英文诗歌分析全文Lamb、tyger、rose

1、英文诗歌分析全文Lamb tyger、roseThe lamb1 "The Lamb" is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Like many of Blake's works, the poem is about Christianity. The whole collection is pervaded with a breath of simplicity and fancy.Poetic structure1 rhyme scheme: AA BB CC D

2、D AA AA EF GG FE AA“ TheLamt” has two stanzas, each containing five rhymed couplets.2 The layout is set up by two stanzas with the refrain: "Little Lamb who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?"In the first sta nza, the speaker won ders who the lamb's creator is; the answer lies at

3、 the end of the poem. Here we find a physical description of the lamb, see n as a pure and gen tle creature. In the second stanza, the lamb is compared with the infant Jesus, as well as between the lamb and the speaker's soul. I n the last two lines the speaker ide ntifies the creator: God.Rheto

4、rical devices1 The poem begins with the question,“ LittleLamb, who made thee? ”The speaker, a child, asks the lamb about its origins: how it came into being, how it acquired its particular manner offeeding, its“ clothing of wool, its “ tender力voice.2 In the next stanza, riddling answer to his was ma

5、de by one who one who resembles in child and the lamb.the speaker attempts a own questi on: the lamb“callshimself a Lamb,” his gentleness both theRepetiti onin the firstand last couplet of eachstanza makes these lines intoa refrai n,andhelps to give the poem its son g-like quality. The flow ing soft

6、 vowel sounds con tribute to this effect, and also suggest the bleati ng of a lamb orthe lisping character of a child' s chant.Theme1 The lamb is a comm on metaphor for JesusChrist, who is also called the "The Lamb ofGod"2 Blake in the songs of innocence, with childish life's point

7、 of view, shows a full of love and kindness, compassion and happy world. The poem has just 20 lin es, but depicts the character of gen tle ness vividly.3 The poet ' sdescription about the lamb' kindness and gentleness, aims to express their feeling of life and nature, and the yearning for th

8、e uni verse and harm onious un dersta nding.4 He not only sings praise of gentle lamb, but also the mystical power that can create the lamb. Here the God, Jesus and the Lamb are just the one thing.The TygerTyger!Tyger!bur ningbrightIn theforestsof thenight,What immortalhand oreyeCouldframe thyfearfu

9、lsymmetry?An alysis: In the this verse, the author compares the fierce ness of a tiger to a bur ning prese nee in dark forests. He won ders what immortal power could create such a fearful beast.* Line 1 is an example of synecdoche提喻）,a literary device used when a part represents the whole or the who

10、le represents a part. In line 1 "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright" alludes to the predator's eyes.In whatdista ntdeeps orskiesBurnt thefire ofthi ne eyes?On whatwings darehe aspireWhat thehand, dareseize thefire?Analysis: Here the poetcompares the burnieyes of the tiger to dista nt fire th

11、at only some one with wings could reach. The poet won ders where such a powerful fire could have comesin ewsofAnd what | shoulder, | and what | art, Could | twist the thy | heartAnd whe nthy heartbega n tobeat,What dread | hand ? and | what dread feet?Analysis: In the third stanza we have a metaphor

12、 giving us a vision a skillful and powerful blacksmith creating the tiger's beating heart awake ning a powerful beast.The phrase “twistthe sinews of thy heart" is also an allusion to a hardheartedness that a beast of prey must have towards the creatures it kills.What the | hammer? | what th

13、e |cha in?In what |furnace|was thy | brain?What the |an vil?| what dread | graspDare its | deadly | terrors | clasp?Analysis: This verse continues the allusion to a creator, who, having made the fearsome beast, must confront with the sheer terror of a tiger's natureWhe n the stars threwdow n the

14、irspears,And wa | ter' d hea | ven with | their tears, Did he | smile his | work to | see?Did he | who made | the Lamb | make thee? Analysis: In the fifth stanza,the author, with beautiful rhetoric (personification),describes a marvelous creati on process like ning starlight to a symbolic destru

15、ctive process.The author won ders whether the creator of the fierce and predatory tiger could make the docile, gentle lamb. He sees a conflict between the creation of heartless, burning predator and its pote ntial victim, the lamb.Tyger! | Tyger! | bur ning | bright In the | forests | of the | ni gh

16、t What im | mortal | hand or | eye Dare | frame thy | fearful | symmetry? An alysis: The final verse is but a reprise, almost a chorus. It serves the purpose of repeati ng the wondrous question of the tiger's creation and gives the reader another chanee to enjoy the rhetorical and already an swe

17、red questi on, "What immortal hand or eye?"The answer lies in the reader's interpretation of creation: Did God create the fearsome along with the gen tle? Why does He allow the tiger to bur n in the dark forest, while the lamb gambols in the gle n un der the stars of that very creati o

