I-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud

IWanderedLonelyasaCloud--WilliamWordsworthIWanderedLonelyasaCloud(我如行云独自游)IwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.我独游于天际，如一朵流云凌空于谷峰，飘然然悠闲。忽地，我看见了一群，一簇簇金黄色的水仙；看，在树之荫，湖之缘，在微风中，她们舞姿翩翩。ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.她们似银河星钻，连延不断，碧银银，闪闪发光，沿着湖湾的水缘线，伸向无穷无尽的远方：一瞥去便是一万朵，轻舞中花首频颠簸。Thewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought.波光里的涟漪也舞弄清影，却怎比得水仙的欢快；伴有这等喜悦，诗人如何不快！我——久久凝视——但毫无答复，可知这景致给予我多少财富：Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.每当我久卧不眠，心绪空荡，或忧思难抱，她们便闪现在心田，正如寂寥中的光照；于是我的心儿满溢着欢畅，同这群水仙起舞歌唱！LifeExperienceWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)MotherdiedwhenhewaseightandFatherdiedwhenhewas13VisitedFrancein1790In1795theWordsworthstayedinacottageinDorset,wheretheymetSamuelTaylorColeridgeandRobertSouthey.poetlaureateWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)RepresentativeofthepaasiveRomanticpoets.Hispoetryisavoiceofcomprehensivehumanityandonethatinspireshisaudiencetoseetheworldfreshly,sympatheticallyandnaturally.simplicityandpurityofhislanguageLakepoetsWordsworth,ColeridgeandSoutheywereknownasLakePoetsbecausetheylivedandknewoneanotherinthelastfewyearsofthe18thcenturyinthedistrictofthegreatlakesinNorthwesternEngland.Majorworks1.LyricalBallads(《抒情歌谣集》，1798)2.LucyPoems(《露茜》，1799)3.Sonnet(1802):“WestminsterBridge”“OdeonIntimationsofImmortalityfromRecollectionsofEarlyChildhood4PoemsinTwoVolume(1807):“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”;“TheSolitaryReaper”5ThePrelude(《序曲》，1850)SpecialFeatures1)ApoetofnatureSensitivetoeverysubtlechangeintheworldaroundhimBestatthetruthfulpresentationofnatureFindingabundantbeautyinthecommonworld,bypenetratingtotheheartofthingsCitylifetendstoweakenhumanity;areturntonatureanditssimplewayoflifeistheonlyremedyforhumanwretchedness2)Thecommonlifeistheonlysubjectofhisliteraryinterest.Thejoysandsorrowsofthecommonpeoplearehisthemes.3)Heusessimple,colloquiallanguageinpoetry.InfluencetheleadingfigureoftheEnglishromanticpoetry.contribution:hehasnotonlystartedthemodernpoetry,thepoetryofthegrowinginnerself,butalsochangedthecourseofEnglishpoetrybyusingordinaryspeechofthelanguageandbyadvocatingareturntonature.Introduction•“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”isapoemaboutnature.Withhispureandpoeticlanguage,Wordsworthbringsusintoabeautifulworldwheretherearedaffodils,treesandbreeze.Wefollowthepoetateveryturnofhisfeelings.TitleThechooseoftheword“lonely”in“Iwanderedlonelyasacloud”insteadofotherwordslikecarefree,leisureorjollyconveytousthepoet’sdepressionanddisconsolatenessattheverybeginning.Butashecatchessightofdaffodilsandfindshimselfinthemidstofnature,hislonelinessturnsintorelaxationandjoy.Thustheshiftofthepoet’smoodfromsadnesstohappinessmanifeststhetheme---thegreatinfluenceofnatureuponhumanbeing.Stanza1-2:descibebeautifulnaturalsceneryStanza3-4:describethepoet'sfeelings:joy,peace.thepoetemphasizedtheimportanceofmemories.structureImageryvisualimagery:cloud---lightheartedness，carefreestar---twinkling,hopefuldaffodil---plain，elegant，vigorousspiritandsoul,IWan/deredLone/lyas/aCloud,aThatfloats/onhigh/o'ervales/andhills,bWhenall/atonce/Isaw/acrowdaAhost,/ofgol/denda/ffodils;bBeside/thelake,/beneath/thetrees,cFluttering/anddan/cingin/thebreeze.cSounda)Rhymeababcc,efefgg,hihikk,lmlmnnb)RhythmiambictetrameterFigureofspeechSimileIwanderedlonelyasacloudContinuousasthestarsthatshinePersonificationFlutteringanddancinginthebreeze.Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.RepetitionIgazed---andgazed---butlittlethoughtContrastThewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:HyperboleTenthousandsawIataglanceBalancedstructureBesidethelake,beneaththetrees(assonance)Themebeautyofnature;rurallife;harmonybetweenhumanandnature;thegreatinfluenceofnatureuponhumanbeings.Summarywanderinglikeacloudfloatingabovehillsandvalleys,heencounteredafieldofdaffodilsbesidealake.Thedancing,flutteringflowersstretchedendlesslyalongtheshore,andthoughthewavesofthelakedancedbesidetheflowers,thedaffodilsoutdidthewateringlee.Thespeakersaysthatapoetcouldnothelpbutbehappyinsuchajoyfulcompanyofflowers.Hesaysthathestaredandstared,butdidnotrealizewhatwealththescenewouldbringhim.Fornow,wheneverhefeelsvacantorpensive,thememoryflashesuponthatinwardeye/Thatistheblissofsolitude,andhisheartfillswithpleasure,anddanceswiththedaffodils.ThankYou!