“Words are like leaves;and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found”
Questions:
A.Identify the poem and the poet.
B.What idea do the two lines express?
“Words are like leaves;and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found”
Questions:
A.Identify the poem and the poet.
B.What idea do the two lines express?
【正确答案】:A.Alexander Pope: An Essay on Criticism.
B.On fruit trees, where leaves are plentiful, fruit will be few. Similarly, in a piece of writing, where too many fine words are used, good sense will be much reduced.
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