1、“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” 雪夜林边小驻 by Robert Frost,Questions:1.Why did “I” stop by woods? 2.Why did the horse give the harness bell a shake? 3.Why couldnt the speaker stay longer by the woods to appreciate its mysterious beauty? 4. What is the effect of repetition in the last two lines?,W
2、hose woods these are I think I know.,His house is in the village though;,林主的庄宅就在邻村 ；,想来我认识这座森林 ，,Analysis of the Poem,woods 象征着大自然，而village 象征着人类社会,He will not see me stopping here,To watch his woods fill up with snow.,凝视他的林子雪花纷飞 。,他不会看到我停留于此 ，,这里，我们不妨把未露面的树林主人及其房屋村落看作是诗人 精心设计的一个象征，其含义是现实世界和人群。而诗歌中的
3、旅行 者显然独自一人伫立于代表大自然的树林和代表现实世界的村落之 间，思索自己的选择和方向。,The owner of the woods,The first stanza tells us that the man is stopping in front of the woods owned by another person in the village-the village and the owner can both represent human society. Only the man is watching the woods being filled up with sn
4、ow. The woods and snow can both hint at natural occurrences.,My little horse must think it queer，,To stop without a farmhouse near，,Between the woods and frozen lake，,The darkest evening of the year.,我那马儿一定以我为怪 ， 在这一年中最黑之夜 ， 湖面冰封，近无人家，林雪覆盖， 停伫在此是何原因？,奇怪的原因,使读者看到 大雪纷飞的 同时，更感 觉到一阵刺 骨的寒冷。,This stanza s
5、ays the location is far from civilization (farmhouse), light (darkest evening) and warmth (frozen lake) that even the horse would think the man is queer to stop there.,He gives his harness bells a shake，,To ask if there is some mistake.,主人你停在这里，是否有错？,马儿轻摇铃具 ，似乎在问：,诗人借助马儿的铃声在这洁白寂静的世界中加入 了声响，马儿似乎以铃声来责
6、怪主人的奇怪选择。,1）My horse 2）Personification 拟人,The only other sounds the sweep,Of easy wind and downy flake.,只有清风徐来，雪花飘落。,此外别无他声，,1)Alliteration 头韵 2)连续的s音令人似乎耳闻风吹树林的嗖嗖声和雪飘的簌簌声,Light and gentle,soft and feathery绒毛般的,薄片，这里指雪花,The climax of the whole poem is when the man is woken up by his horse and steps
7、out of fantasy but he finds himself in a contradiction between reality and fantasy.,The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,不过，我有约要赴，,树林幽深，景色迷人，,诗人来自社会，尽管大自然的魅力使他流连忘返， 但他最终决定回归社会。,社会职责和义务,1）Alliteration 头韵 2）强调树林的幽暗和深邃,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I s
8、leep.,须行完路程才能安眠。,须行完路程才能安眠，,采用重叠句 的形式以强 调肩负责 任之重大。,诗人承担起自己所应担负的社会责任， 寻求自己人生的真正意义。,This stanza reveals the woods attractiontowards the man as it is “lovely, dark and deep”. It also shows the mans determination to break away from such aesthetic temptation because he has to take on worldly burdens and
9、responsibilities (“promises”).,Writing Skills,What is the rhyme scheme of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening“ (excluding the last stanza)? (A) AAAB BBBC, etc. (B) AABA BBCB, etc. (C) ABAB BCBC, etc. (D) AAAA BBBB, etc.,Rhythm and Rhyme(格律)：this poem is written in Iambic tetrameter(四步抑扬格), the rhy
10、me scheme is AABA,BBCB,CCDC,DDDD, which is called interlocking enclosed rhyme. Within the four lines of each stanza, the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme. The third line does not, but it sets up the rhymes for the next stanza. For example, in the third stanza, “queer”, ”near“, and “year” all rh
11、yme,but “lake” rhymes with “shake”, ”mistake“, and ”flake“ in the following stanza.这种韵式叫连锁抱韵即每一诗节的第1,2,4行押韵，第3行的尾韵成为下一诗节的韵脚。(old fashioned or traditional form),(2) Rhetorical Device(修辞)：Alliteration (头韵) sound dark & deep,Personification (拟人) “he”horse “My little horse must think it queer.”“To ask i
12、f there is some mistake.”,Repetition (重复) “and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”Superficial meaning: there is still a long distance before the speaker arrives at home and sleeps.Implied meaning: there are still numerous responsibilities before thespeakers life comes to an
13、end.,(3) Images/Symbolism (意象/象征)Woods-The mystery of nature; the temptations in our lifeVillage the end of life (death),Theme This poem stresses a central conflict between mans enjoyment of natural beauty and his responsibility in society. This shows a mans despairing courage to seek out the meaning of life.http:/ 柴门闻犬吠，风雪夜归人。刘长卿,
