multiple-choice questions for week 1 (poetry delights and instructs)
1、who was apollo in greek mythology? (1.1. 02:26-3:22) a、the beautiful daughter of a river god. b、the god of poetry. c、the god of pastoral life. d、the god of love.
2、what did horace mean when he said that “the poet has mingled profit with pleasure by delighting the reader at once and instructing him”? (1.1. 04:49-05:02) a、he means that poetry brings both money and pleasure to the reader. b、he means that poetry brings both delight and wisdom to the reader at the same time. c、he means that poetry brings something useful to the reader by giving him pleasure. d、he means that poetry brings pleasure to the reader by instructing him.
3、where does the pleasure of reading poetry come from? (1.2. 00:33-00:48) a、the pleasure of reading poetry comes from the beauty of the language. b、the pleasure of reading poetry comes from the power of the emotion in the poem. c、the pleasure of reading poetry comes from the depth of the insight suggested in the poem. d、the pleasure of reading poetry comes from all the three answers mentioned above.
4、how does an image come to us? (1.2. 01:46-02:01) a、an image may come through the eye as color or through the ear as sound. b、an image may come to us through the tongue as taste. c、an image may come to us through the nose as smell or the skin as touch. d、an image may come through any one of the ways mentioned above.
5、what is robert browning’s “meeting at night” about? what is the theme of this poem? (1.2. 03:40-41) a、robert browning’s “meeting at night” is a love poem. b、robert browning’s “meeting at night” is a night poem. c、robert browning’s “meeting at night” is a meeting poem. d、robert browning’s “meeting at night” is a poem about meeting at night.
6、“poetry is founded on surprise: the surprise of regaining something that was there but we failed to notice.” whose definition of poetry is this? (1.2. 15:07-16:00) a、robert browning. b、robert frost. c、louis untermeyer. d、laurence perrine.
7、what do we mean when we say that robert frost’s simplicity is deceptive? (1.3. 00:23-00:44) a、frost’s poems are simple, direct and natural. b、frost’s poems are never simple, direct and natural. c、frost’s poems never say much in little. d、frost’s poems look simple, direct and natural, but frost was almost never as simple, direct and natural as he appeared to be.
8、what does robert frost mean when he says that “i dropped to an everyday level of diction that even [william] wordsworth kept above.” (1.3. 01:57-02:42) a、robert frost uses a poetic language which is even simpler than william wordsworth’s. b、robert frost uses everyday language in his poetic writing. c、both frost and wordsworth use everyday language in their poetic writing. d、both frost and wordsworth use simple language in their poetic writing.
9、how many british and american poets will be focused in this course? (1.4. 00:50-01:10) a、6. b、7. c、8. d、9.
10、why do we read all these masterpieces? (1.4. 00:08-00:31) a、they represent the best of their kind. b、they have stood the test of time. c、they are known to us not only in themselves but also in terms of their interpretation and reinterpretation through the ages. d、all the three answers mentioned above.
week 2 william shakespeare：“shall i compare thee to a summer's day”
multiple-choice questions for week 2 (william shakespeare).
1、how many sonnets did william shakespeare write? (reading aloud, 00:30-31) a、36. b、37. c、154. d、152
2、what are the major themes of shakespeare’s sonnets? (reading aloud, 01:41-48) a、the theme of love. b、the theme of marriage. c、the theme of literature. d、all the three mentioned above.
3、what is the theme of shakespeare’s sonnet 18? (2.2. 01:25-33) a、sonnet 18 is a poem about the immortality through love. b、sonnet 18 is a poem about the immortality through literature. c、sonnet 18 is a poem about the immortality through marriage. d、sonnet 18 is a poem about the immortality through offspring.
4、there is an ironic twist in the opening two lines of shakespeare’s sonnet 18. what is it? (2.2. 05:32-06:02) a、the changeable weather in the summer in england makes its summer days a good comparison with his beloved. b、the variable weather in the summer in england makes its summer days a good comparison with his beloved. c、the unpredictable weather in the summer in england makes its summer days a good comparison with his beloved. d、his beloved is more beautiful or more handsome than a summer’s day.
