【正文】 and that, not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and [Edgar’s] is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.”Questions:4. This passage is taken from ________ written by ______. (2’)5. “I” in this passage refers to ________ (1’)6. What is the interpretation of “he’s more myself than I am”? (7’)本題得分III. Answer the questions briefly. (20 points, 5 point each)1. What are the characteristics of Romanticism?1. Romanticism emphasized intuition, imagination, and feeling, to a point that has led to some Romantic thinkers being accused of irrationalism.2. What is the genre and structure of Canterbury Tales? 2. It is a long narrative poem with 24 stories plus a prologue. There are three parts in it: The General Prologue 24 tales Separate prologues to each tale with links, ments in between3. Please describe the impacts of Renaissance to W. Shakespeare’s career.3. In the 12th cent. a rediscovery of Greek and Roman literature occurred across Europe that eventually led to the development of the humanist movement in the 14th cent. In addition to emphasizing Greek and Latin scholarship, humanists believed that each individual had significance within society. The growth of an interest in humanism led to the changes in the arts and sciences that form mon conceptions of the Renaissance.Alternatively, one might make a division of the text into two parts, examining youth and old age as the two distinctive phases of Beowulf’s life. Along these lines, the gap of fifty years between the first two conflicts and the last marks the dividing line. One of the main thematic points highlighted by such a division is the difference in responsibilities of the warrior and of the king. As a young warrior, Beowulf is free to travel afar to protect others, but as an old king, he must mit himself to guard his own people. Additionally, whereas Beowulf focuses on the heroic life early on, seeking to make a name for himself, he must focus on fate and the maintenance of his reputation late in life.4. In “I wandered lonely as a cloud,” how does Wordsworth achieve the seemingly effortless effect of implying the unity of his consciousness with nature?4. Wordsworth employs a kind of identityswitching technique, whereby nature is personified and humanity is, so to speak, natureized. Wordsworth describes himself as wandering “l(fā)ike a cloud,” and describes the field of daffodils as a dancing crowd of people. This kind of interchangeable terminology implies a unity—metaphors from either realm can be applied to the other, because the mind and the natural world are one. 5. What role does fire dragon play in Beowulf?The poem reflects and expresses the anxieties of society that dangerous, unpredictable and inprehensible forces threaten the security and wellbeing of those in power and the way of life they represent。s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tasteBrought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,Questions:6. What is the genre of this passage? (1’)7. Who is the author? (1’)8. What does Forbidden Tree refer to? (2’)9. From which book is this part taken? (1’)10. According to this part, what is the story about? (5’)Selected reading 4“Which do you mean?” and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, “She is tolerable。 poets, witty。Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way,They stretched in the neverending lineAlong the margin of a bay。Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe—My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I go.Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North!The birthplace of valour, the country of worth。 it is kept all the year long。My heart’s in the Highlands, achasing the deer。 to them the most important merchants from all over Europe brought their wares. The serious business of buying and selling was acpanied by all sorts of diversions—eating, drinking, and other fleshly pleasures, as well as spectacles of strange animals, acrobats, and other wonders.This selection gives the bitterest satire, which is invariably directed at the ruling class. In the descriptions of the Vanity Fair, Bunyan not only gives us a symbolic picture of London at the time of the Restoration but of all bourgeois society. (8’)Selected reading 4My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here。 and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair。false in rolling39。s lover is 39。 Emily Bronte(2’)2. Catherine(1’)3. Catherine’s speech to Nelly about her acceptance of Edgar’s proposal, in Chapter IX, forms the turningpoint of the plot. It is at this point that Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights, after he has overheard Catherine say that it would “degrade” her to marry him. Although the action of Wuthering Heights takes place so far from the bustle of society, where most of Bront235。 logic and rhetoric, able to contend.Questions:1. This passage is taken from a famous essay written by ________.(1’)2. What is the title of the essay? (1’)3. What do you think of the language of this essay? (8’)Answers:1. Francis Bacon(1’)2. “OF STUDY” (1’)3. The language of this essay is peculiar for