WhenYouareold赏析.ppt

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1、When You Are Old William Butler Yeats（Ireland）This poem was written in 1893 and dedicated to Maud Gonne,the woman whom he had loved for all of his life.When you are old and grey and full of sleep,And nodding by the fire,take down this book.And slowly read,and dream of the soft look,Your eyes had onc

2、e,and of their shadow deep.How many loved your moments of glad grace,And love your beauty with love false or true.But one man love the pilgrim soul in you,And loved the sorrow of your changing face.And bending down beside the glowing bars,Murmur,a little sadly,how love fled And paled upon the mounta

3、ins overhead,And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.Rhyme abba cddc effe当你老了（冰心译）当你老了（冰心译）当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神，那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。多少人爱过你青春的片影，多少人爱过你青春的片影，爱过你的美貌，以虚伪或是真情，爱过你的美貌，以虚伪或是真情，惟独一人爱你那朝圣者的心，惟独一人爱你那朝圣者的心，爱你哀戚的脸上岁月的留痕。爱你哀戚的脸上岁月

4、的留痕。在炉栅边，你弯下了腰，在炉栅边，你弯下了腰，低语着，带着浅浅的伤感，低语着，带着浅浅的伤感，爱情是怎样逝去，又怎样步上群山，爱情是怎样逝去，又怎样步上群山，怎样在繁星之间藏住了脸。怎样在繁星之间藏住了脸。Techniques of expression and emotionImaginationA picture which seemed to be old and clumsyMeanwhile,the picture is warm and fragrant Contrastcontrast between an attractive young girl and an old

5、ladyContrast between other peoples love and his Contrast between reality and imaginationEmphasis The repetition of fireFire is so warm,but the poet felt despair for his love.Use of symbols“fire”symbolized“warm”.“mountain”symbolized tough,sublimation“stars”symbolized foreverWhen I first read this poem,I felt that I want to cry.The poet had declared love for Maud Gonne many times,but he had never get her response.So Yeats could just imagine many years later,when the woman read this poem by chance,she could realize that he is the one who would love her forever.Tragic beauty