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exercisespartIII
TheRomanticPeriod
I.Choosetherightanswer:
1.TheRomanticMovementexpressedamoreorless______attitudetowardtheexistingsocialandpoliticalconditions.
A.positive
B.negative
C.neutral
D.indifferent
2.Itis_____whoestablishedthecultoftheindividualandchampionedthefreedomofthehumanspirit.
A.JeanJacquesRousseau
B.JohannWolfgangvonGoethe
C.EdmundBurke
D.ThomasPaine
3.ThetwomajornovelistsoftheEnglishRomanticPeriodare_____andWalterScott.
A.WashingtonIrving
B.JaneAusten
C.HermanMelville
D.CharlesDickens
4._____definesthepoetas"manspeakingtomen,"andpoetryas"thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility."
A.WilliamBlake
B.WilliamWordsworth
C.SamuelTaylorColeridge
D.JohnKeats
5.FortheRomantics,____isnotonlythemajorsourceofpoeticimagery,butalsoprovidesthedominantsubjectmatter.
A.love
B.man
C.nature
D.death
6.IntheRomanticperiod,____isthemostprosperousliteraryform.
A.prose
B.poetry
C.fiction
D.play
7.Thetoneofliteraturein"SongofExperience"byWilliamBlakeis_______.
A.doleful
B.lively
C.plain
D.utter
8._____isregardedasa"worshipofnature".
A.JohnKeats
B.WilliamBlake
C.WilliamWordsworth
D.JaneAusten
9.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotcreatedbyWilliamWordsworth?
A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud.
B.ComposeduponWestminsterBridge,September3,1802.
C.TheSolitaryReaper.
D.TheChimneySweeper.
10.Wordsworth’sshortpoemscanbeclassifiedintotwogroups:
poemsaboutnatureandpoemsabout________.
A.love
B.humanlife
C.freedom
D.socialactivities
11."DonJuan"isByron’smasterpiece,agreat______oftheearly19thcentury.
A.comedy
B.tragedy
C.comicepic
D.novel
12.Inhislyricssuchas"OdetoLiberty","OdetoNaples",PercyByssheShellyexpressedhislovefor_____andhishatred
towardtyranny.
A.themiddleclass
B.thepoor
C.freedom
D.theproletariat
13."WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;/DestroyandPreserver;hear,Ohear!
"Thetwolinesarefoundin_____.
A.YoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthorne
B.OdetotheWestWindbyShelly
C.LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman
D.UlyssesbyJoyce
14.InShelly’s"ToaSkylark",thebird,suspendedbetweenrealityandpoeticimage,poursforthanexultantsongwhichsuggeststothepoet________.
A.bothcelestialraptureandhumanlimitation
B.bothimagecreationandprofoundmeaning
C.bothmusicandwords
D.bothinspirationandskillsofwriting
15.Theauthorof"OdeonaGrecianUrn"is__________.
A.Wordsworth
B.Austen
C.Byron
D.Keats
16.JaneAusten’sfirstnovelis__________.
A.PrideandPrejudice
B.SenseandSensibility
C.Emma
D.PlanofaNovel
17.IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?
A.PrideandPrejudiceisthemostpopularofJaneAusten’snovels.
B.PrideandPrejudiceisoriginallydraftedas"FirstImpressions".
C.PrideandPrejudiceisatragicnovel.
D.Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.
18.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof_______.
A.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding
B.simplecharacterandquickwit
C.intricatecharacterandquickwit
D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding
19.RomanticismisaperiodofBritishliteratureroughlydatedfrom_________.
A.1660-----1798
B.1798----1832
C.1483-----1546
D.1836-----1901
20.WhichofthefollowingistheGothicnovel?
A.Shelly’sPrometheusUnbound
B.Keats’Lamia
C.MaryShelly’sFrankenstein
D.JaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice
21.Thelines"Itwasamiracleofraredevice,
/Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice"arefoundin__________.
A.SamuelTaylorColeridge’s"KublaKhan"
B.WilliamWordsworth’sLinesWritteninEarlySpring"
C.JohnKeats’s"OdetoAutumn"
D.PercyByssheShelly’s"OdetotheWestWind"
22.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’"OdeonaGrecialUrn"?
A."Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
"
B."Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopray.’
C."Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair."
D."Beautyistruth,truthbeauty".
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1."Alittleblackthingamongthesnow
Crying"’weep!
’weep!
Innotesofwoe
"wherearethyfather&mother?
Say?
"
"Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtoprey."
(1)Identifythepoemandpoet.
(2)Explain"notesofwoe".
(3)Whatdoesthesentencemean"theyatebothgoneuptothechurchtoprey."
Answer:
(1)Itisfrom"TheChimneySweeper(fromsongsofexperience)byBlake.
(2)"notesofwoe"meansthesongs/notesofsadness.
(3)Itimplies:
religionistheinstrumentoftheirrepression/oppression,itsnatureistohelpbringmiserytothepoorchildren.
2."TheislesofGreece,theislesofGreece!
WhereburningSappholovedandsung,
Wheregrewtheartsofwarandpeace,
WhereDelosrose,andPhoebussprung!
