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RobertFrost1
LectureRobertFrost
1.Backgroundquestions:
1）WhatarethefavoritesubjectsandsettingsinRobertFrost’spoems?
2）WhatarethelinguisticfeaturesofRobertFrost’spoems?
3）HowdoesRobertFrostdifferfromhiscontemporarypoetsinform?
2.SelectedReadings
Pre-readingquestions:
1）Whatsymbolicmeaningsdoesawallhaveinyouropinion?
2）Intheverybeginning,thepoetsayssomethingdoesn’tlikeawall.Whatcouldthe"Something"beinthepoem?
Whydoesnotitlikethewall?
TextAMENDINGWALL
Somethingthereisthatdoesn’tloveawall,
Thatsendsthefrozen-ground-swellunderit,
Andspillstheupperbouldersinthesun;
Andmakesgapseventwocanpassabreast.
Theworkofhuntersisanotherthing:
Ihavecomeafterthemandmaderepair
Wheretheyhaveleftnotonestoneonastone,
Buttheywouldhavetherabbitoutofhiding,
Topleasetheyelpingdogs.ThegapsImean,
Noonehasseenthemmadeorheardthemmade,
Butatspringmending-timewefindthemthere.
Iletmyneighbourknowbeyondthehill;
Andonadaywemeettowalktheline
Andsetthewallbetweenusonceagain.
Wekeepthewallbetweenusaswego.
Toeachthebouldersthathavefallentoeach.
Andsomeareloavesandsomesonearlyballs
Wehavetouseaspelltomakethembalance:
“Staywhereyouareuntilourbacksareturned!
”
Wewearourfingersroughwithhandlingthem.
Oh,justanotherkindofout-doorgame,
Oneonaside.Itcomestolittlemore:
Therewhereitiswedonotneedthewall:
HeisallpineandIamappleorchard.
Myappletreeswillnevergetacross
Andeattheconesunderhispines,Itellhim.
Heonlysays,“Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.”
Springisthemischiefinme,andIwonder
IfIcouldputanotioninhishead:
“Whydotheymakegoodneighbors?
Isn’tit
Wheretherearecows?
Butheretherearenocows.
BeforeIbuiltawallI’dasktoknow
WhatIwaswallinginorwallingout,
AndtowhomIwasliketogiveoffence.
Somethingthereisthatdoesn’tloveawall,
Thatwantsitdown.”Icouldsay“Elves”tohim,
Butit’snotelvesexactly,andI’drather
Hesaiditforhimself.Iseehimthere
Bringingastonegraspedfirmlybythetop
Ineachhand,likeanold-stonesavagearmed.
Hemovesindarknessasitseemstome,
Notofwoodsonlyandtheshadeoftrees.
Hewillnotgobehindhisfather’ssaying,
Andhelikeshavingthoughtofitsowell
Hesaysagain,“Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.”
Topicsforafter-readingdiscussion:
1）Whoarethetwomeninthepoem?
Whatdotheydointhepoem?
Whydoesthewallinthepoemneedtobefixed?
2）Thepoemcontraststwodifferentideasabout"mendingwalls."Describethem—theideasandhowtheyareexpressed.
3）Isthespeakerhumorousorself-contradictory（orboth）?
Whydoesthespeakerrepairstheholesmadebyhunters,andinformhisneighborofthegapsifhedoesnotfindthewallnecessary?
Whydoesthespeakerwanttochangehisneighbor?
4）Doesthewallstandforsomethingelse?
Isitasymbol?
TextBFireandIce
Pre-readingquestions:
1）Iftheworldwouldendsomeday,howwouldithappen?
Why?
2）Whatemotiondoyouthinkisverydestructive?
FireandIce
Somesaytheworldwillendinfire,
Somesayinice.
FromwhatI'vetastedofdesire
Iholdwiththosewhofavorfire.
Butifithadtoperishtwice,
IthinkIknowenoughofhate
Tosaythatfordestructionice
Isalsogreat
Andwouldsuffice.
Topicsforafter-readingdiscussion:
1）Inwhattwowaysdo“somesay”theworldwillend?
Withwhomdoesthespeaker“hold”?
2）Whatemotiondoeseachofthenaturalelementsinthepoemrepresent?
Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthattheseemotionshaveincommon?
Whatemotions,asidefromtheonesreferredtointhepoem,doyouthinkbringoutdestructiveimpulsesinpeople?
3）Whydoesthespeakerin"FireandIce"preferfortheworldtoendinfire?
Whatkindoftonedoyouhearinthelanguage,rhythm,andrhymeofthispoem?
4）Inthispoemthespeakerapproachesaveryserioussubjectinaseeminglycasualmanner.WhatmighthavebeenFrost’sreasonsfortakingthistypeofapproach?
TextCBirch
Pre-readingquestions:
1）Howdoyouthinkoftheworldofyourchildhoodandadulthood?
2）Whatmaybendbirches?
Birch
WhenIseebirchesbendtoleftandright
Acrossthelinesofstraighterdarkertrees,
Iliketothinksomeboy'sbeenswingingthem.
Butswingingdoesn'tbendthemdowntostay
Asicestormsdo1.Oftenyoumusthaveseenthem5
Loadedwithiceasunnywintermorning
Afterarain.Theyclickuponthemselves
Asthebreezerises,andturnmany-colored
Asthestircracksandcrazestheirenamel.
Soonthesun'swarmthmakesthemshedcrystalshells10
Shatteringandavalanchingonthesnowcrust--
Suchheapsofbrokenglasstosweepaway
You'dthinktheinnerdomeofheavenhadfallen.
