Analysisof“TheWildHoneySuckle”TheWildHoneySuckleWhatisaHoneysuckle?•Itisoneofthemostbeautifulofallwildflowers,markedbyitsscent(香味)andabilitytogrowindifficultplaces.•Tounderstandthispoembetter,weshouldunderstandthemostimportantcharacteristicsofhoneysuckle:itsbeautifulcolours,itsrichfragrance,itsrampantgrowth,anditsfrailty.Thiskindofflowerusuallygrowsinremoteareas(forests,swamps,orhills).•Summary•“TheWildHoneySuckle”describesabeautifulflowergrowinginasecludedplace,lessknownandlesshonoredbypeople.AndwhenAutumncomes,theflowerdiesquietlyandunknowingly.Thewholelifeoftheflowerisshortanditcomesfromnowhereandgoesnowhere.Itseemstobethenaturallawforeverythingtodieintheworld.TheWildHoneySuckle•RHYMEandRhythm•Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,Nobusyhandprovokeatear.•Foursix-linestanzas•RHYME:ababcc•Rhythm:iambictetrameterRhythmorMetricalpattern:iambictetrameter•Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow•﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\•Hidinthissilent,dullretreat•﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\•Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,•﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\•Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:•﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\•Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\•Nobusyhandprovokeatear.•﹀\﹀\﹀\﹀\IambicpatternThispatternofalternatingunstressedandstressedsyllablesisthemostcommoninEnglishpoetry.EXAMPLES:–repose(re-POSE)–belief(be-LIEF)–complete(com-PLETE)–theSunRhythmorMetricalpatternNumberofstressesorfeetinaline(音步)•Two=di+meter=dimeter•Three=tri+meter=trimeter•Four=tetra+meter=tetrameter•Five=penta+meter=pentameterFiguresofSpeech•Apostrophe[ə’pɔstrəfi](呼语)---”fairflower”•Personification---“dost”,“you”,“she”•Alliteration—”fairflower””blossomsblow”•Parallelism,synecdoche---”untouchedthyhoneyedblossomsblow/unseenthylittlebranchesgreet”•Metaphor---Thusquietlythysummergoes•Hyperbole---Thespacebetween,isbutanhourTheWildHoneySuckle•Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,Nobusyhandprovokeatear.retreat:placeofseclusion;secludedplacegreet:personificationNorovingfootshallcrushtheehere,/Nobusyhandprovokeatear:iteration:parallelism;personification;synecdoche;provoke:stirup;causetoshed;TheWildHoneySuckle•Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,Untouch'dthyhoney'dblossomsblow,Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,Nobusyhandprovokeatear.•Stanza1:thepoemtreatstheadvantagesaswellasthedisadvantagesoftheflower'smodestretirement—itisdesignedwithbeautyandwellprotectedinsolitude,whereasitsbeautymightbeadmiredbyfew.•ByNature'sselfinwhitearrayed,Shebadetheeshunthevulgareye,Andplantedheretheguardianshade,Andsentsoftwatersmurmuringby;Thusquietlythysummergoes,Thydaysdecliningtorepose.Nature:personification(she)inwhitearray’d:dressedinwhite;puritybade:pasttenseof“bid”;command,askshun:avoidsummer:metaphorrepose:rest•ByNature'sselfinwhitearrayed,Shebadetheeshunthevulgareye,Andplantedheretheguardianshade,Andsentsoftwatersmurmuringby;Thusquietlythysummergoes,Thydaysdecliningtorepose.Stanza2:itsuggeststhatthehoneysucklebearsaspecialrelationshipwithnaturewhichhasadvisedittokeepawayfromthevulgareye;Naturehasdesigneditinwhite--acolorofsimplicityandpurity,and,ithassentthesoftwatersflowinggentlyby.However,inspiteofallthenature'skindness,theflowercannotescapeitsdoom.Thebesttimeofitslifeisfading,fordeathiswaiting.•Smitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spowerShallleavenovestigeofthisflower.smit:pasttenseof“smite”smitwith:impressedby,strickenby;unpitying:cruel,mercilessvestige:trace•Smitwiththosecharms,thatmustdecay,Igrievetoseeyourfuturedoom;Theydied--norwerethoseflowersmoregay,TheflowersthatdidinEdenbloom;Unpityingfrosts,andAutumn'spowerShallleavenovestigeofthisflower.•Stanza3:itrevealstheindifferenceofnature—theunpityingfrosts”areasmuchapartofnatureasthesoftwaters.Thus,thenotionthatnaturehasprovidedaguardianshadefortheprotectionofthehoneysuckleisasentimentalfancy.Itisrelative,butdeathisabsolute.•FrommorningsunsandeveningdewsAtfirstthylittlebeingcame:Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,Thefraildurationofflower.fromthelifeofthehoneysuckletothelifeofeverything,includingthelifeofman;lifecomesfromandreturnstonature;birthanddeatharepartoflife;naturallaw;fromgrieftoanunequivocalunderstandingoftheessenceoflife;sanguine(豁达的、开朗的)andoptimistic;nopessimism•FrommorningsunsandeveningdewsAtfirstthylittlebeingcame:Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,Thefraildurationofflower.Stanza4:thepoetseeshisfatemirroredinthatoftheflower.Humanbeings,asanyothercreaturesorflowers,areapartofnature.Theyoriginatedfromnatureandwillsurelyreturntonaturesomeday,sotheirreductiontonatureinthedayaheadwillconstitutenorealloss.•Themes:–Deeplovefornature•celebratingthebeautyandlovelinessofthefrailforestflower–ProvidenceofCreator–Transie