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ITOPIC:AlfredTennysonandBreak,Break,BreakIIOBJECTIVES:A)IntroductiontoAlfredTennysonB)Majorworks,thematicconcernsandartisticfeaturesC)StudyofthepoemD)AssignmentAlfredTennysonTopic1—IntroductiontoAlfredTennysonthemostrepresentativepoetoftheVictorianAge.*manypoeticstyles.*thedoubtandthefaith,thegriefandthejoy.*thesoundofEnglish.*thecreativeimaginationofapoeticgenius,Englishheritage.*experiments—newstylesandnewwaysofexpression.Topic2—Majorworks,thematicconcernsandartisticfeatures1.“Ulysses”Writteninblankverse,itisastoryaboutUlysses,kingoftheIthacaIsland,aTrojanWarhero.Thepoemconveysthatthevalueandsignificanceofhumanlifeliesinlivingittothefull,todoandachievesomethingnewwhenoneisalive.ThelineTostrive,toseek,tofind,andnottoyieldisfromTennyson’sUlysses.2.“ThePrincess”(1847)Writteninblankverse,itdealswiththethemeofwomen’srightsandpositionbothathomeandinthesociety.3.“InMemoriam”(1850)ThiselegyinmemoryofhisdeadfriendArthurHallamisgenerallyconsideredhisgreatwork.4.“IdyllsoftheKing”(1859－1885)Thisisthemostambitiousworkbythepoet.ItisbasedontheCelticlegends.Despitethemysteryandromance,theVictorianmoralcodeofexaltingpurityofheartandcensuringtreacheryandunfaithfulnesspervadesthewholestory.Thematicconcerns:*theideasofscience，religion，andmorality.*sleepanddreamtheme,mythsandlegendsthemeanddeaththeme.(astrongsenseofnostalgia)Artisticfeatures:*tomasterthebestqualitiesofpastgreatpoets.*richinpoeticimages.*melodiouslanguage.*notedforitslyricalbeautyandmetricalcharm,itsgoodtasteofdiction.*ingenuousmixtureofvisualpictures,musicalsound,andhumanfeelings.(ThedreaminessofSpenser,themajestyofMilton,thenaturalsimplicityofWordsworth,thefantasyofBlakeandColeridge,themelodyofKeatsandShelley)Topic3—StudyofthepoemThemainideaKeywords:*thecarefreejoysofthechildrenatplayandtheyoungsailoratwork.*theunfeelingmovementsoftheshipandtheseawaves.ThemesA.Griefbereavement,heartache,emptiness.B.PreciousnessofYouthTheshockofHallam'sdeath.ImagesofyouthfuljoyD.IndifferenceofNatureregardlessofwhathappensrefusetoacknowledgetragedyintheeverydaylifeofaveragemen.Stylisticfeaturesofthepoem1)Itcontainsfourquatrainswithcombinediambicandanapesticfeet.Mostlineshavethreefeetandsomefour.Themeterinthepoemvaries,buttheanapesticfootcreatesthemusicalityofthepoem.2)Therimesfallonthesecondandfourthlinesofeachstanza.Therhymeschemeisabcb.3)Thefirstlinesinthefirstandlaststanzascontainonlythreewordsofonesyllableeach:“Break,break,break,”buteachofthesethreewords,readwithmuchfeelingandpoignancy,easilyfillsthenormaltempoofametricalfoot.4)Thethirdlinesinthethirdandfourthstanzasarealsodeviationsfromthenormandcontainfourfeeteach.5)Thefive“O”aretheexclamationsofonewhosemourningheartisfilledwithanunutterableandyetuncontrollablelongingandsorrowandofonewhowishes“thatmytonguecouldutterthethoughtsthatariseinme”.6)Thelinesafter”O”inthesecondandthethirdstanzaareleftunfinishedasissuitableforadeep-mourningman.7)RhetoricalDevices:a.PersonificationandmetaphoralsooccurinLines1and2,forthepoetregardstheseaasahumanbeing.b.Alliteration(Line8):boatonthebayStanza3usesthisfigureofspeechasfollows:AndthestatelyshipsgoonTotheirhavenunderthehill;ButOforthetouchofavanishedhand,Andthesoundofavoicethatisstill!Alliteration(Line15):daythatisdeadc.Repetend:Line13istherepetendofLine1;ThefirsttwowordsofLine7istherepetendofthefirsttwowordsofLine5.e.Paradox:Touchofavanishedhand(Line11)UnderstandingofthepoemThefirstquatrain:Break,break,break,Onthycoldgraystones,OSea!AndIwouldthatmytonguecouldutterThethoughtsthatariseinme.冲激,冲激，冲激大海啊，冲激着你灰冷的岩石！但愿我能用语言倾诉心中涌现的情思。ThemainideaofthefirstquatrainInthisstanza，thepoetcontrastshisownfeelingsofsadnesswiththeunfeelingseawavesthatbreakupontheshore，expressinghismournfulheartwhichisanunutterablesorrow.Theindifferentmovementoftheseawavesindicatesanechooftherushesofgriefoftheheart-brokenpoet.ThesecondquatrainO,wellforthefisherman'sboy,Thatheshoutswithhissisteratplay!O,wellforthesailorlad,Thathesingsinhisboatonthebay!4啊，那渔家的少年多么快活,他嚷叫着和妹妹嬉戏！啊，那少年水手多么自在，他在海湾的船上歌唱！ThemainideaofthesecondquatrainThepoetcontrastshisownfeelingsofsadnesswiththescenesofthecarefree,innocentjoysofafisherman’sboyandofasailorlad,conveyingthepoet’sgenuinepersonalgrief.ThethirdquatrainAndthestatelyshipsgoonTotheirhavenunderthehill;ButOforthetouchofavanishedhand,Andthesoundofavoicethatisstill!还有庄严的船舶纷纷向前航行，驶向山下它们的港口，但我只求能触到那只消失的手，倾听到那已沉寂的嗓音！ThemainideaofthethirdquatrainThepoetcontrastshisownfeelingsofsadnesswiththeinsensateshipsthatenterintoaharbor.Thatthestatelyshipsreturnremindsthepoetoflongingforthefriendlytouchwiththedeadandforhisvoice.Butthereisnochoiceforhimtofeelthetouchandhearthevoiceofhisdearfriendagain.ThefourthquatrainBreak,break,break,Atthefootofthycrags,OSea!ButthetendergraceofadaythatisdeadWillnevercomebacktome.冲激,冲激,冲激大海啊，冲激你悬崖峭壁的脚下！可是那温柔而光彩的日子已消失将永远再不回来。ThemainideaofthefourthquatrainTherepetitionof“break”stressesthepoet’sgreatsorrowinhisheart.ThosebeautifuldayswithhisfriendHallamwillnevercomebackagain,suggestingthepoet’spermanentgriefandeternalmourningforthedead.Discussion*Themes*Style*Expressions*Enligh