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•Whatmakesthepoetthinkthat“thou”canbemorefairthansummerandimmortal?
Becausehumanismismoreeternalthansummerandimmortal.
•Whatfiguresofspeechareusedinthispoem?
Simile,metaphor,personification,oxymoronandsoon.
•Whatisthethemeofthepoem?
Loveconquersall,Beautyliveson.
2.ThomasNasheSpring
•Readthepoemcarefully,payattentiontothoseimage-bearingwords,andseehowmanyimagesthepoetcreatedinthepoemandwhatsenseimpressionsyoucangetfromthoseimages.
Thereis“Bloomseachthing,maidsdanceinaring,theprettybirdsdosing,thepalmandmaymakecountryhousesgay,Lambsfrisk'
andplay,theshepherdspipeallday,Andwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay,Thefieldsbreathesweet,thedaisieskissourfeet,Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,Ineverystreetthesetunesburearsdogreet!
”
The“Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,”impressionsmemostbecauseoftheharmonyofthepeople’srelationship.
•Canyoupointoutandexplainthesoundandtheirmusicaleffectinthepoem?
InthePoem,eachsectionhasfourlines,eachlinehastensyllables(fivetonestep).Inordertogivethereaderaspringbreeze,streams,flowers,winding,SongXintextureofsoundandlightflavor,NaixigreaterusesEnglishwordS,z,f,V,R,L,andθconsonantsmeans.InNaixi'
spoem,theuseofphonologicalisalsoveryharmonious,verysmooth,verymellow.SectionIofthepoetryhasThreepairs[ing],sectionIIofthepoemhasthreepairs[ei]andthethirdquarterhasthreepairs[i:
].
3.JohnDonneAValediction:
ForbiddingMourning
•Whatisa“valediction”anyway?
Isthespeakerinthepoemabouttodie?
Whydoesthespeakerforbidmourning?
No,itisaboutthelovers’separation.Asthepoemmetaphors,thepoetbelievedheandhiswife’sloveissacred,hedidn’thopetheycrywhenseparationcomes,lettheirlovebestainedbytheordinaryandmundane.
•2.Explainthemetaphorsinthepoem.
Inthefirstverse,thepoetusedvirtuousmen’sdeathmetaphorforlovers’separation,inthethirdverseheused“movingoftheearth”and“trepidationofthespheres”metaphorforlovers’separationandtheresultofseparation,inthelastthreeverseheusedstifftwincompasses’twolegsmetaphorforpoethimselfandhiswife.Allthesemetaphorsshowpoetopinionthathewillseparatefromhiswifeinpeace,theirloveisascaredlove,whentheyawayfromeachother,theywillnotbehurtbythepainoftheseparation.Heandhiswifewillnotreallyseparate.Theycareabouteachotherandlistentotheotherone’sheart,theirtrustandloyaltymakestheirloveperfectlikethecirclemadebyatwincompasses.
4.WilliamBlakeTheTiger
•Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofthetiger?
ThesymboloftheTigerisunclearwhatitexactlysymbolizes,butscholarshavehypothesizedthattheTigercouldbeinspiration,thedivine,artisticcreation,history,thesublime,orvisionitself.Thelistisalmostinfinite.Thepointis,theTigerisimportant,andBlake’spoembarelylimitsthepossibilities.Herearetwomajorsymbolisms:
ThetigeristheembodimentofGod'
spowerincreation.
ThetigershowstheforceofFrenchRevolution.
•Whatparadoxcanyoufindinthepoem?
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DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?
Itchallengestheone-trackreligiousviewsofthe18’scentury.Theviewonlyconcludedthatgodcreatethelame,heissokindafather.Butitdidn’tknowgodalsocreatethetoughtiger.Hecanalsobeveryserious.Thegodissomeonewhocan’tbetrulyunderstoodbyhumanbeings.
5.RobertBurnsARed,RedRose
•Howdosethenarratorinthelovesongexpresshislove?
Instanza1,thenarratorpresentstwosimiles,thefirstcomparinghislovetoaroseandthesecondcomparinghislovetoamelody.
Instanza2,thenarratoraddressestheyoungladyasbonnie.Inthelastlineofthestanza,hepresentshyperbole,afigureofspeechthatexaggerates.
Instanza3,themanpromiseseternalloveforher.
Instanza4,thepoetvowstoloveherhoweverfarhemaygo.
•Whyisthispoemsotouchingtothereaders?
Becausethispoemprofessesthepoet’strueloveforhisbelovedgirl,andusesthementionedabovetotouchthereaders.
6.WilliamWordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloud
•Whatdoesthepoetsee?
Heseessomedaffodils.
•Whatisthepoet’smoodbeforeheseesthedaffodils?
Vacantandpensive.
•Whatisthepoet’smoodafterheseesthedaffodils?
Heisverypleasant.
•Howdoesthemagicalchangeoccur?
Thosedaffodilsshowafantasticpicturetothepoet,andthepoethasbeendeeplyaffectedbythescene,andhismoodchanges.
