1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,I TOPIC,:,Sonnet 18,II OBJECTIVES:,A,),Introduction to poetry,B,),Introduction to sonnet,C,),Study of Sonnet 1
2、8,D,),Assignment,Definition of Poetry,*,distinctive style and rhythm;,a genre of literature.,*,a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience,in language,*,a special emotional response,through its meaning,sound,and rhythm.,Types of Poetry,Lyric poetry,Narrative poetry,Dramatic poetry,Lyric poetr
3、y,Lyric,is a brief subjective poem strongly marked by,imagination,melody and emotion,and creating a single unified impression.,Narrative poetry,Narrative poetry is,one that tells a story or presents a narrative,whether simple or complex,long or short.Epics,ballads and metrical romances are among the
4、 many kinds of narrative poems.,Dramatic poetry,A third kind of poetry is dramatic poetry which is written,in the form of a speech of an individual character to an imaginary audience,;it compresses into a single vivid scene a narrative sense of the speakers history and psychological insight into his
5、 character.This kind of poetry,as the term suggests,employs dramatic form or some element of dramatic technique.,The Language in Poet,ry,The Language in poetry may differ still further from that of prose.Since the function of poetry is to present,IMAGES,concretely,it is the responsibility of the poe
6、t to select language that succeeds in making those IMAGES concrete and,the special words rich in connotative value and carrying implications of sound,color,and action,these are the special stock of the genuine POET.,Rhythm,Poetry is often considered as,the rhythmic creation,of beauty(Edgar Allen Poe
7、).A poem is divided into stanza or strophe(,诗节,),which is subdivided into verse or line(,行,).Each line is divided into several feet(,音步,).Foot is arranged according to the stress,and this forms the meter(,格律,).In a foot,“-”symbolizes stress,which is called“,扬,”,in Chinese,and“”symbolizes non-stress,
8、which is called“,抑,”,in Chinese.,Rhythm comes from,the regular pattern of the stress and non-stress.,According to the rules of the arrangement of the stresses and non-stresses,the most commonly used meter of English poetry is divided into:,A.Iambic foot(Iamb)(,)(/),抑扬格,If winter comes,can spring be
9、far behind?,B.Trochaic foot(Trochee),()(/),扬抑格,Every little stream is bright,C.Anapestic foot(Anapest),)()(/),抑抑扬格,For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams.,D.Dactylic foot(Dacty1),()(/),扬抑抑格,Slowly the mist oer the meadow was creeping.,E.Amphibrach foot(Amphibrach),:,()(/),F.Spondee,:,(,
10、/,),G.Pyrrhic,:,(,),Kinds of Verse:,A line consists of several feet.According to the number of foot,foot is divided into:,A.Monometer(,单音步,),:,I trust.,B.Dimeter (,双音步,),:,The wild winds weep.,C.Trimeter(,三音步,),:,Theirs not to make reply.,D.Tetrameter(,四音步,),:,He lives to learn in lifes,hard scho
11、ol.,E.Pentameter(,五音步,),:,The poetry of earth is,never dead.,F.Hexameter.(,六音步,):,G.Peptameter(,七音步,),H.Octametre(,八音步,),Kinds of Meters:Verse rhythm,A verse consists of different kinds of feet.,A.,Iambic Monometer,:,And die,B.,Trochaic Dimeter:,Rich the treasure.,C.,Iambic Trimeter,:,Theirs not to
12、make reply.,(Anapestic Trimeter,:,Down to the depths,of the sea),D.,Iambic Tetrameter,:,Row,brother,row,the stream is fast,(Trochaic Tetrameter,:,Life is real!Life is earnest!),(Amphibrach Tetrameter,:,A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare),E.,Iambic Pentameter,:,Farewell,the tranquil mind,farew
13、ell,content!,And swims or sinks,or wades,or creeps,or flies.,Pleas in the silent shade with empty praise.,3.4 Rhyme(Rime):a repetition of the same sound.,Alliteration,:,The initial same sound,normally consonants,especially at the beginning of words,or stressed syllables,are repeated.,The moan of dov
14、es in i,mme,morial elms.,And,mur,muring of innumerable bees.,A.Tennyson,Princes.,Assonance,:,a repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds,usually close together quite in rhyme.,e.g.1)The w,a,ves c,a,me over the broken ship,Till all her sides were torn,Consonance,:,harmony of consonant.The same c
15、onsonants follow different vowel sounds of words close to each other.,e.g.1)a pale gold chord.,End rhyme,:,Rhyme scheme.,A.Park-dark,make-break,low-foe.(Normal,rhyme),B.one-bone,stood-blood.(Eye rhyme),Some stanza forms,A.Couplet,usually iambic tetrameter and iambic,pentameter(heroic couplet),B.Terc
16、et(triplet).,C.Quatrain.,D.Five-verse stanza.,E.Sextet,F.Seven-verse stanza,G.Octave(Triple).,H.Sonnet,Imagery,Imagery refers to the sensory images produced by words.Imagery is the life of a good poem.Imagery is divided into,visual image,auditory image,olfactory image(,嗅觉,),tactile image(,触觉,),gusta
17、tory image(,味觉,),,,kinaesthetic image(,动觉,),abstract image,etc.,Topic 2Introduction to sonnet,2.1 Definition of sonnet,fourteen lines usually in iambic pentameter,sum up in last lines of the poem.,Topic 2Introduction to sonnet,2.2 Types of Sonnet,There are three dominant types of sonnet:,Petrarchan
