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1.InthebosomofoneofthespaciouscoveswhichindenttheeasternshoreoftheHudson,atthatbroadexpansionoftheriverdenominatedbytheancientDutchnavigatorstheTappaanZee,andwheretheyalwaysprudentlyshortenedsail,andimploredtheprotectionofSt.Nicholaswhentheycrossed,thereliesasmallmarkettownorruralport,whichbysomeiscalledGreensburgh,butwhichismoregenerallyandproperlyknownbythenameofTarryTown.Thisnamewasgiven,wearetoldinformerdays,bythegoodhousewivesoftheadjacentcountryformtheinveteratepropensityoftheirhusbandstolingeraboutthevillagetavernonmarketdays.Bethatasitmay,Idonotvouchforthefact,butmerelyadverttoit,forthesakeofbeingpreciseandauthentic.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken?(WashingtonIrving;TheLegendofSleepyHollow.)2)Whatisthesettingofthisnovel?(aquiet,dreamyandmysteriousvalley,fullofsuperstitionsortalesabouttheghosts.)3)Fromtheperspectiveofsetting,whatarethedifferencesbetweentraditionalgothicfictionandearlyAmericanfiction?(Thesettingsofthetraditionalgothicfictionareoftencastles,basements,churches,abbeys,forests,chambers,etc.whilethesettingoftheearlyAmericanfictionisfrontierwilderness.)1.Inthebosomofoneofthe2.Ihavesaidthatthesoleeffectofmysomewhatchildishexperiment,oflookingdownwithinthetarn,hadbeentodeepenthefirstsingularimpression.Therecanenodoubtthattheconsciousnessoftherapidincreaseofmysuperstition—forwhyshouldInotsotermit?—servedmainlytoacceleratetheincreaseitself.Such,Ihavelongknown,istheparadoxicallawofallsentimentshavingterrorasabasis.Anditmighthavebeenforuponmyimaginationasreallytobelievethataroundaboutthewholemansionanddomaintherehunganatmospherepeculiartothemselvesandtheirimmediatevicinity,anatmospherewhichhadnoaffinitywithhtairofheavenbutwhichhadreekedupformthedecayedtrees,andthegraywall,andthesilenttarn,intheformofaninelasticvaporofgas—dull,sluggish,faintlydiscernible,andleaden-hued. 1)ThisparagraphisexcerptedfromTheFalloftheHouseofUsher.Pleaselistoutthemaincharactersinitandbrieflyexplaintheirrelationship. (RoderickUsher,MadelineUsher,andthenarrator.Thefirsttwoarebrotherandsister,andthenarratorwasoneofthebrother’sfriendintheirchildhood.) 2)Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthe“tarn”inthisfiction?(a.MadelineasthetwinofRoderick,reflectinghisimageandpersonality;b.theimageofrealitywhichRoderickandthenarratorperceive;thoughthewaterofthetarnreflectsdetailsexactly,theimageisupsidedown,leavingopenthepossibilitythatRoderickandthenarratorseeafalsereality;c.thedesireoftheUsherstoisolatethemselvesfromtheoutsideworld.)2.Ihavesaidthatthesolee3.Nevertheless,sopotentaninfluencedidthisthinghaveonthoseseameninthePequodwhocametothefullknowledgeofit,andbysuchastrangedelicacy,tocallitso,weretheygovernedinthismatter,thattheykeptthesecretamongthemselvessothatitnevertranspiredabaftthePequod’smain-mast.Interweavinginitsproperplacethisdarkerthreadwiththestoryaspubliclynarratedontheship,thewholeofthisstrangeaffairInowproceedtoputonlastingrecord. Formyhumor’ssake,IshallpreservethestyleinwhichIoncenarrateditatLima,toaloungingcircleofmySpanishfriends,onesaint’seve,smokinguponthethick-gilttiledpiazzaoftheGoldenInn.Ofthosefinecavaliers,theyoungDons,PedroandSebastian,wereontheclosertermswithme;andhencetheinterludingquestionstheyoccasionallyput,andwhicharedulyansweredatthetime.1.Whoisthenarrator“I”?Whatkindofpersonishe?