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PartIII.TheLiteratureofRomanticism

Passage4

Onceuponamidnightdreary,whileipondered,weakandweary,

Overmanyaquaintandcuriousvolumeofforgottenlore,

WhileInodded,nearlynapping,suddenlytherecameatapping,

Asofsomeonegentlyrapping,rappingatmychamberdoor.

"Tissomevisitor,"Imuttered,"tappingatmychamberdoor—

Onlythis,andnothingmore."

Ah,distinctlyIrememberitwasinthebleakDecember,

Andeachseparatedyingemberwroughtitsghostuponthefloor.

EagerlyIwishedthemorrow;—vainlyIhadtriedtoborrow

Frommybookssurceaseofsorrow-sorrowforthelost.

1.Whoisthewriteroftheselines?

2.Whatisthetitleofthispoemfromwhichtheselectionisselected?

3.Recognizethesounddevicesinthefollowinglines.LI________L4________L7________L10________

4.Describethemoodofthispoem.

Answers:

1.EdgarAllanPoe

2.TheRaven

3.LI—Alliteration,L4—Onomatopoeia,L7—Internalrhyme,L10—Assonance

4.Asenseofmelancholyoverthedeathofabelovedbeautifulyoungwomanpervadesthewholepoem,theportrayalofayoungmangrievingforhislostLeno-re,hisgriefturnedtomadnessunderthesteadyone-wordrepetitionofthetalkingbird.

Passage5

Lo!

inyoubrilliantwindow-niche

Howstatue-likeIseetheestand,

Theagatelampwithinthyhand!

Ah,Psyche,fromtheregionswhich

AreHoly-Land!

1.ThisisthelaststanzaofapoemToHelen.WhowrotethispoemToHeleni

2.WithwhomisHelenassociatedinLine4ofthepresentstanza?

3.WhoisPsyche?

Answers

1.EdgarAllanPoe

2.Psyche

3.PsycheisthegoddessofthesoulinGreekmythology.

Passage6

Togointosolitude,amanneedstoretireasmuchfromhischamberasfromsociety.IamnotsolitarywhilstIreadandwrite,thoughnobodyiswithme.Butifamanwouldbealone,lethimlookatthestars.Theraysthatcomefromthoseheavenlyworlds,willseparatebetweenhimandvulgarthings.Onemightthinktheatmospherewasmadetransparentwiththisdesign,togiveman,intheheavenlybodies,theperpetualpresenceofthesublime.Seeninthestreetsofcities,howgreattheyare!

Ifthestarsshouldappearonenightinathousandyears,howwouldmenbelieveandadore;andpreserveformanygenerationstheremembranceofthecityofGodwhichhadbeenshown!

Buteverynightcomeoutthesepreachersofbeauty,andlighttheuniversewiththeiradmonishingsmile.

Questions:

1.Thisparagraphistakenfromafamousessay.Whatisthenameoftheessay?

2.Whoistheauthor?

3.Whatdoestheauthorsaywouldhappenifthestarsappearedonenightinathousandyears?

4.Giveapeculiartermtocovertheauthor'sbelief.

Answers:

1.Nature

2.RalphWaldoEmerson

3.Then,themencannotbelieveandadoretheGod,cannotpreservetheremembranceofthecityofGodwhichhadbeenshown.

4.Transcendentalism

Passage7

Standingonthebareground—myheadbathedbytheblitheairandupliftedintoinfinitespace—allmeanegotismvanishes.Ibecomeatransparenteyeball;Iamnothing;Iseeall;thecurrentsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampartorparticleofGod.

Questions:

1.Whichworkisthisselectiontakenfrom?

2.Howdoyouunderstandthephilosophicalideasinthesewords?

Answers:

1.Nature

2.RalphWaldoEmersonregardsnatureasthepurest,andthemostsanctifyingmoralinfluenceonman,andadvocatedadirectintuitionofaspiritualandimmanentGodinnature.Inthisconnection,Emerson'semotionalexperiencesareexemplaryinmorewaysthanone.

3.Nowthisisamomentof"conversion"whenonefeelscompletelymergedwiththeoutsideworld,whenonehascompletelysunkintonatureandbecomeonewithit,andwhenthesoulhasgonebeyondthephysicallimitsofthebodytosharetheomniscienceoftheOversoul.Inaword,thesoulhascompletelytranscendedthelimitsofindividualityandbecomepartoftheOversoul.Emersonseesspiritpervadingeverywhere,notonlyinthesoulofman,butbehindnature,throughoutnature.

Passage8

IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.Ididnotwishtolivewhatwasnotlife,livingissodear;nordidIwishtopracticeresignation,unlessitwasquitenecessary.Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife,tolivesosturdilyandSpartan-likeastoputtoroutallthatwasnotlife,tocutabroadswathandshaveclose,todrivelifeintoacorner,andreduceittoitslowestterms,and,ifitprovedtobemean,whythentogetthewholeandgenuinemeannessofit,andpublishitsmeannesstotheworld;orifitweresublime,toknowitbyexperience,andbeabletogiveatrueaccountofitinmynextexcursion.Formostmen,itappearstome,areinastrangeuncertaintyaboutit,whetheritisofthedevilorofGod.

