美国文学--大四·下 最后一次考试加油！

美国文学期末复习

--大四·下（大学最后一次考试）

1. 名词解释。（5 分*4=20分）

本学期所学的四个名词，需要分别举例。 ,

Primitivism（原始主义）: Primitivism is a preference for the supposedly free and contented existence found in a “primitive” way of life as opposed to the artificialities of urban civilization. It had a particular prominence in the 18th century Europe and 19th century America, contributing to the values of Romanticism. Primitivism can be found in works of William Wordsworth, James Fenimore Cooper and Henry Daivid Thoreau (Walden), etc.

Symbolism（象征）:The symbol is a word or phrase that signifies an object or event which in its turn signifies something, or has a range of reference, beyond itself. Symbolism refers to the use of symbols or a set of related symbols. E.g. Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Scarlet Letter)

Allegory(寓言): An allegory is a narrative, whether in prose or verse, in which the agents and action, and sometimes the setting as well, are contrived by the author to make coherent sense on the primary level of signification, and at the same time to signify a second, correlated order of signification. Examples include John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound, etc. E.g. Herman Melvile (Mobi Dick)

Free verse（自由体）: Free verse, or “open form” verse, is printed like traditional verse in short lines instead of with the continuity of prose, but it differs from traditional verse by the fact that its rhythmic pattern is not organized into a regular metrical form. Most free verse also has irregular lengths, and either lacks rhyme or uses it only sporadically. E.g. Walt Whitman (O Captain, My Captain)

2. 判断对错。（2分*5=10分）

关于作家生平和主要作品的常识性内容，课堂讲过。 注：自己看书复习吧！没别的办法，没法总结，哈哈

3．根据选段选择作家和作品名。（2分*10=20分） 课堂讲过的选段，要求对应作家和作品名，选择题。

Henry Longfellow: A Psalm of Life;

Tell me not, in sad words Life is but an empty dream!

But the soul that sleeps is dead, And things are not what they seem.

Life is real and life is serious And death is not its goal:

That we become dust,

Was not spoken of the soul.

No enjoyment, and no sorrow Is our destined2 end or way

It is to act, so that each tomorrow Finds us farther than today.

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