英国文学期末复习资料整理

英国文学期末复习资料

一、名词解释{5题/10分}

1.apostrophe: a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person,

or an animal, object or abstract idea.

2.dramatic monologue: a kind of poem in which a single fictional or historical

character other than the poet speaks to a silent listener, revealing unwittingly things about himself or herself.

3.satire: a kind of writing that expresses the vices and follies of individuals, institutions,

or societies to ridicule and scorn.

4.ode: a rhymed lyrical poem which expresses noble feelings often addressed to a person,

an object or celebrating an event.

5.terza rima: a poetic form consisting of a series of units of three lines rhyming aba,

bcb, cdc, ded, etc.

6.Byronic hero: a rebel or outlaw who is strong-willed, disillusioned, friendless, always

at war with the conventional world.

7.parody: the imitative use of words, style, attitude, tone and ideas of an author in such a

way as to make them ridiculous.

8.epistolary novel: a novel written in the form of a series of letters exchanged among

the characters of the story, with extracts from their journals sometimes included.

二、文学史常识：作家作品，相关流派{10题/10分}

1．William Wordsworth (华兹华斯1770-1850)

【1】作品特点{P6}：Close to nature——he had a profound love for nature. He thought that nature had a moral value and has its philosophical significance.

【2】相关作品{P6}：

●The Recluse:long poem which illustrated his thinking of life, but it remains

unfinished.

●The Prelude (1850): long poem which tells the growth of his mind.

●Lyrical Ballads (1798): an important piece of literature criticism in English literature.

It can be read as a declaration of romanticism.

【3】代表作品{P17}：I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

2．George Gordon Byron (拜伦1788-1824)

【1】作品特点：He is interested in democracy

【2】关于作者{P41-42}：

●Born of a noble blood both on paternal and maternal lines.