美国文学课后习题

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1、Unit2EdgarAllanPoe1)Whoisthenarrator?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?ItisMontresor.FortunatohasgivenMontresorthousandsofinjuriesthathehastobearbeforehehasthisopportunityoftakingrevenge.2)WhatisthepretextMontresorusestolureFortunadotohiswinecellar?HeclaimsthathehasjustgotacaskofAmontiladoandstoresit

2、inthewinecellarbeforehemayfindaconnoisseurtotestifytoitsauthenticity.3)WhathappenstoFortunadointheend?ThedeceivedFortunadoiskilledbecauseofhisinabilityofgettingoutofthecatacomb.4)DescribebrieflyhowPoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoascontrasts.PoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasseeminglyco

3、ntrastingcharacterschieflybypresentingtheiridenticalhabitinwineandtheirdifferentmannerstowardseachother,butactuallyheintendstoshowsomesimilarlydefectiveaspectsintheirnature.ThesimilarityintheirnatureisalsosuggestedbytheirnamesassynonymsinItalian:Mortresormeans“fortune”whileFortunado“treasure”.Th

4、eirdefectivenatureishighlightedwhentherevengerMortresor,whoisfullypreparedonpsychologicalandoperatinglevels,throwsthehardlypreparedbuttotallydeceivedwrong-doerFortunadointothedeepanddampcatacombandblocksupitsentrancewithhugerocks.Unit719thCenturyAmericanPoets1.HenryWadsworthLongfellow(1)IShotanA

5、rrow…1.Whydidthespeakerlosesightofhisarrowandsong?Thearrowfliestooswiftlyandtoofarawaytobeseenbythespeaker;whereasthesongisnaturallyinvisible.2.Inwhatcircumstancesdidhefindthemagain?Hefindsthemunexpectedlyyearslaterfromthetrunkofatreeandtheheartofafriend.3.Whatdoarrowandsongstandforinthispoem?Th

6、eimagesofarrowandsongheremaystandforfriendship.(2)APsalmofLife1.Whatkindofpersonisthespeakerofthispoem?Thespeakerisamanofaction,alwaysoptimisticandcheerful,tryingtoachieveasmuchaspossibleintheshortspanoflife.2.Accordingtothepoem,howshouldourlivesbeledtoovercomethefactthateachdaybringsusnearertod

7、eath?Weshouldworkharderandlivehappier.3.Interpretthemetaphorof"Footprintsonthesandoftime"(line28).5Themetaphorreferstohumandeedsinreallife.2.WaltWhitman(1)One'sSelfISing1.Whatisthesignificanceofsingingaboutone'sself?Itisanex