5、what is the figure of speech used in line 3 (rough winds do shake the darling buds of may)? (2.2. 07:17-08:10) a、metaphor b、simile c、onomatopoeia d、personification
6、what are the figures of speech used in line 4 (and summer’s lease hath all too short a date)? (2.2. 09:10-10:15) a、personification and metaphor b、simile and personification c、metaphor and onomatopoeia d、onomatopoeia and personification
7、what does “the eye of heaven” refer to in line 5 (sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines)? (2.2. 10:21-10:45) a、the heavenly eye b、god’s eye c、the sun d、the moon
8、what does the two “this” refer to in the last line (so long lives this, and this gives life to thee)? (2.2. 19:10:-19:23) a、this sonnet b、this poet c、the speaker “i” d、this last line
9、what is a sonnet? (2.3. 00:12-02:50) a、a sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter. b、a sonnet is a 14-line poem with its own rhyme schemes. c、a sonnet is a 14-line poem written with its own logical and emotional organization. d、a sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter with its own rhyme schemes and its own logical and emotional organization.
10、what is the rhyme scheme of shakespeare’s sonnet 18? (2.3. 02:32-02:50) a、abba abba cdcdcd b、abba abba cdecde c、abab cdcd efef gg d、abab bcbc cdcd ee
week 3 john milton: “doth god exact day-labor, light denied?”
multiple-choice questions for week 3 (john milton)
1、what kind of poetry is john milton’s paradise lost? (3.2 00:35-00:44) a、a sonnet b、an epic c、a lyric d、a dramatic poem
2、it is said that milton’s sonnet 19 was written soon after he became totally blind and he had not become accustomed to a life in darkness. when was it written? (3.4. 00:05) a、1622. b、1532. c、1642. d、1652.
3、what did milton mean when he said in the opening line “when i consider how my light is spent”? what is the figure of speech used here in this line? (3.4. 01:14-01:46) a、the “light” here in this poem is a good example of pun. b、the “light” refers to milton’s ability to see. c、the “light” refers to milton’s ability to write. d、all the three answers mentioned above.
4、what are the figures of speech used in line 3 “and that one talent which is death to hide”? (3.4. 02:28-07:33) a、biblical allusion and metaphor. b、pun and personification. c、biblical allusion and pun. d、personification and onomatopoeia.
5、why does the turn of thought come in the middle of line 8 instead of the beginning of line 9? (3.4. 13:10-14:10) a、milton makes a mistake in placing the turn of thought ahead of time in this sonnet of italian style. b、milton personifies patience in line 8 so as to let him come a little bit earlier. c、patience is personified in line 8 so that he may appear a head of time in an italian sonnet. d、even patience becomes impatient and cannot wait till the beginning of line nine.
6、what does milton mean when he said “who best/ bear his mild yoke, they serve him best” in lines 10-11? (3.4. 15:07-15:25) a、those who are most difficult to god’s will serve him best. b、those who work the hardest serve him best. c、those who are most obedient to god’s will serve him best. d、they who bear his best yoke serve him best.
7、what does the word “wait” refer to in the last line “they also serve who only stand and wait”? (3.4. 16:51-17:42) a、stay in expectation and wait on the lord. b、stay in idleness and have nothing to do. c、stay and wait for someone to come and help him. d、stay and wait for the lord to come down and draw him up.
8、the speaker in this sonnet searches for and finds a way to serve god acceptably. what kind of motif is this called? (3.5. 00:56-01:16) a、a waiting motif b、a motif of loneliness c、a quest motif d、a biblical motif
9、why does the key verb “serve” appear three times in this sonnet? (3.5. 01:46-02:18) a、to suggest that god requires service. b、to suggest that god does not require service. c、to suggest that to be blind is milton’s best way of service to god. d、to suggest that milton wants to provide the best service to god.