Orwhatdoesthepoetwanttotellyou?
Itshowsthebeautyofnature,andthenature’sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit,andtheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.
7.RobertBrowningMyLastDuchess
•1.Inthispoem,whoandonwhatoccasionisspeakingtowhom?
TheDukeisthespeakerofthepoem,andtellsusheisentertaininganemissarywhohascometonegotiatetheDuke’smarriage(hehasrecentlybeenwidowed)tothedaughterofanotherpowerfulfamily.
•WhatsortofpersonistheDuke’slastDuchess?
Sheiskind,easy-going,innocentandlively.
•Andwhatbecameofherintheend?
Shebecameveryupsetandworrying.TheduchessdiedundersuspiciouscircumstancesonApril21,1561,justtwoyearsafterhemarriedher.Shemayhavebeenpoisoned.
•2.WhatsortofpersonistheDuke?
Heisoutrageouslyarrogant,narrow-minded,selfish,hypocritical,cold-blooded,crucial,greedyandtreacherous.
8.WaltWhitmanOCaptain!
MyCaptain!
•Q:
WaltWhitman’spoem“OCaptain!
”iswrittenintheformofanallegory.Whatistheoverallconnotativemeaninginthepoem?
A:
Ship’simpliedmeaningisAmerica;
Mycaptain’impliedmeaningisAbrahamLincolnwholeadedAmericatotriumphinAmericanCivilWarthen;
ourfearfultrip’simpliedmeaningisAmericanCivilWarafterwhichLincolnwasassassinated.InthispoemauthorspokenhighlyofLincoln’contributionandexpressedhissorrowforLincoln’death.
9.EmilyDickinson
(1)Successiscountedsweetest(67)
•Accordingtothepoem,whocanunderstandsuccessmost?
Doyouagreeornotwiththepoet’sviewthat“Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone’ersucceed”?
Thepersonwhobestunderstandsthemeaningofsuccessisthepersonwhofails
•Whatsortoffeelingsdoesthepoetshowtowardthevictorandthedefeated?
Thepoetshowsherawarenessofthecomplicatedtruthsofhumandesire.Successcanbecomprehendedbysomeonewhoneedit;
thedefeated,dyingmanunderstandvictorymoreclearlythanthevictoriousarmydoes.
(2)BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath(712)
•Howmanypeoplearethereinthecarriage?
Andwherearetheygoingrightnow?
Therearethreeinthecarriage,thePoet,Death,andImmortality.
•Wheredidtheypass?
Whatcantheseplacesremindusof?
Theypassedtheschool,thefieldsofGazinggrain,theSettingSun.Itremindsusofchildhood,maturityandoldage,thechildrenareevidentsymbolsofthebeginningofthings,thegrainripoftheadulthood,andthesunsettingoftherestofthedays.
•Whatisthepoet’sattitudetowarddeathandlifeimpliedinthepoem?
Thepoet’sattitudeisthatdeathisnothingtobeforcedsinceitisnaturalpartoftheendlesscycleofnature,it’sonlythebeginning;
todieistogoonanotherjourney,althoughdeathtakesoneawayfromtheearthyworld;
thereisstillsomethingtolookforwardtowhenonedies,deathmeanseternity.
10.RobertFrostStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening
•Whydidthespeakerstop?
Literallyhewasfascinatedbythebeautifulnightsceneandstopedhishorsetowatchthewoodsfillupwiththesnow,itwasalsoalittlebreakforthelongtravel.Butinfact,it'
ssymbolism,the'
woods'
standsforthenature,the'
village'
standsforthehumanworld,'
horse'
fortheanimalworld.Thepoemrepresentsamomentofrelaxationfromtheburdensomejourneyoflife,analmostaestheticenjoymentandappreciationofnaturalbeautywhichiswholesomeandrestorativeagainstthechaoticexistenceofmodernman.
•Whydidhelaterdecidetogo?
Asthelastsentencesaid'
ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.'
His'
shakethebelltoaskiftheyshouldgo,whichisactuallyasymbolofvitality,urgeshimtogo.Helivesinthereallife,andhehashisownobligation"
promisetokeep'
hehasn'
tachieveit,sohemustgoonhistrip,leavethebeautifulscene.Thoughthesceneissoamazing,hehastohavethereallife.Thoughthereallifeissohard,hemustbacktoit,andreachhisgoal.Oneleavesnoregretsafterhedies,aslongasonehasreachedhisgoal.
•Whatisyourunderstandingof“promisestokeep”?
“Thepromise”couldbeanobligationoragoal.Onecannotdiebeforefulfillingone’sdream.Thepoetuses“sleep”torepresentdeath,justasweusuallydo.Peoplehavetheirowndreamorgoal,it'
salsothedutyforustofinish,weliveforourselvesandwemakelifewonderfulbykeepingonreachingourgoal,noregretsleavesaslongaswehavereachedourgoals.
11.EzraPoundInaStationoftheMetro
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12.JonathanSwiftGulliver’sTravels
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