(Ishmael,ajuniormemberofthecrewofthePequodandtheonlysurvivorofthePequod’svoyage.He’stolerant,jovial,na?veandfrank.)2.Who’sthecaptainofthePequod?What’shispersonality?(Ahab.a)Heisanegomaniacal,dictatorialbutnotunfaircaptain;b)Heissingle-mindedinhispursuitofthewhale,obsessedwithkillingthewhitewhale,usingamixtureofcharismaandterrortopersuadehiscrewtojoinhim;c)Atmomentsheshowsacompassionateside,caringfortheinsanePipandmusingonhiswifeandchildbackinNantucket.)3.Nevertheless,sopotentan4.Itastealiquorneverbrewed—FromTankardsscoopedinPearlNotalltheFrankfortBerriesYieldsuchanAlcohol!InebriateofAir—amI—AndDebaucheeofDew—Reeling—throendlesssummerdays—FrominnsofMoltenBlue—1)Whoistheauthorofthispoemandwhatisittheme?(EmilyDickson.Thispoemrevealstheauthor’sprofoundlovefornature.)2)Whatarethefiguresofspeechhere?(Metaphor.Thepoetcomparesnaturetoliquorthathasneverbeenbrewedandherselftoadebaucheewholoveswinemorethanherlife.)4.Itastealiquorneverbrew5.IheardaFlybuzz—whenIdied—TheStillnessintheRoomWasliketheStillnessintheAir—BetweentheHeavesofStorm—TheEyesaround—hadwrungthemdry—AndBreathsweregatheringfirmThereinterposedaFly—WithBlue—uncertainstumblingBuzz—Betweenthelight—andme—AndthentheWindowsfailed—andthenIcouldnotseetosee— 1)What’stherhythmofthispoem? (trimeterandtetrameteriambiclines:fourstressesinthefirstandthirdlinesofeachstanza,threeinthesecondandfourth,apatternDickinsonfollowsathermostformal)2)Whatscenedoesthispoemdescribe?(Thispoemisalsoremarkableforitsdetailedevocationofadeathbedscene.Itstrikinglydescribesthementaldistractionposedbyirrelevantdetailsateventhemostcrucialmoments--evenatthemomentofdeath;ittransformsthetiny,normallydisregardedflyintothefigureofdeathitself.)5.IheardaFlybuzz—whenI6.DuringtwolongweeksTomlayaprisoner,deadtotheworldanditshappenings.Hewasveryill,hewasinterestedinnothing.Whenhegotuponhisfeetatlastandmovedfeeblydowntown,amelancholychangehadcomeovereverythingandeverycreature.Therehadbeena“revival,”andeverybodyhad“gotreligion,”notonlytheadults,buteventheboysandgirls.Tomwentabout,hopingagainsthopeforthesightofoneblessedsinfulface,butdisappointmentcrossedhimeverywhere.HefoundJoeHarperstudyingaTestament,andturnedsadlyawayfromthedepressingspectacle.HesoughtBenRogers,andfoundhimvisitingthepoorwithabasketoftracts.HehuntedupJimHollis,whocalledhisattentiontothepreciousblessingofhislatemeaslesasawarning.Everyboyheencounteredaddedanothertontohisdepression;andwhen,indesperation,heflewforrefugeatlasttothebosomofHuckleberryFinnandwasreceivedwithaScripturalquotation,hisheartbrokeandhecrepthomeandtobedrealizingthathealoneofallthetownwaslost,foreverandforever.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken.(MarkTwain,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer)2)Whatistheauthor’swritingstyle?(a.Hisstylewasprecise,enviable,andwell-crafted;b.Hischaracterswerevivid,fallibleandfunny;c.Vernacularlanguage;d.Localcolor)6.DuringtwolongweeksToml7.InaStationoftheMetroTheapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd;Petalsonawet,blackbough.1.Whatisthesubjectofthispoem?