10、what does the “man’s first disobedience” mean in the opening of milton’s paradise lost? (3.6. 02:32-02:46) a、it refers to adam and eve’s eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil which god forbade them to eat. b、it refers to adam and eve’s eating the fruit of the tree of life which god forbade them to eat. c、it refers to adam and eve’s eating the valuable fruit in the garden of eden which god forbade them to eat. d、it refers to adam and eve’s eating the sweetest fruit in the garden of eden which god forbade them to eat.
11、in paradise lost, milton’s subject is “man’s first disobedience” to god and the consequent loss of eden. what does the word “fruit” suggest in the opening line? what is the figure of speech used? (3.5. 01:35) a、the word “fruit” is an example of pun, which refers to the fruit itself but also suggests the “fruit” of sin, the consequent loss of eden. b、the word “fruit” is an example of pun, which refers to the fruit itself but also suggests the beautiful garden of eden. c、the word “fruit” is an example of pun, which refers to the fruit itself but also suggests the happy life in the garden of eden. d、the word “fruit” is an example of pun, which refers to the fruit itself but also suggests the fruitful life in the heaven.
week 4 john donne: “but we by a love so much refined”
multiple-choice questions for week 4 (john donne)
1、1. what does a valediction mean? (4.1. 06:21) a、an elegy. b、a farewell speech. c、a eulogy. d、a public speech.
2、what is a metaphysical conceit? (4.1. 08:09-08:26) a、a far-fetched metaphor or simile. b、an unusual metaphor or simile. c、an uncommon metaphor or simile. d、all the three answers mentioned above are acceptable.
3、why did john donne take no degree both at oxford and cambridge? (4.2. 00:47-01:05) a、because he was a puritan and refused to take the oath of supremacy required at graduation. b、because he was a catholic and refused to take the oath of supremacy required at graduation. c、because he was an anglican and refused to take the oath of supremacy required at graduation. d、because he was a presbyterian and refused to take the oath of supremacy required at graduation.
4、what eminent appointment did john donne receive in 1621? (4.2. 07:41-07:52) a、donne was appointed bishop of saint paul’s cathedral in 1621, the eminent position he held until his death. b、donne was appointed dean of saint paul’s cathedral in 1621, the eminent position he held until his death. c、donne was appointed royal chaplain of saint paul’s cathedral in 1621, the eminent position he held until his death. d、donne was appointed vicar of st. dunstan’s-in-the-west in 1621, the eminent position he held until his death.
5、who was not a metaphysical poet of the 17th century below? (4.3 00:06-00:18) a、john donne. b、george herbert. c、andrew marvel. d、john milton.
6、what does the “moving of th’ earth” refer to in line 9 “moving of th’earth brings harms and fears”? (4.4. 06:25-06:45) a、a trembling of the universe. b、an earthquake. c、a vibration of the universe. d、a shaking of heavenly spheres.
7、what quality does the conceit of gold suggest in “an expansion,/like gold to airy thinness beat”? (4.4. 12:29-13:11) a、the malleability of gold. b、the value of gold. c、the purity of gold. d、the beauty of gold.
8、what does the conceit of a drafting compass suggest in lines 25-28? (4.4. 13:20-13:14:31) a、a sweet memory of the two lovers. b、a happy moment of the two lovers. c、a physical union of the two lovers. d、a spiritual union of the two lovers.
9、donne often wrote about death. what kind of death does the poet use as a conceit for his upcoming departure on a journey when he says that “virtuous men pass mildly away” in the beginning of this poem? (4.5. 00:14-42) a、grievous and gloomy. b、sad and lamentable death. c、quiet and peaceful death. d、heartbreaking and mournful death.
10、the poet celebrates the “refined” love between his wife and him by a contrast with the “dull sublunary lovers’ love.” what kind of love does the poet celebrate in this poem? (4.5. 00:42-01:45) a、spiritual love. b、physical love. c、heartrending love. d、memorable love.
