英文诗歌分析全文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.解析题目：Hischoiceoftygerhasusuallybeeninterpretedasbeingforeffect,perhapstorenderanexoticoralienqualityofthe

16、beast,orbecauseitsnotreallyaboutatigeratall,butametaphor.TheMeter:trocheetetrameter.(thepoemisintrochaictetrameter)Thepoemiscomprisedofsixquatrains(Aquatrainisafour-linestanza)inrhymedcouplets.TheRhymeScheme：aabbwithanearrhyme(近似韵)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.(首语重复法)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摧毁了你我的生命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