On-the-Grasshopper-and-the-Cricket

1、诗歌赏析 胡晓磊 08英教(3)班 05080309On the Grasshopper and the CricketBy John Keats The poetry of earth is never dead：When all the birds are faint with the hot sun，And hide in cooling trees， a voice will runFrom hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead；That is the Grasshopper'she takes the leadIn summer lux

2、ury，he has never doneWith his delights； for when tired out with funHe rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.The poetry of earth is ceasing never：On a lone winter evening， when the frostHas wrought silence， from the stove there shrillsThe Cricket's song， in warmth increasing ever，And seems to

3、one in drowsiness half lost，The Grasshopper's among some grassy hills大地的诗啊永远不会死：当骄阳炎炎使百鸟昏晕，躲进了树荫，却有个声音在草地边、树篙间飘荡不止；那是蝈蝈在领喝，在奢华的夏日它的欢乐永远消耗不尽，因为如果它唱得疲倦过分，就在草寸下享受片刻的闲适。大地的诗啊永远不会停：在寂寞的冬夜里，当霜雪织出一片静寂，炉边的蛐蛐尖声吟唱，歌声随着温度上升，使人在睡意朦胧中恍惚听得，绿草如茵的山坡上蝈蝈的歌曲。 （飞白译） It belongs to the Petrarchan sonnet. The rhythm o

4、f the poem is orderly and vivid for it has various changes: abba abba cde cde. This poem can be regarded as the ode of nature. By describing the music of grasshopper in summer and the song of cricket in winter, it presents the theme that the music of nature lasts forever. The poem pays more attentio

5、n to create the atmosphere. For instance, the integration of movement and stillness makes the scene lively. “The new-mown mead”, “birds are faint with the hot sun” and “hide in cooling trees” show that summer is full of vigour and they also embody the beauty of the music of grasshopper in summer. “I

6、n summer luxury，he has never done/ With his delights； for when tired out with fun/ He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.” It mainly expresses great happiness. At the second verse, the poem presents a lonely and cold winter with a warm atmosphere among people highlight the pleasant songs of cr

7、ickets in winter. By praising the beauty of relatively unbeautiful seasons and common insects, the poet wants to show that nature is ever beautiful. This poem mainly uses the device of personification. For instance,“ With his delights; for when tired out with fun/ He rests at ease beneath some pleas

8、ant weed.” Here, grasshopper is regarded as a person. He can also feel delight and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of summer day. “The Cricket's song， in warmth increasing ever，/And seems to one in drowsiness half lost”, it suggests that cricket can sings and the beauty of its song. Besides, the poem also makes a contrast between the first verse and the second one: summer to winter. In con