11、science is an important theme of this poem. how does donne dramatize his poetic presentation of science in this poem? (4.5. 04:32-05:16) a、donne refers to the “moving of th’ earth” and the fear it strikes into the hearts of men. b、donne refers to the ptolemaic spheres in which the celestial bodies moved. c、donne argues that his love is flexible and will expand “like gold to airy thinness beat”. d、all the three answers mentioned above are good examples of donne’s use of scientific conceits in this poem.
week 5 william wordsworth: “emotion recollected in tranquility”
multiple-choice questions for week 5 (william wordsworth)
1、when and where was william wordsworth born? (5.2. 00:05-20) a、william wordsworth was born in 1770 in the lake district in england. b、william wordsworth was born in 1771 in the lake district in england. c、william wordsworth was born in 1778 in the lake district in england. d、william wordsworth was born in 1780 in the lake district in england.
2、who was the woman, who bore william wordsworth an illegitimate daughter, caroline, in december, 1792? (5.2. 04:02-04:18) a、mary hutchinson. b、katherine wordsworth. c、annette vallon. d、dorothy wordsworth.
3、who was the poet wordsworth met daily during 1797 and 1798 to talk about poetry and to plan lyrical ballads, a collection of poems written by the two in close collaboration? (5.2 06:20-06:38) a、dorothy wordsworth. b、samuel taylor coleridge. c、robert jones. d、john keats.
4、when was william wordsworth named the poet laureate of england? (5.2. 10:59) a、in 1843 when robert southey died. b、in 1850 when his wife published his prelude. c、in 1805 when he finished writing his prelude. d、in 1798 when lyrical ballads was published.
5、when was wordsworth’s “preface” to lyrical ballads published? (5.3.) a、1798. b、1799. c、1800. d、1802.
6、who was a poet according to the "preface"? (5.3. 01:10-01:33) a、a man speaking to men. b、a man endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness. c、a man who has a greater knowledge of human nature and a more comprehensive soul. d、all the three answers mentioned above.
7、how does wordsworth define a poem in his "preface"? (5.3. 00:10-00:20) a、poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth by calling imagination to the help of reason. b、poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the best minds. c、a poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. d、a poem is a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”
8、what does the first image of the poem present when the poet says that “i wandered lonely as a cloud/that floats on high o’er vales and hills” ? (5.6. 01:33-01:50) a、it presents the poet’s solitude (being alone by himself) and his connection with nature. b、it presents an image of a lonely wanderer as a cloud. c、it presents an image of a lonely wanderer over vales and hills. d、it presents an image of a poet who was alone by himself.
9、what is the metrical design in the first two lines that reinforces the harmonious relationship between subject (“i”) and object (natural elements), humanity and nature? (5.6. 02:00-02:21) a、two perfect iambic pentameter lines. b、two perfect iambic tetrameter lines. c、two perfect trochaic hexameter lines. d、two perfect anapestic octameter lines.
10、what is the message suggested by the “fluttering and dancing” daffodils in 2nd stanza? (5.6. 03:12-03:26) a、even if the speaker “i” is alone by himself in nature, he does not feel lonely. b、the speaker “i” is dancing with the natural objects. c、the speaker “i” suddenly discovered a host of golden daffodils. d、the speaker “i” was beside the lake and beneath the trees.
week 6 john keats: “much have i traveled in the realms of gold”
multiple-choice questions for week 6 (john keats)
1、what does the title mean in keats's “on first looking into chapman’s homer”? (reading aloud 02:23-02:26) a、keats’s first reading of george chapman’s translation of homer’s epic. b、keats’s first reading of george chapman’s poem about homer. c、keats’s first reading of george chapman’s writing about homer. d、keats’s first reading of george chapman’s story about homer.
2、which figure of speech is used as a major one when keats wrote about the season in his poem “to autumn”? (reading aloud 04:00-05:58) a、personification. b、metaphor. c、pun. d、simile.
3、how many sonnets did john keats write all together? (6.3. 01:02) a、61. b、62. c、63. d、64.
4、how old was keats when he wrote this famous sonnet? (6.3. 01:13) a、20. b、21. c、22. d、23.
5、who introduced keats to chapman’s translation of homer in 1816? (6.3. 01:50) a、thomas hammond, a surgeon and chemist. b、his friend charles cowden clarke. c、leigh hunt, the editor of examiner. d、fanny brawne, a neighbor’s daughter.
