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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