SJQU-QR-JW-402（A2）上海建桥学院2019-2020学年第二学期期末考试《英美文学选读(2)》试卷A卷考试形式：论文（论文准备时间：12-15周）本科级英语专业班学号姓名题号一二三四五六七八总分得分请考生在拿到试卷后检查试卷页数是否正确，如有印刷问题及时与监考教师沟通。得分I.Selectonetopicfromthefollowinglistandwriteanessayofabout1,000words分1.TowhatextentdoyouagreewiththestatementthattheAmericanliteratureduringtheearlyColonialPeriodwasneitherAmericannorliterature?2.ExplaintheconnectionsbetweenTheDeclarationofIndependenceandEuropeanEnlightenment.CommentontheliterarystyleandthethemesofWashingtonIrving'snovelTheLegendofSleepyHollow.PresentananalysisofWilliamCullenBryant'spoemThanatopsis.InChapter1ofNature,WaldoRalphEmersonwritesthat"Ibecomeatransparenteye-ballinnature".Reflectonthisstatementandofferyourownunderstandingofwhatitmeans.ReadNathanielHawthorne'stheScarletLetter,discusstheimpactofguiltonthelivesoftheprotagonistsandpossiblewaysinwhichtheyaredeliveredfromsuchguilt.ExploretherichsymbolismandthemeofMobyDick.命题教师签名：第1页共2页审核教师签名：8.CommentontheimpactofWaltWhitman'sstyleoffreeverseonthedevelopmentofmodernpoetry.DiscussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenrealismandnaturalisminAmericanliteratureduringthe19thand20thcenturies.CommentonthelifeandworkofErnestHemingway.Somegeneraltipsforwritinganacademicessay:1.Anessayusuallyconsistsofanopeningparagraph(introduction),afewmainbodyparagraphsandaconclusion.Astrongopeningparagraphisexpectedtoshowagoodunderstandingofthequestion,putthequestionincontext,answerthequestionintheformofpresentingamainargumentwhichissupportedbyanumberofanalyticalpoints.Eachmainbodyparagraphisheadedbyananalyticalpointwhichissupportedbyrelevantevidences,suchasfacts(incaseofanessayonliterature,itcanbeplotsinanovel),figures,experts'pointsofviewetc,aswellasyourownanalysisofthelogicallinksor/andsignificanceofsuchevidences.Youshallalsopayattentiontothelogicallinksbetweenthevariousanalyticalpointsthatyouputforwardandshowyourreaderhowcollectivelytheyanswerthequestion.Theconcludingparagraphreviewsthewholeanalysisandsummarizesthemainpointsoftheanalysis,remindingthereaderthatthequestionhasbeenfollowedandanswered.Notethatyoushallnotincludeanynewinformationintheconcludingparagraph.Youareexpectedtouseobjectivetonetoexpressyourviews,i.e.youshallnotusesuchwordsasweandI,andyoushallindicatesourcesofreferencewheneveryouarequoting.Otherwiseyouwillbeaccusedandaccordinglypunishedforplagiarism.Thisisexpectedtobeashortpaper(3to5pagesinlength).Yourthesisshould(a)have1-inchmargins;(b)be1timesspacing;(c)havepagenumbersintheupperrighthandcornerand(d)betypedinTimesNewRoman12pointfont.Asfortheformat,youmayrefertothesampleessay.第2页共2页