Emily Dickinson 2014

EmilyDickinson(1830–1886)PartI:lifestoryLifeA.ShewasborninaPuritan’sfamily.Herfatherwasafamouslawyer.B.Shereceivedcollegeeducation.C.Shelivedaleisureandsimplelifeandkeptsingleallherlife.Sheenjoyedgardeningandwritingandtriedtoavoidvisitors.(HerlifestyleissimilarwithJaneAusten’s.)D.Shewrote1775poems,butonlysevenofthempublishedinherlifetime.E.Beforeherdeath,sheaskedhersistertoburnallherpoems.However,hersisterpublishedthosebeautifulpoems.HerlifestoryEmilyDickinsonwasthebestpoetessAmericanevercreated.EmilyDickinsonwasawittywoman,sensitive,fullofhumanityandwithageniusforpoetry.Whileshewaslivinginalmosttotalseclusion,shewroteinsecretwhatevershewasabletofeel,tosee,tohearandwhatevershewasabletoimagine.Shewrotewheneverandwherever.TheDickinsonHomestead(家宅，宅基)inAmherst,MassachusettsTheDickinsonHomesteadinAmherst,Massachusetts(garden)TheDickinsonHomestead(家宅)inAmherst,Massachusetts(bedroom)TheDickinsonHomesteadinAmherst,Massachusetts(Dress)PartII:AnalysisofHerStyleA.StronginfluenceofPuritanismonherthought(pessimismandtragictoneofherpoems)B.originalimages:greatinfluenceontheImagistMovement意象主义运动inthe20thcenturyC.exploringhuman’sinnerworld(psychologydescriptioninherpoems)D.severeeconomyofexpression=conciseE.directandplainlanguagePartII:AnalysisofHerPoemnoregularrhythm,atmostofforslantrhymes（不工整韵）meterscommontoProtestanthymn赞美诗booksunusualcapitalizationunusualuseofpunctuationmarksShortlines,typicallylacktitlesherpoems,andtheeditorsnumberedthemapproximatelyaccordingtothetimesequenceinwhichtheywerewritten.Herpoetryisaclearillustrationofherreligious-ethicalandpolitical-socialideas.ThemesofHerPoems1.love,nature,moralityandimmortality.2.death:understandthemeaningoflifebyunderstandingthemeaningofdeath.3.sucess:Shewroteaboutsuccess,whichshethoughtsheneverachieved;andshewroteaboutfailure,whichsheconsideredherconstantcompanion.ShewroteofthesethingssobrilliantlythatsheisnowrankedasoneofAmerican’sgreatestpoets.ThemesofHerPoems4.Livinginthe19thcentury,acomparativelyreligiousera,shedidnotbelongtoanyorganizedreligion.However,shewroteofGod,manandnature;sheprobedintothespiritualunrestofmanandoftendoubtedabouttheexistenceandbenevolenceofGod,becauseshefeltthatwildnaturewasherchurchandshewasabletoconversedirectlywithGodthere.FeaturesofHerPoemsHergemlike宝石一样的poemsareallveryshort,butfreshandoriginal,markedbythevigorofherimages,thedaringofherthoughtandthebeautyofherexpression.1)Shewasveryprolificpoetandwroteabout1800poems.Dickinson’spoemsareusuallybasedonherownexperience,hersorrowsandjoys.2)LoveisanothersubjectDickinsondwelton.Andherpoetryisaclearillustrationofherreligious-ethicalandpolitical-socialideas.3)ManypoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralskepticismabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureiswell-expressed.4)Dickinson’spoetryisuniqueandunconventionalinitsownway.Herpoemshavenotitles,hencearealwaysquotedbytheirfirstlines.5)Shecouldexpressfeelingsofdeepestpoignancyintermsofwit,andofteninanaphoristicstyle.Hergemlikepoemsareallveryshort,butfreshandoriginal,markedbythevigorofherimages,thedaringofherthoughtandthebeautyofherexpression.ThequalitiesofEmily’spoetry:I’mNobody!WhoAreYou?•I’mnobody!Whoareyou?•Areyounobody,too?•Thenthere’sapairofus-don’ttell!•They’dbanishus,youknow.•Howdrearytobesomebody!•Howpublic,likeafrog•Totellyournamethelivelongday•Toanadmiringbog!line4:they'dbanishus:theywoulddriveusawayline5:dreary:dullline6:likeafrog:similepublicfigures--orSomebodiesarejustlikethefrogline7:tellyourname:constantlycroaking（n.蛙鸣声）thelivelongday:thewholedayline8:toanadmiringbog:metaphor.toanadmiringpublicbog（n.沼泽）:swamp,theplacewherethefrogsliveinWhatDoesItMean?Thepoem'sfirststanzatellshowthespeakermeetsafellownobody—afriend.Together,thetwonobodiescanenjoyeachother'scompanyandtheirsharedanonymity.（ænənimiti]n.无名，匿名）WhatDoesItMean?Inthesecondstanza,thetoneofthepoemchanges.Thespeakersoundsconfident.Perhapsitisherdiscoverythatthereareotherpeoplelikeher—othernobodies--thatmakesherfeelstronglythatbeingasomebodyisn'tsuchagreatidea.Sherealizesthathavingafriendwhounderstandsyouandacceptsyouasyouareismoreimportantthanbeingadmiredbyalotofpeopleorbeingintheincrowd.Comment1thispoemisadefenseofspiritualprivacy,implyingthattobeaNobodyisaluxuryincomprehensibletothedrearySomebodies.beingasomebodywhogetsnoticedbyanadmiringpublic.Frequently,therelationshipisimpersonalanddistanced,notlikearealfriendship.comment2Somebodiesmayhavemanyadmirers,buttheymightnotbeabletomakethosepersonalconnectionsthatrealfriendshipoffers.Comment3ThisunusuallifehelpedDickinsontofeelabondwithpeoplewhoseethemselvesasbeingoutsidersandunimportant.Yet,tothinkofherasafriendlesshermitn.隐士wouldbeincorrect.Infact,thepoethadasmallnumberofintenseandlastingfriendships.TheseimportantrelationshipsdemonstratethemainideaexpressedinI'mNobody:Companionshipisthebestremedyforafeelingofexclusion.FamousNobodies:Eventhemostaccomplishedsomebodiesfeltlikenobodiesatonetimeintheirlives.meaningAlotofpeople--kidsandadults--feellonelysometimes.EmilyDickinson'spoemI'mnobo