(ThispoemisanobservationofthepoetofthehumanfacesseeninaParissubwaystationoradescriptionofamomentofsuddenemotionatseeingbeautifulfacesinaMetroinParis.Heseesthefaces,turnedvariouslytowardlightanddarkness,likeflowerpetalswhicharehalfabsorbedby,halfresisting,thewet，darktextureofabough.) 2)WhatarethecommonfeatureofimagistpoemsandChinesepoems?(Picture-likecharacters,usingofimages,shortandconcise,abundantconnotation)7.InaStationoftheMetro8.IplacedajarinTennessee,Androunditwas,uponahill.ItmadetheslovenlywildernessSurroundthathill.Thewildernessroseuptoit,Andsprawledaround,nolongerwild.ThejarwasrounduponthegroundAndtallandofaportinair.Ittookdominioneverywhere.Thejarwasgrayandbare.Itdidnotgiveofbirdorbush,LikenothingelseinTennessee.1.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthispoem.(WallaceStevens;AnecdoteoftheJar)2.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthejar?(To“giveshapeandsignificance”tothemeaningless,futileandchaoticexperienceofmodernman.)8.IplacedajarinTennessee9.Letusgothen,youandIWhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetherizeduponatable;Letusgo,throughcertainhalf-desertedstreets,ThemutteringretreatsOfrestlessnightsinone-nightcheaphotelsAndsawdustrestaurantswithoyster-shells:StreetsthatfollowlikeatediousargumentOfinsidiousintentToleadyoutoanoverwhelmingquestion…Oh,donotask,“Whatisit?”Letusgoandmakeourvisit.

1)Whoisthemaincharacter?(Anineffectual,sorrowful,tragictwentieth-centuryWesternintellectualwhoisdividedbetweenpassionandtimidity,betweendesireandimpotence.) 2)Whatisthethemeofthispoem?(Itshowsthespeaker’sincapabilityoffacinguptoloveandtolifeinasterileupper-classworldandrevealsthefrustrationandemotionalconflict)9.Letusgothen,youandI10.Aprilisthecruelestmonth,breedingLilacsoutofthedeadland,mixingMemoryanddesire,stirringDullrootswithspringrain.”1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofpoemfromwhichthispartistaken. (T.S.Eliot;TheWasteLand) 2)Whatarethefeaturesofthispoem?(It’sfullofquotationsandallusions(sixdifferentlanguages;nearly60others’worksandlargeamountoflegends),discontinuityandunrelatedness(toshowtheillogicalsidesofthemodernlife).Inaddition,ithasstronghistoricalsense(usingthepastasayardsticktomeasurethepresent.)10.Aprilisthecruelestmont11.Hewentdownthehall.Iwenttothedooroftheroom.“Youcan’tcomeinnow,”oneofthenursessaid.“Yes,Ican,”Isaid.“Youcan’tcomeinyet.”“Yougetout,”Isaid.“Theotherone,too.”ButafterIhadgotthemoutandshutthedoorandturnedoffthelightitwasn’tanygood.Itwaslikesayinggood-bytoastatue.AfterawhileIwentoutandleftthehospitalandwalkedbacktothehotelintherain.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken.(ErnestHemingway,AFarewelltoArms)2)Whatarethe3stagesoftheauthor’swritingcareer?