【正文】 s a reputation as a difficult poet: erudite, imagisticallyplex, full of classical and mythological allusions.C. His style abounds in personification and metaphor and other figures of speechwhich describe vividly what we see and feel, or express what passionately moves us. IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. chapter is Romanticism different from Neoclassicism? Provide brief evidence from the literary works you know best. upheld that artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emoticon and accuracy, and that literature, should be judged in terms of its service to humanity ,and thus,l iterary expressions should be of proportion, unity, harmony and grace. Pope’s An Essay on Criticism advocates grace, wit (usually though satire/humor), and simplicity in language(and the poem itself is a demonstration of those ideals,too)。Fielding’s Tom Jones helped establish the form of novel。 Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ displays elegance in style, unified structure, serious tone and moral instructions. tended to see the individual as the very center of all experience, including art, and thus, literary work should be “spontaneous overflow of strong feelings,”and no matter how fragmentary those experiences were (Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” or “The Solitary Reaper,) or Coleridge’s “Keble Khan”),the value of the work lied in the accuracy of presenting those unique feelings 11 and particular attitudes.c. In a word, Neoclassicism emphasized rationality and form but Romanticism attached great importance to the individual’s mind (emotion, imagination, temporary experience…)Wordsworth49. Please elaborate Wordsworth’s theory of poetry, taking examples from the poemsyou have learned to support your ideas.49. A. Poetry originates from “emotion recollected in tranquility”. (Take “I WonderedLonely as a Cloud” as example)B. He maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech ofordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made. (Take “The Solitary Reaper” as example) Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations ofmarriage the middleclass people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make ments on Austen’s attitude towards these motivations.49. A. Motivation one: to pursue material interest through marriage。 Wickham, MissBinley and Charlotte Lucas are examples of this kind.B. Motivation two: to seek sensual pleasure and beauty。 Lydia and Mr. Bennet areexamples of this kind.C. Motivation three: to search for true love and also take personal merits and financial positions into consideration。 Elizabeth Bennet is a typical example of this kind.D. Austen celebrated the third kind of motivation of marriage while criticizing the first two wrong motivations.49. Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine in Pride and Prejudice, is often regarded as the most successful character created by Jane Austen. Make a brief ment on Elizabeth’s character.49. A. Elizabeth is clever, alert and observant. She is more observant and lesscharitable than Jane in recognizing the characters of Bingley’s sisters. She recognizes Mr. Collins’ character in his letter and after meeting him she turns down firmly and with dignity his patronizing proposal. She is able to match wits with Darcy several times and with Colonel Fitzwilliam, earning their respect and admiration.B. Fearless and frank, not rattled by the attack of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she 12 wins a notable victory, sending her Ladyship away pletely routed. She is independent but not infallible in her judgment taken in by the charm of the worthless Wickham. She can’t be blamed for misjudging Darcy.C. She shows flexibility, discernment, and honesty of mind when she readsDarcy’s defense in his letter and admits the justice of much of what he says. Thus she begins to lose her prejudice against him. She recognizes and values true worth when she encounters it in Jane, the Gardiners, and, near the end of the novel, in Darcy. She sees more clearly than her father the danger of sending Lydia to BrightonD. She is able to control her emotions at times of stress when she firstencounters Darcy at Pemberley。 when she realizes that she loves Darcy and has good reason to fear that she has lost him, she waits without repining time to bring a solution. She is witty, funloving, recognizes humour in herself and in others, but ridiculing only folly, nonsense, and inconsistencies. She recognizes the follies of her own family and their shortings as well as their virtues.E. She is considerate of others but quite capable of asserting herself whenoccasion demands. She has a playful and unaffected manner, sunny disposition, natural animation, sense of fun, and sweet reasonableness. She is ready to laugh at herself and everything save “what is wise and good.” She shows a sense of humor by telling what Darcy has said about her at the Maryton ball.13