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1Foreachofthequotationslistedbelowpleasegivethenameoftheauthorandthetitleoftheliteraryworkfromwhichitistakenandthenbrieflyinterprettheitalicizedparts.Youarerequiredtochooseany5ofthe6itemstoanswer.1.“Butitstrikesmethatthereisawantofharmonybetweenyourpresentmoodofself-sacrificeandyourpastmoodofself-preservation.”Keys:1.ThomasHardy,“Tessofthed'Urbervilles”,“Whatyousaidgivesmesuchanimpressionasthereisnoharmonybetweenyournow-behaviorandyourbehaviorbefore,i.e.yousayyouarewilingtodiewhileyoudidnotdieatthetimeyougotseduced.”2.In“IndianCamp”,Hemingwaymakesasuccessfuluseofsituationalirony.Pleaseillustratethiswithsomeexamples.Keys:A.Situationalironyoccurswhenwhathappensturnsouttobequitethedifferentfromwhatisexpected.Sometimeswhathappensisjusttheoppositeofwhatisexpected.B.In“IndianCamp”thereareseveralinstancesofsituationalirony.Thatis,thereareseveralinstancesofdiscrepancybetweenexpectationandfulfillment.C.Inthefirstinstance,itistheIndianwife,notthehusband,whosuffersexcruciatingphysicalpain,yetitisthehusband,nitthewife,whocommitssuicide.Inthesecondinstance,Nick’sfatherbringsNicktotheIndiancampsothatNickcanwatchthebirthofachild,butNickisfarmoreinterestedinthedeathofaman.Inthethirdinstance,Nickwatchesamandie,butafterwardsNickfeelsquitesurethathehimselfwillliveforeverD.Oneofthefunctionsofironyofsituationon“IndianCamp”istosuggestthemysteryandunpredictabilityoflife.3.MyheartleapsupwhenIbeholdArainbowinthesky:Sowasitwhenmylifebegan.SoisitnowIamaman.SobeitwhenIshallgrowoldOrletmedie!*ThechildisthefatherofthemanAndIcouldwishmydaystobeBoundeachtoeachbynaturalpiety.Keys:WilliamWordsworth,“MyHeartLeapsUp”Ifeel/amveryhappywhenIseearainbowinthesky.Idid/wassowhenIwasachild,anddo/amsowhenIamgrownup/anadult,andwilldo/besowhenIgrow/amold,otherwise/ifIloosesuchabilitytorespondto/appreciatenatureanditsbeauty,Iwouldratherdie.”4.“Iloafandinvitemysoul,/Ileanandloafatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.”Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?Keys:A.“Aspearofsummergrass”isanimagethatrunthroughthewholepoem.Aspearofsummergrassjustmeansaleafofgrass,becauseagrassleaflookslikeaspear.B.Theauthoremphasizessummergrass,becausegrassgrowswellinsummer.Soitstandsforlifeandpower5.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!Aheavyweightofhourshaschainedandbowed2Onetoolikethee:tameless,andswift,andproud.”TheabovequotationistakenfromShelley’spoem“OdetotheWestwind”.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?Keys:A.Burdensorpressuresoflife.B.Moralandculturalconventionspickedupbuyindividualsinlife.C.Lessonslearnedfromlifeexperience.D.Sufferingsandmisfortunesinone’slife.6.Tellmenot,inmournfulnumbers,Lifeisbutanemptydream!Forthesoulisdeadthatslumbers,Andthingsarenotwhattheyseem.Keys:HenryWadsworthLongfellow,APSALMOFLIFE“Donottellme/saytomeinsadpoem/songthatlifeisonlyanemptydream.”7..InHamlet’ssoliloquy,whenhesays,“Tosleep,perchancetodream:----ay,there’stherub.”Whatisheprimarilythinkingabout?Whydoeshethinkthereistherub?Keys:A.Heisprimarilythinkingaboutdeath.B.Becauseifdyingislikegoingtosleep,hemayperhapshavedreams,sometimesevenbaddreams.Thatisstillaproblem.8..DrivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverseLikewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth!And,bytheincantationofthisverse,Scatter,asfromanunextinguishedhearthAshesandsparks,mywordsamongmankind!BethroughmylipstounawakenedEarthThetrumpetofprophecy!…Keys:PercyByssheShelley;“OdetotheWestWind”,Interpretation:and,bythemagicaleffectofmypoem,scattermywordsthroughouttheworld,justasscattertheashesandsparksfromahearththatisnotputout/thatstillhasembers9.Craftymencontemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwisemenusethem,fortheyteachnottheirownuse;butthatisawisdomwithoutthem,andabovethem,wonbyobservation.Keys:FrancisBacon,“OfStudies”,interpretation:Shrewd/cunningpeopledespise/scornstudies,simple-mindedpeopleworshipstudies,whilewisepeoplemakeuseofstudies,becausestudiesdonotteachhowtousethemselves;howtomakeuseofstudiesisakindofwisdomwithoutobeyingdoctrinesinbooks,andaboveinstructionsinbooks----thewisdomgainedbyobservation.10.IdiedforBeauty----butwasscarceAdjustedintheTombWhenOnewhodiedforTruth,waslainInanadjoiningRoom----Keys:EmilyDickinson,“IdiedforBeauty”3“Ireplied/answered:‘Idiedforbeauty.’Andhesaid:‘Idiedfortruth.Bothbeautyandtrutharethesame/theyareonething,sowearebrothers.’”Hequestionedsoftly,“WhyIfailed”?“ForBeauty”,Ireplied----“AndI----forTruth----ThemselvesareOne----WeBretheren,are”,Hesaid----Readthefollowingexcerptsandanswerthequestions,orfillintheblanksorchoosethecorrectanswer(s)fromtheoptionsgiven.Therearealtogethersixsectionsinthispart.Youarerequiredtofulfillthefirstfoursectionsandeitherofthefifthandthesixth.Ifboththefifthandthesixthhavebeendone,onlythefifthwillbeassessed.1.“Alineinlongarraywheretheywindbetwixtgreenislands,Theytakeaserpentinecourse,theirarmsflashinthesun-harktothemusicalclank,Beholdthesilveryriver,initthesplashinghorsesloiteringstoptodrink,Beholdthebrown-facedmen,eachgroup,eachperson,apicture,thenegligentrestonthesaddles,Someemergeontheoppositebank,othersarejustenteringtheford-while,Scarletandblueandsnowywhite,Theguidonflagsfluttergaylyinthewind.”Question