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重復兩次,且把這兩個詞放在兩句對稱的位置上,顯示出語言的穿透力;除了加強語言所承載的信息量外,也為短暫的人生添了一層空寂、蕭瑟和凄涼。 2022/8/28 其四,夸張 (hyperbole) ? 在最后詩節(jié)里,把花的生命期說成“ The space between, is but an hour, The frail duration of a flower”,很顯然作者想借 “ an hour”來表示世間的一切瞬息萬變和人生的短暫。但再短的花期,也不可能在“ an hour”自然凋謝,轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝 。 2022/8/28 其五,暗喻 (metaphor)。 ? 從第一詩節(jié)的 fair flower(美麗金銀花)開始,到最后詩節(jié)的 The frail of a flower(花的生命瞬息即逝)結(jié)尾,形成強烈的對比,宛如世間萬物從生到死的一個輪回 ,達到首尾呼應,渾然一體的藝術境地。不管何物 ,生時都朝氣勃勃,光彩照人;但彌留時,都死氣沉沉,老態(tài)龍鐘。真可謂生命孕育著死亡,死亡蘊含著生命。人生不就是這樣生生死死,一個輪回接著一個輪回地傳承下去嗎?這是詩人的精心設置和巧妙構(gòu)思。 2022/8/28 Appreciation of the poem ? In this poem, honey suckle, instead of rose or daffodil bees the subject of depiction。 it is “wild” just to convey the fresh perception of the natural scenes on the new continent. The flowers, similar to the early Puritan settlers, used to believe they were the selects of God to be arranged on the abundant land, but now have to wake up from that fantasy and be more respectful to natural law. Time is constant but the time of a life is short, any favor is relative but change is absolute。 with or without the awareness, nature develops。 flowers were born, bloomed and declined to repose, and human being would exist in exactly the same way. A philosophical meditation is indicted by the description of the fate of a trivial wild plant. 2022/8/28 Theme: a deistic (自然神論的 ) celebration of nature。 romantic use of simple nature imagery。 inspired by themes of death and transience。 show us how to live a useful and active life Features: ? much of the beauty of the poem lies in the sounds of the words and the effects created through changes in rhythm. ? offer a vision of an abundant America。 an indication of his dedication to American subject matter ? a representative of the emerging nationalism ? some of his themes and images anticipated the works of some 19thcentury writers 2022/8/28 The Indian Burying Ground It shows Freneau’s interest in and admiration for the native Indian civilization. ? Another potential subject for American writers. 2022/8/28 Evaluation poet of the period。 a transitional role between neoclassicism and romanticism 2. romantic。 “the first distinctly romantic note heard in America” the revolutionary and democratic ideas and satirized the Britain and the Federalist 2022/8/28 Charles Brockden Brown,17711810 ? The most prominent novelist of the 18th century. He believed that his novels were all about his country and his people and that he employed new narrative techniques hitherto unheeded by his predecessors. Remembered for his gothic novels and his description of his character’s inner world. 2022/8/28 Major works ? 1. Edgar Huntly ,1799 ? 2. Ormond, 1799 ? 3. Arthur Mervyn, 1800 ? 4. Wieland, (The Transformation: An American Tale, regarded as the first American Novel), 1798 2022/8/28 Thank You! Goodbye