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大学英语专业诗歌欣赏

POETRYAPPRECIATION

1.NATURE

ByLongfellow

Asafondmother,whenthedayiso’er

Leadsbythehandherlittlechildtobed,

Halfwilling,halfreluctanttobeled,

Andleavehisbrokenplaythingsonthefloor,

Stillgazingatthemthroughtheopendoor,5

Norwhollyreassuredandcomforted

Bypromisesofothersintheirstead,

Which,thoughmoresplendid,maynotpleasehimmore;

Sonaturedealswithus,andtakesaway

Ourplaythingsonebyone,andbythehand10

Leadsustorestsogently,thatwego

Scareceknowingifwewishtogoorstay,

Beingtoofullofsleeptounderstand

Howfartheunknowntranscnedsthewhatweknow.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

3）Whyshouldthechildshouldbehalfwillingandhalfrelunctanttogotobed（Line3）?

4）Whatfigureofspeech（rehtoricdevice）isemployedinthepoem?

5）Whatdoesthe‘brokenplaythingsonthefloor’ineLine4indicate?

2.THETIDERISES,THETIDESFALLS

ByLongfellow

Thetiderises,thetidefalls,

Thetwilightdarkens,thecurlewcalls;

Alongthesea-sandsdampandbrown

Thetravellerhastenstowardthetown,

Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.5

Darknesssettlesonroofsandwalls,

Butthesea,theseainthedarknesscalls;

Thelittlewaves,withtheirsoft,whitehands,

Effacethefootprintsinthesands,

Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.10

Themorningbreaks;thesteedsintheirstalls

Stampandneigh,asthehostercalls;

Thedayreturns,butnevermore

Returnsthetravelertotheshore,

Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.15

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

3）Whatdoesthepoetmeanby“thefootprintsinthesands”（L9）?

4）Whatfigureofspeech（rehtoricdevice）isemployedin“thesteedsintheirstalls”（Line11）andinlines8-9?

Andwhat’sthemostconspicuousfigureofspeechemployedinthewholepoem?

3.449

ByEmilyDickinson

IdiedforBeauty-butwasscarce

AdjustedintheTomb

WhenOnewhodiedofTruth,waslain

InanadjoiningRoom—

Hequestionedsoftly“WhyIfailed”?

5

“ForBeauty,”Ireplied—

“AndI–-forTruth”—ThemselfareOne—

WeBrethjeren,are,“Hesaid–-

Andso,asKinsmen,metaNight—

WetalkedbetweentheRooms—

UntiltheMossshadreachedourlips—

Andcoveredup—ournames—

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

2）Whomdoes“I”in“WhyIfailed”（Line5）referto?

3）Howdoyouaccountforthemisspelling“Themself”inLine7?

4.DownbytheSalleyGardens 　       

MyloveandIdidmeet　　　           

ShepassedtheSalleyGardens　   

Withlittlesnow-whitefeet　             

Shebidmetakeloveeasy              

Astheleavesgrowonthetree        

ButIbeingyoungandfoolish　       

Withher wouldnotagree　　              

Inafieldbytheriver　　　              

MyloveandIdidstand　                 

Andonmyleaningshoulder　          

Shelaidhersnow-whitehand           

Shebidmetakelifeeasy　               

Asthegrassgrowsontheweirs　     

ButIwasyoungandfoolish　            

Andnowamfulloftears　                

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

3）Whomdoes“I”actuallyrepresent?

AnswersforReference

Poem1Nature

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

Thepoemmakesavividcomparisonbetweennatureandthemother,betweenweandthechild.Likethechildweareluredbythepresentpleasuresoflifeandareunwillingtocalmourselves.Likethemother,Naturetriestoleadustorestandoffersnewattractionsinlife.

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

Abbaabba+cdecdethatis,

Petrarchanstyle（Italianstyle）:

anoctaverhyming+asestetrhyming

3）Whyshouldthechildshouldbehalfwillingandhalfrelunctanttogotobed（Line3）?

Heissleepy,soheiseagertohaveasleep;hehasnotsatisfiedhimselfwiththegames,sohewantstolingeron.

4）Whatfigureofspeech（rehtoricdevice）isemployedinthepoem?

Analoge.Thepoetmakesananalogybetweennatureandthemother,betweenweandthechild.

5）Whatdoesthe‘brokenplaythingsonthefloor’ineLine4indicate?

Itindicatesthatthechildmustbeanaughtyone,forhehasbrokenhisplaythings.

2.THETIDERISES,THETIDESFALLS

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

Timeiseternalandnatureisthemostpowerful.Nomatterwhathappenstoman,timewillgoonwithitsendlesscircle.Mancomesandgoes,butnatureremainsandtimewilleffaceallhumanendeavoursandachievements.Infrontofnatureandtime,manistrivialandasmallpartofit.Nomanisgreaenoughtochangenatureortostoptime.Inthevastseaofhistory,manisonlyasmalldropofwater.

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

aabba

3）Whatdoesthepoetmeanby“thefootprintsinthesands”（L9）?

It’samethor,referringothuman’spastandachievements.

4）Whatfigureofspeech（rehtoricdevice）isemployedin“thesteedsintheirstalls”（Line11）andinlines8-9?

Andwhat’sthemostconspicuousfigureofspeechemployedinthewholepoem?

Alliteration;personification;repetition.

3.449ByEmilyDickinson

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

Beautyandtruthareoneorganicwholewhichcannotbeseparated.（ThesameideaasKeats.）

2）Whomdoes“I”in“WhyIfailed”（Line5）referto?

Thenarrator,whodiedforBeauty.

3）Howdoyouaccountforthemisspelling“Themself”inLine7?

It’sadeliberatemisspelling.Itisbothplural（them）andsingular（self）.It’spluralbecausetruthandbeautyaretwothings.Itissingularbecausetheyareultimatelyoneunity.

4.DownbytheSalleyGardens 

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1）What’sthemainideaofthepoem?

Thepoemcarriesaflavorofromance,yetitismoreapoemaboutthefundanmentalquestiononlife:

howtoliveandenjoy.Thespeaker’sloverislikeawisepersonwhoknowsalltherulesofthegameinlife.Love,life,thesetwoaresurelythethingseverysinglehumanbeingcan’texpecttobypasslightly.Theyareessentialtoeveryhumanbeing.Loveandlifearelikeleavesonthetreeandgrassontheweirs.Leavesandgrasshavetheirownruleofliving–determinedbynature.Soherethepoetseemstosayloveandlifecanbebestenjoyedwhenwetreattheminthenaturalway,thatis,inaccordancewiththeruleofnature.Inthissense,thepoemcanberegardedasamanifestationofYeats’beliefthatthereistoomuchhumaninterferenceinmodernlife,whichreallyagainsttheruleofnature.

2）What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?

Ababcbdbefefcgdg

3）Whomdoes“I”actuallyrepresent?

?

“I”inthepoemisactuallyofallindividualbeings.

译文：

走进莎莉花园

   我和我的爱人相遇

 她穿越莎莉花园

踏著雪白的纤足

她请我轻柔的对待这份情

像依偎在树上的群叶

但我是如此年轻而无知

不曾细听她的心声

在河流畔的旷野

我和我的爱人并肩伫立

在我的微倾的肩膀

 她柔白的手倚靠

她请我珍重生命

像生长在河堰的韧草

但我是如此年轻而无知

现在只充满无用的泪水