英美文學常考名詞解釋（6）

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　　101. Scansion(韻律分析)

　　The analysis of verse into meter patterns.

　　韻律分析：將詩劃分成音步的分析方法。

　　102.Sestet (六行詩)

　　A six-line poem or stanza.

　　103. Setting (背景)

　　The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or novel takes place.

　　背景：記敘文、戲劇或小說發(fā)生的時間、地點和環(huán)境.

　　104. Simile (明喻)

　　A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word of comparison.

　　明喻：兩種事物之間借助于比喻詞匯進行的比較。

　　105. Soliloquy (獨白)

　　A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character reveals a character‘s thoughts when alone or unaware of the presence of other characters.

　　獨白：一種戲劇或文學的說話形式，其中某角色在獨自一人或不知道其他角色存在的情況下展示角色的思想。

　　106. Song (歌)

　　A short lyric poem with distinct musical qualities, normally written to be set to music.

　　歌:一種具有典型的音樂特征的抒情詩體，通常為譜曲而作。

　　107. Sonnet (十四行詩)

　　A 14-line verse form usually written in iambic pentameter.

　　十四行詩：一種由十四行組成的詩歌形式，通常以五步抑揚格為押韻形式。

　　108. Spenserian Stanza (斯賓塞詩體)

　　A nine line stanza with the following rhyme scheme ababbcbcc.

　　109. Stream of consciousness (意識流)

　　The style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character‘s thoughts, feelings reflections, and mental images as the character experiences them.

　　意識流：一種模仿作品中人物思想，思維，精神活動的自然過程的寫作技巧。

　　110.Style(風格)

　　An author‘s characteristic way of writing ,determined by the choice of words, the arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of sentences to one and another.

　　風格：由詞匯的選擇，句子中詞匯的安排，句子之間的關系形成的某一作家的特定的寫作方式。

　　111. Suspense (懸念)

　　The quality of a story, novel, or drama that makes readers uncertain or tense about the outcome of events.

　　懸念：小說，故事，戲劇所具有的使讀者對結局產(chǎn)生不安或緊張的感覺的特質。

　　112. Symbol (象征)

　　Any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, or belief.

　　象征：本身具有意義，用來體現(xiàn)高于自身意義的思想的，觀點的人，物，行為，地點。

　　113. Symbolism (象征主義)

　　A literary movement in the late19th century, characterized by the use of symbols to represent things.

　　象征主義：十九世紀的一種文學潮流，運用象征來體現(xiàn)事物。

　　114. Synecdoche (提喻法)

　　A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole.

　　提喻法：一種以局部代表整體的修辭方法。

　　115. Terza rima (三行體)

　　An Italian verse form consisting of a series of three line stanzas in which the middle line of each stanza rhymes with the first and the third lines of the following stanza.(aba bcb cde, ect.)

　　116. Theme (主題)

　　The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express in a literary work.

　　作者在作品中表現(xiàn)的對于生活的總的觀點或看法。

　　117.Tone (調子)

　　The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, or audience.

　　調子：作者對于作品的主題，人物和讀者所持的態(tài)度。

　　118. Tragedy (悲劇)

　　In general, a literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end.

　　悲劇：以主人公可悲的或災難性的結局結束的故事。

　　119.Wit (睿智)

　　A brilliance and quickness of perception combined with a cleverness of expression.

　　睿智：巧妙的思維和睿智的表達的結合。

　　120.Exposition (評注)

　　The part of a narrative or drama, in which important background information is revealed.

　　評注：記敘文章或戲劇中向讀者介紹主要的背景情況的部分。

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