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PartOne：

EnglishPoetry

1.WilliamShakespeareSonnet18

•Whydoesthepoetcompare`thee`toasummer’sday?

Andwhocould`thee`be?

Becausesummer’sdayandtheebothrepresentbeauty.theecouldbebeauty,love.

•WhatpicturehaveyougotofEnglishsummer,andcouldyouexplainwhy?

Warm,beautiful,sunshine.Becausesummeristhebestseasonofayear,themostbeautifulseason.ItislikeourMay.

•Howdoesthepoetanswerthequestionheputsforthinthefirstline?

Theeismorebeautifulthansummer.

•Whatmakesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorefairthansummerandimmortal?

Becausehumanismismoreeternalthansummerandimmortal.

•Whatfiguresofspeechareusedinthispoem?

Simile,metaphor,personification,oxymoronandsoon.

•Whatisthethemeofthepoem?

Loveconquersall,Beautyliveson.

2.ThomasNasheSpring

•Readthepoemcarefully,payattentiontothoseimage-bearingwords,andseehowmanyimagesthepoetcreatedinthepoemandwhatsenseimpressionsyoucangetfromthoseimages.

Thereis“Bloomseachthing,maidsdanceinaring,theprettybirdsdosing,thepalmandmaymakecountryhousesgay,Lambsfrisk'andplay,theshepherdspipeallday,Andwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay,Thefieldsbreathesweet,thedaisieskissourfeet,Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,Ineverystreetthesetunesburearsdogreet!

”

The“Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit，”impressionsmemostbecauseoftheharmonyofthepeople’srelationship.

•Canyoupointoutandexplainthesoundandtheirmusicaleffectinthepoem?

InthePoem,eachsectionhasfourlines,eachlinehastensyllables（fivetonestep）.Inordertogivethereaderaspringbreeze,streams,flowers,winding,SongXintextureofsoundandlightflavor,NaixigreaterusesEnglishwordS,z,f,V,R,L,andθconsonantsmeans.InNaixi'spoem,theuseofphonologicalisalsoveryharmonious,verysmooth,verymellow.SectionIofthepoetryhasThreepairs[ing],sectionIIofthepoemhasthreepairs[ei]andthethirdquarterhasthreepairs[i:

].

3.JohnDonneAValediction:

ForbiddingMourning

•Whatisa“valediction”anyway?

Isthespeakerinthepoemabouttodie?

Whydoesthespeakerforbidmourning?

No,itisaboutthelovers’separation.Asthepoemmetaphors,thepoetbelievedheandhiswife’sloveissacred,hedidn’thopetheycrywhenseparationcomes,lettheirlovebestainedbytheordinaryandmundane.

•2.Explainthemetaphorsinthepoem.

Inthefirstverse,thepoetusedvirtuousmen’sdeathmetaphorforlovers’separation,inthethirdverseheused“movingoftheearth”and“trepidationofthespheres”metaphorforlovers’separationandtheresultofseparation,inthelastthreeverseheusedstifftwincompasses’twolegsmetaphorforpoethimselfandhiswife.Allthesemetaphorsshowpoetopinionthathewillseparatefromhiswifeinpeace,theirloveisascaredlove,whentheyawayfromeachother,theywillnotbehurtbythepainoftheseparation.Heandhiswifewillnotreallyseparate.Theycareabouteachotherandlistentotheotherone’sheart,theirtrustandloyaltymakestheirloveperfectlikethecirclemadebyatwincompasses.

4.WilliamBlakeTheTiger

•Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?

ThesymboloftheTigerisunclearwhatitexactlysymbolizes,butscholarshavehypothesizedthattheTigercouldbeinspiration,thedivine,artisticcreation,history,thesublime,orvisionitself.Thelistisalmostinfinite.Thepointis,theTigerisimportant,andBlake’spoembarelylimitsthepossibilities.Herearetwomajorsymbolisms:

ThetigeristheembodimentofGod'spowerincreation.

ThetigershowstheforceofFrenchRevolution.

•Whatparadoxcanyoufindinthepoem?

"DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?

"Itchallengestheone-trackreligiousviewsofthe18’scentury.Theviewonlyconcludedthatgodcreatethelame,heissokindafather.Butitdidn’tknowgodalsocreatethetoughtiger.Hecanalsobeveryserious.Thegodissomeonewhocan’tbetrulyunderstoodbyhumanbeings.

5.RobertBurnsARed,RedRose

•Howdosethenarratorinthelovesongexpresshislove?

Instanza1,thenarratorpresentstwosimiles,thefirstcomparinghislovetoaroseandthesecondcomparinghislovetoamelody.

Instanza2,thenarratoraddressestheyoungladyasbonnie.Inthelastlineofthestanza,hepresentshyperbole,afigureofspeechthatexaggerates.

Instanza3,themanpromiseseternalloveforher.

Instanza4,thepoetvowstoloveherhoweverfarhemaygo.

•Whyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?

Becausethispoemprofessesthepoet’strueloveforhisbelovedgirl,andusesthementionedabovetotouchthereaders.

6.WilliamWordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloud

•Whatdoesthepoetsee?

Heseessomedaffodils.

•Whatisthepoet’smoodbeforeheseesthedaffodils?

