修辭學(xué)角度分析西風(fēng)頌

1、Stylistics題目：AnalysisonOdetotheWestWindFromtheStylisticPerspective班級(jí)：學(xué)號(hào)：姓名：時(shí)間：1/61/6AnalysisonOdetotheWestWindfromtheStylisticPerspectiveAbstract：OdetotheWestWindismasterpieceofShelleyanditisworld-renownedespeciallythelastline.Fromthestylisticperspective,thispaperdiscussesthispoemfromthesethreeaspec

2、ts：image,soundandfiguresofspeechtobetterunderstandShelleyideatoreformjustlikethewestwind.雪萊的代表作西風(fēng)頌世界著名，尤其是最后一句，“當(dāng)冬天來(lái)的時(shí)候，春天還會(huì)遠(yuǎn)嗎？"膾炙人口。而本文旨在從文體學(xué)角度討論了該詩(shī)的意境，音律和修辭三方面來(lái)充分了解雪萊的這首西風(fēng)頌。KeyWords：image,sound,figuresofspeech,westwind.?IntroductiontotheGeneralPoemAnalysisHIntroductiontoOdetotheWestWindOdetot

3、heWestWindOwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,Thou,fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdeadAredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,Yellow,andblack,andpale,andhecticred,Pestilence-strickenmultitudes：Othou,WhochariotesttotheirdarkwintrybedThewingedseeds,wheretheyliecoldandlow,Eachlikeacorpsewit

4、hinitsgrave,untilThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblowHerclariono'erthedreamingearth,andfill(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)Withlivinghuesandodoursplainandhill：WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;Destroyerandpreserver;hear,ohhear!Thouonwhosestream,midthesteepsky'scommotion,Loosecloudsl

5、ikeearth'sdecayingleavesareshed,ShookfromthetangledboughsofHeavenandOcean,Angelsofrainandlightning:therearespreadOnthebluesurfaceofthineaerysurge,LikethebrighthairupliftedfromtheheadOfsomefierceMaenad,evenfromthedimvergeOfthehorizontothezenith'sheight,Thelocksoftheapproachingstorm.ThoudirgeO

6、fthedyingyear,towhichthisclosingnightWillbethedomeofavastsepulchre,Vaultedwithallthycongregatedmight2/62/6Ofvapours,fromwhosesolidatmosphereBlackrain,andfire,andhailwillburst:ohhear!ThouwhodidstwakenfromhissummerdreamsTheblueMediterranean,wherehelay,Lull'dbythecoilofhiscrystallinestreams,Besidea

7、pumiceisleinBaiae'sbay,AndsawinsleepoldpalacesandtowersQuiveringwithinthewave'sintenserday,AllovergrownwithazuremossandflowersSosweet,thesensefaintspicturingthem!ThouForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowersCleavethemselvesintochasms,whilefarbelowThesea-bloomsandtheoozywoodswhichwearThesaples

8、sfoliageoftheocean,knowThyvoice,andsuddenlygrowgraywithfear,Andtrembleanddespoilthemselves:ohhear!IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;Awavetopantbeneaththypower,andshareTheimpulseofthystrength,onlylessfreeThanthou,Ouncontrollable!IfevenIwereasinmyboyhood,andcouldbeThecom

9、radeofthywanderingsoverHeaven,Asthen,whentooutstripthyskieyspeedScarceseem'davision;Iwouldne'erhavestrivenAsthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.Oh,liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!Aheavyweightofhourshaschain'dandbow'dOnetoolikethee:tameless,andswift,andproud.Ma

10、kemethylyre,evenastheforestis:Whatifmyleavesarefallinglikeitsown!ThetumultofthymightyharmoniesWilltakefrombothadeep,autumnaltone,Sweetthoughinsadness.Bethou,Spiritfierce,Myspirit!Bethoume,impetuousone!DrivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverseLikewither'dleavestoquickenanewbirth!And,bytheincantationofth

11、isverse,Scatter,asfromanunextinguish'dhearthAshesandsparks,mywordsamongmankind!3/63/6Bethroughmylipstounawaken'dearthThetrumpetofaprophecy!OhWind,IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?HlAnalysisonOdetotheWestWind1 ImageInthefirstcanto,themainimagewasthewildwestwindandtheleavesdead.Thecantomainl

12、yportrayedthescenethatthewindwestwindsweptthedeadleavesintheforestandbroughttheseedoflife.Thedeadleaveswereblownlikeghostfromanenchanterfleeingandthewingedseedsweresentbythewindtotheirdarkwintrybed.Insecondcanto,thepoetusedtheseimageslikeclouds,vapour,rain,blackrain,lighting,fairandhailtodisplaythes

