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4) He criticizes materialistic to the core, living in such a society with such a value system, the human individual is obsessed with a never-ending, yet meaningless search for satisfaction of his/her desires. One of the desires is for money which was a motivating purpose of life in the United States in the late 19th century. For example in his masterpiece "Sister Carrie" he traces the material rise of Carrie Meeber, which indicates the critical attitude of the author.

5) Sexual beauty symbolizes the acquisition of some social status of great magnitude. (P525---527)

9. Darwin’s evolutionary theory gave rise to American naturalism, what are their characteristics?

Answer:

The American naturalists accepted the more negative implication of Darwin’s theory, and used it to explain the behaviours in literary works.

1) They regarded man as the complex combinations of inherited attributes/elements, their habits conditioned/controlled by social and economic forces;

2) They chose their subjects from the lower ranks of the society and portrayed misery and poverty/poorness;

3) They dealt with the nature of the man of "underdogs" -"bestiality", as an explanation of sexual desire;

4) Their languages were unpolished;

5) The naturalists believed that the real and true nature is hidden from the eyes o the individual, or beyond his control;

6) Naturalism evolved/came from realism, but the tone of the authors were more ironic and pessimistic. (P475-476)

American Literature

Chapter 3 The Modern Period

I. Choose the right answer:

1. Ezra Pound is a leading spokesman of the_________.

A. Imagist Movement B. Chartist Movement C. Modernist Movement D. Romantic Movement

Answer: A (P553)

2. Strong affinity of the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of_________.

A. Mark Twain B. Ezra Pound C. Emily Dickinson D. Arthur Miller

Answer: B (P556)

3. In Robert Frost’s famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", there are four lines like these: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep,/ And miles to go before I sleep”. The second sleep refers to______.

A. die B. calm down C. fall into sleep D. stop walking

Answer: A (P567)

4. Of the following American poets, whose work was first recognized in England and then in America?

A. Robert Frost B. Walt Whitman C. Emily Dickinson D. Wallace Stevens

Answer: A (P561)

5. "For I have had too much/ Of apple-picking: I am overtired/ Of the great harvest I myself desired" From these lines we can conclude that the speaker __________.

A. is happy about the harvest B. is tired of the work of apple-picking

C. is not tired when seeing the harvest D. becomes indifferent of the job

Answer: B (P565)

6. In these lines "The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet, black bough", Ezra Pound 11 美国文学 单选题 诗歌分析题

uses the figure of speech of ________.

A. metaphor B. simile C. hyperbole D. contrast