Vacantandpensive.

•Whatisthepoet’smoodafterheseesthedaffodils?

Heisverypleasant.

•Howdoesthemagicalchangeoccur?

Thosedaffodilsshowafantasticpicturetothepoet,andthepoethasbeendeeplyaffectedbythescene,andhismoodchanges.

•Whatisthethemeofthepoem?

Orwhatdoesthepoetwanttotellyou?

Itshowsthebeautyofnature,andthenature’sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit,andtheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.

7.RobertBrowningMyLastDuchess

•1.Inthispoem,whoandonwhatoccasionisspeakingtowhom?

TheDukeisthespeakerofthepoem,andtellsusheisentertaininganemissarywhohascometonegotiatetheDuke’smarriage（hehasrecentlybeenwidowed）tothedaughterofanotherpowerfulfamily.

•WhatsortofpersonistheDuke’slastDuchess?

Sheiskind,easy-going,innocentandlively.

•Andwhatbecameofherintheend?

Shebecameveryupsetandworrying.TheduchessdiedundersuspiciouscircumstancesonApril21,1561,justtwoyearsafterhemarriedher.Shemayhavebeenpoisoned.

•2.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke?

Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocritical,cold-blooded,crucial,greedyandtreacherous.

8.WaltWhitmanOCaptain!

MyCaptain!

•Q:

WaltWhitman’spoem“OCaptain!

MyCaptain!

”iswrittenintheformofanallegory.Whatistheoverallconnotativemeaninginthepoem?

A:

Ship’simpliedmeaningisAmerica;Mycaptain’impliedmeaningisAbrahamLincolnwholeadedAmericatotriumphinAmericanCivilWarthen;ourfearfultrip’simpliedmeaningisAmericanCivilWarafterwhichLincolnwasassassinated.InthispoemauthorspokenhighlyofLincoln’contributionandexpressedhissorrowforLincoln’death.

9.EmilyDickinson

（1）Successiscountedsweetest（67）

•Accordingtothepoem,whocanunderstandsuccessmost?

Doyouagreeornotwiththepoet’sviewthat“Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone’ersucceed”?

Thepersonwhobestunderstandsthemeaningofsuccessisthepersonwhofails

•Whatsortoffeelingsdoesthepoetshowtowardthevictorandthedefeated?

Thepoetshowsherawarenessofthecomplicatedtruthsofhumandesire.Successcanbecomprehendedbysomeonewhoneedit;thedefeated,dyingmanunderstandvictorymoreclearlythanthevictoriousarmydoes.

（2）BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath（712）

•Howmanypeoplearethereinthecarriage?

Andwherearetheygoingrightnow?

Therearethreeinthecarriage,thePoet,Death,andImmortality.

•Wheredidtheypass?

Whatcantheseplacesremindusof?

Theypassedtheschool,thefieldsofGazinggrain,theSettingSun.Itremindsusofchildhood,maturityandoldage,thechildrenareevidentsymbolsofthebeginningofthings,thegrainripoftheadulthood,andthesunsettingoftherestofthedays.

•Whatisthepoet’sattitudetowarddeathandlifeimpliedinthepoem?

Thepoet’sattitudeisthatdeathisnothingtobeforcedsinceitisnaturalpartoftheendlesscycleofnature,it’sonlythebeginning;todieistogoonanotherjourney,althoughdeathtakesoneawayfromtheearthyworld;thereisstillsomethingtolookforwardtowhenonedies,deathmeanseternity.

10.RobertFrostStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening

•Whydidthespeakerstop?

Literallyhewasfascinatedbythebeautifulnightsceneandstopedhishorsetowatchthewoodsfillupwiththesnow,itwasalsoalittlebreakforthelongtravel.Butinfact,it'ssymbolism,the'woods'standsforthenature,the'village'standsforthehumanworld,'horse'fortheanimalworld.Thepoemrepresentsamomentofrelaxationfromtheburdensomejourneyoflife,analmostaestheticenjoymentandappreciationofnaturalbeautywhichiswholesomeandrestorativeagainstthechaoticexistenceofmodernman.

•Whydidhelaterdecidetogo?

Asthelastsentencesaid'ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.'

His'horse'shakethebelltoaskiftheyshouldgo,whichisactuallyasymbolofvitality,urgeshimtogo.Helivesinthereallife,andhehashisownobligation"promisetokeep',hehasn'tachieveit,sohemustgoonhistrip,leavethebeautifulscene.Thoughthesceneissoamazing,hehastohavethereallife.Thoughthereallifeissohard,hemustbacktoit,andreachhisgoal.Oneleavesnoregretsafterhedies,aslongasonehasreachedhisgoal.

•Whatisyourunderstandingof“promisestokeep”?

“Thepromise”couldbeanobligationoragoal.Onecannotdiebeforefulfillingone’sdream.Thepoetuses“sleep”torepresentdeath,justasweusuallydo.Peoplehavetheirowndreamorgoal,it'salsothedutyforustofinish,weliveforourselvesandwemakelifewonderfulbykeepingonreachingourgoal,noregretsleavesaslongaswehavereachedourgoals.

11.EzraPoundInaStationoftheMetro

PartTwo:

EnglishFiction

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