of how other human beings feel, think, and act —emotional intelligence, you might call it.It is no surprise that a boy so sensitive, so intelligent, would find himself somewhat alienated from others — cut off, fundamentally, from his family and peers. He appears to lack altogether a connection with his uncle, much less Old Cotter, and it is said that he rarely plays "with young lads of his own age." Even when he is in the company of his aunt and the priest's sisters near story's end, the reader's main sense of the boy is that he is alone.The school boy, in the story 'Araby", is the narrator of the story. He has not yet attained majority and is by nature bashful. He lived alone with his auntie and uncle and knew a few play-mates with whom he played in the street. Mangan's sister was perhaps only girl who lived in his neighborhood. He started appreciating her figure and dress without actually realizing that he had grown to like her. Being preadolescent person he had not become conscious that such a passion is just natural and it does not call for apology or regrets.If he had expressed his noble feeling of love for the girl he might have been able to overcome his bashfulness. Once he hesitated in expressing his sentiments, he developed an inhibition with the result that he was never able to make his feelings known to her. He went worshipping her silently. By chance, she happened to talk to him, he felt confused and did not know how to express himself. His desire to visit Araby became an obsession for him and he made up his mind to go to the market at the earliest and bring a gift for her. The hour that he reached Araby, was not at all fit for purchasing something really worthwhile. He experienced a sort of bitterness even worse than defeat. Being a lonely person, he is in search of a kindred soul. But lacking self-confidence he is not able to win her, as any other person without inhibition could have done so easily.The boy in the story is so bashful and inept in his relation with Mangan's sister only. He was quite a sociable boy in his own way and was good at studies. His auntie and uncle never discovered any oddity about him. He certainly proved quite helpful when he accompanied his aunt on her shopping trips. After his missed venture with Araby he lost interest in his studies. His teacher stared feeling concerned about him. But he did not know the real reason for this lack of interest in his studies. He is a hardworking and responsible boy and is capable of changing his attitude in keeping with the changingconditions. His unrequited love has proved disappointing experience for him, but certainly it would have made him wiser and more practical in future.3.Is anything gained by the boy through his frustration and humiliation?The boy is initiated into knowledge through a loss of innocenceThe boy worships and desires Mangan’ssister , and Mangan’s sister is the light that contracts to the gloomy reality.But the quest ends when he arrives at the bazaar and realizes with slow, tortured clarity that Araby is not at all what he has imagined. He feels angry and betrayed and realizes his self-deception.The boy is initiated into knowledge through a loss of innocence and fully realizes the incompatibility between the beautiful and innocent world of the imagination and the very real world of fact. So the “quest” is not fruitless, becaus e it helps the narrator come to self-knowledge.D.H. LawrenceThe rocking-horse winnerDoes the house really whisper?No, it is not the house whispers.The expensive and splendid toys, the shining modern rocking horse and the smart doll’s house are the reflection of the parents’ vanity. This couple bought so many expensive things means that they want to have a life of nabobism and a nabobism life means that there must be more money.This phrase was used intentionally to emphasize the theme“greed”Does luck mean money? How do you define luck?No….Who kills Paul?It was the society killed Paul.The development of urban industrialism caused people only care money. At that time,people thought money is everything. So,in the novel, the house whispered and mom emphasized luck so many times. Paul wanted to get his mother’s attention by money which forced him to ride the rocking-horse again and again. Paul was ill and the whole society was ill too.Matthew Arnold Dover BeachForm•Preserves the structure of the Romantic Lyric (Descriptive-Meditative-Descriptive)•“Dover Beach” is a poem with the mournful tone of an elegy and the personal intensity ofa dramatic monologue. Because the meter and rhyme vary from line to line, the poem issaid to be in free verse—that is, it is unencumbered by the strictures of traditional versification. However, there is cadence in the poem, achieved through the following: •Parallel Structure•The tide is full, the moon lies fair (Stanza 1); So various, so beautiful, so new (Stanza 4);•Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light / Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain (Stanza 4)•Rhyming Words•to-night, light; fair, night-air; stand, land; bay, spray; fling, bring; begin, in (Stanza 1) •Words Suggesting Rhythm•draw back, return; Begin, and cease, then begin again (Stanza 1); turbid ebb and flow (Stanza 2)Figures of Speech•Alliteration:•to-night , tide; full, fair (Lines 1-2); gleams, gone; coast, cliff; long line; which the waves;folds, furled; to-night, tide; full, fair; gleams, gone; coast, cliff (Stanza 1) •Assonance: t ide, l ies;•Paradox and Hyperbole: grating roar of pebbles•Metaphor:•which the waves draw back, and fling (comparison of the waves to an intelligent entity that rejects that which it has captured)•turbid ebb and flow of human misery (comparison of human misery to the ebb and flow of the sea)•The Sea of Faith (comparison of faith to water making up an ocean)breath of the night-wind (comparison of the wind to a living thing)•Simile:•The Sea of Faith . . . lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled (use of like to compare the sea to a girdle)•the world, which seems / To lie before us like a land of dreams (use of like to compare the world to a land of dreams)•Anaphora:•So various, so beautiful, so new (repetition of so)nor love, nor light, / Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain (repetition of nor) ThemeArnold’s central message is this: Challenges to the validity of long-standing theological and moral precepts have shaken the faith of people in God and religion•Decay of orthodox religious beliefs•“Let us be true to one another”: Emphasizes personal connection•Subverts Romantic View of Nature•The underlying theme of the poem is the hollowness of human lives, how everything looks beautiful at face value but is far from it in reality•The superficial calm prevailing in the world is brought out.1.Humanity-----the sea2.Sea-----humanity’s religious faith(ebbing tide is to nature----- loss of faith is to humanity)3.Sea-----land of dreams。