The Analysis of Emily Dickinsons Poem獲獎科研報告

TheAnalysisofEmilyDickinson’sPoem獲獎科研報告EmilyElizabethDickinson（1830–1886）wasborninAmherst，Massachusettsfromasociallyprominentfamily.Therangeofherworldlyexperiencewaslimitedbyanystandards.ShespentherwholelifeinthesmalltownofAmherst，atherownhomeandgarden，nevermarried.Abnormallyshyandretiring，sheledaninactivelifeasarecluse，aninwardlifewhichshedeliberatelychosetoleadsothatshecouldachievepersonalintegrity.

Around1850shebegantowritepoems.Sincesheseldomhadsociallife，herpoemswereallaboutnature，love，lifeanddeath.However，therangeofherpoetrysuggestednotherlimitedexperiencebutthepowerofhercreativityandimagination.Shewasonthewholeapessimisticpoet.Herpoetryreflectsherspiritualunrestandherawarenessofthehumanpredicament.

Dickinsonfoundalotofsimilaritiesbetweenherandthelittlebirdinquality，sosheoftenregardedtherobinastheembodimentofherself.Whatsmore，therewerealltogetherupto33poemswhichhavementionedrobin.Thefollowingisoneofthepoems.

Ishallkeepsinging!

Birdswillpassme

OntheirwaytoYellowerClimes—

Each—withaRobin'sexpectation—

I—withmyRedbreast—

AndmyRhymes—

Late—whenItakemyplaceinsummer—

But—Ishallbringafullertune—

Vespers—aresweeterthanMatins—Signor—

Morning—onlytheseedofNoon–

Inthispoem，Dickinsondidnotdescribeanydetailaboutrobin；sheonlyreferredtoit，usingitssymbolicmeaning.However，thesymbolicmeaningofrobincannoteasilyfigureoutfromthepoem，becauseDickinsonusedmanyellipses，whichmadethepoemsoundobscure.Ifweaddtheomittedpartofthepoem，itwillbecomeclearinmeaningandalsotheimageoftherobinwillcomeintosight.

Ishallkeepsinging!

（Thoughother）Birdswillpassme

OntheirwaytoYellower（andmoremature）Climes—

（Thepoetisliketherobin）Each—withaRobin'sexpectation—

I–（also）withmyRedbreast—

And（also）myRhymes—

（Icome）Late–（if）whenItakemyplaceinsummer–

（Thesummerbelongstotheothersbirds，becausetheyhavebeautifulsongs）

But—Ishallbringafullertune—

Vespers—aresweeterthanMatins—Signor—

Morning—onlytheseedofNoon–

Sonowtheimpliedmeaningofthepoemhasbeenspokenout.Andthe“Robin'sexpectation”isthekeytowhollyunderstandwhatthepoetwastalkingabout.First，thereissomebasicknowledgeaboutthelittlecreature.Robinisasmallinsectivorouspasserinebirdthatisaround12.5-14.0cminlength，themaleandfemalearesimilarincoloration，witharedbreastandfacelinedwithgrey，brownupperpartsandawhitishbelly.Therobinhasfluting，warblingsonginthebreedingseason.Itisrelativelyunafraidofpeopleandlikestocomeclosewhenanyoneisdiggingthesoil，inordertolookoutforearthwormsandotherfoodfreshlyturnedup.Indeed，therobinisconsideredtobeagardener'sfriendandforvariousfolklorereasonstherobinwouldneverbeharmed.

Whatsmore，robinwasheldtobeastorm-cloudbirdandsacredtoThor，thegodofthunder，inNorsemythology.Morerecently，ithasbecomestronglyassociatedwithChristmas，takingastarringroleonmanyaChristmascardsincethemid19thcentury.TheassociationwithChristmasprobablyarisesfromthefactthatpostmeninVictorianBritainworereduniformsandwerenicknamed“Robin”；therobinfeaturedontheChristmascardisanemblemofthepostmandeliveringthecard.

Inthe1960s，inavotepublishedbyTheTimesnewspaper，therobinwasadoptedastheunofficialnationalbirdoftheUK，representingthesturdyandbraveEnglandspirit.

Sothe“Robin'sexpectation”indicatedthatthepoetisverystronginmind.Shewoulddowhatshethoughtright，withoutbeingdisturbedbyotherpeople.Sheisthebirdwithsmallbodybuthasgreatexpectations.“Morning—onlytheseedofNoon–”indicatesthatthisisonlythebeginning.AndwhentheChristmascomes，alltheotherbirdswerestoppedsinging，therobin，orthepoet，willpersistinsinging.So“I”withmydistinctiveredbreastandmyownrhythmwillfinallybeheardbytheentireworld.Thisisthepoetsexpectation，ortherobinsexpectationinthepoem.AndDickinsonhasalreadyachievedhergoalafterdecadesofherdeath.

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