英国文学史及作品选...docVIP

英国文学史及作品选读考试 Please choose five terms from the following, and write down whatever you know about them. the ballads; the Renaissance; Humanism; metaphysical poets; classicism; romanticism; imagism; stream of consciousness Please read the following poem and generate an essay on it. ( while writing, you can take the following questions into consideration: What is the theme of the following poem? To what class of verse does the poem belong ? That is, is it narrative, dramatic, lyrical, satiric or humorous? What metrical form has the writer chosen? How has the poet made the meter, rhythm and word melody contribute to the expression of his theme? What is the mood of the poem? How dose the poet suggest the mood? Does he pass from one mood to another?) Laughing Song(from Song of Innocence) When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it; When the meadows laugh with lively green, And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene, When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing “Ha, Ha, He!” When the painted birds laugh in the shade, When our table with cherries and nuts is spread; Come live and be merry and join with me, To sing the sweet chorus of “Ha, Ha, He!” the ballads Oral literature The ballads: it is the most important department of English folk literature. A ballad is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines rhymed. The Robin Hood Ballads the Renaissance The rise of the bourgeoisie soon showed its influence in the sphere of cultural life. The result is an intellectual movement known as the Renaissance, or the rebirth of letters. It sprang first in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe. Two striking features the Renaissance a thirsting curiosity for classical literature and a keen