当前位置:文档之家› 英国文学史习题_5

英国文学史习题_5

英国文学史习题_51. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by ______.A. John KeatsB. William WordsworthC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. William Blake2. I Wandered lonely as a Cloud is a ________.A. lyrical poemB. lyrical proseC. romance in proseD. sonnet3. At the turn of the 18th and 19th century, ______ appeared as a new literary trend in England.A. RenaissanceB. ReformationC. RomanticismD. Sentimentalism4. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 marked the beginning ofa (n)_________.A. absolute monarchy B, constitutional monarchyC. military dictatorshipD. democratic system5. The poetic view of _________ can be best understood from his remark about poetry, that is, “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy Bysshe Shelley6. In English poetry the ______ is regarded as the most common foot.A. iambB. anapestC. trocheeD. dactyl7. The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _________.A. Songs of InnocenceB. Pride and PrejudiceC. Lyrical BalladsD. A Red, Red Rose8. It is generally regarded that Keat s’ most important and mature poems are in the form of _____.A. odeB. elegyC. epicD. sonnet9. We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley’s poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms EXCEPT _______.A. tamedB. swiftC. proudD. wild10. William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from _______.A. formB. reasonC. artistic devicesD. emotion11. The literary form which is fully-developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic Period is ________.A. proseB. dramaC. poetryD. Novel12. The author of Prometheus Unbound is _______.A. ByronB. ShelleyC. PopeD. Coleridge13. ______ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.A. John KeatsB. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Jane Austen14. Which of the following can NOT describe “Byronic hero”?A. proudB. mysteriousC. noble originD. progressive15. Who is the author of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage?A. ByronB. BlakeC. KeatsD. Wordsworth16. Which of the following comments on the poem Ode to the West Wind is NOT true?A. The author of the poem is George Gordon Byron.B. The poem is written in the form of terza rima.C. The author gathers a wealth of symbolism in this poem.D. In the poem, the author expresses his eagerness to enjoy the boundless freedom from the reality.17. In his poem, Ode to the West Wind, Shelley intends to present his wind as a central _____ around which the poem weaves various cycles of death and rebirth. (北师大2004)A. conceptB. symbo lC. simileD. metonymy18. Of the following writers, which is NOT the representative of the Romantic Period?A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. John Bunyan19. William Wordsworth advocated all the following EXCEPT ________.A. the use of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matterD. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech20. Of the following poets, which is NOT regarded as “Lake Poets”?A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert SoutheyC. William WordsworthD. William Blake21. Generally speaking, English Romanticism refers to the period of _______.A. 1798-1832B. 1660-1789C. 1836-1901D. 1789-183222. Romanticism does not emphasize _______.A. the special qualities of each individual’s mindB. the inner world of the human spiritC. individualityD. the features that men have in common23. Wordsworth thinks that ______ is the only subject of literary interest.A. the life of rising bourgeoisieB. aristocratic lifeC. the life of the royal familyD. common life24. For the Romanticists, _____ is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also provides the dominant subject matter.A. loveB. manC. natureD. death25. ____ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry, the focal poetic voice of the period.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe Shelley26. ______ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend ofa great lover and seducer of women.A. Prometheus UnboundB. The Revolt of IslamC. Don JuanD. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage27. ______ is written in the terza rima form Shelley derived from his reading of Dante.A. Prometheus UnboundB. The Revolt of IslamC. Queen MabD. Ode to the WestWind28. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less _____ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions.A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. indifferent29. William Wordsworth, _________ and______ have often been mentioned as the “Lake Poets”.A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon ByronB. John Keats, Robert SoutheyC. George Gordon Byron, Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey30. As a leading Romanticist, George Gordon Byron’s chief contribution is his creation of the “___ hero”, a proud, mysterious rebel figure, of noble origin.A. RomanticB. OrientedC. ByronicD. Tough。

相关主题