18、sonnet(the Italian sonnet):,abba,abba,cde,cde,Definition of Petrarchan sonnet,The first 8 lines form an octave,which rhymes,abba,abba and the remaining 6 lines form a sestet which rhymes,cde,cde.,Spenserian sonnet:,abab,bcbc,cdcd,ee,Shakespearean sonnet(the English sonnet or Elizabethan sonnet):,aba
19、b,cdcd,efef,gg.,2.3 Shakespearean sonnet,2.3.1 Definition of Shakespearean sonnet,Shakespearean sonnet consists of,three quatrains with a rhyming scheme abab cdcd efef and ends with a couplet rhyming gg.,In the three quatrains,the theme is put forward and developed,and in the couplet the sonnet ends
20、 with a surprise conclusion or shift of ideas.,The quatrains produce a sweeping movement while the concluding couplet often comes to be an effective epigram and also makes the theme of the poem clearer.,Topic 2Introduction to sonnet,2.3.2 Contents:,Shakespeares sonnets are the only direct expression
21、 of the poets own feelings.His sonnets numbered 1-126 are addressed to a handsome,young nobleman,Shakespeares beloved friend and a rival poet.The poems expresses the writers selfless but not entirely uncritical devotion to the young man.The sonnets numbered 127-152 involve a mistress of Shakespeare,
22、a mysterious,“Dark Lady”.,The sonnets numbered 153-154 are allegorical and addressed to,Cupid,the God of love,in Greek mythology.,Topic 2Introduction to sonnet,2.3.3 Characteristics of Shakespeares sonnets,Shakespeares sonnets is characterized by the expression of,strong feelings with an exquisitely
23、 controlled artistic form.,The theme of,love and infidelity,is dominant in both sets of poems.The theme is interwoven with motifs of,beauty,immorality,and the ravages of time,and with lyrical speculation about poetrys power to maintain bonds of love and to immortalize the beloved.,2.3.4 Themes,destr
24、uctive effects of time,the quickness of physical decay,the loss of beauty,vigor,and love,celebration of life,2.3.5 Shakespeares contribution,Shakespeares contribution to English literature not only lies in the creation of many,immortal works,but also in the,improvement of the dramatic techniques,and
25、 the,creation of Shakespearian sonnet,by,revising the Italian sonnet.,Topic 3Study of,Sonnet 18,3.1 The main idea,The sonnet,starts with a question,that might lead to a very ordinary conceit,;,instead it,introduces a profound meditation on time,change and beauty.,Normally,to compare the beloved to t
26、he days of early summer or to the dazzling beauty of the glorious sun would be considered high praise.However,the poet considers the comparison inadequate,for just like the shortness of summer,mans youth and beauty will fade away.Then the poet expresses a very bold idea:that,beautiful things can rel
27、y on the force of literature to their eternity;,and literature is created by man,thus it declares mans eternity.,3.2 Themes,Key words:,Praising the beauty of the young man;Transience of beauty in nature;Immortality of art in general(poetry in particular),In the poem Shakespeare has a,profound medita
28、tion on the destructive power of time and the eternal beauty brought forth by poetry to the one he loves.,A nice summers day is usually transient,but the beauty in poetry can last for ever.Thus Shakespeare has a,faith in the permanence of poetry,.The poet eulogizes the power of artistic creation.Lit
29、erature will become part of time.The emphatic tone of the poem shows the mighty self-confidence of the newly-arisen commercial bourgeoisie.And the vivid,variable and rich images reflect the lively and adventurous spirits of those who were opening new space and creating new world.,3.3 The four steps
30、in the composition of the poem,Introduction(Opening),Elucidation of the theme(Developing),Transition to another viewpoint(Changing),Summing up(Concluding),For example:,Shall I compare thee to a summers day?,Thou art more lovely and more temperate,:,Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And Su
31、mmers lease hath all too short a date.,Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance,or natures changing course untrimmed;,But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst,Nor sh
32、all Death brag thou wandrest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growst,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long live this,and this gives life to thee.,Introduction,(,起,),Elucidation,(,承,),Transition,(,转,),Conclusion,(,合,),3.4 Stylistic features of the sonnet,3.4.1 Structure:,T
33、he poem consists of three quatrains and a concluding couplet of iambic pentameter,with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg.,Meter (with respect to tonal pattern):,Iambus,(,抑扬格,)/Iambic Foot(,抑扬音步,),5-foot Iambus/Iambic Pentameter,(五步抑扬格),Shall I,compare,thee to,a sum,mers day?,Thou art,more love,ly a
34、nd,more tem,perate,Rough winds,do shake,the dar,ling buds,of May,And Sum,mers lease,hath all,too short,a date.,3.4 Stylistic features of the sonnet,Rhyme scheme:,abab cdcd efef gg.,Shall I compare thee to a summers d,ay,?,a,Thou art more lovely and more temper,ate,:,b,Rough winds do shake the darlin
