1、Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost,Robert Frost 1874-1963,an American peot highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life employed themes from the rural life of the early 1900s used the setting to examine the social and philosophical themes received four Pulitzer Prizes
2、普利策奖,Poems,Fire and Ice火与冰After Apple-Picking 摘罢苹果The Road Not Taken 为选择的路 Nothing Gold Can Stay 没有最美好的东西长久不变,Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening 雪夜林中小驻,Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know, a His house is in the village though. a He will not see me stopping here, b To watch his woods
3、fill up with snow. aMy little horse must think it queer, c To stop without a farmhouse near, c Betwen the woods and frozen lake, d The darkest evening of the year. c,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， 看他在林中积雪的美景。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， 寒林和冰涧之间停下。,He gives his harness bells a shake, d To a
4、sk if there is some mistake. d The only other sounds the sweep, e Of easy wind and downy flake. dThe woods are lonly, dark and deep, e But I have promises to keep, e And miles to go before I sleep. e And miles to go before I sleep. e,它摇一摇身上的串铃， 问我这地方该不该停。 此处中有轻风拂雪片， 再也听不见其他声音。森林又暗又深真可羡， 但我还要守一些诺言， 还
5、要赶多少路才安眠， 还要赶多少路才安眠。,Analysis,Rhythm&Rhyme: The poem was written in Iambic tetrameter 四音步抑扬格 rhyme scheme AABA BBCB CCDC DDDD Interlocking enclosed rhyme 连锁抱韵 即每诗节的1、2、4行押韵,第3行的尾韵成为下一节的韵脚,使诗节之间珠联璧合,音与义贯统一气,给人以紧凑和谐之感。,Rhytorical devices:1) AlliterationThe only other sounds the sweepThe woods are lonl
6、y, dark and deep2) PersonificationHe gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. 3) RepetionAnd miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.,Symbolism:woods: the mystery of the nature; the temptation in lifevillage: societysnow: something of puritypromise: respon
7、sibilitymiles: long sentancesleep: stopI am on the way: the journy of life,Theme,In this poem, it describes a little incident happening in a snowy evening. As a traveler, the poet is fascinated by the beautiful scene in the woods.He stops to enjoy it, but his mind urges him to go on, because there is a long way and an unfinished duty waiting for him. The poem actually stresses a central conflict between mans enjoyment of natural beauty and his responsibility in society.,Thank you!,
