1、Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningThis poem is written by Robert Frost (Mar. 26, 1874 Jan.29, 1963), a famous poet from the United States. It is first published in the year 1923.,Poetry Appreciation,Video,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 雪夜林边小驻- Robert Frost,Whose woods these are I think I kno
2、w, 我知道林子的主人是谁,His house is in the village though. 虽村落是他所居之地。He will not see me stopping here, 他不会看到我停留于此,To watch his woods fill up with snow. 凝视他的林子雪花纷飞。,The speaker is attracted by the beautiful and silent scene.,My little horse must think it queer, 我的小马一定以我为怪,To stop without a farmhouse near, 近无房
3、舍,为何停伫。Between the woods and frozen lake, 况只有林子与冰湖,The darkest evening of the year.和一年中最黑之夜。He gives his harness bells a shake,他轻摇铃具To ask if there is some mistake.询问有错与否。The only other sounds the sweep, 唯一的回复来自Of easy wind and downy flake. 软雪和清风。,The climax of the whole poem the speaker is woke up
4、by his horse, and steps out fantasy, but he lands himself into the contradiction between reality and fantasy.,The woods are lovely, dark and deep. 林子很美昏暗而幽深,But I have promises to keep, 但我已有约定。And miles to go before I sleep, 沉醉前还有一段路要走,And miles to go before I sleep. 沉醉前还有一段路要走。,The result of the co
5、nflict between reality and fantasy. The speaker chooses to go on his way.,Metaphor (暗喻)Iambic tetrameter (抑扬格)Personification (拟人)Repetition(重复),Writing Skills,Metaphor (暗喻)woods-the mystery of nature (wildness deathsnow-something of purity and loftiness, e.g. the speakers qualitiesfrozen lake-death
6、darkest evening of the year-the hardest time of the yearpromise-the unavoidable responsibilities miles-long distance/heavy duty in lifesleep-rest during night/end of life (death),Iambic tetrameter (抑扬格)It is a meter in poetry. It refers to a line consisting of four iambic feet. The word tetrameter s
7、imply means that there are four feet in the line ; iambic tetrameter is a line comprising four iambs.如果一个音步中有两个音节,前者为轻,后者为重,则这种音步叫抑扬格音步,其专业术语是(iamb, iambic.)。轻读是“抑”,重读是“扬”,一轻一重,故称抑扬格。英语中有大量的单词,其发音都是一轻一重,如adore, excite, above, around, appear, besides, attack, supply, believe, return等。,Personification
8、 (拟人)The horse (1). “he”-horse (2). feels confused and asks question, “To ask if there is some mistake.”,Repetition(重复) the last two stanzas: “and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” The first line stays on the superficial meaning: there is still a long distance before the speaker arrives home and sleeps. The second line implies a deeper meaning: there are still numerous responsibilities before the speakers life comes to end.,Thank you !,jucy,