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oem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly. 44. A. Emily Dinckinson B. The God of death C. This poem is a description of the moment of death. 45. 無 46. A. It is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society. B. At the same time, it is an intense moral fable. C. The success of the novel is also due to its intuoduction to the English novel the first governess heroine. 47. A. The three dominant figures of the period are William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Henry James. B. While Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the life of the Americans, Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the inner world of man. C. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle calss and the way they lived, while Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories. 48. 無 49. A. Characterization: a. Shakespeare39。 among which prose and the modern English novel predominated the age.46. Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian Age. Why is Jane Eyre such a successful novel?Answer: A. The story opens with the titular heroine, Jane Eyre, a plain little orphan.B. This novel sharply criticize the existing society, . the religious hypocrisy of charity institutions, the social discrimination Jane experiences and the false social convention as concerning love and marriage.C. The success of the novel is also due to its introduction to the English novel the first governess heroine Jane Eyre.D. It is an intense moral fable at the same time. Jane, like Mr. Rochester, has to undergo a series of physical and moral tests to grow up and achieve her final happiness.47. Who are the three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism and what are the differences in their understanding of the “truth”?Answer: A. the three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism are Mark Twain, Howells, Henry James. B. Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the life of the Americans, Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world” of man. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived, while Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories.48. What39。 Leaves of Grass. C. This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly.44. I heard a Fly buzz when I died The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air Between the Heaves of Storm The Eyes around had wrung them dry And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset when the King Be witnessed in the Room Questions: A. Identify the poet. B. What does “the King” refer to? C. What moment is the poem trying to describe?Answer: A. Emily Dickinson B. the King refers to the God of death. C. the poem trying to describe the moment of death. the author even imagined her own death, the loss of her own body, and the journey of her soul to the unknownIII. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45. List at least two leading neoclassicists in England. What did Neoclassicists celebrate in literary creation?A. The Neoclassicism period was an important age with the remarkable authors Pope, Defoe, etc.B. 1) The Neoclassical period is about 16601798, also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the age of Reason. 2)In essence, the Neoclassical Period was a progressive intellectual movement. 3)The Enlighteners believed in selfrestraint, selfreliance and hard work。 no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous, Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse。s D. Emerson39。s failure to join England in the First World War.A. Henry James C. D. Ezra Pound32. What Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is “______ ,” that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A. blank verse B. free rhythmC. balanced structure D. free verse33. The American woman poet ______ wanted to live simply as a plete independent being, and so she did, as a spinster.A. Emily Shaw B. Anna DickinsonC. Emily Dickinson D. Anne Bret34. The Birthmark drives home symbolically ______ point that evil is a man39。s streamofconsciousness novels19. In the mid 1950s and early 1960s, there appeared “______” who demonstrated a particular disillusion over the depressing situation in Britain and launched a bitter protest. against the outmoded social and political values in their society.A. The Beat Generation B. The Lost GenerationC. The Angry Young Men D. Black Mountain Poets following are English streamofconsciousness novels EXCEPT ______. B. Ulysses D. A Passage to Inida21. The leader of the Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20th century was ______.A. B. Lady GregoryC. D. John Galworthy22. 39。s pessimistic view of life predominated most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ______ writer.A. realistic B. naturalisticC. romantic D. stylistic17. After the First World War, there appeared the following literary trends of modernism EXCEPT ______.A. expressionism B. surrealismC. stream of consciousness D. black humour18. The masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century are the three trilogies of ______.A. Galsworthy39。s Travels D. The Battle of the Books8. As a representative of the Enlightenment,______ was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.A. John Bunyan B. Daniel DefoeC. Alexander Pope D. Jonathan Swift9. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel,______ has been regarded by s