1、Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,By Robert Frost,Robert Frost (1874-1963),A famous American modernist poet The winner of 4 Pulitzer Prizes (普利策奖)A poet of the New England countryside,A Boys Will （1913） 一个男孩的意愿North of Boston （1914） 波士顿以北New Hampshire （1923 ） 新罕布什尔,Collection of poems,PoemsStoppi
2、ng by Woods on a Snowy Evening 雪夜林边小驻The Road Not Taken 未选择的路 After Apple-Picking 摘罢苹果 ,Literary Style,Profound meanings are hidden underneath the plain language and simple form.,He wrote about the natural world and rural life, especially the New England landscape.(2) He often used simple language,
3、a graceful style and traditional forms in his poems. (3) Symbolism (the imageswoods, stars and houses are taken from everyday life to express profound ideas),Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningBy Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though, He will not see
4、me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think is queer, To stop without a farmhouse near, Between the woods and frozen lake, The darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep, Of ea
5、sy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.,雪夜林畔小驻 （译）余光中想来我认识这座森林， 林主的庄宅就在邻村， 却不会见我在此驻马， 看他林中积雪的美景。我的小马一定颇惊讶， 四望不见有什么农家， 偏是一年最暗的黄昏， 寒林和冰湖之间停下。他摇一摇身上的串铃， 问我这地方该不该停。 此外只有轻风拂雪面， 再也听不见其他声音。森林又
6、暗又深真可羡， 但我还要守一些承诺， 还要赶多少路才安眠， 还要赶多少路才安眠。,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though, He will not see me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow.,想来我认识这座森林，林主的庄宅就在邻村，却不会见我在此驻马，看他林中积雪的美景。,Woods refers the na
7、ture; village refers human society. “He” refers the owner of the woods.,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,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. Onl
8、y the man is watching the woods being filled up with snow. The woods and snow can both hint at natural occurrences.,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,My little horse must think is queer, To stop without a farmhouse near, Between the woods and frozen lake, The darkest evening of th
9、e year.,我的小马一定颇惊讶，四望不见有什么农家，偏是一年最暗的黄昏，寒林和冰湖之间停下。,queer：deviating from the expected or normal; strange,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,This stanza says the location is far from civilization (farmhouse), light (darkest evening) and warmth (frozen lake) that even the horse would th
10、ink the man is queer to stop there.,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Personification 拟人) By Robert Frost,He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake.,他摇一摇身上的串铃，问我这地方该不该停。此外只有轻风拂雪面，再也听不见其他声音。,Harness: (挽具) the
11、 bands which are used to control a horse. downy: resembling down(似绒毛的),Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,The climax of the whole poem is when the man is woken up by his horse and steps out of fantasy but he finds himself in a contradiction between reality and fantasy.,Stopping by
12、Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.,森林又暗又深真可羡，但我还要守一些承诺，还要赶多少路才安眠，还要赶多少路才安眠。,dark, and deep, alliteration 头韵 Repetition (重复),Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By
13、 Robert Frost,Repetition (重复)Superficial meaning: there is still a long distance before the speaker arrives at home and sleeps.Implied meaning: there are still numerous responsibilities before the speakers life comes to an end.,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost,This stanza reveals
14、 the woods attraction towards 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 responsibilities (“promises”).,Writing Skills,(1)Rhythm and Rhyme(格律)： This poem is written in Iambi
15、c tetrameter(四步抑扬格). The rhyme 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. 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
16、 fashioned or traditional form),Writing Skills,(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 if there is some mistake.” Repetition (重复) “and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”,Writ
17、ing Skills,(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.,Summary:,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening tells the speaker stops his horse in the winter twilight to observe the beauty of the forest scene and then moves to continue his journey.,山行 唐杜牧 远上寒山石径斜， 白云生处有人家。 停车坐爱枫林晚， 霜叶红于二月花。,
