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TheHarborbyCarlSandburg•TheHarborwasfirstpublishedin1912andlatercollectedinChicagoPoems《芝加哥诗集》•Thispoemdepictsboththelyricalpoetand“sonofthestreets”.ItisthekindofpoemthatmadeSandburgfamous:shortandpowerful.ImagistPoem•Theimagistswanted“directtreatmentofthethingandarhythmlikethatofamusicalphrase.”•直接反映事物，诗韵要有乐感•Insteadoftellingwhatweshouldfeeling,thepoetdescribsaseriesofimagestoproducetheemotion.•Passingthroughhuddledanduglywalls•Bydoorwayswherewomen•Lookedfromtheirhunger-deepeyes,•Hauntedwithshadowsofhunger-hands,•穿过杂乱丑陋的城墙，•那里女人们站在门旁，用深度饥渴的目光观望，•眼中挨饿者的身影幢幢，Part1Thecity:chaotic,ugly,poor,starvationThefirstpartofthepoemgivesusagloomypictureofthemiserablecitylifeanditstartswithadepressedanddulltone.•Outfromthehuddledanduglywalls,•Icamesudden,atthecity'sedge,•Onablueburstoflake,•Longlakewavesbreakingunderthesun•Onaspray-flungcurveofshore;•走出杂乱丑陋的城墙，•我忽然来到城市的边缘，•一汪蓝色的湖水映入帘，•阳光下长长的波浪拍碎在浪花四溅弯曲的湖岸；Thenature:beautiful,freeInthesecondpartofthepoem,theauthorusessomeimagessuchaslake,lakewaves,spray,sun,shoretodesicibethebeautyofnature.Thetoneischeerful.Part2•Andaflutteringstormofgulls,•Massesofgreatgraywings•Andflyingwhitebellies•Veeringandwheelingfreeintheopen•一群展翅飞翔的水鸥，•一大片灰色的大翅膀，•和急速掠过的白胸膛•在空中自由翻滚翱翔。Thelastfourlinesareadescriptionofthegullsinnature.Theauthorusessomecolourwords,suchasblue,gray,andwhite,todepictthebeautyofnature.And,therearesomewellchosenverbsinthispart,suchasflutter,veer,andwheel,showingusthefreedomofthegulls.Contrast•Contrastbetweencitylifeandnature:•Thefirsthalfofthepoemisfullofdarknessanddesperation.Thepeopleseemtobetormentedbypoverty.•However,therestofthelinesshowusabrightanddelightfulnaturalscenebythedynamicimageswavesandgullandtheirbrightcolorblueandwhite.Contrast•Thesecondcontrastisbetweentheurbanpeopleandthefreegulls.•Theurbanpeoplearesufferingpoverty.Theyjuststandbydoorwaysandbearthedulllifesilently.•Thegullscanflyfreelyinthesky.thepurposeofthecontrast•Theauthorusesthecontrastbetweentheuglycityandthebeautifulnaturetoexpresshisdissatisfactionwithcitylifeandalsohislovetonature.•Thepoetalsowantstoencouragepeopletopursuitfreedomandgetridofthedulllife.Thedeepermeaning:Thefirstsectionconveystheideaofcagedcitylife.Thecitylifedoeshaveitsownbenifitsandsuperiority,butitstealsawaythepeople’sfreedom--they’reforcedtoobeythesocialordersandtraditions.Thesecondsectionseemstodepictanindividualwhoescapesandisreleasedfromanimprisonedcitylife.Comingouttothelakeandwalkingunderthesun,thepoetapproachesthefreelife.Leavingthecagebehind,hefeelshimselfliketheflutteringstormofgullsfreelyflyinginthesky.hungerhopeWhatdoestheharborsymbolize•Harborisasymbolizitionofthebarrierbetweencityandnature,anddepressionandhope.Themes1.Theadmirationfornatureandthedissatisfactionwithcitylife.2.SympathyforthesufferingofthemassesHehasgreatsympathyforthepeople.Hewrotechiefly“tohelpthesickandgivethepeoplehope.”3.Callforeveryonetobreaktheillstateoflifeandfightforfreedom•Hewasconfidentinthebeliefthatthepeoplewillonedayriseandcomeintotheirown.•Citylifeislikeacagewithmanytraditionalsocialorders.Peopleneedtocommunewithnaturetosettheirmindsfree.Thanksforlistening!