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1,alliteration2,kenning3,caesura4,romance5,chivalery6,quatrain7,meter:rhyme8,heroiccouplet9iambicpentameter10,bobandwheel11,realism12,idealism13,renaissiance14,blankverse15,sonnet16,comedy17,tragedy18,humanism19,cavalierpoets20,metaphysicalpoets21,metaphysicalconceit1.Epic(史诗)(appearedintheAnglo-SaxonPeriod)Epicisanextendednarrativepoeminelevatedordignifiedlanguage,likeHomer’sIliad&Odyssey.Itusuallycelebratesthefeatsofoneormorelegendaryortraditionalheroes.Theactionissimple,butfullofmagnificence.Today,somelongnarrativeworks,likenovelsthatrevealanage&itspeoplearealsocalledepic.E.g.Beowulf(thepagan(异教徒),secular(非宗教的)poetry)Iliad《伊利亚特》,Odyssey《奥德赛》ParadiseLost《失乐园》.1.Romance(传奇)(Anglo-NormanfeudalEngland)•Romanceisanyimaginativeliteraturethatissetinanidealizedworldandthatdealswithheroicadventuresandbattlesbetweengoodcharactersandvillainsormonsters.•Originally,thetermreferredtoamedieval(中世纪)taledealingwiththeloveandadventuresofkings,queens,knights,andladies,andincludingsupernaturalhappenings.Form:longcomposition,inverse,inproseContent:descriptionoflifeandadventuresofanobleheroCharacter:aknight,amanofnoblebirth,skilledintheuseofweapons;oftendescribedasridingforthtoseekadventures,takingpartintournaments(骑士比武),orfightingforhislordinbattles;devotedtothechurchandtheking•Romancelacksgeneralresemblancetotruthorreality.•Itexaggeratesthevicesofhumannatureandidealizesthevirtues.•Itcontainsperilous(dangerous)adventuresmoreorlessremotefromordinarylife.•Itlaysemphasisonsupremedevotiontoafairlady.3.Alliteration(押头韵):arepeatedinitial(开头的)consonant(协调,一致)tosuccessive(连续的)words.4.Heroiccouplet(英雄双韵体)(introducedbyGeoffreyChaucer)Definition:therhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter;averseforminepicpoetry,withlinesoftensyllablesandfivestresses,inrhymingpairs.英雄诗体/英雄双韵体:用于史诗或叙事诗,每行十个音节,五个音部,每两行押韵。5.couplet(两行诗,对句):Twoconsecutivelinesofpoetrythatrhyme.Aheroiccoupletisaniambicpentametercouplet.DuringtheRestorationperiodandthe18thC.itwasapopularverseform.6.iambicpentameter(抑扬格五音步):ApoeticlineconsistingoffiveVersefeet(pentameter-isfromaGreekwordmeaning“five”),witheachfootaniamb--thatis,anunstressedsyllablefollowedbyastressedsyllable.7.Rhyme(韵,押韵):therepetition(反复)ofsoundsintwoormorewordsorphrasesthatappearclosetoeachotherinapoem.E.g.River/shiver,song/long8.meter(格律)(属于Prosody['prɔsədɪ](韵文学;诗体学;(某语言的)韵律(学))):Agenerallyregularpatternofstressedandunstressedsyllables(音节)inpoetry.9.Rhythm(节奏,韵律)(属于Prosody['prɔsədɪ](韵文学;诗体学;(某语言的)韵律(学))):referstotheregularrecurrence(反复,重现)oftheaccent(重读)orstressinpoemorsong.E.g.therhythmofdayandnight,theseasonalrhythmoftheyear,thebeatofourhearts,andtheriseandfallofseatides,etc.10.Humanism1)HumanismistheessenceoftheRenaissance.Accordingtohumanists,humanbeingsweregloriouscreaturescapableofindividualdevelopmentinthedirectionofperfectionandtheworldcanbequestioned,exploredandenjoyed.2)Byemphasizingthedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife,incontrasttothemedievalemphasisonGodandcontemptforthethingsofthisworld,theyvoicedtheirbeliefsthatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttopursuehappinessofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwanders.11.Tragedy(Dramaform)•Aseriousplayornovelrepresentingthedisastrousdownfallofacentralcharacter,theprotagonist.AccordingtoAristotle,thepurposeistoachieveacatharsisthroughincidentsarousingpityandterror.Thetragiceffectusuallydependsonourawarenessofadmirablequalitiesinheprotagonist,whicharewastedterriblyinthefateddisaster.•E.g.(莎士比亚)GreatTragedies(四大悲剧)(exploresthefaults/weaknessesofhumans):Hamlet,Othello,KingLear&Macbeth12.BlankVerse(无韵诗)•Unrhymedlinesofiambicpentameter.ItisaveryflexibleEnglishverseformwhichcanattainrhetoricalgrandeur(雄伟,壮观)whileechoingthenaturalrhythmsofspeech.ItwasfirstusedbyHenryHoward,EarlofSurrey,andsoonbecameapopularformfornarrativeanddramaticpoetry.Marlowe,Shakespeare,Milton,Wordsworth,Tennyson,StevensandRobertFrostarefondofthisform.13.SonnetAsonnetisalyricpoemcomprising14rhyminglinesofequallength:iambicpentameterinEnglish,hendecasyllables[hen,dekə'siləbl](十一音节)inItalian,andalexandrines.[ˌæliɡˈzɑ:ndrain](亚历山大诗行)inFrench..TheEnglish/ShakespeareansonnetItwasintroducedintoEnglishpoetryintheearly16thcenturybySirThomasWyatt(1503-1542).Itconsistsof3quatrainsandafinalcouplet,rhymingababcdcdefefgg.AnimportantvariantistheSpenseriansonnet,whichlinksthe3quatrainsbyrhyme,rhymingababbcbccdcdee.(quatrain:四行诗(每节四行,韵律一般为abab或abba))14.Allegory(寓言)•Astorywithadoublemeaning:aprimaryorsurfacemeaning,andasecondaryorunder-the-surfacemeaning•Astorythatcanberead,understoodandinterpretedattwolevelsTwolevelsofallegory•Onelevelexaminesthemoral,philosophicalandreligiousvaluesandisrepresentedbytheRedCrossKnight,whostandsforallChristians.•Thesecondlevelistheparticular,whichfocusesonthepolitical,social,andreligiousconflictsinthethenEnglishsociety.15.Metaphysical(形而上学,超自然,纯哲学)PoetsMETAPHYSICALPOETSrefertoaschoolofpoetsatthebeginningofthe17thcenturyEnglandwhowroteundertheinfluenceofJohnDonne.TheworksoftheMetaphysicalpoetsarecharacterized,generallyspeaking,bymysticismincontentandfantastic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