英文诗歌分析全文Lamb、tyger、rose

Thelamb1TheLambisapoembyWilliamBlake,publishedinSongsofInnocencein1789.LikemanyofBlake'sworks,thepoemisaboutChristianity.Thewholecollectionispervadedwithabreathofsimplicityandfancy.Poeticstructure1rhymescheme:AABBCCDDAAAAEFGGFEAA“TheLamb”hastwostanzas,eachcontainingfiverhymedcouplets.2Thelayoutissetupbytwostanzaswiththerefrain:LittleLambwhomadethee?Dostthouknowwhomadethee?Inthefirststanza,thespeakerwonderswhothelamb'screatoris;theanswerliesattheendofthepoem.Herewefindaphysicaldescriptionofthelamb,seenasapureandgentlecreature.Inthesecondstanza,thelambiscomparedwiththeinfantJesus,aswellasbetweenthelambandthespeaker'ssoul.Inthelasttwolinesthespeakeridentifiesthecreator:God.Rhetoricaldevices1Thepoembeginswiththequestion,“LittleLamb,whomadethee?”Thespeaker,achild,asksthelambaboutitsorigins:howitcameintobeing,howitacquireditsparticularmanneroffeeding,its“clothing”ofwool,its“tendervoice.”2Inthenextstanza,thespeakerattemptsariddlinganswertohisownquestion:thelambwasmadebyonewho“callshimselfaLamb,”onewhoresemblesinhisgentlenessboththechildandthelamb.Repetitioninthefirstandlastcoupletofeachstanzamakestheselinesintoarefrain,andhelpstogivethepoemitssong-likequality.Theflowingsoftvowelsoundscontributetothiseffect,andalsosuggestthebleatingofalamborthelispingcharacterofachild’schant.Theme1ThelambisacommonmetaphorforJesusChrist,whoisalsocalledtheTheLambofGod2Blakeinthesongsofinnocence，withchildishlife'spointofview，showsafullofloveandkindness,compassionandhappyworld.Thepoemhasjust20lines,butdepictsthecharacterofgentlenessvividly.3Thepoet’sdescriptionaboutthelamb’skindnessandgentleness,aimstoexpresstheirfeelingoflifeandnature,andtheyearningfortheuniverseandharmoniousunderstanding.4Henotonlysingspraiseofgentlelamb,butalsothemysticalpowerthatcancreatethelamb.HeretheGod,JesusandtheLambarejusttheonething.TheTygerTyger!︳Tyger!︳burning︳brightInthe︳forests︳ofthe︳night,Whatim︳mortal︳handor︳eyeCould︳framethy︳fearful︳symmetry?Analysis:Inthethisverse,theauthorcomparesthefiercenessofatigertoaburningpresenceindarkforests.Hewonderswhatimmortalpowercouldcreatesuchafearfulbeast.*Line1isanexampleofsynecdoche(提喻),aliterarydeviceusedwhenapartrepresentsthewholeorthewholerepresentsapart.Inline1Tyger!Tyger!burningbrightalludestothepredator'seyes.Inwhat︳distant︳deepsor︳skiesBurntthe︳fireof︳thineeyes?Onwhat︳wingsdare︳heas︳pireWhatthe︳hand,dare︳seizethe︳fire?Analysis:Herethepoetcomparestheburningeyesofthetigertodistantfirethatonlysomeonewithwingscouldreach.ThepoetwonderswheresuchapowerfulfirecouldhavecomeAndwhat︳shoulder,︳andwhat︳art,Could︳twistthe︳sinews︳ofthy︳heartAndwhen︳thyheart︳beganto︳beat,Whatdread︳hand？and︳whatdread︳feet?Analysis:Inthethirdstanzawehaveametaphorgivingusavisionaskillfulandpowerfulblacksmithcreatingthetiger'sbeatingheartawakeningapowerfulbeast.Thephrase“...twistthesinewsofthyheartisalsoanallusiontoahardheartednessthatabeastofpreymusthavetowardsthecreaturesitkills.Whatthe︳hammer?︳whatthe︳chain?Inwhat︳furnace︳wasthy︳brain?Whatthe︳anvil?︳whatdread︳graspDareits︳deadly︳terrors︳clasp?Analysis:Thisversecontinuestheallusiontoacreator,who,havingmadethefearsomebeast,mustconfrontwiththesheerterrorofatiger'snatureWhenthe︳starsthrew︳downtheir︳spears,Andwa︳ter’dhea︳venwith︳theirtears,Didhe︳smilehis︳workto︳see?Didhe︳whomade︳theLamb︳makethee?Analysis:Inthefifthstanza,theauthor,withbeautifulrhetoric(personification),describesamarvelouscreationprocesslikeningstarlighttoasymbolicdestructiveprocess.Theauthorwonderswhetherthecreatorofthefierceandpredatorytigercouldmakethedocile,gentlelamb.Heseesaconflictbetweenthecreationofheartless,burningpredatoranditspotentialvictim,thelamb.Tyger!︳Tyger!︳burning︳brightInthe︳forests︳ofthe︳nightWhatim︳mortal︳handor︳eyeDare︳framethy︳fearful︳symmetry?Analysis:Thefinalverseisbutareprise,almostachorus.Itservesthepurposeofrepeatingthewondrousquestionofthetiger'screationandgivesthereaderanotherchancetoenjoytherhetoricalandalreadyansweredquestion,Whatimmortalhandoreye?Theanswerliesinthereader'sinterpretationofcreation:DidGodcreatethefearsomealongwiththegentle?WhydoesHeallowthetigertoburninthedarkforest,whilethelambgambolsintheglenunderthestarsofthatverycreation?Theauthorleavesituptothereadertodecide.Theimportantthingisthequestion,nottheanswer.Backgroundinformation:TheTygerisapoembytheEnglishpoetWilliamBlake.ItwaspublishedaspartofhiscollectionSongsofExperiencein1794.TheCambridgeCompaniontoWilliamBlake(2003)callsitthemostanthologizedpoeminEnglish.解析题目：Hischoiceoftygerhasusuallybeeninterpretedasbeingforeffect,perhapstorenderanexoticoralienqualityofthebeast,orbecauseit'snotreallyaboutatigeratall,butametaphor.TheMeter:trocheetetrameter.(thepoemisintrochaictetrameter)Thepoemiscomprisedofsixquatrains(Aquatrainisafour-linestanza)inrhymedcouplets.TheRhymeScheme：aabbwithanearrhyme(近似韵)endingthefirstandlaststanzas,drawingattentiontothetiger'sfearfulsymmetry.Rhetoricaldevices1RepetitionofTygerinline1,dareinlines7&8,heartinlines10&11,whatinlines12,13,&15,Didheinlines19-20,andseveralrepeatsinstanzas1&2establishthepoem'snurseryrhymelike