American-poetess-Emily-Dickinson

EmilyDickinson1830-1886IfIreadabookanditmakesmywholebodysocoldnofireevercanwarmme,Iknowthatispoetry.IfIfeelphysicallyasifthetopofmyheadweretakenoff,Iknowthatispoetry.----EmilyDickinsonEventlesslife:stayedquietlyathome,thelast25yearsintotalseclusion.Onlyfewofherpoemspublishedwhenshewasalive.1,800poemsPoemsbyEmilyDickinsonin1890NevermarriedIntellectualcompanionshipwithseveralmen,oneofwhomsheloved,butamarriedone,shewrotetohimfortenyears.Pre-classQuestionsCananyoneexplainwhyitmightbeimportanttoknowaboutthelifeofapoetbeforeexploringhisorherpoetry?Itisimportantbecausemostofwhatapoetwritesisreflectiveoftheirownlives,regardlessofwhetherornottheyarethespeakerinthepoem.Inordertofullygrasptheconceptsthepoetispresenting,itisessentialtounderstandthebackgroundofthepoet.)CharacteristicsoftheAuthorfamilyorientedisolatedlonelylongingforhappinessnotpubliclyrecognizedShewasoneofAmericanliterature'smostreclusivefigures.ApartfromonetriptoPhiladelphia,onetriptoWashingtonD.C.,andafewtripsintoBoston,Dickinsonspentalmostherentire56yearsinherhometownofAmherst,Massachusetts.Aftersheturned40,sheneverlefttheboundariesofherfamily'spropertyinAmherst.ThisunusuallifehelpedDickinsontofeelabondwithpeoplewhoseethemselvesasbeingoutsidersandunimportant.Yet,tothinkofherasafriendlesshermitwouldbeincorrect.Infact,thepoethadasmallnumberofintenseandlastingfriendships.TheseimportantrelationshipsdemonstratethemainideaexpressedinI'mNobody:Companionshipisthebestremedyforafeelingofexclusion.CharacteristicsofDickinson’sPoemsFeelingofdeepestpoignancy(辛酸)intermsofwit;Herpoemsareshort,freshoriginal.Images,braveryofthought,thebeautyofexpressionShewroteinconventionalformDidnotalwaysobservetherulesSomebody&NobodySomething&NothingIncollege(7monthsbecauseofherweakness),herteacherMaryLyonsclassifiedstudentsinto:Thehopers:thosewhoexpressedhopeofacceptingChristTheChristians:thosewhohadacceptedChristThenon-hopers:Dickinsonwasone.DuringaschoolassemblyMaryLyonsrequestedthatallofthosewhowantedtobeChristiansrise.Withthepressureexertedfromtheschool'spresidentallthestudentsdideventuallystand,exceptone.Emilyexplained:theythoughtitqueerIdidn'trise...Ithoughtaliewouldbequeerer.“IamNobody”StanzaI.I'mnobody!Whoareyou?Areyounobody,too?Thenthere'sapairofus－don'ttell!They'dbanishus,youknow.StanzaII.Howdrearytobesomebody!Howpublic,likeafrogTotellyounamethelivelongJuneToanadmiringbog沼泽，泥塘!Thepoem'sfirststanzatellshowthespeakermeetsafellownobody—afriend.Together,thetwonobodiescanenjoyeachother'scompanyandtheirsharedanonymity.Asapair,theyaren'treallynobodiesanymore.That'swhythespeakersays,Don'ttell!/They'dbanishus,youknow.Sheunderstandsthatonceyouhaveanothernobodyatyourside,youaren'treallyanobodyanymore.Andshedoesn'twanttobebanishedorkickedoutfromwhatsheseesasasocietyofnobodies.Inthesecondstanza,thetoneofthepoemchanges.Thespeakersoundsconfident.Perhapsitisherdiscoverythatthereareotherpeoplelikeher—othernobodies--thatmakesherfeelstronglythatbeingasomebodyisn'tsuchagreatidea.Sherealizesthathavingafriendwhounderstandsyouandacceptsyouasyouareismoreimportantthanbeingadmiredbyalotofpeopleorbeingintheincrowd.I'mnobody!Whoareyou?我是个无名之辈，你是谁？Areyounobodytoo?你也是，也是个无名之辈？Thenthere'sapairofus---don'ttell!那么着就有了一对----不要声张！They'dbanishus,youknow.你知道，他们容不得我俩Howdrearytobesomebody!做个名人是好不无聊！Howpubliclikeafrog声名多大，像青蛙一样，Totellyournamethelivelongday在漫长的六月里不停的鼓噪，Toanadmiringbog!把名字向仰慕的池塘宣扬！Questions1.Whoarethe“pairofus”and“they”inthispoem?2.Whatdoes“anadmiringbog”reallymean?3.Whatisthethemeofthispoem?4.Doyouwanttobe“nobody”or“somebody”?Explainyourreasons.It'sbecausefrogsmakealotofnoise.Thepoemsaysthatfrogs,thoughtheycancroakandmakethemselvesheardandbenoticed,arenoticedonlybyanadmiringbog.Thebogisthefrog'senvironment,notthefrog'sfriend.Sowhocareswhatthebogthinks?That'swhatthepoemsaysaboutbeingasomebodywhogetsnoticedbyanadmiringpublic.Frequently,therelationshipisimpersonalanddistanced,notlikearealfriendship.Somebodiesmayhavemanyadmirers,buttheymightnotbeabletomakethosepersonalconnectionsthatrealfriendshipoffers.SuccessIsCountedSweetestStanza1SuccessiscountedsweetestBythosewhone’ersuceed.Tocomprehendanectar甘露；神酒Requiressorestneed.Stanza2NotoneofallthepurplehostWhotooktheflagtodayCantellthedefinition,Soclearly,ofvictory.Stanza3Ashe,defeated,dying,OnwhoseforbiddenearThedistantstrainsoftriumphBurst,agonizedandclear.1.What’sthethemeofthepoem?2.What’stheimpliedmeaningofthefirst2linesinstanza1?3.Whatdoessuccessmeantothevictorioussolidersinstanza2?4.Whatdoessuccessmeantoadefeated,dyingsoliderinstanza3?Inthispoem,EmilyDickinsonwritesabouthowpeoplewholivetheirlifewithoutachievementlongtosucceedinsomemanner.Shemakesnoteofhowpeoplewithsuccessoftendon'tappreciatewhattheyareabletoaccomplishinlinesoneandtwo:Successiscountedsweetestbythosewhone'ersucceed.Dickinsonthenfocusesherattentiononthefieldofbattlewherepeoplefoughtovertrivialgoals.Bytakingoverlandandplacingtheirflaghigh,theybecameproudoftheiraccomplishmentseventhoughtheyhadacquiredonlyland.Inthefinalquatr