(a.Reflectingemptinessof“TheLostGeneration”;b.ReflectingthehatredtofascismandshowingthepositiveattitudestowardstheWWII;c.Creatingtheimageofprimitivepeoplewhoarefacingthemusicandfightingagainsttheirdoom.)11.Hewentdownthehall.Iw12.Theviolenceofbreakingdownthedoorseemedtofillthisroomwithpervadingdust.Athin,acridpallasofthetombseemedtolieeverywhereuponthisroomdeckedandfurnishedasforabridal:uponthevalencecurtainsoffadedrosecolor,upontherose-shadedlights,uponthedressingtable,uponthedelicatearrayofcrystalandtheman’stoiletthingsbackedwithtarnishedsilver,silversotarnishedthatthemonogramwasobscured.Amongthemlayacollarandtie,asiftheyhadjustbeenremoved,whichlifted,leftuponthesurfaceapalecrescentinthedust.Uponachairhungthesuit,carefullyfolded;beneathitthetwomuteshoesandthediscardedsocks.Thenwenoticedthatinthesecondpillowwastheindentationofahead.Oneofusliftedsomethingfromit,andleaningforward,thatfaintandinvisibledustdryandacridinthenostrils,wesawalongstrandofirony-grayhair.1)What’sthestorybetweenEmilyandHomer?(Thetwoeverdatedwitheachother,butHomerannouncedhe’sagayandnotamarryingman.AndthenEmilypoisonedHomerandlayhisbodyonthebedfor30years.) 2)WhatdothechangesofEmily’shairsymbolizeinthisstory?(ThechangesinEmily’shair:asymbolforthechangesinMissEmilyherself.Herhair,inthebeginning,isdescribedasoneofanangel,andthendescribedasoneyouwouldfindonawitch.Asherhair’sappearancegoesfrominnocenttoevilEmilygoesfrombeinginnocenttoevil.Herhairlosesitslife,foreshadowingthefutureofMissEmily.)12.Theviolenceofbreaking13.Poor,poordearCat.Andthiswasthepriceyoupaidforsleepingtogether.Thiswastheendofthetrap.Thiswaswhatpeoplegotforlovingeachother.ThankGodforgas,anyway.Whatmustithavebeenlikebeforetherewereanesthetics?1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken.(ErnestHemingway,AFarewelltoArms)2).Whythispassageissignificantforthewholenovel?(tworeasons:a.ItcanbeusedtoexplainHemingway'ssometimesproblematictreatmentoftherelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen.Hemingwaytendstodepictwomenascoldanddomineeringorasoverlysweetandsubmissive.Catherinefallsintothesecondcategory.Henry'sprofoundsenseoflossandimpotencesuggeststhatoneofthemotivationsbehindthesesomewhatstereotypicalrepresentationsmightbeabeliefthatwomenpossessaninherent“unmanly”helplessness.b.Thesecondfacetofthisquotation'ssignificanceliesinHenry'sdeclaration,“ThankGodforgas,anyway.”Throughoutthenovel,charactershavesoughtwhatevermeanspossibletoshieldthemselvesfromthepainoftheworld.)13.Poor,poordearCat.Andt1.WhatarethefeaturesofAmericangothicfiction?PleaseanalyzethegothicelementsinTheLegendoftheSleepyHollow.2.WhatisthemodernityofMobyDick?3.WhatarethemajorfeaturesofAmericanRealism?4.WhatisEmilyDickson’sstyle?5.WhatareEmilyDickinson’sfrequentsubjectsinherpoems?6.WhataremajorfeaturesofLocalcolorism?7.What’sthebackgroundofAmericanmodernistliterature?8.WhataremajorfeaturesofImagism?9.WhatistheinfluenceoftheChinesecultureoverEzraPound?10.Giveananalysisof“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”.11.WhatarethethemesofTheWasteLandwrittenbyT.S.Eliot?What’sitsignificance?12.WhatdoyouknowaboutHemingway’sicebergtheoryofwriting?13.WhatistheattitudeofAFarewelltoArmstowardwar?Isitfairtocallitanantiwarnovel?14.WhatarefeaturesofWilliamFaulkner’slanguage?15.What’stherolethattheplotplaysinthisstoryofARoseforEmily?1.Whatarethefeaturesof1.InthebosomofoneofthespaciouscoveswhichindenttheeasternshoreoftheHudson,atthatbroadexpansionoftheriverdenominatedbytheancientDutchnavigatorstheTappaanZee,andwheretheyalwaysprudentlyshortenedsail,andimploredtheprotectionofSt.Nicholaswhentheycrossed,thereliesasmallmarkettownorruralport,whichbysomeiscalledGreensburgh,butwhichismoregenerallyandproperlyknownbythenameofTarryTown.Thisnamewasgiven,wearetoldinformerdays,bythegoodhousewivesoftheadjacentcountryformtheinveteratepropensityoftheirhusbandstolingeraboutthevillagetavernonmarketdays.Bethatasitmay,Idonotvouchforthefact,butmerelyadverttoit,forthesakeofbeingpreciseandauthentic.