“Words are like leaves；and where they most abound，Much fruit of

“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.