Robert Lee Frost 罗伯特 佛罗斯特

RobertLeeFrost(1874-1963)Themostpopularmodernpoet4timeswinningPulitzerPrizesApoemappreciationStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening

RobertFrostWhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,

Hishouseisinthevillagethough.

Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,

Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,

Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear,

Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,

Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,

Toaskifthereissomemistake.

Theonlyothersound'sthesweep,

Ofeasywindanddownyflake.Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep.

ButIhavepromisestokeep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

雪夜林畔小驻（译）余光中想来我认识这座森林，

林主的庄宅就在邻村，

却不会见我在此驻马，

看他林中积雪的美景。我的小马一定颇惊讶：

四望不见有什么农家，

偏是一年最暗的黄昏，

寒林和冰湖之间停下。它摇一摇身上的串铃，

问我这地方该不该停。

此外只有轻风拂雪片，

再也听不见其他声音。森林又暗又深真可羡，

但我还要守一些诺言，

还要赶多少路才安眠，

还要赶多少路才安眠。WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;林主的庄宅就在邻村

；想来我认识这座森林

，(IthinkIknowwhosewoodstheseare)AnalysisofthePoem

woods:nature&village:humansociety

Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.看他林中积雪的美景

。确不会见我在此驻马

，

这里，我们不妨把未露面的树林主人及其房屋村落看作是诗人精心设计的一个象征，其含义是现实世界和人群。而诗歌中的旅行者显然独自一人伫立于代表大自然的树林和代表现实世界的村落之间，思索自己的选择和方向。TheownerofthewoodsMylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer，Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear，Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake，Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.我的小马一定颇惊讶

，四望不见有什么农家

，偏是一年最暗的黄昏，寒林和冰湖之间停下。奇怪的原因使读者看到大雪纷飞的同时，更感觉到一阵刺骨的寒冷。Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake，Toaskifthereissomemistake.问我这地方该不该停。它摇一摇身上的串铃，诗人借助马儿的铃声在这洁白寂静的世界中加入了声响，马儿似乎以铃声来责怪主人的奇怪选择。1）Myhorse2）Personification拟人Theonlyothersound’sthesweep,Ofeasywindanddownyflake.此外只有清风拂雪片，再也听不见其它声音。1)Alliteration2)连续的[s]音另人似乎耳闻风吹树林的嗖嗖声和雪飘的簌簌声Lightandgentlesoftandfeathery绒毛般的Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,但我还要守一些诺言，森林又暗又深真可羡，诗人来自社会，尽管大自然的魅力使他流连忘返，但他最终决定回归社会。社会职责和义务1）Alliteration头韵2）强调树林的幽暗和深邃AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.还要赶多少路才安眠。还有赶多少路才安眠，采用重叠句的形式以强调肩负责任之重大。诗人承担起自己所应担负的社会责任，寻求自己人生的真正意义。WritingSkills

RhythmandRhyme(格律)：thispoemiswritteninIambictetrameter(四步抑扬格),therhymeschemeisAABA,BBCB,CCDC,DDDD,whichiscalledinterlockingenclosedrhyme.Withinthefourlinesofeachstanza,thefirst,second,andfourthlinesrhyme.Thethirdlinedoesnot,butitsetsuptherhymesforthenextstanza.Forexample,inthethirdstanza,“queer”,”near“,and“year”allrhyme,but“lake”rhymeswith“shake”,”mistake“,and”flake“inthefollowingstanza.这种韵式叫连锁抱韵，即每一诗节的第1,2,4行押韵，第3行的尾韵成为下一诗节的韵脚。(oldfashionedortraditionalform)(2)RhetoricalDevice(修辞)：

Alliteration(头韵)sound&sleep;dark&deep

Personification(拟人)

“he”—horse“Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer.”

“Toaskifthereissomemistake.”

Repetition(重复)

“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“lovely,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