On-the-Grasshopper-and-the-Cricket

1、詩歌賞析 胡曉磊 08英教(3)班 05080309On the Grasshopper and the CricketBy John Keats The poetry of earth is never dead：When all the birds are faint with the hot sun，And hide in cooling trees， a voice will runFrom hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead；That is the Grasshopper'she takes the leadIn summer lux

2、ury，he has never doneWith his delights； for when tired out with funHe rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.The poetry of earth is ceasing never：On a lone winter evening， when the frostHas wrought silence， from the stove there shrillsThe Cricket's song， in warmth increasing ever，And seems to

3、one in drowsiness half lost，The Grasshopper's among some grassy hills大地的詩啊永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)死：當(dāng)驕陽炎炎使百鳥昏暈，躲進(jìn)了樹蔭，卻有個(gè)聲音在草地邊、樹篙間飄蕩不止；那是蟈蟈在領(lǐng)喝，在奢華的夏日它的歡樂永遠(yuǎn)消耗不盡，因?yàn)槿绻闷＞脒^分，就在草寸下享受片刻的閑適。大地的詩啊永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)停：在寂寞的冬夜里，當(dāng)霜雪織出一片靜寂，爐邊的蛐蛐尖聲吟唱，歌聲隨著溫度上升，使人在睡意朦朧中恍惚聽得，綠草如茵的山坡上蟈蟈的歌曲。 （飛白譯） It belongs to the Petrarchan sonnet. The rhythm o

4、f the poem is orderly and vivid for it has various changes: abba abba cde cde. This poem can be regarded as the ode of nature. By describing the music of grasshopper in summer and the song of cricket in winter, it presents the theme that the music of nature lasts forever. The poem pays more attentio

5、n to create the atmosphere. For instance, the integration of movement and stillness makes the scene lively. “The new-mown mead”, “birds are faint with the hot sun” and “hide in cooling trees” show that summer is full of vigour and they also embody the beauty of the music of grasshopper in summer. “I

6、n summer luxury，he has never done/ With his delights； for when tired out with fun/ He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.” It mainly expresses great happiness. At the second verse, the poem presents a lonely and cold winter with a warm atmosphere among people highlight the pleasant songs of cr

7、ickets in winter. By praising the beauty of relatively unbeautiful seasons and common insects, the poet wants to show that nature is ever beautiful. This poem mainly uses the device of personification. For instance,“ With his delights; for when tired out with fun/ He rests at ease beneath some pleas

8、ant weed.” Here, grasshopper is regarded as a person. He can also feel delight and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of summer day. “The Cricket's song， in warmth increasing ever，/And seems to one in drowsiness half lost”, it suggests that cricket can sings and the beauty of its song. Besides, the poem also makes a contrast between the first verse and the second one: summer to winter. In con