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WhatarethecharacteristicsofByron'

sworks?

答：

AlthoughmanyofByron’sworksaredebatedbythecritics,heisstilloneoftheinfluentialfiguresinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Inmostofhisworks,wecanseeByron'

sviolentattackon"

Cantpolitics,religionandmorals,"

hisnoveltyoftheorientalscenery,theromanticcharacterofByronicallyheroandtheeasy,fluentandnaturalbeautyofhisverse.Byron'

sdiction,thoughunequalandfrequentlyfaulty,hasonawholeafreedom,copiousnessandvigor.Hisdescriptionsaresimpleandfresh,andoftenbringvividobjectsbeforethereader.Theglowingimaginationofthepoetr

答案：

theyareviolentattackonpolitics,religionandmorals.Theydescribethenoveltyoforientalsceneryandshowstheeasy,fluentandnaturalbeautyofhisverse.

[2]

BrieflystateMarkTwain’smagicpowerwithlanguageinhisnovels.

A.Setting:

InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmall-townworldofAmericaandpresentsthelocalcolor.B.Language:

Heusessimple,directlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeech,thevernacularlanguageofthelocalpeopleC.Character:

Theauthorrecreatestworebelsandfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilization,especiallyHuckleberryFinn,aninnocentboywhorefusestoaccepttheconventionalvillagemoralityD.Theme:

Thenovelisacriticismofsocialinjustice,hypocrisy,conservativenessandnarrow-mindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsocietyE.Style:

Thenovelemploysahumorous

Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect,andhissentencestructuresaresimple,evenungrammaticalspokenlanguage;

Hischaractersspeakwithastrongaccent,whichistrueofhislocalcolorism;

Differentcharactersfromdifferentliteraryorculturalbackgroundstalkdifferently.

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[3]

WhatarethemainfeaturesofRobertBrowning’spoetry?

RobertBrowning’spoemsareknownfortheirirony,characterization,darkhumor,socialcommentary,historicalsettings,andchallengingvocabularyandsyntax.

Heusesdramaticmonologue,fast,roughandunmusicalrhythm.Hisworksincludeclippedandcompressedsyntax,similesandillustrations,non-poeticjarringdiction.

1分

[4]

Whatarethe"

Wessexnovels"

ofThomasHardy?

ThomasHardyisoneofthemostexcellentrealisticnovelistandpoetinthe19~（th）century.HisnovelsarefamousforthedescriptionofhishometownWessex—acityinEngland,andthereforearecalledbythename"

WessexNovels"

，whicharealsonamedasNovelsofCharacterandEnvironmentbyHardyhimself.Thesenovelsdescribetheunexpectedandhugechangesinfieldsofsociety,economy,politics,ethics,andcustomsinEnglandaftertheinvasionofCapitalism,andthemiserablefateofthebrokenfarmers,anddiscoverthepotentialcrisisofthesocietyinEnglandwhichisunderthemasko

TheyarethefictionalandcruderuralregioninWessexandHardy'

shomeplace.

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[5]

CommentonthecharacteristicsofRomanticwritersinEnglishhistory.

Itisarebellionagainsttheneoclassicalliterature,extolsthefacultyofimaginationandnature

Itisarebellionagainsttheneoclassicalliterature,extolsthefacultyofimaginationandnature.

[6]

Thewhitewhale,MobyDickisendowedwithsymbolicmeaning.Whatdoyouthink 

itsymbolizes?

ToAhab,thewhaleisanevilcreatureortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrolstheuniverse.ToIshmael,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrationalexplanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.Itisbeautiful,butmalignantatthesametime.Tothereader,itmayberegardedasasymbolofnatureoraninstrumentofGod'

svengeanceuponevilman

ToAhab,thewhaleisanevilcreatureortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrolstheuniverse.

ToIshmael,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrationalexplanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.Itisbeautiful,butmalignantatthesametime.

Tothereader,itmayberegardedasasymbolofnatureoraninstrumentofGod'

svengeanceuponevilman.

论述】【分数：

10分】得分：

10分

[7]

DiscusstheartisticfeaturesofShelley'

spoems.

lyrical|poet|classical|mythological|allusions|figuresofspeech|metaphor|personification|description

[8]

WhatdoesWordsworthmeanwhenhesaid"

Allgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelingsrecollectedintranquility"

?

ThissentenceisconsideredastheprincipleofWordsworth’spoetrycreationwhichwassetforthintheprefaceto“theLyricalBallads”.Ascontrastedwiththeclassicistswhomadereason,orderandtheoldclassicaltra