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken?(WashingtonIrving;TheLegendofSleepyHollow.)2)Whatisthesettingofthisnovel?(aquiet,dreamyandmysteriousvalley,fullofsuperstitionsortalesabouttheghosts.)3)Fromtheperspectiveofsetting,whatarethedifferencesbetweentraditionalgothicfictionandearlyAmericanfiction?(Thesettingsofthetraditionalgothicfictionareoftencastles,basements,churches,abbeys,forests,chambers,etc.whilethesettingoftheearlyAmericanfictionisfrontierwilderness.)1.Inthebosomofoneofthe2.Ihavesaidthatthesoleeffectofmysomewhatchildishexperiment,oflookingdownwithinthetarn,hadbeentodeepenthefirstsingularimpression.Therecanenodoubtthattheconsciousnessoftherapidincreaseofmysuperstition—forwhyshouldInotsotermit?—servedmainlytoacceleratetheincreaseitself.Such,Ihavelongknown,istheparadoxicallawofallsentimentshavingterrorasabasis.Anditmighthavebeenforuponmyimaginationasreallytobelievethataroundaboutthewholemansionanddomaintherehunganatmospherepeculiartothemselvesandtheirimmediatevicinity,anatmospherewhichhadnoaffinitywithhtairofheavenbutwhichhadreekedupformthedecayedtrees,andthegraywall,andthesilenttarn,intheformofaninelasticvaporofgas—dull,sluggish,faintlydiscernible,andleaden-hued. 1)ThisparagraphisexcerptedfromTheFalloftheHouseofUsher.Pleaselistoutthemaincharactersinitandbrieflyexplaintheirrelationship. (RoderickUsher,MadelineUsher,andthenarrator.Thefirsttwoarebrotherandsister,andthenarratorwasoneofthebrother’sfriendintheirchildhood.) 2)Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthe“tarn”inthisfiction?(a.MadelineasthetwinofRoderick,reflectinghisimageandpersonality;b.theimageofrealitywhichRoderickandthenarratorperceive;thoughthewaterofthetarnreflectsdetailsexactly,theimageisupsidedown,leavingopenthepossibilitythatRoderickandthenarratorseeafalsereality;c.thedesireoftheUsherstoisolatethemselvesfromtheoutsideworld.)2.Ihavesaidthatthesolee3.Nevertheless,sopotentaninfluencedidthisthinghaveonthoseseameninthePequodwhocametothefullknowledgeofit,andbysuchastrangedelicacy,tocallitso,weretheygovernedinthismatter,thattheykeptthesecretamongthemselvessothatitnevertranspiredabaftthePequod’smain-mast.Interweavinginitsproperplacethisdarkerthreadwiththestoryaspubliclynarratedontheship,thewholeofthisstrangeaffairInowproceedtoputonlastingrecord. Formyhumor’ssake,IshallpreservethestyleinwhichIoncenarrateditatLima,toaloungingcircleofmySpanishfriends,onesaint’seve,smokinguponthethick-gilttiledpiazzaoftheGoldenInn.Ofthosefinecavaliers,theyoungDons,PedroandSebastian,wereontheclosertermswithme;andhencetheinterludingquestionstheyoccasionallyput,andwhicharedulyansweredatthetime.1.Whoisthenarrator“I”?Whatkindofpersonishe?(Ishmael,ajuniormemberofthecrewofthePequodandtheonlysurvivorofthePequod’svoyage.He’stolerant,jovial,na?veandfrank.)2.Who’sthecaptainofthePequod?What’shispersonality?