For all/That struck the earth,/No matter if not bruised or spiked with stubble. /Went surely to the cider-apple heap/As of no worth. /One can see what will trouble/ This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is. /Were he not gone,/The woodchuck could say
For all/That struck the earth,/No matter if not bruised or spiked with stubble. /Went surely to the cider-apple heap/As of no worth. /One can see what will trouble/ This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is. /Were he not gone,/The woodchuck could say whether it's like his/Long sleep .as I describe its coming on. /Or just some human sleep.
Questions:
A.Who is the author of the piece of writing?
B.From which literary work is it taken?
C.How do you briefly interpret it?
【正确答案】:A. Robert Lee Frost.
B."After Apple Picking".
C.This poem is a vivid memory of the poet's working experience on the farm. The poet feels satisfied and tired as well. In this part the poet hints that he will never forget the scene of harvest even in his human sleep, which indicates death. (P565)
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