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Analysisof

“TheWildHoneySuckle”

第1頁TheWildHoneySuckle第2頁WhatisaHoneysuckle?

Itisoneofthemostbeautifulofallwildflowers,

markedbyitsscent

(香味）andabilitytogrowindifficultplaces.Tounderstandthispoembetter,weshouldunderstandthemostimportantcharacteristicsofhoneysuckle:itsbeautifulcolours,itsrichfragrance,itsrampantgrowth,anditsfrailty.Thiskindofflowerusuallygrowsinremoteareas(forests,swamps,orhills).第3頁Summary“TheWildHoneySuckle”describesabeautifulflowergrowinginasecludedplace,lessknownandlesshonoredbypeople.AndwhenAutumncomes,theflowerdiesquietlyandunknowingly.Thewholelifeoftheflowerisshortanditcomesfromnowhereandgoesnowhere.Itseemstobethenaturallawforeverythingtodieintheworld.第4頁TheWildHoneySuckleRHYMEandRhythmFairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,

Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,

Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,

Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:

Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,

Nobusyhandprovokeatear.

Foursix-linestanzasRHYME:ababccRhythm:iambictetrameter第5頁RhythmorMetricalpattern:iambictetrameterFairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow

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﹀\﹀\第6頁IambicpatternThispatternofalternatingunstressedandstressedsyllablesisthemostcommoninEnglishpoetry.EXAMPLES:

repose(re-POSE)belief(be-LIEF)complete(com-PLETE)theSun

第7頁RhythmorMetricalpatternNumberofstressesorfeetinaline(音步)Two=di+meter=dimeterThree=tri+meter=trimeterFour=tetra+meter=tetrameterFive=penta+meter=pentameter

第8頁FiguresofSpeechApostrophe

[?’p?str?fi](呼語)

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”fairflower”Personification---“dost”,“you”,“she”Alliteration—”fairflower”

”blossomsblow”Parallelism,synecdoche---”untouchedthyhoneyedblossomsblow/unseenthylittlebranchesgreet”Metaphor---

ThusquietlythysummergoesHyperbole---

Thespacebetween,isbutanhour第9頁TheWildHoneySuckleFairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,

Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,

Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,

Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:

Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,

Nobusyhandprovokeatear.

retreat:placeofseclusion;secludedplace

greet:personification

Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,/No

busyhandprovokeatear:iteration:parallelism;

personification;synecdoche;

provoke:stirup;causetoshed;第10頁TheWildHoneySuckleFairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,

Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,

Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,

Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:

Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,

Nobusyhandprovokeatear.Stanza1:thepoemtreatstheadvantagesaswellasthedisadvantagesoftheflower'smodestretirement—itisdesignedwithbeautyandwellprotectedinsolitude,whereasitsbeautymightbeadmiredbyfew.第11頁ByNature'sselfinwhitearrayed,

Shebadetheeshunthevulgareye,

Andplantedheretheguardianshade,

Andsentsoftwatersmurmuringby;

Thusquietlythysummergoes,

Thydaysdecliningtorepose.Nature:personification(she)inwhitearray’d:dressedinwhite;puritybade:pasttenseof“bid”;command,askshun:avoidsummer:metaphorrepose:rest

第12頁ByNature'sselfinwhitearrayed,

Shebadetheeshunthevulgareye,

Andplantedheretheguardianshade,

Andsentsoftwatersmurmuringby;

Thusquietlythysummergoes,

Thydaysdecliningtorepose.Stanza2:itsuggeststhatthehoneysucklebearsaspecialrelationshipwithnaturewhichhasadvisedittokeepawayfromthe"vulgareye";Naturehasdesigneditinwhite--acolorofsimplicityandpurity,and,ithassentthesoftwatersflowinggentlyby.However,inspiteofallthenature'skindness,theflowercannotescapeitsdoom.Thebesttimeofitslifeisfading,fordeathiswaiting.第13頁Smitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,

Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;

Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,

TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;

Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spower

Shallleavenovestigeofthisflower.

smit:pasttenseof“smite”

smitwith:

impressedby,strickenby;

unpitying:cruel,merciless

vestige:trace第14頁Smitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,

Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;

Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,

TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;

Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spower

Shallleavenovestigeofthisflower.

