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ea of the simile in poetry, as in “Violets blossomed loudly/ like a swear word in an empty tank”. [主體句式 ] This is … but he … [結(jié)構(gòu)分析 ] 這是一個并列句,后面分句成份較為復(fù)雜,帶有一 個不定式短語作目的狀語, as 引導(dǎo)成分修飾的是整個分句。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] he uses simile to express his plex thought. 5. Why the author think the question Ashbery raised is a tougher one for a poet than we might think? [A] Because a poet looks at things in a very plicated way. [B] Because a poet takes life seriously. [C] Because this question is a difficult one. [D] Because the theme of life is worth thinking for a poet. 篇章剖析: 這篇文章介紹了美國詩人 Ashbery 和其詩歌的特點,文章雖然是以兩個詩人對比的形式寫作的,但是卻對 Ashbery 著墨偏多,另外一個詩人洛厄爾只是一個陪襯而已。 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 g