英文詩歌分析全文Lamb、tyger、rose

1、Thelamb1 TheLambisapoembyWilliamBlake,publishedinSongsofInnocencein1789.LikemanyofBlakesworks,thepoemisaboutChristianity.Thewholecollectionispervadedwithabreathofsimplicityandfancy.Poeticstructure2 rhymescheme:AABBCCDDAAAAEFGGFEAA“TheLamb”thwaosstanzas,eachcontainingfiverhymedcouplets.3 Thelayoutiss

2、etupbytwostanzaswiththerefrain:LittleLambwhomadetheeDostthouknowwhomadetheeInthefirststanza,thespeakerwonderswhothelambscreatoris;theanswerliesattheendofthepoem.Herewefindaphysicaldescriptionofthelamb,seenasapureandgentlecreature.Inthesecondstanza,thelambiscomparedwiththeinfantJesus,aswellasbetweent

3、helambandthespeakerssoul.Inthelasttwolinesthespeakeridentifiesthecreator:God.Rhetoricaldevices1 Thepoembeginswiththequestion,“LittleLamb,whomadetheeThespea”ker,achild,asksthelambaboutitsorigins:howitcameintobeing,howitacquireditsparticularmanneroffeeding,its“clothing”ofwool,its“tendervoice.”2 Inthen

4、extstanza,thespeakerattemptsariddlinganswertohisownquestion:thelambwasmadebyonewho“callshimselfaLamb,onewh”oresemblesinhisgentlenessboththechildandthelamb.s chant.Repetitioninthefirstandlastcoupletofeachstanzamakestheselinesintoarefrain,andhelpstogivethepoemitssong-likequality.Theflowingsoftvowelsou

5、ndscontributetothiseffect,andalsosuggestthebleatingofalamborthelispingcharacterofachildTheme1 ThelambisacommonmetaphorforJesusChrist,whoisalsocalledtheTheLambofGod2 Blakeinthesongsofinnocence，withchildishlifespointofview，showsafullofloveandkindness,compassionandhappyworld.Thepoemhasjust20lines,butde

6、pictsthecharacterofgentlenessvividly.3 Thepoetsdescriptionaboutthelambskindnessandgen,taleimnesstsoexpresstheirfeelingoflifeandnature,andtheyearningfortheuniverseandharmoniousunderstanding.4 Henotonlysingspraiseofgentlelamb,butalsothemysticalpowerthatcancreatethelamb.HeretheGod,JesusandtheLambarejus

7、ttheonething.TheTygerTyger!|Tyger!|burning|brightInthe|forests|ofthe|night,Whatim|mortal|handor|eyeCould|framethy|fearful|symmetry？Analysis:Inthethisverse,theauthorcomparesthefiercenessofatigertoaburningpresenceindarkforests.Hewonderswhatimmortalpowercouldcreatesuchafearfulbeast.*Line1isanexampleofs

8、ynecdoche（提喻）,aliterarydeviceusedwhenapartrepresentsthewholeorthewholerepresentsapart.Inline1Tyger!Tyger!burningbrightalludestothepredatorseyes.Inwhat|distant|deepsor|skiesBurntthe|fireof|thineeyes?Onwhat|wingsdare|heas|pireWhatthe|hand,dare|seizethe|fire？Analysis:Herethepoetcomparestheburningeyesof

9、thetigertodistantfirethatonlysomeonewithwingscouldreach.ThepoetwonderswheresuchapowerfulfirecouldhavecomeAndwhat|shoulder,|andwhat|art,Could|twistthe|sinews|ofthy|heartAndwhen|thyheart|beganto|beat,Whatdread|handand|whatdread|feetAnalysis:Inthethirdstanzawehaveametaphorgivingusavisionaskillfulandpow

10、erfulblacksmithcreatingthetigersbeatingheartawakeningapowerfulbeast.Thephrase“.twistthesinewsofthyheartisalsoanallusiontoahardheartednessthatabeastofpreymusthavetowardsthecreaturesitkills.Whatthe|hammer|whatthe|chain？Inwhat|furnace|wasthy|brain？Whatthe|anvil|whatdread|graspDareits|deadly|terrors|cla

11、sp？Analysis:Thisversecontinuestheallusiontoacreator,who,havingmadethefearsomebeast,mustconfrontwiththesheerterrorofatigersnatureWhenthe|starsthrew|downtheir|spears,Andwa|terdhea|venwith|theirtears,Didhe|smilehis|workto|see？Didhe|whomade|theLamb|maketheeAnalysis:Inthefifthstanza,theauthor,withbeautif

12、ulrhetoric(personification),describesamarvelouscreationprocesslikeningstarlighttoasymbolicdestructiveprocess.Theauthorwonderswhetherthecreatorofthefierceandpredatorytigercouldmakethedocile,gentlelamb.Heseesaconflictbetweenthecreationofheartless,burningpredatoranditspotentialvictim,thelamb.Tyger!|Tyg

13、er!|burning|brightInthe|forests|ofthe|nightWhatim|mortal|handor|eyeDare|framethy|fearful|symmetryAnalysis:Thefinalverseisbutareprise,almostachorus.Itservesthepurposeofrepeatingthewondrousquestionofthetigerscreationandgivesthereaderanotherchancetoenjoytherhetoricalandalreadyansweredquestion,Whatimmor