(Ahab.a)Heisanegomaniacal,dictatorialbutnotunfaircaptain;b)Heissingle-mindedinhispursuitofthewhale,obsessedwithkillingthewhitewhale,usingamixtureofcharismaandterrortopersuadehiscrewtojoinhim;c)Atmomentsheshowsacompassionateside,caringfortheinsanePipandmusingonhiswifeandchildbackinNantucket.)3.Nevertheless,sopotentan4.Itastealiquorneverbrewed—FromTankardsscoopedinPearlNotalltheFrankfortBerriesYieldsuchanAlcohol!InebriateofAir—amI—AndDebaucheeofDew—Reeling—throendlesssummerdays—FrominnsofMoltenBlue—1)Whoistheauthorofthispoemandwhatisittheme?(EmilyDickson.Thispoemrevealstheauthor’sprofoundlovefornature.)2)Whatarethefiguresofspeechhere?(Metaphor.Thepoetcomparesnaturetoliquorthathasneverbeenbrewedandherselftoadebaucheewholoveswinemorethanherlife.)4.Itastealiquorneverbrew5.IheardaFlybuzz—whenIdied—TheStillnessintheRoomWasliketheStillnessintheAir—BetweentheHeavesofStorm—TheEyesaround—hadwrungthemdry—AndBreathsweregatheringfirmThereinterposedaFly—WithBlue—uncertainstumblingBuzz—Betweenthelight—andme—AndthentheWindowsfailed—andthenIcouldnotseetosee— 1)What’stherhythmofthispoem? (trimeterandtetrameteriambiclines:fourstressesinthefirstandthirdlinesofeachstanza,threeinthesecondandfourth,apatternDickinsonfollowsathermostformal)2)Whatscenedoesthispoemdescribe?(Thispoemisalsoremarkableforitsdetailedevocationofadeathbedscene.Itstrikinglydescribesthementaldistractionposedbyirrelevantdetailsateventhemostcrucialmoments--evenatthemomentofdeath;ittransformsthetiny,normallydisregardedflyintothefigureofdeathitself.)5.IheardaFlybuzz—whenI6.DuringtwolongweeksTomlayaprisoner,deadtotheworldanditshappenings.Hewasveryill,hewasinterestedinnothing.Whenhegotuponhisfeetatlastandmovedfeeblydowntown,amelancholychangehadcomeovereverythingandeverycreature.Therehadbeena“revival,”andeverybodyhad“gotreligion,”notonlytheadults,buteventheboysandgirls.Tomwentabout,hopingagainsthopeforthesightofoneblessedsinfulface,butdisappointmentcrossedhimeverywhere.HefoundJoeHarperstudyingaTestament,andturnedsadlyawayfromthedepressingspectacle.HesoughtBenRogers,andfoundhimvisitingthepoorwithabasketoftracts.HehuntedupJimHollis,whocalledhisattentiontothepreciousblessingofhislatemeaslesasawarning.Everyboyheencounteredaddedanothertontohisdepression;andwhen,indesperation,heflewforrefugeatlasttothebosomofHuckleberryFinnandwasreceivedwithaScripturalquotation,hisheartbrokeandhecrepthomeandtobedrealizingthathealoneofallthetownwaslost,foreverandforever.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken.(MarkTwain,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer)2)Whatistheauthor’swritingstyle?(a.Hisstylewasprecise,enviable,andwell-crafted;b.Hischaracterswerevivid,fallibleandfunny;c.Vernacularlanguage;d.Localcolor)6.DuringtwolongweeksToml7.InaStationoftheMetroTheapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd;Petalsonawet,blackbough.1.Whatisthesubjectofthispoem?(ThispoemisanobservationofthepoetofthehumanfacesseeninaParissubwaystationoradescriptionofamomentofsuddenemotionatseeingbeautifulfacesinaMetroinParis.Heseesthefaces,turnedvariouslytowardlightanddarkness,likeflowerpetalswhicharehalfabsorbedby,halfresisting,thewet，darktextureofabough.) 2)WhatarethecommonfeatureofimagistpoemsandChinesepoems?