英国文学选读课后答案

1、The Tiger P501. Why does the poet mention the Lamb? Do you think both the Lamb and the Ti ger canillu min ate each other?The Tyger is corresponding to The Lamb. Both the poems show the poet '卷xploration, understanding and plaint of the mysterious creation. In this poem, the author implies that t

2、he Tiger is created by God as well as the Lamb. S o either the Tiger or the Lamb is esse ntial to God. I thi nk both the Lamb and the Tiger can illu min ate each other. Although the Lamb can represe nt the kind"innocent society ” , it will be lack of eno ugh motivatio n to make progress. While

3、the Tiger will caus e social misery, unrest or even disruption, but it can make people release their creativity. So the poet believes that the Tiger is the symbol of strength and courage. And he also praises its passi on, desire and all the lofty beauty.2. What is the symbolic meaning of the tiger?

4、What idea does the poet want to express?The symbol of the Tyger is one of the two central mysteries of the poem (the other being theTyger s' creator). It is unclear what it exactly symbolizes, but scholars have hypothesized that the Tyger could be inspiration, the divine, artistic creation, hist

5、ory, the sublime (the big, mysterious, powerful and sometimes scary. Read more on this in the "Themes and Quotes" sect ion), or visio n itself. Really, the list is almost infinite. The point is, the Tyger is important, and Blake ' poem barely limits the possibilities The tiger is the e

6、mbodiment of God's power in creation: the animal is terrifying in its beauty, strength, complexity and vitality. The poem is divided into six parts. In the first part, the author imagined that he met a terrible tiger on a dark night and was frightened by its awful eyesight. There are creatio ns

7、and creators. How great the creator is that he could create such an awful creation like tiger! In the second part, the author continues to ask, where comes the eyesight like fire, sea or sky? The following two parts, the author describes the creator as a smith. He creates the tiger. What behind the

8、questions is the frightening and respect of the author to the creator. I n the fif th part, the author cha nges his tone and asks whe n the stars throw dow n their spears, why they are not happy? The last part is as same as the first part, the creator is too mysterious to understand. The tiger shows

9、 its outstanding energy. It' s the vitality which the auththinks highly of. The key sentence of the poem is "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" It challe nges the one- track religious views of the 18cen tury. Ths view on ly con cluded that godcreate the lame, he is so kind a father.

10、But it didn' t know god also create the tough tiger. He canalso be very serious. The god is some one who can' t be truly un derstood by huma n bein gs.Ode to the West Wind P83 西风颂第一节哦，狂暴的西风，秋之生命的呼吸！你无形，但枯死的落叶被你横扫， 有如鬼魅碰到了巫师，纷纷逃避：黄的，黑的，灰的，红得像患肺痨， 呵，重染疫疠的一群：西风呵，是你以车驾把有翼的种子催送到黑暗的冬床上，它们就躺在那里，像是墓

11、中的死穴，冰冷，深藏，低贱， 直等到春天，你碧空的姊妹吹起她的喇叭，在沉睡的大地上响遍，唤出嫩芽，像羊群一样，觅食空中）将色和香充满了山峰和平原。 不羁的精灵呵，你无处不远行；破坏者兼保护者：听吧，你且聆听！ 第二节没入你的急流，当高空一片混乱，流云象大地的枯叶一样被撕扯 脱离天空和海洋的纠缠的枝干。成为雨和电的使者：它们飘落 在你的磅礴之气的蔚蓝的波面，有如狂女的飘扬的头发在闪烁， 从天穹的最遥远而模糊的边沿 直抵九霄的中天，到处都在摇曳 欲来雷雨的卷发，对濒死的一年 你唱出了葬歌，而这密集的黑夜 将成为它广大墓陵的一座圆顶，里面正有你的万钧之力的凝结； 那是你的浑然之气，从它会迸涌黑色的雨

12、，冰雹和火焰：哦，你听！ 第三节是你，你将蓝色的地中海唤醒，而它曾经昏睡了一整个夏天， 被澄澈水流的回旋催眠入梦，就在巴亚海湾的一个浮石岛边， 它梦见了古老的宫殿和楼阁在水天辉映的波影里抖颤， 而且都生满青苔、开满花朵，那芬芳真迷人欲醉！呵，为了给你 让一条路，大西洋的汹涌的浪波把自己向两边劈开，而深在渊底 那海洋中的花草和泥污的森林虽然枝叶扶疏，却没有精力； 听到你的声音，它们已吓得发青：一边颤栗，一边自动萎缩：哦，你听！ 第四节哎，假如我是一片枯叶被你浮起，假如我是能和你飞跑的云雾， 是一个波浪，和你的威力同喘息，假如我分有你的脉搏，仅仅不如 你那么自由，哦，无法约束的生命！假如我能像在少

