Which ONE of the following concepts is related to the understanding of literary realism？
A．spontaneous outflow of feelings
B．faith in individualism, independence of mind and self - reliance
C．representation of characters, human nature and social actualities in a non - idealized way
D．survival of the fittest
According to the selection, what do you think the author believes in？
Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman？
A．Lyrical and well-structured.
B．Free-flowing.
C．Simple and rather crude.
D．Conversational and casual.
The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except______.
A．religion
B．love and marriage
C．life and death
D．war and peace
What literary technique is the fiction famous for, as embodied in this excerpt？
Moby Dick by Herman Melville is one of the few books in American literature that has produced an exciting effect upon readers. Try to discuss the symbolism in the book.