(Picture-likecharacters,usingofimages,shortandconcise,abundantconnotation)7.InaStationoftheMetro8.IplacedajarinTennessee,Androunditwas,uponahill.ItmadetheslovenlywildernessSurroundthathill.Thewildernessroseuptoit,Andsprawledaround,nolongerwild.ThejarwasrounduponthegroundAndtallandofaportinair.Ittookdominioneverywhere.Thejarwasgrayandbare.Itdidnotgiveofbirdorbush,LikenothingelseinTennessee.1.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthispoem.(WallaceStevens;AnecdoteoftheJar)2.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthejar?(To“giveshapeandsignificance”tothemeaningless,futileandchaoticexperienceofmodernman.)8.IplacedajarinTennessee9.Letusgothen,youandIWhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetherizeduponatable;Letusgo,throughcertainhalf-desertedstreets,ThemutteringretreatsOfrestlessnightsinone-nightcheaphotelsAndsawdustrestaurantswithoyster-shells:StreetsthatfollowlikeatediousargumentOfinsidiousintentToleadyoutoanoverwhelmingquestion…Oh,donotask,“Whatisit?”Letusgoandmakeourvisit.

1)Whoisthemaincharacter?(Anineffectual,sorrowful,tragictwentieth-centuryWesternintellectualwhoisdividedbetweenpassionandtimidity,betweendesireandimpotence.) 2)Whatisthethemeofthispoem?(Itshowsthespeaker’sincapabilityoffacinguptoloveandtolifeinasterileupper-classworldandrevealsthefrustrationandemotionalconflict)9.Letusgothen,youandI10.Aprilisthecruelestmonth,breedingLilacsoutofthedeadland,mixingMemoryanddesire,stirringDullrootswithspringrain.”1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofpoemfromwhichthispartistaken. (T.S.Eliot;TheWasteLand) 2)Whatarethefeaturesofthispoem?(It’sfullofquotationsandallusions(sixdifferentlanguages;nearly60others’worksandlargeamountoflegends),discontinuityandunrelatedness(toshowtheillogicalsidesofthemodernlife).Inaddition,ithasstronghistoricalsense(usingthepastasayardsticktomeasurethepresent.)10.Aprilisthecruelestmont11.Hewentdownthehall.Iwenttothedooroftheroom.“Youcan’tcomeinnow,”oneofthenursessaid.“Yes,Ican,”Isaid.“Youcan’tcomeinyet.”“Yougetout,”Isaid.“Theotherone,too.”ButafterIhadgotthemoutandshutthedoorandturnedoffthelightitwasn’tanygood.Itwaslikesayinggood-bytoastatue.AfterawhileIwentoutandleftthehospitalandwalkedbacktothehotelintherain.1)Identifytheauthorandthetitleofworkfromwhichthispartistaken.(ErnestHemingway,AFarewelltoArms)2)Whatarethe3stagesoftheauthor’swritingcareer?(a.Reflectingemptinessof“TheLostGeneration”;b.ReflectingthehatredtofascismandshowingthepositiveattitudestowardstheWWII;c.Creatingtheimageofprimitivepeoplewhoarefacingthemusicandfightingagainsttheirdoom.)11.Hewentdownthehall.Iw12.Theviolenceofbreakingdownthedoorseemedtofillthisroomwithpervadingdust.Athin,acridpallasofthetombseemedtolieeverywhereuponthisroomdeckedandfurnishedasforabridal:uponthevalencecurtainsoffadedrosecolor,upontherose-shadedlights,uponthedressingtable,uponthedelicatearrayofcrystalandtheman’stoiletthingsbackedwithtarnishedsilver,silversotarnishedthatthemonogramwasobscured.Amongthemlayacollarandtie,asiftheyhadjustbeenremoved,whichlifted,leftuponthesurfaceapalecrescentinthedust.Uponachairhungthesuit,carefullyfolded;beneathitthetwomuteshoesandthediscardedsocks.Thenwenoticedthatinthesecondpillowwastheindentationofahead.Oneofus