6、in what form of sonnet was this poem written, in which the theme of exploration dominates the octave and that of discovery in the sestet? (6.3. 02:55-03:19) a、the english or shakespearean sonnet. b、the italian or petrarchan sonnet. c、the spenserian sonnet. d、the miltonic sonnet.
7、what does the metaphor of the “realms of gold” imply in the first line of this poem? (6.3. 04:16-04:48) a、the realms of great books. b、the poet as a searcher of gold, who has traveled in his imagination to many lands of poetry. c、the poet as a literary adventurer. d、all the three answers mentioned above.
8、what do the “states and kingdoms” refer to metaphorically in the second line? (6.3.04:50-05:06) a、the united states and the united kingdom. b、the states of kingdoms of gold. c、the western islands of the united kingdom. d、the states and kingdoms of great books.
9、what is the function of the word “then” at the beginning of line 9? (6.3. 10:09-10:55) a、it indicates the thematic turn in this petrarchan sonnet. b、it indicates the logical turn in this petrarchan sonnet. c、it indicates the structural turn in this petrarchan sonnet. d、all the three answers mentioned above.
10、what is the major figure of speech used in the sestet instead of the metaphor of the poet as a literary adventurer in the octave? (6.3. 10:55-11:13) a、personification. b、simile. c、pun. d、onomatopoeia.
week 7 walt whitman: “i celebrate myself”
multiple-choice questions for week 7 (what whitman)
1、when was walt whitman’s leaves of grass first published? (7.2. 00:19-00:27) a、1855. b、1856. c、1860. d、1867.
2、which of the four choices is the original line that the poet described himself in the first edition of leaves of grass as a persona created as part of his goal to revolutionize american poetry? (7.2. 01:03-01:16) a、walt whitman, an american, one of the roughs, a kosmos. b、walt whitman am i, of mighty manhattan the son. c、walt whitman am i, a kosmos, of mighty manhattan the son. d、walt whitman, a kosmos, of manhattan the son.
3、when and where was walt whitman born? (7.3. 00:05-00:25) a、in 1819 in brooklyn, new york. b、in 1819 in manhattan, new york. c、in 1819 on long island, new york. d、in 1819 in new york city.
4、like other american writers, such as mark twain and ernest hemingway, whitman got much of his education from his newspaper work. how did he educate himself? (7.3. 00:50-01:06) a、as a type compositor. b、as a journalist. c、as an editor. d、all the three mentioned above.
5、the 1855 leaves of grass was not well accepted by the reader, but ralph waldo emerson called the book “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that america has yet contributed.” how did he praise the young writer? (7.3. 04:23-05:07) a、“i give you joy of your free and brave thought.” b、“i find incomparable things said incomparably well.” c、“i greet you at the beginning of a great career.” d、all the three answers mentioned above.
6、whitman’s “one’s self” rather than “myself” is an expanded self that he celebrates throughout his leaves of grass. what does it contain? (7.4. 00:44-04:06) a、it contains both “a simple separate person” and “the word democratic.” b、it contains both walt whitman the poet and everybody else in the world. c、it contains both “a simple separate person” and “the word en-masse.” d、it contains all that is mentioned above.
7、what does the word “en-masse” refer to in the second line of the poem “one’s self i sing”? (7.4. 01:22-01:28) a、people banding together to celebrate the publication of leaves of grass. b、people banding together as a unified force. c、people banding together to accomplish a national project. d、people banding together as a democratic party.
8、what is professor james e. miller’s comment on the germ of whitman’s radical innovation in his lyric-epic leaves of grass? (7.4. 04:49-05:57) a、his inspiration is epic, his ambition lyric. b、his respiration is epic, his inspiration lyric. c、his inspiration is lyric, his ambition epic. d、his ambition is lyric, his inspiration epic.
9、what is the figure of speech used in line 6 “of life immense in passion, pulse, and power”? (7.4. 09:06) a、alliteration. b、assonance. c、onomatopoeia. d、repetition.