Theyaredraggedtothewitheredbracken2bytheload,
Andtheyseemnottobreak;thoughoncetheyarebowed15
Solowforlong,theyneverrightthemselves:
Youmayseetheirtrunksarchinginthewoods
Yearsafterwards,trailingtheirleavesontheground
Likegirlsonhandsandkneesthatthrowtheirhair
Beforethemovertheirheadstodryinthesun.20
ButIwasgoingtosaywhenTruthbrokein
Withallhermatteroffactabouttheicestorm,
（NowamIfreetobepoetical?
）3
Ishouldprefertohavesomeboybendthem
Ashewentoutandintofetchthecows--
Someboytoofarfromtowntolearnbaseball,25
Whoseonlyplaywaswhathefoundhimself,
Summerorwinter,andcouldplayalone.
Onebyonehesubduedhisfather'strees
Byridingthemdownoverandoveragain
Untilhetookthestiffnessoutofthem,30
Andnotonebuthunglimp,notonewasleft
Forhimtoconquer.Helearnedalltherewas
Tolearnaboutnotlaunchingouttoosoon
Andsonotcarryingthetreeaway
Cleartotheground.Healwayskepthispoise35
Tothetopbranches,climbingcarefully
Withthesamepainsyouusetofillacup
Uptothebrim,andevenabovethebrim.
Thenheflungoutward,feetfirst,withaswish,
Kickinghiswaydownthroughtheairtotheground.40
SowasIoncemyselfaswingerofbirches.
AndsoIdreamofgoingbacktobe.
It'swhenI'mwearyofconsiderations,
Andlifeistoomuchlikeapathlesswood
Whereyourfaceburnsandtickleswiththecobwebs45
Brokenacrossit,andoneeyeisweeping
Fromatwig'shavinglashedacrossitopen.
I'dliketogetawayfromearthawhile
Andthencomebacktoitandbeginover.
Maynotfatewillfullymisunderstandme50
AndhalfgrantwhatIwishandsnatchmeaway
Nottoreturn.Earth'stherightplaceforlove:
Idon'tknowwhereit'slikelytogobetter.
I'dliketogobyclimbingabirchtree,
Andclimbblackbranchesupasnow-whitetrunk55
Towardheaven,tillthetreecouldbearnomore,
Butdippeditstopandsetmedownagain.
Thatwouldbegoodbothgoingandcomingback.
Onecoulddoworsethanbeaswingerofbirches.
Notes:
1.Ice-stormsdothat."Asice-stormsdo."inRobertFrost,CollectedPoems,Prose,&Plays（LibraryofAmerica,1995）,p.117（alater,revisedtext）.
2.bracken:
afernwithlargeleavesandcreepingroots,oftenfoundinclusters.
3.LineomittedinLibraryofAmericaedition.
4.asnow-whitetrunk:
bircheshaveawhitebark
Topicsforafter-readingdiscussion:
1）Howmanypartscanthepoembedividedinto?
2）Whatageisthespeaker?
Whatheisrecalling?
Whatishisattitudetowardthememory?
3）Whatbendsthebirchesinthepoem?
Whatdoesthespeakerinthepoemprefertobendbranches?
Why?
4）Whydoesthespeakerdesiretobeaswingerofbirches“bothgoingandcomingback”?
TextDNothingGoldCanStay
Pre-readingquestions:
1）Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“NothingGoldCanStay”?
2）Whatdoyouthinkwouldbegoldinnature?
NOTHINGGOLDCANSTAY
Nature'sfirstgreenisgold,
Herhardesthuetohold.
Herearlyleafsaflower;
Butonlysoanhour.
Thenleafsubsidestoleaf.
SoEdensanktogrief,
Sodawngoesdowntoday.
Nothinggoldcanstay.
Topicsforafter-readingdiscussion:
1）Howmany"gold"thingsaresuggestedin"NothingGoldCanStay"?
Whathappenstoeachoftheelementsinnaturementionedinthepoem?
2）Whatisthepoem’stheme,ormainpoint?
3）Doyouagreewiththeoutlookexpressedinthispoem?
Whyorwhynot?
3.Assignedreading
AfterApple-Picking
Mylongtwo-pointedladder'sstickingthroughatree1
Towardheavenstill,
Andthere'sabarrelthatIdidn'tfill
Besideit,andtheremaybetwoorthree
ApplesIdidn'tpickuponsomebough.5
ButIamdonewithapple-pickingnow.
Essenceofwintersleepisonthenight,
Thescentofapples:
Iamdrowsingoff.
Icannotrubthestrangenessfrommysight
Igotfromlookingthroughapaneofglass10
Iskimmedthismorningfromthedrinkingtrough
Andheldagainsttheworldofhoarygrass.
Itmelted,andIletitfallandbreak.
ButIwaswell
Uponmywaytosleepbeforeitfell,15
AndIcouldtell
Whatformmydreamingwasabouttotake.
Magnifiedapplesappearanddisappear,
Stemendandblossomend,
Andeveryfleckofrussetshowingdear.20
Myinsteparchnotonlykeepstheache,
Itkeepsthepressureofaladder-round.
Ifeeltheladderswayastheboughsbend.
AndIkeephearingfromthecellarbin
Therumblingsound25
Ofloadonloadofapplescomingin.
ForIhavehadtoomuch
Ofapple-picking:
Iamovertired
OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired.
Thereweretenthousandthousandfruittotouch,30
Cherishinhand,liftdown,andnotletfall.
Forall
Thatstrucktheearth,
Nomatterifnotbruisedorspikedwithstubble,
Wentsurelytothecider-appleheap35
Asofnoworth.
Onecanseewhatwillt
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