英美诗歌鉴赏——To Helen,致海伦

英美诗歌鉴赏——ToHelen，致海伦ToHelenHelen,thybeautyistomeLikethoseNiceanbarks1ofyore,2Thatgently,o'eraperfumed3sea,Theweary4,wayworn5wanderer6boreTohisownnativeshore.Ondesperateseaslongwonttoroam7,Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,ThyNaiadairshavebroughtmehomeTotheglorythatwasGreeceAndthegrandeur8thatwasRome.1平底船2很久以前3芳香的4疲倦的5旅行累了的6漫游者，旅行者7漫步，漫游8壮丽，宏伟2Lo!inyonbrilliantwindow-niche9Howstatue-like10Iseetheestand,Theagate11lampwithinthyhand!Ah,Psyche,fromtheregionswhichAreHolyLand!ThewriterEdgarAllenPoewasbornin1809.Hisfatherdesertedthefamily,andhismotherdiedwhenPoewasthree.Poewastakenintothehomeofhisuncle.In1826,heenteredtheUniversityofVirginia,onlytodropoutlater.HewassenttoWestPointanddismissed,too.Thenheturnedtofictionwritingtosupporthimself.Heworkedasaneditorthroughouthislife.Hiswife’sdeathin1847,drovePoetoheavydrinkingoccasionally.Onedayin1849,hewasfoundunconsciousonaBaltimorestreetandthendied.Poeestablishedhimselfasasuccessfulshortstorywriterandliterarycritic.Hesucceededinformulatinginfluentialliterarytheoriesandindemonstratingmasteryoftheformshefavored_hinghlymusicalpoemsandshortprosenarratives.HistheoryofshortfictionisbestexemplifiedinLigeiaandTheFallofTheHouseofUsher,whichwastobecomeoneofhismostfamousstories.PoewroteToHelenasareflectiononthebeautyofMrs.Standard9壁龛10向雕像一样11玛瑙的3whodiedin1824.SheencouragedPoetowritepoemswhenhewas14.Poeregardedherashisfirst,purelove.First,letusseethecleverrhymesinthisgreatpoem.Alliteration:the/w/in“Theweary,waywornwandererbore”andthe/s/in“Howstatue-likeIseetheestand”.assonance:both“like”and“Nicean”havethevowel/ai/;both“wont”and“roam”havethevowel//;“agate”,“lamp”and“hand”allhavethevowel//.Rhyme:“me”and“sea”;”yore”,”bore”and“shore”;“roam”,“home”and“Rome”.Therhymesmakesthepoemcontainmusicalcharmandmoreattractivetoread.ThetitleexpressedhowbeautifulMrs.Standardwasbyjustoneword—Helen，who，inGreekstory,wasthemostbeautifulwomanintheworldandalsolightedtheflamesoftheTrojanwar．Butthatisnotenough,weseethepoetusedsimilestocontinuehispraise.Hecomparedherto“Niceanbarksofyore”whichbroughttired“wanderers”home.The/w/in“Theweary,waywornwandererbore”bringoutthetiredfacesvividly.Theladyarenotdoll,shecouldbroughtpeaceandrelief.MaybethatishowthewriterthoughtaboutMrs.Standard.Inthesecondpart,thepoetdescribedjusttwobodyparts,“Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,”shortbutvivid,justletthereaderimaginethepictureofabeautywhoisclassicjustlikethegoddessinthe4Greekstory.Theword“Greece”and“Rome”werementionedinthispart,weknowGreeceandRomearetwoidealplacesintheheartofwesternpeople.Ithinkthataddestothewoman’sclassicbeautyagain.Inthethirdpart,thereisanothersimile,“Howstatue-likeIseetheestand,”thewomanisjustlikeastatuewhichwillneverbecomeoldoruglyandwillremainforever.“Psyche”meanssoulinGreek,sointhispart,theimageofthewomanistotallydifferent,shehasnotonlyphysicalbeautybutalsospiritualbeauty.Althoughthispoemwasmadetomemorizealadywhohadalreadypassedby,thereisnosadnessinthelines.Thepoetexpressedhisadmirationandloveasmuchaspossible.Healsotolduswhatwasrealbeauty,notonlyfacebutalsoheart.Andthehighspiritualinthelinesmaymeansthepoetwilllookaftertherealbeautyandkindnessforever.