英美诗歌鉴赏-ToHelen-致海伦

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ToHelen

Helen，thybeautyistome

LikethoseNiceanbarks平底船ofyore,很久以前

Thatgently，o’eraperfumed芳香的sea,

Theweary疲倦的，wayworn平底船很久以前芳香的疲倦的旅行累了的漫游者，旅行者

Ondesperateseaslongwonttoroam漫步，漫游，

Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,

ThyNaiadairshavebroughtmehome

TotheglorythatwasGreece

Andthegrandeur漫步，漫游壮丽，宏伟

Lo!inyonbrilliantwindow-niche壁龛

Howstatue-like向雕像一样Iseetheestand,

Theagate壁龛向雕像一样玛瑙的ThewriterEdgarAllenPoewasbornin1809.Hisfatherdesertedthefamily，andhismotherdiedwhenPoewasthree。Poewastakenintothehomeofhisuncle.In1826，heenteredtheUniversityofVirginia,onlytodropoutlater。HewassenttoWestPointanddismissed，too。Thenheturnedtofictionwritingtosupporthimself.Heworkedasaneditorthroughouthislife.Hiswife’sdeathin1847，drovePoetoheavydrinkingoccasionally.Onedayin1849,hewasfoundunconsciousonaBaltimorestreetandthenPoeestablishedhimselfasasuccessfulshortstorywriterandliterarycritic。Hesucceededinformulatinginfluentialliterarytheoriesandindemonstratingmasteryoftheformshefavored_hinghlymusicalpoemsandshortprosenarratives.HistheoryofshortfictionisbestexemplifiedinLigeiaandTheFallofTheHouseofUsher，whichwastobecomeoneofhismostfamousstories。PoewroteToHelenasareflectiononthebeautyofMrs.Standardwhodiedin1824。SheencouragedPoetowritepoemswhenhewas14。Poeregardedherashisfirst，purelove。First,letusseethecleverrhymesinthisgreatpoem。Alliteration:the/w/in“

Theweary，waywornwandererbore”andthe/s/in“

Howstatue—likeIseetheestand"。assonance:both“like”and“Nicean”havethevowel/ai/；both“wont”and“roam"havethevowel//;“agate”，“lamp"and“hand”allhavethevowel//。Rhyme：“me”and“sea”；"yore”，”bore"and“shore”；“roam”,“home”and“Rome”.Therhymesmakesthepoemcontainmusicalcharmandmoreattractivetoread.ThetitleexpressedhowbeautifulMrs。Standardwasbyjustoneword-Helen，who，inGreekstory,wasthemostbeautifulwomanintheworldandalsolightedtheflamesoftheTrojanwar．Butthatisnotenough，weseethepoetusedsimilestocontinuehispraise.Hecomparedherto“Niceanbarksofyore”whichbroughttired“wanderers”home.The/w/in“

Theweary,waywornwandererbore”bringoutthetiredfacesvividly。Theladyarenotdoll,shecouldbroughtpeaceandrelief。MaybethatishowthewriterthoughtaboutMrs.Standard。Inthesecondpart，thepoetdescribedjusttwobodyparts,“Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,”shortbutvivid，justletthereaderimaginethepictureofabeautywhoisclassicjustlikethegoddessintheGreekstory。Theword“Greece"and“Rome”werementionedinthispart，weknowGreeceandRomearetwoidealplacesintheheartofwesternpeople.Ithinkthataddestothewoman'sclassicbeautyagain.Inthethirdpart，thereisanothersimile,“Howstatue-likeIseetheestand,”thewomanisjustlikeastatuewhichwillneverbecomeoldoruglyandwillremainforever。“Psyche"meanssoulinGreek,sointhispart，theimageofthewomanistotallydifferent，shehasnotonlyphysicalbeautybutalsospiritualbeauty.

Althoughthispoemwasmadetomemorizealadywhohadalreadypassedby,thereisnosadnessinthelines。Thepoetexpressedhisadmirationandloveasmuchas