13、trongmomentumofthewestwind.Especiallythislineblackrainandfireandhailwillburst“fullyreflectedthathowdestructivetheforceofwestwindwasandthewestwindmadethelighteningandrains.Inthirdcanto,theimages,theblueMediterranean,wavesandoldpalacesandtowersandwestwind,werecombinedtocreatetheatmospherethatthewestwi

14、ndwouldbleweverythingdownanditindicatedthecomingofthegroundbreakingreform.Then,everythingbelongstotheoldworldwouldsuddenlygrowgreywithfearandtrembledanddespoiledthemselves.Thus,thewestwindbecamethemakerofallthecommotion.Thefirstthreecantoscreatedthethreelevels:sky,landandsea,butthemainpurposewastopr

15、aisethatthewestwindremovedallthewiredandbadthingsandtoencouragethestrongpowerofthenew-born.Aftertheportrayofthesky,landandsea,thepoetputhimselfintothemainimagewestwindinfourthcantoandhopedthathecouldfacethecomingofthereformjustlikethedeafleaves,swiftcloudsandwaves.Now,thepoetopenlygavehisidea-eagert

16、ostruggleandreform.Inthelastcanto,hehopedthathecouldbewiththewestwindtoreformandstrugglejustlikethelinebethroughmylipstounawakenedearth”.Thelastlineifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?'isworld-renowned.Itdeclaredthattheendingofthereformmadebythewestwindwasthatthedarkagewouldbecomethepastandthehop

17、ewasahead.2 SoundPoemissaidtobethethoughtswithmusic.InOdetotheWestWind,thepoetadoptedtheiambicpentametersandtherhythmschemeisaba,bcb,cdc,ded,ee”.Besides,thepoetusesaseriesofspecialsyllablestoproducethespecialaudibleandvisionaryeffect.Forexample,OwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,Thou,fromwh

18、oseunseenpresencetheleavesdeadAredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,Itisopeningpartinfirstcanto.Thefirstpronunciationwinwildwestwindsoundsliketheblowingofthewind.Ononehand,thissoundindicatedthefiercenessanddestructiveforcesofthewind;ontheotherhand,itsoundssereneandseriousandmakesthesolemnatmosp

19、hereoftheautumnwiththestopsbandd.Thesoundsandfvividlyimitatethesoundofthewindandshowtheswiftnessandfastspeedofthecomingandsweepingofthewind.4/64/63 FiguresofspeechASymbolizationTheuseofsymbolizationisoneofthefeaturesofShelley'poetry.ThemainimageinOdetotheWestWindisthesymboloftheunknownpowertoenc

20、ouragelifeandakindofgreatendlesspowertoruletheworld.Shelleys'windisboththedestroyerandtheprotector.Itsymbolizesnotonlythedyingautumnbutalsothevigorousspringfullofvitality.thechangesofleaves,cloudsandseacausedbythewindreflectthesocialbackgroundsandthedeadleavessymbolizethetheuneasypowerinBritish.

21、Therichnessofcolorsin“ellowandblackandpale,andhecticredpestilence-strickenmultitudes"givesusasolemnanddepressedpicture.avastsepulchersymbolizestheendingofthecorrupteddarkpower.Inconclusion,thepoetusesdozensofsymbolstoexpresshisenthusiasmandpassionforreformandthentoaffectandmovethereaders.BPerso

22、nificationPersonificationisagoodwaytomaketheimagevivid.Shelleys'windisthecapitalizedAutumnsbeing“whichisassociatedwithhumanbeing''.Fromthis,wecanseethatpoetpersonifiedthewindandgiveitlife,butforthewestwindinspring,thepoetcalleditThineazuresisteroftheSpring“anditgavepeopletheyouthandvigor

23、ousfeelingandmeanwhile,itassociateswiththesceneofrevivification.InDrivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair"，thespringwindbecomesthesheepherder.lnthethirdcanto,thepoetusesaseriesofphrasesofpersonificationssuchaswherehelay”,lulledbythecoilofhiscrystallinestreams:'sawinsleep".thepoetsuselay&

24、quot;lull"sawinsleep“toportraythepeaceandserenityoftheseaandthemmakesastrongcontrastwiththefollowingactionquivering",thuswhollyreflectsthedestructiveforceofthewestwind.CMetaphorandSimileMetaphorandsimilearethemostfrequentlyusedfiguresofspeech.Inthispoem,therearealotofmetaphorsandsimiles.Forexample,inthesecondcanto,Loosecloudsli