13、年时，凌风而舞 便成了你的伴侣，悠游天空（因为呵，那时候，要想追你上云霄， 似乎并非梦幻），我就不致像如今这样焦躁地要和你争相祈祷。 哦，举起我吧，当我是水波、树叶、浮云！我跌在生活底荆棘上，我流血了！ 这被岁月的重轭所制服的生命原是和你一样：骄傲、轻捷而不驯。第五节 把我当作你的竖琴吧，有如树林：尽管我的叶落了，那有什么关系！ 你巨大的合奏所振起的音乐将染有树林和我的深邃的秋意： 虽忧伤而甜蜜。呵，但愿你给予我狂暴的精神！奋勇者呵，让我们合一！ 请把我枯死的思想向世界吹落，让它像枯叶一样促成新的生命！ 哦，请听从这一篇符咒似的诗歌，就把我的话语，像是灰烬和火星 从还未熄灭的炉火向人间播散！让

14、预言的喇叭通过我的嘴唇 把昏睡的大地唤醒吧！西风啊，如果冬天来了,春天还会远吗 ?Shelly 雪莱Ode To The West WindShelley was an idealist and most of his nature poems are about the need for revolution and a desire to break the status quo. Ode to the West Wind is no different. Here Shelley sees the west wind as a symbol of revolution, of a new

15、 world order that would replace the old one. He identifies with the wind in that he knows that just as the west wind spells the arrival of the new year, similarly his poetic ideas will usher in a new world order and cha nge the prese nt world for the better. The poem has a note of despair whe n he s

16、ays:'I fall upon the thor ns of life, I bleed'but soon eno ugh he gains his composure and towards the end he's filled with hope and optimism which is expressed beautifully in the last two lin es:'Whe n win ter comes, can spri ng be far beh in d?'Ode to the West Wind Theme of Man

17、and the Natural WorldIn "Ode to the West Wind," Nature is grander and more powerful than man can hope to be.The natural world is especially powerful because it contains elements like the West Wind and the Spring Wind, which can travel in visibly across the globe, affect ing every cloud, le

18、af, and wave as they go. Man may be able to in crease his status by allow ing Nature to cha nnel itself through him.1. In what way is the West Wind both a destroyer and a preserver?West wind is the destroyer as it is turbulent and strong and destroys the wide spread vegetatio n. It is a destroyer of

19、 the old, decay ing and valueless things (such as dead leaves), blow ing over the land, drives away the dead leaves. Shelly shows the irony of the wind that acts in a contradictory manner.(useand Describe the words that show the potential strength and use effective Ianguage)It is the preserver as it

20、 brings life to the dead atmosphere, it spreads the seeds and they lie two in ches ben eath the ground and eve ntually sprout into seedli ngs.2. What is the relation between the West Wind and the poet?In "Ode to the West Wind," Nature is grander and more powerful than man can hope to be. T

21、he natural world is especially powerful because it contains elements like the West Wind and the Spring Wind, which can travel invisibly across the globe, affect ing every cloud, leaf, and wave as they go. Man may be able to in crease his status by allowi ng Nature to cha nnel itself through him. The

22、 speaker of the poem appeals to the West Wind to in fuse ( 灌输，影响) him with a new spirit and a new power to spread his ideas.3. As “ the trumpet of prophecy ” , what does the west wind predict in physical reality? How do you un dersta nd it symbolically?As the speaker of "Ode to the West Wind&qu

23、ot; feels himself waning and decay ing, he begs the wind to use him as an in strume nt, i nhabit him, distribute his ideas, or prophesy through his mouth. He hopes to tran sform himself by un it ing his own spirit with the larger "Spirit" of the West Wind and of Nature itself.The speaker w

24、ishes that the wind could affect him the way it does leaves and clouds and waves. Because it can' the asks the wind to play him like an in strume nt, bringing out his sad ness in its own musical lame nt. Maybe the wind can even help him to send his ideas all over the world; even if they ' no

25、t powerful in their own right, his ideas might in spire others. The sad music that the wind will play on him will become a prophecy. The West Wind of autumn brings on a cold, barre n period of win ter, but isnalways fo wiwed by a spri ng?Joh n Keats: Ode on a Grecia n Urn p85 希腊古瓮颂你，嫁给静寂的，童贞的新娘，你，被静

26、默和悠远收养的孩子，林野的史家，擅长在画上宣扬 身上环绕的，绿叶缘饰的传说 在腾佩，或怀抱溪谷的阿卡迪? 多疯的追求？怎样挣扎的逃脱? 清歌闻之甚美，然而未听见的 不是为感官的双耳，你要变得 碧树下的美少年，你不会离开 莽撞的恋人，你永世都吻不上, 她与衰老无缘，虽无艳福可享, 啊，喜悦层生的枝条！你不会 而你，欢快的乐手，永不疲惫 更多欢畅的爱！更多幸福的爱! 永远都在搏动，永远青春四射; 离开悲痛莫名的，厌烦的心灵, 是一群什么人，赶来参加祭献? 丝滑的腰身上，围着缤纷花环 要去哪座绿色祭坛？什么小镇 傍着幽静的山寨，为这乡俗里 你的街道永远沉默，无人重返 噢，雅典的形体！情态的美妙! 还

