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1、.英美文学I.本期讲过的所有名家名作II．名词术语:Ode——inancientliterature,isanelaboratelyricalpoemcomposedforachorustochantandtodanceto;inmodernuse,itisarhymedlyricexpressingnoblefeelings,oftenaddressedtoapersonorcelebratinganevent.Alliteration——Itisaformofinitialrhyme,orheadrhyme.Itistherepet
2、itionofthesamesoundorsoundsatthebeginningoftwoormorewordsthatarenexttoorclosetoeachother.e.g.Hecameonundertheclouds,clearlysawatlastRage-inflamed,wreckage-bent,berippedopenKenning——afigurativelanguageinordertoaddbeautytoordinaryobjects.Itisametaphorusuallycomposedoftwowo
3、rds,whichbecomestheformulaforaspecialobject.e.g.Helmetbearer——warriorSwanroad——theseaTheworldcandle——thesunRepetition&Variatione.g.Grendel/Thespoiler/warlikecreature/thefoe/horriblemonsterAhostofyoungsoldiers/acompanyofKinsmen/awholewarrior-bandCaesura——everylineconsists
4、oftwoclearlyseparatedhalflinesbetweenwhichisapause,calledcaesura.e.g.Grendelstalking;God’sbrandwasonhim.Word文档资料.thegold-hallofmen,themead-drinkingplacenailedwithgoldplates.ThatwasnotthefirstvisitBallad——isaformofverse,oftenanarrativesettomusic.Balladswereparticularlycha
5、racteristicofthepopularpoetryandsongoftheBritishIslesfromthelatermedievalperioduntilthe19thcenturyandusedextensivelyacrossEuropeandlatertheAmericas,AustraliaandNorthAfrica.Manyballadswerewrittenandsoldassinglesheetbroadsides.Theformwasoftenusedbypoetsandcomposersfromthe1
6、8thcenturyonwardstoproducelyricalballads.Inthelater19thcenturyittookonthemeaningofaslowformofpopularlovesongandthetermisnowoftenusedassynonymouswithanylovesong,particularlythepoporrockpowerballad.Epic——isalengthynarrativepoem,ordinarilyconcerningaserioussubjectcontaining
7、detailsofheroicdeedsandeventssignificanttoacultureornation.Thefirstepicsareknownasprimary,ororiginal,epics.OnesuchepicistheOldEnglishstoryBeowulf.EpicsthatattempttoimitatetheselikeMilton’sParadiseLostareknownasliterary,orsecondary,epics.ØThesixmaincharacteristics:1.Thehe
8、roisoutstanding.Hemightbeimportant,andhistoricallyorlegendarilysignificant.2.Thesettingislarge.Itcovers
