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Unit2EdgarAllanPoe

1）Whoisthenarrator?

Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?

ItisMontresor.FortunatohasgivenMontresorthousandsofinjuriesthathehastobearbeforehehasthisopportunityoftakingrevenge.

2）WhatisthepretextMontresorusestolureFortunadotohiswinecellar?

HeclaimsthathehasjustgotacaskofAmontiladoandstoresitinthewinecellarbeforehemayfindaconnoisseurtotestifytoitsauthenticity.

3）WhathappenstoFortunadointheend?

ThedeceivedFortunadoiskilledbecauseofhisinabilityofgettingoutofthecatacomb.

4）DescribebrieflyhowPoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoascontrasts.

PoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasseeminglycontrastingcharacterschieflybypresentingtheiridenticalhabitinwineandtheirdifferentmannerstowardseachother,butactuallyheintendstoshowsomesimilarlydefectiveaspectsintheirnature.ThesimilarityintheirnatureisalsosuggestedbytheirnamesassynonymsinItalian:

Mortresormeans“fortune”whileFortunado“treasure”.TheirdefectivenatureishighlightedwhentherevengerMortresor,whoisfullypreparedonpsychologicalandoperatinglevels,throwsthehardlypreparedbuttotallydeceivedwrong-doerFortunadointothedeepanddampcatacombandblocksupitsentrancewithhugerocks.

Unit719thCenturyAmericanPoets

1.HenryWadsworthLongfellow

（1）IShotanArrow…

1.Whydidthespeakerlosesightofhisarrowandsong?

Thearrowfliestooswiftlyandtoofarawaytobeseenbythespeaker;whereasthesongisnaturallyinvisible.

2.Inwhatcircumstancesdidhefindthemagain?

Hefindsthemunexpectedlyyearslaterfromthetrunkofatreeandtheheartofafriend.

3.Whatdoarrowandsongstandforinthispoem?

Theimagesofarrowandsongheremaystandforfriendship.

（2）APsalmofLife

1.Whatkindofpersonisthespeakerofthispoem?

Thespeakerisamanofaction,alwaysoptimisticandcheerful,tryingtoachieveasmuchaspossibleintheshortspanoflife.

2.Accordingtothepoem,howshouldourlivesbeledtoovercomethefactthateachdaybringsusnearertodeath?

Weshouldworkharderandlivehappier.

3.Interpretthemetaphorof"Footprintsonthesandoftime"（line28）.

Themetaphorreferstohumandeedsinreallife.

2.WaltWhitman

（1）One'sSelfISing

1.Whatisthesignificanceofsingingaboutone'sself?

Itisanexaltationoftheindividualspirit,whichistypicalofAmericanpeople.

2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenphysiologyandphysiognomy?

Physiologyisasciencethatdealswiththefunctionsandlifeprocessofhumanbeings,whereasphysiognomyreferstoanartofjudgingcharacterfromcontoursoffaceitselfortheappearanceofaperson.

3.WhatdoesWhitmanmeanbythetermof"theModernMan"?

Hemeansthatamanshouldbefreefromanyprejudiceandpride,totallydifferentfromthetraditionalone,thatisfullofbias.

（3）OCaptain!

MyCaptain!

1.Whyistheword"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）SuccessIsCountedSweetest

1.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-CenturyAmericanPoets

1.EzraPound

InAStationoftheMetro

1.Whydoesthepoetcallthefacesofpedestrians"apparition"?

Thesepedestriansareallwalkinginahurryamidstthedrizzlingrain.

2.