Robert Lee Frost 羅伯特 佛羅斯特

RobertLeeFrost(1874-1963)Themostpopularmodernpoet4timeswinningPulitzerPrizesApoemappreciationStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening

RobertFrostWhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,

Hishouseisinthevillagethough.

Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,

Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,

Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear,

Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,

Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,

Toaskifthereissomemistake.

Theonlyothersound'sthesweep,

Ofeasywindanddownyflake.Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep.

ButIhavepromisestokeep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

雪夜林畔小駐（譯）余光中想來我認識這座森林，

林主的莊宅就在鄰村，

卻不會見我在此駐馬，

看他林中積雪的美景。我的小馬一定頗驚訝：

四望不見有什么農(nóng)家，

偏是一年最暗的黃昏，

寒林和冰湖之間停下。它搖一搖身上的串鈴，

問我這地方該不該停。

此外只有輕風拂雪片，

再也聽不見其他聲音。森林又暗又深真可羨，

但我還要守一些諾言，

還要趕多少路才安眠，

還要趕多少路才安眠。WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;林主的莊宅就在鄰村

；想來我認識這座森林

，(IthinkIknowwhosewoodstheseare)AnalysisofthePoem

woods:nature&village:humansociety

Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.看他林中積雪的美景

。確不會見我在此駐馬

，

這里，我們不妨把未露面的樹林主人及其房屋村落看作是詩人精心設(shè)計的一個象征，其含義是現(xiàn)實世界和人群。而詩歌中的旅行者顯然獨自一人佇立于代表大自然的樹林和代表現(xiàn)實世界的村落之間，思索自己的選擇和方向。TheownerofthewoodsMylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer，Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear，Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake，Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.我的小馬一定頗驚訝

，四望不見有什么農(nóng)家

，偏是一年最暗的黃昏，寒林和冰湖之間停下。奇怪的原因使讀者看到大雪紛飛的同時，更感覺到一陣刺骨的寒冷。Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake，Toaskifthereissomemistake.問我這地方該不該停。它搖一搖身上的串鈴，詩人借助馬兒的鈴聲在這潔白寂靜的世界中加入了聲響，馬兒似乎以鈴聲來責怪主人的奇怪選擇。1）Myhorse2）Personification擬人Theonlyothersound’sthesweep,Ofeasywindanddownyflake.此外只有清風拂雪片，再也聽不見其它聲音。1)Alliteration2)連續(xù)的[s]音另人似乎耳聞風吹樹林的嗖嗖聲和雪飄的簌簌聲Lightandgentlesoftandfeathery絨毛般的Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,但我還要守一些諾言，森林又暗又深真可羨，詩人來自社會，盡管大自然的魅力使他流連忘返，但他最終決定回歸社會。社會職責和義務(wù)1）Alliteration頭韻2）強調(diào)樹林的幽暗和深邃AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.還要趕多少路才安眠。還有趕多少路才安眠，采用重疊句的形式以強調(diào)肩負責任之重大。詩人承擔起自己所應(yīng)擔負的社會責任，尋求自己人生的真正意義。WritingSkills

RhythmandRhyme(格律)：thispoemiswritteninIambictetrameter(四步抑揚格),therhymeschemeisAABA,BBCB,CCDC,DDDD,whichiscalledinterlockingenclosedrhyme.Withinthefourlinesofeachstanza,thefirst,second,andfourthlinesrhyme.Thethirdlinedoesnot,butitsetsuptherhymesforthenextstanza.Forexample,inthethirdstanza,“queer”,”near“,and“year”allrhyme,but“l(fā)ake”rhymeswith“shake”,”mistake“,and”flake“inthefollowingstanza.這種韻式叫連鎖抱韻，即每一詩節(jié)的第1,2,4行押韻，第3行的尾韻成為下一詩節(jié)的韻腳。(oldfashionedortraditionalform)(2)RhetoricalDevice(修辭)：

Alliteration(頭韻)sound&sleep;dark&deep

Personification(擬人)

“he”—horse“Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer.”

“Toaskifthereissomemistake.”

Repetition(重復(fù))

“andmilestogobeforeIsleep,

andmilestogobeforeIsleep.”Superficialmeaning:thereisstillalongdistancebeforethespeaker

arrivesathomeandsleeps.Impliedmeaning:therearestillnumerousresponsibilitiesbeforethe

speaker’slifecomestoanend.(3)Images/Symbolism(意象/象征)Woods--Themysteryofnature;thetemptationsinourlifeVillage&He(theownerofthewoods)—Humanworld&societySnow--SomethingofpurityPromises--Theunavoidableresponsibilities&obligationsMiles--Longdistance;theheavydutyoflifeSleep--Restduringnight;theendoflife(death)

Iamonmyway--Thejourneyoflife

Summary

Stanza1WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,AHishouseisinthevillagethough,AHewillnotseemestoppinghere,BTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.A

Thefirststanzatellsusthatthemanisstoppinginfrontofthewoodsownedbyanotherpersoninthevillage--thevillageandtheownercanbothrepresenthumansociety.Onlythemaniswatchingthewoodsbeingfilledupwithsnow.Thewoodsandsnowcanbothhintatnaturaloccurrences.

Stanza2Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,BTostopwithoutafarmhousenear,BBetweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,CThedarkesteveningoftheyear.BThisstanzasaysthelocationisfarfromcivilization(farmhouse),light(darkestevening)andwarmth(frozenlake)thateventhehorsewouldthinkthemanisqueertostopthere.

Stanza3Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,CToaskifthereissomemistake.

CTheonlyothersound’sthesweep,

DOfeasywindanddownyflake.CTheclimaxofthewholepoemiswhenthemaniswokenupbyhishorseandstepsoutoffantasybuthefindshimselfinacontradictionbetweenrealityandfantasy.

Stanza4Thewoodsarelovely,dark,anddeep,DButIhavepromisestokeep,DAndmilestogobeforeIsleep,DAndmilestogobeforeIsleep.DThisstanzarevealsthewoods’attractiontowardsthemanasitis“l(fā)ovely,darkanddeep”.Italsoshowstheman’sdeterminationtobreakawayfromsuchaesthetictemptationbecausehehastotakeonworldlyburdensandresponsibilities(“promises”).

Theme

Thispoemstressesa

centralconflictbetweenman'senjoymentofnaturalbeautyandhisresponsibilityin

society.Thisshowsaman'sdespairingcouragetoseekoutthemeaningoflife.FormThepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Eachlineisiambic,withfourstressedsyllables:Withinthefourlinesofeachstanza,thefirst,second,andfourthlinesrhyme.Thethirdlinedoesnot,butitsetsuptherhymesforthenextstanza(aaba

bbcb…).Thenotableexceptiontothispatterncomesinthefinalstanza,wherethethirdlinerhymeswiththeprevioustwoandisrepeatedasthefourthline.(dddd)TakenfromNewHampsh