Stanza3:itrevealstheindifferenceofnature—the"unpityingfrosts”areasmuchapartofnatureasthe"softwaters".Thus,thenotionthatnaturehasprovideda"guardianshade"fortheprotectionofthehoneysuckleisasentimentalfancy.Itisrelative,butdeathisabsolute.第15頁Frommorningsunsandeveningdews

Atfirstthylittlebeingcame:

Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,

Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;

Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,

Thefraildurationofflower.

fromthelifeofthehoneysuckletothelifeofeverything,includingthelifeofman;

lifecomesfromandreturnstonature;

birthanddeatharepartoflife;naturallaw;

fromgrieftoanunequivocalunderstandingoftheessenceoflife;

sanguine(豁達、開朗)andoptimistic;

nopessimism

第16頁Frommorningsunsandeveningdews

Atfirstthylittlebeingcame:

Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,

Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;

Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,

Thefraildurationofflower.Stanza4:thepoetseeshisfatemirroredinthatoftheflower.Humanbeings,asanyothercreaturesorflowers,areapartofnature.Theyoriginatedfromnatureandwillsurelyreturntonaturesomeday,sotheirreductiontonatureinthedayaheadwillconstitutenorealloss.第17頁Themes:DeeplovefornaturecelebratingthebeautyandlovelinessofthefrailforestflowerProvidenceofCreatorTransienceofbeautyTransienceofhumanbeings’lives第18頁

An

Interpretation

“TheWildHoneySuckle”isPhilipFreneau'smostwidelyreadnaturallyricwiththethemeofnatureandtransience.Thepoetexpressedakeenawarenessofthelovelinessofnatureandtransienceofbeauty.

Italsoimpliesthatlifeanddeathareinevitablelawofnature.Thetoneofthepoemisbothsentimentalandoptimistic.第19頁

野忍冬花（黃杲炘譯）

美好花呀，你長得：這么秀麗，卻藏身在這僻靜沉悶地方--甜美花兒開了卻沒人親昵，招展小小枝梢也沒人觀賞；沒游來蕩去腳來把你踩碎，沒東攀西摘手來催你落淚。

大自然把你打扮得一身雪白，她叫你避開庸俗粗鄙目光，她布置下樹蔭把你護衛(wèi)起來，又讓潺潺柔波淌過你身旁；你夏天就這么靜靜地消逝，這時候你日見萎蔫終將安息。

Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,

Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,

Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,

Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:

Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,

Nobusyhandprovokeatear.ByNature'sselfinwhitearrayed,

Shebadetheeshunthevulgareye,

Andplantedheretheguardianshade,

Andsentsoftwatersmurmuringby;

Thusquietlythysummergoes,

Thydaysdecliningtorepose.第20頁那些難免消逝美使我銷魂，想起你未來結(jié)局我就心疼，別那些花兒也不比你幸運--雖開放在伊甸園中也已凋零，無情寒霜再加秋風威力，會叫這花朵消失得一無蹤跡。

朝陽和晚露當初曾把你養(yǎng)育，讓你這小小生命來到世上。原來若烏有，就沒什么可失去，因為你死讓你同先前一樣；這來去之間不過是一個鐘點--這就是脆弱花享受天年。Smitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,

Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;

Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,

TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;

Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spower

Shallleavenovestigeofthisflower.Frommorningsunsandeveningdews

Atfirstthylittlebeingcame:

Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,

Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;

Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,

Thefraildurationofflower.第21頁《紅樓夢》“葬花吟”

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一年三百六十日，風刀霜劍嚴相逼；明媚鮮妍能幾時，一朝飄泊難尋覓。花開易見落難尋，階前愁殺葬花人；獨倚花鋤淚暗灑，灑上空枝見血痕?！嚳创簹埢u落，便是紅顏老死時；一朝春盡紅顏老，花落人亡兩不知！SimilaritiesandDifferencesSmitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,

Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;

Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,

TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spower

Shallleavenovestigeofthisflower.

Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,

Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame