I wandered lonely as a cloud.ppt

1、I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,-William Wordsworth,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (我如行云独自游),I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high oer vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.,我独游于天际，

2、如一朵流云 凌空于谷峰，飘然然悠闲。 忽地，我看见了一群， 一簇簇金黄色的水仙； 看，在树之荫，湖之缘， 在微风中，她们舞姿翩翩。,Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.,她们似银河星钻，连延不断， 碧银银，闪闪发光， 沿着湖湾的水缘线，

3、伸向无穷无尽的远方： 一瞥去便是一万朵， 轻舞中花首频颠簸。,The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought.,波光里的涟漪也舞弄清影，却 怎比得水仙的欢快；伴有这等喜悦， 诗人如何不快！ 我久久凝视但毫无答复，可知这景致给予我多少财

4、富：,For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.,每当我久卧不眠， 心绪空荡，或忧思难抱，她们便闪现在心田， 正如寂寥中的光照； 于是我的心儿满溢着欢畅， 同这群水仙起舞歌唱！,Life Experience,William Wordsworth (1

5、770-1850) Mother died when he was eight and Father died when he was 13 Visited France in 1790 In 1795 the Wordsworth stayed in a cottage in Dorset, where they met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. poet laureate,William Wordsworth (1770-1850),Representative of the paasive Romantic poets. Hi

6、s poetry is a voice of comprehensive humanity and one that inspires his audience to see the world freshly, sympathetically and naturally. simplicity and purity of his language,Lake poets,Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey were known as Lake Poets because they lived and knew one another in the last fe

7、w years of the 18th century in the district of the great lakes in Northwestern England.,Major works,1. Lyrical Ballads ( 抒情歌谣集，1798) 2.Lucy Poems (露茜，1799) 3.Sonnet (1802): “Westminster Bridge” “Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood 4 Poems in Two Volume (1807): “I

8、Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” ; “The Solitary Reaper” 5 The Prelude (序曲，1850 ),Special Features,1) A poet of nature Sensitive to every subtle change in the world around him Best at the truthful presentation of nature Finding abundant beauty in the common world, by penetrating to the heart of things Ci

9、ty life tends to weaken humanity; a return to nature and its simple way of life is the only remedy for human wretchedness 2)The common life is the only subject of his literary interest. The joys and sorrows of the common people are his themes. 3)He uses simple, colloquial language in poetry.,Influen

10、ce the leading figure of the English romantic poetry. contribution: he has not only started the modern poetry, the poetry of the growing inner self, but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature.,Introduction,“I Wandered L

11、onely as a Cloud” is a poem about nature. With his pure and poetic language, Wordsworth brings us into a beautiful world where there are daffodils, trees and breeze. We follow the poet at every turn of his feelings.,Title The choose of the word “lonely” in “I wandered lonely as a cloud” instead of o

12、ther words like carefree, leisure or jolly convey to us the poets depression and disconsolateness at the very beginning. But as he catches sight of daffodils and finds himself in the midst of nature, his loneliness turns into relaxation and joy. Thus the shift of the poets mood from sadness to happi

13、ness manifests the theme - the great influence of nature upon human being.,Stanza 1-2 : descibe beautiful natural scenery Stanza 3-4 : describe the poets feelings: joy, peace. the poet emphasized the importance of memories.,structure,Imagery,visual imagery: cloud- lightheartedness，carefree star - tw

14、inkling, hopeful daffodil- plain，elegant， vigorous spirit and soul ,I Wan/dered Lone/ly as/a Cloud, a That floats /on high /oer vales /and hills, b When all /at once/ I saw /a crowd a A host, /of gol/den da/ffodils; b Beside/ the lake, /beneath/ the trees, c Fluttering /and dan/cing in /the breeze.

15、c,Sound,a) Rhyme ababcc, efefgg, hihikk, lmlmnn,b) Rhythm iambic tetrameter,Figure of speech,Simile I wandered lonely as a cloud Continuous as the stars that shine Personification Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Repetition I gazed-and gazed-but little th

16、ought,Contrast The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: Hyperbole Ten thousand saw I at a glance Balanced structure Beside the lake, beneath the trees (assonance ),Theme,beauty of nature; rural life; harmony between human and nature; the great influence of nature u

17、pon human beings.,Summary,wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he