II

• This richness is due to the variety of elements of which English is made of:
a) Germanic foundation
b) Scandinavian element
c) Norman French element
d) French influences
e) Latin words
f) Celtic
• The English language is also rich in its rhythmic variety. The elements are:
a) Saxon verse
b) Norman French
c) Welsh
d) Latin and Greek poetry
e) Refreshments
• It is generally thought that the greatest peoples excel in one part. Examples:
a) Italy and France in painting
b) Germany in music
c) England in poetry
• This is not correct because:
a) No art has ever been the exclusive possession of any one country of Europe
b) There have been periods in which some other country than England has taken the lead in poetry
Example: in the second half of the nineteenth century the greatest contribution to England poetry was certainly made in France.
• A nation which leads in a particular art form in a particular period does not necessarily produce the greatest artists. Example:
No English poet contemporary with Wordsworth can enter into comparison with Goethe at all.
• The ability of European literature to renew itself depends on two factors:
a. To receive an assimilate influences from abroad
b. To go back and learn from its own sources

IV

I think; I have said; I say; I refer; I venture; I wish to make this point especially.

V

A. to audience of talks broadcast to Germany after World War II.
B. Essayist's opinions
C. He tries to persuade the audience to accept his point of view
D. With historical, cultural argumentations.