Eternalsummergildsthemall,
Butall,excepttheirsun,isset."
(1)Identifythepoemanditsauthor;
(2)Whatdoesitmean"Butall,excepttheirsun,isset."
(3)Whatdoesthepassageimply?
Answer:
(1)ThepoetisByron.Thepoemistakenfrom"TheIslesofGreece(fromDonJuan)"
(2)Thesentencemeans:
Thesunisstillontherise,buttherestthingsallset.
(3)Thepassageimplied:
TheauthorlamentedoverthefallenGreece:
Inthepast,Greecenurtured/cultivatedgreatpoetsandheroes,whoenjoyedfreedomandcivilization,butnowGreecehadbeenenslaved,thepasthonorablehistorycouldn’tbefoundagain.
3."Withploughandspadeandhoeandloom
Traceyourgraveandbuildyourtomb
Andweaveyourwinding-sheet---tillfair
EnglandbeyourSepulcher"
(1)Explain"sepulcher"
(2)Whatwasthedeepimplicationofthepoem?
Answer:
(1)Sepulchermeansgrave.
(2)Thepoemironicallyaddressedtotheworkerswhosubmittocapitalistexploitation.Itwarnedthem:
Iftheygaveupthe
struggle,theywouldbedigginggravesforthemselveswiththeirownhands.
4."Thoustillunravish’dbrideofquietness,
Thoufoster-childofsilenceandslowtime,
Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress
Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:
"
(1)Whoisthepoet?
Thename?
(2)Explainthesentence.
(3)Whatwasthethemeofthepoem?
Answer:
(1)Thisisthe"odeonaGrecianUm",whichwaswrittenbythepoet---JohnKeats.
(2)Thesentencemeans:
thoughtimehaspassed,theurn,theworksoftheartstillremains,andittellsapastoral/lyricaltaletous,andthedescriptionoftheurnismuchmorebeautifulthanthewordsofanyhuman.
(3)Thethemeis:
Humanlifeistransient,buttheartisimmortal.
5."PlacemeonSunium’smarblessteep,
Wherenothing,savethewavesandI,
Mayherourmutualmurmurssweep;
There,swanlike,letmesinganddie:
Alandofslavesshallne’erbemine---
DashdownyoucupofSamianwine!
"
(1)Identifythepoemanditsauthor.
(2)Explain"swanlike,letmesinganddie"
Interpretthepassageandspotitsimplication.
Answer:
(1)ThepoetisByron.Thepoemistakenfrom"TheIslesofGreece(fromDonJuan)"
(2)Swanisfamousforitsfaithtoitslover,oneofthemdie,theotherwillrefusetoeatanddrink,itwillcrytilldeath.
Heretheauthorusedasimiletoshowhisstrongdesiretofightwiththeinvaderstilldeath,andappealtothesuppressedGreekpeopletostrugglefortheirfreedomandliberation.
6."Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie
Invacantorinpensivemood,
Theyflashuponthatinwardeye
Whichistheblissofsolitude;
Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,
Anddancewiththedaffodils."
(1)Whatisthe"blissofthesolitude"?
(2)Interpretthepassage.
(3)Whydidthepoetwritethepoem,whatdidhewanttoexpress?
Answer:
(1)TheDaffodilsthepoemsaw.
(2)Itisabliss/happinesstorecollectthebeautyofnatureinhismindwhenheissolitude/lonely.
(3)Thepoemdepicts/dealswiththeflowersthathecameacrossalongwaterside,bywhichheexpressesthequiet,sympathy,
lovingfeelingtonaturejustlikehiswords"poetryisfrom"emotionrecollectedintranquility".
7."Thennaked&white,alltheirbagsleftbehind,
Theyriseuponclouds,andsportinthewind,
AndtheangletoldTom,ifhe’dbeagoodbye,
He’dhaveGodforhisfather,andneverwantjoy."
(1)Identifythepoemanditspoet;
(2)Whatdoesthepoemimplies?
Answer:
(1)Thepoemistakefrom"TheChimneySweeper(fromSongsofInnocence)",whichwaswrittenbyWilliamBlake.
(2)Thisisalovelypoempresentingahappyandinnocentworld,thoughthewretchedchildareexploitedandorphaned,
theyhadnicedreamforlifeandtheworld,whichimpliesreligionmakepeopleobedienttoexploitation,andfromreligion,theycangetconsolationandan"illusoryhappiness".
8."Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.
Oh!
Liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!
Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshaschainedandbowed
Onetoolikethee:
tameless,andswiftandproud."
(1)Explain"Ifalluponthethornsoflife,Ibleed"
(2)Canyoucomprehendthedeepemotioncontainedinthepoem?
What’sthat?
(3)Thepoetwascalledthe"theheartofallhearts",hetrumpetedtheradicalprophecyofhopeandrebirth.
Pleasewriteouthisclassicwords.
Answer:
(1)ThesentencecallShelley’sdesirethathecouldn’tbestbeingfetteredto/limitedbythehumdrum/tooordinaryrealityofeveryday!
(2)Inthepoem,thewestwindhasbecomethepoethimself,hewantstobefree,proudanduncontrollablelikethewildwestwind,todestr