18、n?The author leaves it up to the reader to decide. The important thing is the question, not the an swer.Backgro und in formati on: The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. The Cambridge Companion to William B

19、lake (2003) calls it "the most an thologized poem in En glish."解析题目：His choice of "tyger" has usually been interpreted as being for effect, perhaps to ren der an "exotic or alie n quality of the beast", or because it's not really about a "tiger" at all,but

20、 a metaphor.The Meter: trochee tetrameter. (the poem is in trochaic tetrameter)The poem is comprised of six quatrains (A quatrain is a four-line stanza) in rhymed couplets. The Rhyme Scheme:aa bb with anear rhyme(近似韵)ending the first and last sta nzas, draw ing atte nti on to the tiger's "f

21、earful symmetry."Rhetorical devices1 Repetition of "Tyger" in line 1, "dare" in lines7 & 8, "heart" in lines 10 & 11, "what" in Iines12, 13, & 15, "Did he" in lines 19-20, and several repeats in stanzas 1 & 2 establish the poem&#

22、39;s nu rsery rhyme like rhythm.2 Alliterati on in "The Tyger" abo unds and helps create a sin g-s ong rhythm. Examples in clude the followi ng:"burni ng bright" (1) "frame thy fearful (4) "distant deeps" (5) "what wings" (7) "began to beat" (11

23、) "dare its deadly" (16)"he who" (20)3 Symbolism :(1) the tiger represe nts the dan gers of mortality; (powerful force with terror, mystery and violenee eg: fearful symmetry, dread hand, obscure in symbolic meaning)(2) the fire imagery symbolizes trials(3) the forest of the night

24、 represents unknown realms or challe nges;(4) the blacksmith represe nts the Creator;(5) the fearful symmetry symbolizes the existe nee of both good and evil, the kno wledge that there is opposition in all things, a rather fearful symmetry in deed.* SymbolsThe Lamb: GodDista nt Deeps: HellThe Tiger:

25、 Evil (or Sata n)Skies: Heave n4 Metaphor: Compare the tiger ' s eyes to fire.5 An aphora: Repetiti on of what at the begi nning of sentences or clauses.(首语重复法)Example: What dread hand and what dread feet?/ What the hammer? what the cha in?ThemeThe poem is more about the creator of the tiger tha

26、n it is about the tiger itself. The poet was at a loss to expla in how the same God who made the lamb could make the tiger. So, the theme is: huma ns are in capable of fully un dersta nding the mind of God and the mystery of his han diwork.COMPARISON between the lamb and the tyger1 "The Tyger&q

27、uot; is the sister poem to“ The Lamb"“ Songsof Innocence ” reflection of similarideas from a differe nt perspective, but it focuses more on good ness tha n evil.2 Both are creati on poems3 Structure of the “ The Lamb”is moreobviously singular when compared with the complexity of “ The Tiger, ”

28、whose complexity is achieved through layered questions withoutanswers, while the Lamb poses a simple,sin gular questi on and the n directly an swers it.The sick roseO Rose, thou art sick.The in visible worm That flies in the ni ghtIn the howli ng storm Has found out thy bed Of crims on joy,And his d

29、ark secret love啊玫瑰你病了 那看不见的虫 在夜里飞翔 在呼啸的暴风雨中 发现了你深红色 快活的床 他黑色的秘恋Does thy life destroy.摧毁了你我的生命An alysisrhyme scheme: abcb (2 quatra ins or 2 sta nzas) images: rose, worm, storm, bed1 Line 1: The form of address "O rose"iscalled an apostrophe. The rose here could be a metaphor for love or pa

30、ssi on2 Line 2-3: "I nvisible" might be a metaphor for the worm's quiet act of destructi on.3 Line 4: The speaker mentions a "howlingstorm," which gives the poem a more ominous tone. "Howling" reminds us of dogs or wolves; the sounds of those ani mals are here a met

31、aphor for the storm4 Line 5-6: "Bed" might refer to a plot of ground in which the rose is growing, which it's not a literal bed with pillows, but a metaphor for the plot of ground. Or bed can refer to the rose's petals, which is a place where in sects rest or sleep. In additi on, t

32、he worm man ages to worm his way into the rose's bed, which suggests some kind of sexual act.5 Lines 7-8: The speaker describes how the worm "destroys" the rose with his "dark secret love." It is an example of pers on ificati on, where human characteristics or emotions (love)

33、 are attributed to non-human things (namely the worm).The Rose The rose exists as a beautiful object that has become infected by a worm; also as a literary rose, the conventional symbol of love. Itsymbolizes innocen ce, n ature and eve n pre-in dustrialEn gla nd fall un der this moreen compass ing category. The speaker ope ns by apostrophizing the rose, immediately setting a tone of despair that is inten sified by the epithet of “ sickThe rose resi