35、g buds of M,ay,a,And Summers lease hath all too short a d,ate,:,b,Sometime too hot the eye of heaven sh,ines,c,And often is his gold complexion d,immed,;,d,And every fair from fair sometime decl,ines,c,By chance,or natures changing course untr,immed,;,d,But thy eternal summer shall not f,ade,e,Nor l
36、ose possession of that fair thou,owst,f,Nor shall Death brag thou wandrest in his sh,ade,e,When in eternal lines to time thou gr,owst,f,So long as men can breathe or eyes can s,ee,g,So long live this,and this gives life to th,ee,.,g,3.4.2 Figures of speech,Rhetorical question:,Shall I compare thee t
37、o a summers d,ay,?,Simile:,thee to a summers day,Metaphor:,the eye of heaven:referring to the sun;eternal summer:immortal(ever-lasting)youthfulness,Personification:,Rough,winds;,Death:(personification)the destroyer of life,Repetition:,eternal;,so long;can;this,3.4.2 Figures of speech,Alliteration:,f
38、air,f,rom,f,air;,ch,ance or natures,ch,anging course,Contrast:,natural summer thy summer;short eternal;leased owst;hot temperate;,Rough,lovely;dimmed not fade,Imagery:,Rough winds;darling buds;Hot eye;Gold complexion,(The poet uses images not only to create physical experiences but also to establis
39、h moods,and make the theme more concrete and concentrated.),3.5 Textual appreciation,Lines 1-2,Shall I compare thee to a summers day?,Thou art more lovely and more temperate,:,Paraphrase:,How can I compare you to a summers day since you are lovelier and gentler than it?/If I compared you to a summer
40、s day,Id have to say you are more beautiful and serene.,Detailed study,“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?”,:,It is a rhetorical question without answer.And here hyperbole is employed.Normally,to compare the beloved to the days of early summer would be considered high praise,because in the rainy
41、 and foggy England,summer is a mild and flowering season.Thus it introduces a profound meditation on time,change and beauty.,“Thou art more lovely and more temperate”,:,However,the poet considers the comparison of a summers day is inadequate,for just like the shortness of summer,mans youth and beaut
42、y will fade away.The word“more”suggests infinite tenderness.The“lovely”implies the beautiful complexion of the beloved.And the“temperate”implies the nature of the beloved.,Note that the second line actually serves as the adverbial cause to the first line.(Implication:You are much better,much more be
43、autiful than summer.),The first two lines introduce a subject of the poem.,Archaism:,thee:you(the object form of thou);thou:you (the subject form of you);art:are(The singularof the second person in old English:-est,-st,-t,e.g.art=are,owst=owe,wandrest=wander,growst=grow.),a summers day:In England,su
44、mmer is not hot but comfortably warm.It is the most pleasant season of the year.“day”:the period or season of a summer.,temperate:gentle,soft,mild,tender.,Lines 3-4,Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And Summers lease hath all too short a date.,Paraphrase:,In fact,the violent winds do dest
45、roy the lovely buds of May,and summer lasts for only a very short period of time.,Detailed study,rough:violent;terrible.Here personification is employed.,do shake:The word“do”is used here for emphasis.,darling:lovely;dear;charming.,lease:period;(a term used in law)the length of time,during which a l
46、egal agreement is to last.Here it is figuratively used,meaning“lifetime”.,Archaism:,hath:“has”.,date:period of time.,The main idea of the first quatrain:,The poet makes an introduction by explaining that though summer of the natural world is very beautiful,it is no better than his friend.It may exis
47、t for only a limited period of time since it has a lot of shortcomings.,Lines 5-6,Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;,Paraphrase:,Sometimes the sun shines too hot,and its golden brightness is often covered or darkened by clouds.,Detailed study,sometime:
48、sometimes;occasionally;now and then;from time to time,the eye of heaven:(metaphor)referring to the sun,gold complexion:the golden brightness of the sun,complexion:natural color and appearance of the skin of the face,dimmed:not bright,Lines 7-8,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance,or
49、natures changing course untrimmed;,Paraphrase:,Everything beautiful may lose its beauty.The beauty,may be destroyed unexpectedly or by the law of change(the normal,order of change)in the natural world.,Detailed study,every fair:every beautiful object,or every beautiful person(everything beautiful),f
50、air:beauty.Note that the first“fair”refers to the individual,while the second“fair”refers to whole,the concept of beauty.,decline:fade away;move from a better to a worse condition,chance:some unexpected natural disaster,such as earthquake,flood,etc.,natures changing course:the law of change in the n






