英美文学选读练习题.doc

English Literature Questions on The Canterbury Tales Lines 1-18 are the introduction to the weather. Why did the author write so many words to describe it? To answer why so many pilgrim go to the Canterbury at the same time. Summarize the main idea of lines 19-34. A group of pilgrims came across at the Canterbury and go together. How many people are there in the group of pilgrims? Thirty Based on Prioress’s portrait, can you give a possible reason why she is undertaking this pilgrimage? She wants to look for the worldly love. What details does the narrator use in describing the Prioress, and in what order? 1,Facial expression2,voice 3,etiquette 4，sympathy and charity 5，appearance 6，dress 7，personal accessories.. Why does the Wife of Bath go on pilgrimage? For husband. What is the “framing device” that Chaucer uses for his collection of stories? Framework: a narrative which was composed for the purpose of introducing and connecting a series of tales The General Prologue was written in heroic couplet, analyze some of the lines. Please name and define five specific methods of characterization Chaucer uses in the “General Prologue”. Appearance description：her nose was elegant, her eyes glass-gray; her mouth was very small，Facial description：her way of smiling was simple and coy . behavior description： Color description 夸张 Questions on Sonnet 18 What are the themes of the sonnet 18? What images does Shakespeare use in order to strengthen the theme? And what kinds of figures of speech are used in the sonnet? Analyze the meter and rhyme of the poem. Questions on Paradise Lost The poem opens with a long sentence. Analyze the first sentence and identify the writer’s conception about the poem. Who first seduced the mother of mankind to the revolt? How long does Satan and his peers suffer the penal fire? How does Satan feel about being in Hell according to the poem? Describe the condition of the Hell in your own words according to the poem. Write an essay about the image