大学英语专业诗歌欣赏.docx

1、大学英语专业诗歌欣赏POETRY APPRECIATION1. NATURE By LongfellowAs a fond mother, when the day is oer Leads by the hand her little child to bed,Half willing, half reluctant to be led,And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, 5 Nor wholly reassured and comforted By

2、 promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more; So nature deals with us,and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand 10 Leads us to rest so gently,that we goScarece knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far

3、the unknown transcneds the what we know.Answer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem?2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem?3) Why should the child should be half willing and half relunctant to go to bed(Line 3)?4) What figure of speech (rehtoric device) is employed in the poem

4、 ?5) What does the broken playthings on the floor ine Line 4 indicate?2. THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDES FALLSBy LongfellowThe tide rises, the tide falls,The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;Along the sea-sands damp and brownThe traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. 5Dar

5、kness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;The little waves, with their soft, white hands,Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls. 10The morning breaks; the steeds in their stallsStamp and neigh, as the hoster calls;The day returns, but

6、 nevermoreReturns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls. 15Answer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem?2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem?3) What does the poet mean by “ the footprints in the sands ”(L9) ?4) What figure of speech (rehtoric device) i

7、s employed in “the steeds in their stalls”(Line 11) and in lines 8-9? And whats the most conspicuous figure of speech employed in the whole poem ?3 . 449 By Emily DickinsonI died for Beauty-but was scarceAdjusted in the TombWhen One who died of Truth, was lainIn an adjoining RoomHe questioned softly

8、 “Why I failed”? 5“For Beauty,”I replied“And I - for Truth”Themself are OneWe Brethjeren, are, “ He said -And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night We talked between the RoomsUntil the Mosss had reached our lipsAnd covered up our names Answer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem?2) Whom

9、does “I” in “Why I failed”(Line 5) refer to?3) How do you account for the misspelling “Themself” in Line 7?4.Down by the Salley Gardens My love and I did meetShe passed the Salley GardensWith little snow-white feet She bid me take love easy As the leaves grow on the treeBut I being young and foolish

10、 With herwould not agree In a field by the riverMy love and I did standAnd on my leaning shoulder She laid her snow-white hand She bid me take life easy As the grass grows on the weirsBut I was young and foolishAnd now am full of tears Answer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poe

11、m?2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem?3) Whom does “I”actually represent?Answers for ReferencePoem 1 NatureAnswer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem? The poem makes a vivid comparison between nature and the mother, between we and the child. Like the child we are lured by

12、the present pleasures of life and are unwilling to calm ourselves.Like the mother , Nature tries to lead us to rest and offers new attractions in life.2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem?Abbaabba+ cdecde that is , Petrarchan style(Italian style): an octaverhyming + a sestet rhyming3) Why should

13、the child should be half willing and half relunctant to go to bed(Line 3)? He is sleepy, so he is eager to have a sleep; he has not satisfied himself with the games,so he wants to linger on.4) What figure of speech (rehtoric device) is employed in the poem ? Analoge. The poet makes an analogy betwee

14、n nature and the mother, between we and the child.5) What does the broken playthings on the floor ine Line 4 indicate? It indicates that the child must be a naughty one, for he has broken his playthings.2. THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDES FALLS1) Whats the main idea of the poem? Time is eternal and nature

15、is the most powerful.No matter what happens to man, time will go on with its endless circle.Man comes and goes, but nature remains and time will efface all human endeavours and achievements. In front of nature and time, manis trivial and a small part of it. No man is grea enough to change nature or

16、to stop time. In the vast sea of history, man is only a small drop of water. 2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem?aabba3) What does the poet mean by “ the footprints in the sands ”(L9) ? Its a methor, referring ot humans past and achievements.4) What figure of speech (rehtoric device) is employed

17、 in “the steeds in their stalls”(Line 11) and in lines 8-9? And whats the most conspicuous figure of speech employed in the whole poem ? Alliteration; personification; repetition.3 . 449 By Emily DickinsonAnswer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem? Beauty and truth are one org

18、anic whole which cannot be separated. (The same idea as Keats.)2) Whom does “I” in “Why I failed”(Line 5) refer to? The narrator, who died for Beauty.3) How do you account for the misspelling “Themself” in Line 7? Its a deliberate misspelling. It is both plural(them)and singular (self). Its plural b

19、ecause truth and beauty are two things.It is singular because they are ultimately one unity.4. Down by the Salley Gardens Answer the following questions:1) Whats the main idea of the poem? The poem carries a flavor of romance, yet it is more a poem about the fundanmental question on life: how to liv

20、e and enjoy. The speakers lover is like a wise person who knows all the rules of the game in life. Love, life, these two are surely the things every single human being cant expect to bypass lightly.They are essential to every human being.Love and lif eare like leaves on the tree and grass on the wei

21、rs. Leaves and grass have their own rule of living determined by nature.So here the poet seems to say love and life can be best enjoyed when we treat them in the natural way,that is, in accordance with the rule of nature. In this sense, the poem can be regarded as a manifestation of Yeats belief tha

22、t there is too much human interference in modern life, which really against the rule of nature.2) Whats the rhyming scheme of the poem? Ababcbdb efefcgdg3) Whom does “I”actually represent? “I ” in the poem is actually of all individual beings. 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