14、talhandoreyeTheanswerliesinthereadersinterpretationofcreation:DidGodcreatethefearsomealongwiththegentleWhydoesHeallowthetigertoburninthedarkforest,whilethelambgambolsintheglenunderthestarsofthatverycreationTheauthorleavesituptothereadertodecide.Theimportantthingisthequestion,nottheanswer.Backgroundi

15、nformation:TheTygerisapoembytheEnglishpoetWilliamBlake.ItwaspublishedaspartofhiscollectionSongsofExperiencein1794.TheCambridgeCompaniontoWilliamBlake(2003)callsitthemostanthologizedpoeminEnglish.解析題目：Hischoiceoftygerhasusuallybeeninterpretedasbeingforeffect,perhapstorenderanexoticoralienqualityofthe

16、beast,orbecauseitsnotreallyaboutatigeratall,butametaphor.TheMeter:trocheetetrameter.(thepoemisintrochaictetrameter)Thepoemiscomprisedofsixquatrains(Aquatrainisafour-linestanza)inrhymedcouplets.TheRhymeScheme：aabbwithanearrhyme(近似韻)endingthefirstandlaststanzas,drawingattentiontothetigersfearfulsymmet

17、ry.Rhetoricaldevices1RepetitionofTygerinline1,dareinlines7&8,heartinlines10&11,whatinlines12,13,&15,Didheinlines19-20,andseveralrepeatsinstanzas1&2establishthepoemsnurseryrhymelikerhythm.2 AlliterationinTheTygeraboundsandhelpscreateasing-songrhythm.Examplesincludethefollowing:burningbright(1)frameth

18、yfearful(4)distantdeeps(5)whatwings(7)begantobeat(11)dareitsdeadly(16)hewho(20)3 Symbolism：(1)thetigerrepresentsthedangersofmortality;(powerfulforcewithterror,mysteryandviolenceeg:fearfulsymmetry,dreadhand,obscureinsymbolicmeaning)(2)thefireimagerysymbolizestrials(3) theforestofthenightrepresentsunk

19、nownrealmsorchallenges;(4) theblacksmithrepresentstheCreator;(5) thefearfulsymmetrysymbolizestheexistenceofbothgoodandevil,theknowledgethatthereisoppositioninallthings,aratherfearfulsymmetryindeed.*SymbolsTheLamb:GodDistantDeeps:HellTheTiger:Evil(orSatan)Skies:Heaven4 Metaphor:Comparethetigerseyesto

20、fire.5 Anaphora:Repetitionofwhatatthebeginningofsentencesorclauses.(首語重復(fù)法)Example:Whatdreadhandandwhatdreadfeet/WhatthehammerwhatthechainThemeThepoemismoreaboutthecreatorofthetigerthanitisaboutthetigeritself.ThepoetwasatalosstoexplainhowthesameGodwhomadethelambcouldmakethetiger.So,thethemeis:humansa

21、reincapableoffullyunderstandingthemindofGodandthemysteryofhishandiwork.COMPARISONbetweenthelambandthetyger, a reflection of similar idea1 TheTygeristhesisterpoemto“TheLamb“SongsofInnocencefromadifferentperspective,butitfocusesmoreongoodnessthanevil.2 Botharecreationpoems3 Structureofthe“TheLamb”ismo

22、reobviouslysingularwhencomparedwiththecomplexityof“TheTiger,”whosecomplexityisachievedthroughlayeredquestionswithoutanswers,whiletheLambposesasimple,singularquestionandthendirectlyanswersit.啊 玫瑰 你病了那看不見的蟲在夜里飛翔在呼嘯的暴風(fēng)雨中發(fā)現(xiàn)了你深紅色快活的床他黑色的秘戀摧毀了你我的生命ThesickroseORose,thouartsick.TheinvisiblewormThatfliesinth

23、enightInthehowlingstormHasfoundoutthybedOfcrimsonjoy,AndhisdarksecretloveDoesthylifedestroy.Analysisrhymescheme:abcb(2quatrainsor2stanzas)images:rose,worm,storm,bed1 Line1:TheformofaddressOroseiscalledanapostrophe.Theroseherecouldbeametaphorforloveorpassion2 Line2-3:Invisiblemightbeametaphorforthewo

24、rmsquietactofdestruction.3 Line4:Thespeakermentionsahowlingstorm,whichgivesthepoemamoreominoustone.metaphor forHowlingremindsusofdogsorwolves;thesoundsofthoseanimalsarehereathestorm4 Line5-6:Bedmightrefertoaplotofgroundinwhichtheroseisgrowing,whichitsnotaliteralbedwithpillows,butametaphorfortheploto

25、fground.Orbedcanrefertotherosespetals,whichisaplacewhereinsectsrestorsleep.Inaddition,thewormmanagestowormhiswayintotherosesbed,whichsuggestssomekindofsexualact.5 Lines7-8:Thespeakerdescribeshowthewormdestroystherosewithhisdarksecretlove.Itisanexampleofpersonification,wherehumancharacteristicsoremot

26、ions(love)areattributedtonon-humanthings(namelytheworm).TheRoseTheroseexistsasabeautifulobjectthathasbecomeinfectedbyaworm;alsoasaliteraryrose,theconventionalsymboloflove.Itsymbolizesinnocence,natureandevenpre-industrialEnglandfallunderthismoreencompassingcategory.Thespeakeropensbyapostrophizingtherose,immediatelysettingatoneofdespairthatisintensifiedbytheepithetof“sick.T”heroseresidesina“bed”,pwuhnicdh