10、whitman says that “my right hand is time, and my left hand is space—both are ample... i am vast.” which poem did whitman refer to ? (7.5. 00:40-01:07) a、“one’s self i sing” b、“o captain! my captain!” c、“song of myself” d、“crossing brooklyn ferry”
week 8 emily dickinson: “i'm nobody, who are you?”
multiple-choice questions for week 8 (emily dickinson)
1、emily dickinson and walt whitman were contemporaries, but they were totally different. what might be the difference(s) between them? (poetry reading. 00:30-01:30) a、unlike whitman who was “the father of modern american poetry,” dickinson has been considered to be “the mother of modern american poetry.” b、unlike whitman who broke up the line limit of traditional english poetry, dickinson, thoughout her life, was working on a very small poetic form. c、unlike walt whitman who said that “i celebrate myself, and sing myself,” dickinson said that “i’m nobody! who are you?” d、all the differences mentioned above.
2、how many poems by emily dickinson are collected into ralph w. franklin’s ediction of the poems of emily dickinson (cambridge & london: harvard up, 1998)? (8.1. 00:55-01:31) a、2000. b、1775. c、1789. d、1800.
3、where was emily dickinson born? (8.3. 00:05-00:15) a、emily dickinson was born in 1830 in amherst, massachusetts. b、emily dickinson was born in 1830 in boston, massachusetts. c、emily dickinson was born in 1830 in cambridge, massachusetts. d、emily dickinson was born in 1830 in mount holyoke, massachusetts.
4、when was emily dickinson’s life essentially withdrawn from society? (8.3. 03:21) a、from age twenty on. b、from age thirty on. c、from age fourty on. d、from age fifty on.
5、in the poem “i’m nobody, who are you?”(260), the speaker “i” addresses another imaginary “nobody”. what is the poetic form that dickinson used here in this poem? (8.4. 01:00-01:12) a、sonnet. b、lyric poem. c、dramatic monologue. d、narrative poem.
6、in the first two lines of the poem “the soul selects her own society”(409), the speaker describes the soul shutting a door. what does the image of the soul suggest metaphorically? (8.5. 01:32-02:19) a、an image of the individual deliberately closing herself away to pursue some greater purpose. b、an image of the individual deliberately getting herself away from all her social promises. c、an image of the individual deliberately plunging herself into poetry writing. d、an image of the individual deliberately closing hereself off from society and doing nothing at all.
7、what is suggested metaphorically in lines 5-6 “unmoved – she notes the chariots – pausing –/at her low gate –”? (8.5. 03:23-03:50) a、she has turned thoroughly away from all the proper customs of the society. b、she does pay great attention to “the chariots” of wealthy men at her gate. c、she does pay great attention to “the chariots” of potential suitors at her gate. d、she was determined to pay no attention to anyone stading at her gate.
8、what does dickinson mean when she writes “this is my letter to the world /that never wrote to me –”? (8.6. 02:18-02:35) a、the poet speaker is well aware of the indifference of “the world” to her. b、the poet speaker is well aware of the anger of “the world” against her. c、the poet speaker is well aware of the contempt of “the world” for her. d、the poet speaker is well aware of the plot of “the world” against her.
9、what does “the simple news” refer to in lines 3-4 “the simple news that nature told –/with tender majesty”? (8.6. 02:37-03:15) a、it refers to the simple, tender and majestic news of nature. b、it refers to the simple, tender yet majestic news of nature. c、it refers to both the poet’s “letter”/ her poem and nature’s news. d、it refers to the majestic news of the poet and the simple and tender of nature.
10、how does the poet speaker feel in the last two lines “for love of her – sweet – countrymen –/judge tenderly – of me”? (8.6. 04:24-04:48) a、the poet speaker feels confident. b、the poet speaker feels indifferent. c、the poet speaker feels sweet. d、the poet speaker feels tenderly to have been judged of.
week 9 robert frost: “a road less traveled by”
multiple-choice questions for week 9 (robert frost)
1、what do woods usually stand for and symbolize in robert frost’s poems? (poetry reading: 01:02-01:46) a、the woods stand for nature and symbolize something uncertain or unpredictable in modern life. b、the woods often stand for the world and symbolize something uncertain or unpredictable of nature. c、the woods often stand for humanity and symbolize nature and its uncertainty or unpredictability. d、the woods often stand for danger and symbolize the uncertainty or unpredictability of nature.
