英美诗歌鉴赏——ToHelen,致海伦

英美诗歌鉴赏一一ToHelenf致海伦创作：欧阳科时间：2021.02.05ToHe/e门Helen,thybeautyistomeLikethoseNiceanbarks1ofyore,2Thatgently,o'eraperfumed3sea,Theweary4,wayworn5wanderer6boreTohisownnativeshore.Ondesperateseaslongwonttoroam7,Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,ThyNaiadairshavebroughtmehomeTotheglorythatwasGreeceAndthegrandeur8thatwasRome.Lo!inyonbrilliantwindow-niche9紺以的的累者»•底久祚倦行游步丽龛平很芳疲旅漫漫壮壁123456789Howstatue-like向雕像一样1seetheestand,Theagate玛瑙的lampwithinthyhand!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.Standardwhodiedin1824.SheencouragedPoetowritepoemswhenhewas14.Poeregardedherashisfirst,purelove.First,letusseethecleverrhymesinthisgreatpoem.Alliteration:the/w/in“Theweary,waywornwandererbore”andthe/s/in“Howstatue-likeIseetheestand"assonanee:both“like”and“Nicean”havethevowel/ai/;both“wont”and“roam”havethevowel//^agate'/lamp"ancThancTallhavethevowel//.Rhyme:“me”and“sea”；”yore”，”bore”and"shoren;“roam”，“home”and“Rome”.Therhymesmakesthepoemcontainmusicalcharmandmoreattractivetoread.ThetitleexpressedhowbeautifulMrs.Standardwasbyjustoneword一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,justletthereaderimaginethepictureofabeautywhoisclassicjustlikethegoddessintheGreekstory.Theword"Greece"and“Rome”werementionedinthispart,weknowGreeceandRomearetwoidealplacesintheheartofwesternpeople.Ithinkthataddestothewoman'sclassicbeautyagain.Inthethirdpart,thereisanothersimile,uHowstatue-likelseetheestand,”thewomanisjustlikeastatuewhichwillneverbecomeoldoruglyandwillremainforever.uPsychenmeanssoulinGreek,sointhispart,theimageofthewomanistotallydifferent,shehasnotonlyphysicalbeautybutalsospiritualbeauty.Althoughthispoemwasmadetomemorizealadywhohadalreadypassedby,thereisnosadnessinthelines.Thepoetexpressedhisadmirationandloveasmuchaspossible.Healsotolduswhatwasrealbeauty,notonlyfacebutalsoheart.Andthehighspiritualinthelinesmaymeansthepoetwilllookaftertherealbeautyandkindnessforever.时间：2021.02.05创作：欧阳科