When-You-are-old赏析

WhenYouAreOld——WilliamButlerYeats（Ireland）•Thispoemwaswrittenin1893anddedicatedtoMaudGonne,thewomanwhomhehadlovedforallofhislife.•Whenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,•Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook.•Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlook,•Youreyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowdeep.•Howmanylovedyourmomentsofgladgrace,•Andloveyourbeautywithlovefalseortrue.•Butonemanlovethepilgrimsoulinyou,•Andlovedthesorrowofyourchangingface.•Andbendingdownbesidetheglowingbars,•Murmur,alittlesadly,howlovefled•Andpaleduponthemountainsoverhead,•Andhidhisfaceamidacrowdofstars.•Rhymeabbacddceffe当你老了（冰心译）当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神，那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。多少人爱过你青春的片影，爱过你的美貌，以虚伪或是真情，惟独一人爱你那朝圣者的心，爱你哀戚的脸上岁月的留痕。在炉栅边，你弯下了腰，低语着，带着浅浅的伤感，爱情是怎样逝去，又怎样步上群山，怎样在繁星之间藏住了脸。Techniquesofexpressionandemotion•Imagination•Apicturewhichseemedtobeoldandclumsy•Meanwhile,thepictureiswarmandfragrant•Contrast•contrastbetweenanattractiveyounggirlandanoldlady•Contrastbetweenotherpeople’sloveandhis•Contrastbetweenrealityandimagination•Emphasis•Therepetitionoffire•Fireissowarm,butthepoetfeltdespairforhislove.•Useofsymbols•“fire”symbolized“warm”.•“mountain”symbolizedtough,sublimation•“stars”symbolizedforever•WhenIfirstreadthispoem,IfeltthatIwanttocry.ThepoethaddeclaredloveforMaudGonnemanytimes,buthehadnevergetherresponse.SoYeatscouldjustimaginemanyyearslater,whenthewomanreadthispoembychance,shecouldrealizethatheistheonewhowouldloveherforever.•Tragicbeauty