27、有佳木的枝叶，踏过的野草 引我们超越思想：凉的田园诗! 你在别样的悲伤中，不曾代谢 艳压诗篇的，繁花一般的传奇： 讲述神还是凡人，或兼有两者？ 什么人或神？少女竟如此难惹？ 什么笛子手鼓？多野性的狂喜？ 更妙；婉转的笛子，请你吹吧 更奇妙，为精神吹出无声的歌： 你的歌，绿荫也不会抛开树木 虽然万分接近一一但不要悲哀, 你却永坠爱河，如她芳华常驻！ 飘落绿叶，也不会向春天挥别； 永远在吹奏，永远新鲜的仙乐 总是暖意融融，只等欢乐纵情 所有呼吸的人欲，都远远抛开 高烧不退的额头，焦渴的唇舌。 对着天空鸣叫的，那头小母牛， 噢，神秘的祭司，你把它牵走 在河畔还是海滨，还是在山间 敬神的早晨，腾出所有

28、的人民？ 就没人讲述，你为何如此孤寂。大理石的繁带，密布男女身上 你，沉默的塑形，像永恒一样年华逝去，将催老我们这一辈， 一个人类的朋友，对我们感喟美是真，真也是美”这就是 你知道，和你需要知道的一切。Matthew Arnold: Dover beach p120多佛海滩 马修阿诺德今夜海面平静。 潮水涨满，明月高悬 海峡之上；对面法国海岸 灯光明灭； 英格兰绝壁耸立； 远处的宁静海湾，闪烁、无边。快来窗边，夜晚空气如蜜甜！唯一的是，从那长长的海浪线，从那大海和月光漂洗的土地交会之地，听啊！你听得见那嘎吱嘎吱的呐喊 那是海浪带着卵石退去，又抛起，再 次回来时，将其送上高地，一来，一去，周而复

29、始， 有张有驰，不慌不急，带来了忧愁的永恒调子。远古的索福克勒斯曾在爱琴海将它听见，带给他脑子的是人类不幸之污浊的 落落起起；我们 在这声音里也找到一个思想， 当在这遥远的北海岸边将它听见。信仰之海 也曾一度涨满，围绕地球的海岸 如同一卷明丽的腰带伸展。但如今我只能听见 它忧郁、绵长、退却的呐喊，在后撤，和着夜风的 呼吸，撤下这个世界硕大阴沉的边缘 和赤裸的碎 石滩。啊，爱人，让我们彼此 忠诚坚贞！因为这个世界，它 像梦幻之地在我们面前摊开， 如此多样，如此美丽，如此崭新，其实没有欢乐，没有爱情，也没有光明Novels:Araby P177s character?2. Chief qualit

30、ies of the boyThe boy is a n atural character with which to beg in a book because he possesses so many qualities attractive to readers. First , he is sensitive sen sitive eno ugh to experie nee a wide range of feeli ngs in spite of his ten der age, in cludi ng appare ntly con tradictory comb in atio

31、 ns like fear and longing (at the end of the story's first paragraph), an ger and puzzleme nt (while falli ng asleep), and, especially, "a sen sati on of freedom" i n resp onse to his men tor's pass ing that surprises him and us. "I found it stra nge," the n arrator says,

32、 "that n either I nor the day seemed in a mour ning mood."Second , he is in tellige nt and not merely in the conven ti onal sense of the word. Sure, he is brainy eno ugh to absorb much of the arca ne in formatio n shared with him by the priest. (It makes sense that he has grown into the ar

33、ticulate storyteller who shares the tale of Father Fly nn's in flue nce upon him.) But the protag onist of "The Sisters" also possesses an in tuitive un dersta nding of how other human beings feel, think, and act emotional intelligence, you might call it.It is no surprise that a boy so

34、 sensitive, so intelligent, would find himself somewhat alie nated from others cut off, fun dame ntally, from his family and peers. He appears to lack altogether a conn ecti on with his un cle, much less Old Cotter, and it is said that he rarely plays "with young lads of his own age." Eve

35、n whe n he is in the compa ny of his aunt and the priest's sisters n ear story's end, the reader's main sense of the boy is that he is alone.Unit 10Great ExpectationCharacter: PipThere are really two Pips in Great Expectations Pip the narrator and Pip the charactethe voice telli ng the story and the pers on acti ng it out. Dicke ns takes great care to distinguish the two Pips, imbuing the voice of Pip the narrator with perspective and maturity while also imparti ng how Pip the character feels about what is happening to him as it