2、where was robert frost born, educated, and where did he die? (9.2. 02:7-02:16) a、robert frost was born in 1874 in lawrence, educated at san francisco, and died in vermont. b、robert frost was born in 1874 in vermont, educated at lawrence, and died in san francisco. c、robert frost was born in 1874 in san francisco, educated at vermont, and died in lawrence. d、robert frost was born in 1874 in san francisco, educated at lawrence, and died in vermont.
3、when was robert frost’s first book of poetry a boy’s will published? (9.2. 06:012-06:23) a、1913. b、1914. c、1915. d、1916.
4、how many times did robert frost win pulitzer prize for literature? (9.2. 8:56) a、2. b、3. c、4. d、5.
5、which poem did robert frost recite at the inauguration of president john f. kennedy in 1961? (9.2. 09:12-09:25) a、“the gift outright” b、“the road not taken” c、“stopping by woods in a snowy evening” d、“mending wall”
6、how do you understand metaphorically that robert frost enjoys “the straight crookedness of a good walking stick” in his metrical design? (9.3. 05:17-05:47) a、it means that frost enjoys combining poetic meters with his speaking tone of voice in his poetry. b、it means that frost enjoys writing poetry with a tone that is crookedly straight. c、it means that frost enjoys writing poetry with a tone that is straightly crooked. d、it means that frost enjoys writing poetry with a meter that is of straight crookedness.
7、according to frost’s recollection, what does “the darkest evening of the year” mean to him in his poem “stopping by woods on a snowy evening”? (9.4. 02:40-04-58) a、it means figuratively to the poet the darkest evening both in time and economy. b、it means figuratively to the poet a happy evening both in time and economy. c、it means figuratively to the poet the darkest evening of the year in economy. d、it means figuratively to the poet the darkest evening of the year in time.
8、who was the contemporary british poet that inspired this poem by robert frost? (9.5. 01:35-02:50) a、robert graves. b、edward thomas. c、ezra pound d、t. s. eliot
9、what does frost mean when he says in the poem that “the fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows”? (9.6. 06:19-06:55) a、it is only fact that can become “the sweetest dream.” b、it is only “the sweetest dream” that can become a fact. c、it is only labor that can make a dream a sweet fact. d、it is only through labor that “the sweetest dream” can come true or become a fact.
10、in frost’s poem “mending wall,” who initiates the yearly spring repair of the wall? and who goes behind hunters (who destroy the wall in other seasons) and makes repairs? (9.7. 04:13-04:34) a、robert frost. b、the speaker “i”. c、the neighbor. d、the speaker “i” and his neighbor.
final examination (期末考试试题)
final examination for british and american poetry
1、“poetry tends to express the universal.” who is the author of this remark? (week i) a、aristotle. b、william shakespeare. c、john milton. d、walt wwhitman.
2、“poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth by calling imagination to the help of reason.” who defines poetry in this way? (week 1) a、emily dickinson. b、samuel johnson. c、john donne. d、john keats.
3、“poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the best minds…a poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth. ” who is the author of this definition of poetry? (week 1) a、horace. b、robert frost. c、percy bysse shelley. d、robert browning.
4、who was born in stratford-upon-avon, warwickshire, in england on april 26, 1564? (week 2) a、john dryden. b、john milton c、samuel johnson d、william shakespeare
5、“so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, /so long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ” where do these two lines come from? (week 2) a、william shakespeare’s sonnet 18. b、john milton’s sonnet 19. c、william shakespeare’s sonnet 73. d、john keats’s “on first looking into chapman’s homer”
6、what is the theme of william shakespeare’s sonnet 18? (week 2) a、immortality through marriage. b、immortality through love. c、immortality through literature. d、immortality through offspring.
7、for which poem is john milton best known? (week 3) a、“on his blindness.” b、paradise lost. c、paradise regained. d、samson agonistes.
