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e of a fairly eccentric kind—the cento (a patchwork of other poets39。 works), for example, and the pantoum (a Malaysian form, said to have been introduced to 19thcentury Europe by Victor Hugo). Often he writes in a freeflowing, conversational manner that depends for its success upon the fact that the ending of lines is untrammelled by any concern about whether or not they scan. Within many of his poems, there often seems to be a gently humorous antagonism between one stanza and the next. Mr Ashbery likes using similes in his poetry. This is often the poet39。s stockintrade, but he seems to single them out in order to send up the very idea of the simile in poetry, as in “Violets blossomed loudly/ like a swear word in an empty tank”. Life, for Lowell, was a serious matter, just as he was a serious man. Mr Ashbery39。s approach, as evinced by his poetry, is more that of a gentle shrug of amused bewilderment. Unlike Lowell39。s, his poems are neither autobiographical nor confessional. He doesn39。t take himself that seriously. “Is all of life a tepid housewarming?” For a poet this is a tougher question to answer than you might think. word “substantial” (Line 4, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____. [A] serious [B] big [C] important [D] real 2. The last words of Lowell mean that_____. [A] the world should go forward without stopping. [B] the world should not mourn for him. [C] the world should fet him totally. [D] the world should go on its path for a bright future. 3. Which one of the following is NOT the characteristics of Ashbery’s poetry? [A] Some lines are borrowed from the other poets’ works. [B] Stanzas are different from each other in one poem. [C] Words are scattered casually in his poetry. [D] Tones are continuously changing from the highbrow to the mon. 4. Mr. Ashbery’s similes in poetry are different from that of the other poets in that_____. [A] he likes to single them out. [B] he uses them in an eccentric way. [C] he uses simile for simile. [D]