1.Thispassageistakenfromafamousworkentitled_________.

2.Theauthoroftheworkis____________.

3.Listbyyourselfatleastfivereasonsthattheauthorgivesforgoingtoliveinthewoods.

Answers:

1.Walden

2.HenryDavidThoreau

3.Findtheanswerfromthepassage.

Passage10

Tellmenot,inmournfulnumbers.

Lifeisbutanemptydream!

Forthesoulisdeadthatslumbers,

Andthingsarenotwhattheyseem.

Lifeisreal-lifeisearnest—

Andthegraveisnotitsgoal.

Dustthouart,todustretumest,

Wasnotspokenofthesoul.

1.Whoisthewriteroftheselines?

2.Whatisthetitleofthewholepoemfromwhichthetwostanzasaretaken?

3.Summarizethepoet’sadviceonliving.

Answers:

1.HenryWadsworthLongfellow

2.APsalmofUfe

3.Hisoptimismwhichhascharacterizedmuchofhispoetry,alsoendearedmanycriticstohim.Heseemedtohavepersevereddespitetragedy.Inhispoem,ThePsalmofLife,hewrites:

Lifeisreal!

Lifeisearnest!

Andthegraveisnotitsgoal.Thisisthecryoftheheart,"rallyingfromdepression",readytoaffirmlife,toregroupfromlosses,topushondespitemomentarydefeat.

Passage11

Forthintothesunshinewhich,fallingonallalike,seemed,tohersickandmorbidheart,asifmeantfornootherpurposethantorevealthescarletletteronherbreast.Perhapstherewasamorerealtortureinherfirstunattendedfootstepsfromthethresholdoftheprison,thanevenintheprocessionandspectaclethathavebeendescribed,whereshewasmadethecommoninfamy,atwhichallmankindwassummonedtopointitsfinger.Then,shewassupportedbyanunnaturaltensionofthenerves,andbyallthecombativeenergyofhercharacter,whichenabledhertoconvertthesceneintoakindofluridtriumph.

1.Whichnovelisthisselectiontakenfrom?

2.Whatisthenameofthenovelist?

3.WhatarethesymbolicmeaningsofthescarletletteronHester'sbreast?

Answers:

1.TheScarletLetterNathanielHawthorne

2.adultery,able,angel

Passage12

ItwasnotverylongafterspeakingtheGoneythatanotherhomeward-boundwhaleman,theTown-Ho,wasencountered.ShewasmannedalmostwhollybyPolynesians.IntheshortgamethatensuedshegaveusstrongnewsofMobyDick.TosomethegeneralinterestintheWhiteWhalewasnowwildlyheightenedbyacircumstanceoftheTown-Ho'sstory,whichseemedobscurelytoinvolvewiththewhaleacertainwondrous,invertedvisitationofoneofthosesocalledjudgmentsofGodwhichattimesaresaidtoovertakesomemen.Thislattercircumstance,withitsownparticularaccompaniments,formingwhatmaybecalledthesecretpartofthetragedyabouttobenarrated,neverreachedtheearsofCaptainAhaborhismates.ForthatsecretpartofthestorywasunknowntothecaptainoftheTown-Hohimself.Itwastheprivatepropertyofthreeconfederatewhiteseamenofthatship,oneofwhom,itseems,communicatedittoTashtegowithRomishinjunctionsofsecrecy,butthefollowingnightTashtegorambledinhissleep,andrevealedsomuchofitinthatway,thatwhenhewaswakenedhecouldnotwellwithholdtherest.Nevertheless,sopotentaninfluencedidthisthinghaveonthoseseameninthePequodwhocametothefullknowledgeofit,andbysuchastrangedelicacy,tocallitso,weretheygovernedinthismatter,thattheykeptthesecretamongthemselvessothatitnevertranspiredabaftthePequod'smain-mast.Interweavinginitsproperplacethisdarkerthreadwiththestoryaspubliclynarratedontheship,thewholeofthisstrangeaffairInowproceedtoputonlastingrecord.

1.Fromwhichnovelisthisparagraphtaken?

2.Whatisthenameofthenovelist?

3.WhoisAhab?

4.WhatisPequod?

5.Whatisthethemeofthenovel?

Answers:

1.MobyDick

2.HermanMelville

3.Thecaptainofthewhalingship

4.Thenameofthewhalingship

5.TherebelliousstruggleofCaptainAhabagainsttheoverwhelming,mysteriousvastnessoftheuniverseanditsawesomesometimesmercilessforces.

PartIV.TheLiteratureofRealism

Passage1

Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,

AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,

Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.

Iloafeandinvitemysoul,

Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.

1.Thesearethefirsttwostanzasinthefirstsectionofalongpoementitled

2.Thenameofthepoetis___________.

3.Whoisthepoetcelebrating?

Whomdolines2~3alsoincludeinthecelebration?

4.Whatistheverse,structure?

5.Takethefifthlineasahint,canyouwriteoutthenameofthepoet’scompletedcollectionsofpoems?

Answers:

1.SongofMyself

2.WaltWhitman

3.Thepoetiscelebratinghimself,hisownlife.Lines2-3alsoinclude"you”,thereadersandtheirlivesinthecelebration.

4.freeverse

5.LeavesofGrass

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