自测题(诗歌)文学英语赏析

Text1…I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d,I stand and look at them long and long.They do not sweat and whine about their condition,They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.So they show their relations to me and I accept them,They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession.(Song of Myself)Questions1. Which of the following is the message Whitman is conveying to average man and woman?A. People should love the earth and the sun and the animals.B. People should love themselves for what they are and be themselves.C. People should despise riches and give their wealth away to those in need.2. Does Whitman use traditional device like regular meter and rhyme in this poem? What’s the form of the poem (sonnet or free verse or visual poetry)?3. Identify the literary devices you find in this poem. Name the device, and note down one example.参考答案1. B．2. No. It is a free verse.3. Any ONE of the devices and the illustrative examplesRepetition:They do not sweat and whine about their condition,They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God…Parallelism and repetition:Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with …Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.Text 2Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephoneStop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.Silence the pianos and with muffled drumBring out the coffin, let the mourners come.Let aeroplanes circle moaning overheadScribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,Put the crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.He was my North, my South, my East and West,My working week and my Sunday rest,My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.For nothing now can ever come to any good. Questions1. These stanzas are taken from _________ by _________.A. Ballad of Reading Gaol…Oscar WildeB. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone … W.H. AudenC. Wild Nights! Wild Nights!… Emily Dickinson2. The poem can be categorized as ________.A. an elegyB. a balladC. a sonnet3 . What’s the focus of the third stanza?A. The celebration of the importance of the loved one to the poet.B. The difficulties in making decisions at the crossroads of life.C. The destructive force of envy and despair.4. The speaker expressed _______.A. bitter disappointment at his neighorhood’s polluted environmentB. deep grief at the death of a friend /loverC. strong desire to change the world参考答案1. B2. A3. A4.BText 3The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that, the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. Questions1. The poem is set _______.A. by a fork in the road in a yellow woodB. on a train to a distant cityC. by a country road to a big city2. The speaker begins the poem by __________.A. describing himself walking down a garden pathB. describing himself standing by diverging roadsC. commenting on the meaninglessness of life3. What is the speaker’s initial response to the divergence of the two roads?A. He sighs bitterly.B. He got excited.C. He was sorry.4. The pattern of rhyme schemes used in the poem is _______.A. abaabB. acabac. abbac5. What might be the symbolic meaning of the two roads?A. The conflicts between man and nature.B. The difference in simple country life and rich city life.C. The different paths we take in life.6. Which of the following is true of the poem?A. The poem has a slow rhythm and it suits the contemplative mood of the speaker.B. The poem has a fast rhythm and it creates a cheerful atmosphere.C. The poem has no regular rhythm to speak of.1. A2.B3. C4.A5. C6. AText 4Love Your EnemyBrought you here in slave ships and pitched over board. Love your enemy.Language taken away, culture taken away.Love your enemy.Work from sun up to sun down.Love your enemy.Work for no pay.Love your enemy.Last hired, first fired.Love your enemy.Rape your mother.Love your enemy.Lynch your father.Love your enemy.Bomb your churches. Love your enemy.Kill your children.Love your enemy.Forced to fight his wars. Love your enemy.Pay the highest rent.Love your enemy.Sell you rotten foods. Love your enemy.Sell dope to your children. Love your enemy.Forced to live in the slums.Love your enemy. Dilapidated schools. Love your enemy.Puts you in jail.Love your enemy. Bitten by dogs.Love your enemy. Water hose you down. Love your enemy. Love.Love.Love.Love.Love.Love for everybody else.But when will we love ourselves?(Yusef Iman.)Questions1. The poem can be categorized as ________.A. a narrative poemB. an elegyC. a protest poem2. One prominent device the poet uses in this poem is _____A. ironyB. alliterationC. personification3. Which of the following is true of the poem?A. The writer wants to expose the hypocrisy of the injustice to the black people.B. The poem reveals the writer’s feelings of guilt through repeating the line ‘Love your enemy’.C. The writer calls on the white employers to give equal pay for equal work.参考答案1. C2. A3. A Text 5█CoatSometimes I have wanted to throw you offlike a heavy coat. Sometimes I have said you would not let me breathe or move.But now that I am freeto choose light clothesor none at allI feel the coldand all the time I thinkhow warm it used to be.█Questions1.The poem can be categorized as a ________.A. confessional poemB. narrative poemC. protest poem2. Which of the following best summarizes the first two stanzas?A She felt at loss what to do with people who pursue herB. She felt intoxicated (陶醉) by their love.C. She felt suffocated with their love.3. Which of the following best summarizes the last two stanzas?A. She felt at loss what to do with people who pursue herB. She felt intoxicated (陶醉) by their love.C. She felt regrets now that the love affair is over.4. The coat can be understood as a metaphor for the speaker’s _______.A. desire for prosperity and luxuryB. former loverC. treasured possession参考答案1.A2. B3.C4.BText 5I, tooI, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me,“Eat in the kitchen,”Then.Besides,They’ll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed—I, too, am America.[(Langston Hughes (1902-1967)]█QuestionsThe poem is written in the form of _______.1 A. sonnetB. free verseC. ballad2. Which of the following expresses the theme of the poem?A . It mainly exposes the hypocrisy of the injustice to the black peopleB. It contains strong protect against the cold relationship between masters and servants.C. It expresses the hope of a bright future when equality is achieved.3. The poem conveys a tone of ________.A. distress and confusion and anguishB. confidence and optimismC. loss and nostalgia (怀旧之情)参考答案1. B2. C3. B。