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1、英美诗歌鉴赏To Helen,致海伦英美诗歌鉴赏To Helen，致海伦To HelenHelen,thy beauty is to meLike those Nicean barks1of yore,2That gently,oer a perfumed3sea,The weary4,wayworn5wanderer6boreTo his own native shore.On desperate seas long wont to roam7,Thy hyacinth hair,thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs have brought me homeTo t

2、he glory that was GreeceAnd the grandeur8that was Rome.Lo!in yon brilliant window-niche9How statue-like10I see thee stand,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9壁龛10向雕像一样-第 3 页The agate11lamp within thy hand!Ah,Psyche,from the regions whichAre Holy Land!The writer Edgar Allen Poe was born in 18

3、09.His father deserted thefamily,and his mother died when Poe was three.Poe was taken into thehome of his uncle.In 1826,he entered the University of Virginia,only todrop out later.He was sent to West Point and dismissed,too.Then heturned to fiction writing to support himself.He worked as an editorth

4、roughout his life.His wifes death in 1847,drove Poe to heavydrinking occasionally.One day in 1849,he was found unconscious on aBaltimore street and then died.Poe established himself as a successful short story writer and literarycritic.He succeeded in formulating influential literary theories and in

5、demonstrating mastery of the forms he favored_hinghly musical poemsand short prose narratives.His theory of short fiction is best exemplifiedin Ligeia and The Fall of The House of Usher,which was to become one ofhis most famous stories.Poe wroteTo Helenas a reflection on the beauty of Mrs.Standardwh

6、o died in 1824.She encouraged Poe to write poems when he was 14.Poe regarded her as his first,pure love.First,let us see the clever rhymes in this great poem.Alliteration:11玛瑙的-第 4 页the/w/in“The weary,wayworn wanderer bore”and the/s/in“Howstatue-like I see thee stand”.assonance:both“like”and“Nicean”

7、have the vowel/ai/;both“wont”and“roam”have the vowel/;“agate”,“lamp”and“hand”all have the vowel/.Rhyme:“me”and“sea”;”yore”,”bore”and“shore”;“roam”,“home”and“Rome”.The rhymes makes the poem contain musicalcharm and more attractive to read.The title expressed how beautiful Mrs.Standard was by just one

8、wordHelen，who，in Greek story,was the most beautiful woman in theworld and also lighted the flames of the Trojan warBut that is notenough,we see the poet used similes to continue his praise.Hecomparedherto“Niceanbarksofyore”whichbroughttired“wanderers”home.The/w/in“The weary,wayworn wanderer bore”bri

9、ng out the tired faces vividly.The lady are not doll,she could broughtpeaceandrelief.MaybethatishowthewriterthoughtaboutMrs.Standard.In the second part,the poet described just two body parts,“Thyhyacinth hair,thy classic face,”short but vivid,just let the readerimagine the picture of a beauty who is

10、 classic just like the goddess in theGreek story.The word“Greece”and“Rome”were mentioned in thispart,we know Greece and Rome are two ideal places in the heart ofwestern people.I think that addes to the womans classic beauty again.-第 5 页In the third part,there is another simile,“How statue-like I see

11、 theestand,”the woman is just like a statue which will never become old orugly and will remain forever.“Psyche”means soul in Greek,so in thispart,the image of the woman is totally different,she has not onlyphysical beauty but also spiritual beauty.Although this poem was made to memorize a lady who had alreadypassed by,there is no sadness in the lines.The poet expressed hisadmiration and love as much as possible.He also told us what was realbeauty,not only face but also heart.And the high spiritual in the linesmay means the poet will look after the real beauty and kindness forever.