自测题(诗歌)文学英语赏析

Text1…IthinkIcouldturnandlivewithanimals,theyaresoplacidandself-contain’d,Istandandlookatthemlongandlong.Theydonotsweatandwhineabouttheircondition,Theydonotlieawakeinthedarkandweepfortheirsins,TheydonotmakemesickdiscussingtheirdutytoGod,Notoneisdissatisfied,notoneisdementedwiththemaniaofowningthings,Notonekneelstoanother,nortohiskindthatlivedthousandsofyearsago,Notoneisrespectableorunhappyoverthewholeearth.SotheyshowtheirrelationstomeandIacceptthem,Theybringmetokensofmyself,theyevincethemplainlyintheirpossession.(SongofMyself)Questions1.WhichofthefollowingisthemessageWhitmanisconveyingtoaveragemanandwoman?A.Peopleshouldlovetheearthandthesunandtheanimals.B.Peopleshouldlovethemselvesforwhattheyareandbethemselves.C.Peopleshoulddespiserichesandgivetheirwealthawaytothoseinneed.2.DoesWhitmanusetraditionaldevicelikeregularmeterandrhymeinthispoem?What’stheformofthepoem(sonnetorfreeverseorvisualpoetry)?3.Identifytheliterarydevicesyoufindinthispoem.Namethedevice,andnotedownoneexample.参考答案1.B．2.No.Itisafreeverse.3.AnyONEofthedevicesandtheillustrativeexamplesRepetition:Theydonotsweatandwhineabouttheircondition,Theydonotlieawakeinthedarkandweepfortheirsins,TheydonotmakemesickdiscussingtheirdutytoGod…Parallelismandrepetition:Notoneisdissatisfied,notoneisdementedwith…Notonekneelstoanother,nortohiskindthatlivedthousandsofyearsago,Notoneisrespectableorunhappyoverthewholeearth.Text2Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephoneStopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone,Preventthedogfrombarkingwithajuicybone.SilencethepianosandwithmuffleddrumBringoutthecoffin,letthemournerscome.LetaeroplanescirclemoaningoverheadScribblingontheskythemessageHeIsDead,Putthecrepebowsroundthewhitenecksofthepublicdoves,Letthetrafficpolicemenwearblackcottongloves.HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,MyworkingweekandmySundayrest,Mynoon,mymidnight,mytalk,mysong;Ithoughtthatlovewouldlastforever:Iwaswrong.Thestarsarenotwantednow:putouteveryone;Packupthemoonanddismantlethesun;Pourawaytheoceanandsweepupthewood.Fornothingnowcanevercometoanygood.Questions1.Thesestanzasaretakenfrom_________by_________.A.BalladofReadingGaol…OscarWildeB.Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone…W.H.AudenC.WildNights!WildNights!…EmilyDickinson2.Thepoemcanbecategorizedas________.A.anelegyB.aballadC.asonnet3.What’sthefocusofthethirdstanza?A.Thecelebrationoftheimportanceofthelovedonetothepoet.B.Thedifficultiesinmakingdecisionsatthecrossroadsoflife.C.Thedestructiveforceofenvyanddespair.4.Thespeakerexpressed_______.A.bitterdisappointmentathisneighorhood’spollutedenvironmentB.deepgriefatthedeathofafriend/loverC.strongdesiretochangetheworld参考答案1.B2.A3.A4.BText3TheRoadNotTakenTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;Thoughasforthat,thepassingthereHadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,AndboththatmorningequallylayInleavesnostephadtroddenblack.Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.Questions1.Thepoemisset_______.A.byaforkintheroadinayellowwoodB.onatraintoadistantcityC.byacountryroadtoabigcity2.Thespeakerbeginsthepoemby__________.A.describinghimselfwalkingdownagardenpathB.describinghimselfstandingbydivergingroadsC.commentingonthemeaninglessnessoflife3.Whatisthespeaker’sinitialresponsetothedivergenceofthetworoads?A.Hesighsbitterly.B.Hegotexcited.C.Hewassorry.4.Thepatternofrhymeschemesusedinthepoemis_______.A.abaabB.acabac.abbac5.Whatmightbethesymbolicmeaningofthetworoads?A.Theconflictsbetweenmanandnature.B.Thedifferenceinsimplecountrylifeandrichcitylife.C.Thedifferentpathswetakeinlife.6.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepoem?A.Thepoemhasaslowrhythmanditsuitsthecontemplativemoodofthespeaker.B.Thepoemhasafastrhythmanditcreatesacheerfulatmosphere.C.Thepoemhasnoregularrhythmtospeakof.1.A2.B3.C4.A5.C6.AText4LoveYourEnemyBroughtyouhereinslaveshipsandpitchedoverboard.Loveyourenemy.Languagetakenaway,culturetakenaway.Loveyourenemy.Workfromsunuptosundown.Loveyourenemy.Workfornopay.Loveyourenemy.Lasthired,firstfired.Loveyourenemy.Rapeyourmother.Loveyourenemy.Lynchyourfather.Loveyourenemy.Bombyourchurches.Loveyourenemy.Killyourchildren.Loveyourenemy.Forcedtofighthiswars.Loveyourenemy.Paythehighestrent.Loveyourenemy.Sellyourottenfoods.Loveyourenemy.Selldopetoyourchildren.Loveyourenemy.Forcedtoliveintheslums.Loveyourenemy.Dilapidatedschools.Loveyourenemy.Putsyouinjail.Loveyourenemy.Bittenbydogs.Loveyourenemy.Waterhoseyoudown.Loveyourenemy.Love.Love.Love.Love.Love.Loveforeverybodyelse.Butwhenwillweloveourselves?(YusefIman.)Questions1.Thepoemcanbecategorizedas________.A.anarrativepoemB.anelegyC.aprotestpoem2.Oneprominentdevicethepoetusesinthispoemis_____A.ironyB.alliterationC.personification3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepoem?A.Thewriterwantstoexposethehypocrisyoft