b) Comment on the following aspects of the fragment:
1. How does the author describe the music? What does he mean by saying that the music was "not at all comfortable and friendly and sweet" ? How do you understand the words "She could not keep it at a distance to decide about it"? Does music ever affect you in the same way? What kind of music does? 2. Explain the words: "The stage blazed at her." "The little people in these new countries lived their lives only in movement." "...the creatures of another and better world than this, a world all of music and colour."
c) Comment on the literary merit and style of the fragment. Do you think that the author has managed to create a vivid and emotionally charged picture of a ballet performaAcet (Give reasons for whatever you say.) Which lines do you consider especially expressive? Why? What stylistic devices can you point out in the extract?
XVIII. Write an essay describing a person's first visit to a ballet (opera, drama) performance or to a symphony concert. Try to imitate the style and manner of the fragment above (you may borrow some phrases from it).
LABORATORY EXERCISES (I) 1. Listen to the text "Rose at the Music-Hall", mark the stresses and tunes. Repeat the text following the model. 2. Re-word the given sentences, making all the necessary changes. 3. Extend the following sentences according to the model. 4. Write a spelling-translation test: a) translate the phrases into English; b) check them with the key. 5. Listen to the text "Chaplin" or the story of another famous actor. Pick out the main points from each paragraph, write a summary of the text In not more than 10 sentences. Discuss the text in class.
