【问题】 Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real-life is earnest- And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real-life is earnest- And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Questions: (1). Who is the writer of the lines? (2). What is the title of the whole poem from which the two stanzas are taken? (3). Summarize the poet ad’vicse for living.

正确答案:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|A Psalm of Life|His optimism which has characterized much of his poetry

题目解析:本题出自信阳师范学院,信阳师范大学美国文学史,由丰阳塔题库搜集整理。