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英美文学选读练习题 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，but soft and red. Facial description：her way of smiling was simple and coy . behavior Analyze the characters of Miss Havisham and Estella. Does Pip fall in love with Estella after the first meeting? And why? There is an image in Chapter 8. Identify it and analyze it. Questions on Tess of the d’Urbervilles What effect does Tess’s confession have on Angel? Why is Angel unable to forgive Tess when she just bestowed the gift of forgiveness on him? Why does Tess submit to Angel’s anger and take no action to win him back? What moral differences between men and women in the Victorian period, does this chapter reflect? In Hardy’s works the strong element of naturalism are combined with a tendency towards symbolism. Identify and analyze the symb