She walks in beauty.ppt4

nullShe walks in beautyShe walks in beautyGeorge Gordon ByronGeorge Gordon Byron ( 6th Baron Byron，1788.1.22 London,England－1824.4.19.Greece）George Gordon Byron ( 6th Baron Byron，1788.1.22 London,England－1824.4.19.Greece）null Byron’s parents were the descendants of declining aristocrat. People call them Lord Byron. He was born lame and he was sensitive about it. He loves freedom. He supported UK democratic revolution and showed sympathy for independent movement in Greece. In 1823, he appealed and organized an army of volunteers to support Greece. Unluckily, he died from malaria in Greece in 1824. His master works are 《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》，《唐·璜》等。However,《唐·璜》was unfinished。His daughter was an famous scientist Augusta Ada Byron.Bryon’s marriageBryon’s marriage 1811－1816，Bryon proposed to Miss Anna. They got married on January in 1815. This was Bryon’s biggest mistake in his life. Mrs Bryon’s views were narrow and limited. She couldn’t understand her husband’s facility enterprise and opinions. After one year’s marriage, she took their daughter back to her own house and refused to live with Bryon. After that, the rumors since came. UK’s government took this as an opportunity to revenge their betrayer, Bryon. They wanted to destroyed their enemy in polity. During that time, Bryon wrote his poems, like to show his determination to resist the oppress.nullGeorge Gordon Byron was a leading figure of Romanticism. He was regarded as one of the greatest European poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond. In the period of Romanticism, the poetry style is quite different from that in Neoclassicism. They are no longer a reflection of the reality or morality, but the true feelings flowing from the inside of the poets. As one of the representatives of Romanticism, Byron’s works are famous for daring imagination and exaggeration. In the other hand, he is very good at blending beautiful feelings into beautiful 。 On June 11,1814,when he attended a party ,Byron met his young cousin ,Lady Wilmot Horton for the first time .She was dressed in a black mourning gown .Byron was so struck by her beauty that he wrote this poem to admire her beauty just in one night nullShe walks in beautynull 1 She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. nullOne shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace. Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place.nullAnd on that cheek, and o’er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent; The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of the days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!她走在美的光彩中 查良铮译她走在美的光彩中 查良铮译 她走在美的光彩中 象夜晚皎洁无云而且繁星漫天 　　明与暗的最美妙的色泽 　　在她的仪容和秋波里呈现 　　耀目的白天只嫌光太强， 　　它比那光亮柔和而幽暗 　 　null　　增加或减少一份明与暗 　　就会损害这难言的美 　　美波动在她乌黑的发上 　　或者散布淡淡的光辉在那脸庞 恬静的思绪 指明它的来处纯洁而珍贵null　呵，那额际，那鲜艳的面颊， 如此温和，平静，而又脉脉含情， 那迷人的微笑，那容颜的光彩， 都在说明一个善良的生命： 她的头脑安于世间的一切， 她的心充溢着真纯的爱情！ Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical Devices Alliteration occurs frequently to enhance the appeal of the poem to the ear. The most obvious examples of this figure of speech include the following: Line 2:....cloudless climes; starry skies.  Line 6:....day denies  Line 8:....Had half Line 9:....Which waves Line 11...serenely sweet Line 14...So soft, so Line 18...Heart Whose null Simile Lines 1, 2:...... comparing the movement of the beautiful woman to the movement of the skies  Metaphor Lines 8-10:...... comparing grace, a quality, to a perceivable phenomenon Metaphor and personification Lines 11-12:.... comparing thoughts to people; metaphor and personification comparing the mind to a home (dwelling-place) Lines 13-16:.... comparing the woman's cheek and brow to persons who tell of days in goodness spent rhyme: regular and perfect : ababab cdcdcd efefef rhyme: regular and perfect : ababab cdcdcd efefef Meter : iambic tetrameter. This can be clearly seen if you look closely at the construction of a particular line : she walks / in beau / ty like / the night nulltheme : it is a love poetry .This poetry expressed several themes such as : beauty , harmony , perfection and so on . The most important theme is beauty. images The poem uses the images of light and darkness interacting to describe the wide spectrum of elements in a beautiful woman’s personality and looks. the poem concerns itself with the two forces—darkness and light—at work in the woman’s beauty, and also the two areas of her beauty—the internal and the external. null In this poem “She Walks in Beauty”, Byron portrays a graceful and serene lady successfully with his delicate touch. He uses hue contrast of darkness and brightness and vivid description of the lady’s physical appearance. Thus, a lady gathering the true, the good and the beautiful is like walking before the readers. No matter from its meter and structure or from the aesthetic point, this poem is a treasure in English poetry. Byron deserves the name of a great romanticist.