8、“doth god exact day-labor, light denied”. where does this line of poetry come from? (week 3) a、john milton’s sonnet 19 (“when i consider how my light is spent”) b、william shakespeare’s sonnet 18 (“shall i compare thee to a summer’s day”) c、john donne’s “a valediction forbidding mourning.” d、john milton’s paradise lost.
9、how do you interpret the word “wait” in the last line “they also serve who only stand and wait”? (week 3) a、wait for the lord. b、wait and see. c、wait around. d、wait on the lord.
10、how many years did john donne spend both in oxford and camridge universities? (week 4) a、1 years. b、2 years. c、3 years. d、4 years.
11、which of the following is a poem by john donne? (week 4) a、“to the virgins, to make much of time” b、“a valediction forbidding mourning.” c、“to his coy mistress” d、“virtue”
12、what is the figure of speech used by john donne in such lines as “if they be two, they are two so/as stiff twin compasses are two”? (week 4) a、metaphor. b、personification. c、conceit. d、contrast.
13、when was william wordsworth’s “preface” to lyrical ballads published? (week 5) a、1798. b、1800. c、1802. d、1805.
14、which of the followings is william wordsworth’s definition of poetry? (week 5) a、a poem is a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” b、“a poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth. ” c、“a poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” d、poetry is “the best words in the best order.”
15、what does “that inward eye”?mean in these two lines “they flash upon that inward eye/which is the bliss of solitude”? (week 5) a、originality. b、creativity. c、innovation. d、imagination.
16、how old was john keats when he passed away? (week 6) a、20. b、26. c、40. d、60.
17、which of the following sonnets was written by john keats? (week 6) a、“when i considered how my light is spent.” b、“that time of year thou mayst in me behold.” c、“on first looking into chapman’s home.r” d、“there was never a sound beside the wood but one.”
18、what figure of speech is used in the first line “much have i traveled in the realms of gold”? (week 6) a、metaphor. b、simile. c、conceit. d、pun.
19、who was considered the “father of modern american poetry”? (week 7) a、ralph waldo emerson. b、walt whitman. c、edgar allan poe. d、robert frost.
20、walt whitman wrote only one book, but it took his whole life. what is the book of poetry called? (week 7) a、lyrical ballads. b、north of boston. c、prelude. d、leaves of grass.
21、“i celebrate myself, and sing myself?.” where does this line come from? (week 7) a、“one’s self i sing.” b、“song of myself.” c、“o captain?! my captain?!” d、“preface” to leaves of grass.
22、who was considered the “mother of modern american poetry”? (week 8) a、lavinia dickinson b、emily dickinson c、emily norcross dickinson. d、edward dickinson
23、which of the following poems was not written by emily dickinson? (week 8) a、“the soul selects her own society” b、“this is my letter to the world” c、“tell all the truth but tell it slant―” d、“the road not taken”
24、what is the poetic form of the poem “i’m nobody! who are you”? (week 8) a、lyric poem b、narrative poem c、dramatic monologue. d、epic poem.
25、when and where did robert frost publish his first book of poetry a boy’s will? (week 9) a、in 1913 in boston. b、in 1913 in new york. c、in 1913 in washington. d、in 1913 in london.
26、when was robert frost invited to recite his poetry at the inauguration of president john f. kennedy? (week 9) a、1961. b、1962. c、1963. d、1964.
27、which of the following poems was not written by robert frost? (week 9) a、“stopping by woods on a snowy evening.” b、“the road not taken.” c、“medning wall.” d、“tell all the truth but tell it slant.”
28、who defines prose as “words in their best order” and poetry as “the best words in the best order”? a、william wordsworth. b、robert frost. c、john keats. d、samuel t. coleridge.
29、what figure of speech is used in this line “rough winds do shake the darling buds of may”? a、metaphor. b、onomatopoeia. c、personification. d、oxymoron.
30、robert frost says that “the fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.” where does this line come from? a、“mowing” b、“to autumn” c、“on his blindness” d、“i wandered lonely as a cloud”