《A Psalm of life 赏析.ppt》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《A Psalm of life 赏析.ppt（16页珍藏版）》请在三一办公上搜索。
1、A Psalm Of Life,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Contents,The brief introduction of the author and his works,The background of the poem,Poem appreciation,Poetic form,structure and theme,Brief analysis to the poem,Answers to the questions,The brief introduction of the author and his works,Henry Wadsworth L
2、ongfellow(1807 1882)was born in 1807,the son of Stephen and Zilpah(Wadsworth)Longfellow.He was the second of seven children.He was Americas most beloved nineteenth-century poet,rivaling in popularity the contemporary English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.Influenced by the romantic novelists James Fenimo
3、re Cooper and Washington Irving,Longfellow helped to fashion a national literature based on American myths,history,and landscapes in poems such as The Song of Hiawatha”.,Longfellow wrote predominantlylyric poems,known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend.He becam
4、e the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas.He has been criticized,however,for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses.Longfellow family faith was Unitarian.Longfellow was influenced by his Unitarian beliefs,his association with New England Tra
5、nscendentalists,and the Romantic literary movement he encountered in Europe.He believed that the vitality and originality of American literature must depend upon the nations natural environment and distinct history,as opposed to the long-standing cultural and social traditions that informed European
6、 literature.Longfellows poetry fell out of critical favor at the beginning of the twentieth century with the rise of literary modernism and its preoccupation with psychology,social dislocation,and political ideology.Despite his often-sentimental tone,Longfellow remains popular for his evocation of a
7、 vanishing America,its landscapes and occupations,and his simple affection for humanity.Longfellow was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Oxford and Cambridge universities,and after his death was the first American to be included in Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey in London.,Works,1)Voices of
8、the Night(1839)夜吟 his first collection of poems 2)Ballads and Other Poems(1841)歌谣及其他Ballads and Other Poem contains:(1 The Village Blacksmith 乡村铁匠(2 A Psalm of Life 人生礼赞(3 The Skeleton in Aromor 铠甲骷髅3)Evangeline 伊凡吉林 4)Hiawatha,based on American Indian legends.海华沙之歌5)Tales of a Wayside Inn 路畔旅舍的故事6)
9、His translation of Divine Comedy 神曲of Dante,The background of the poem,Longfellows first wife died when he was traveling around Europe for studying.As a result,he suffered from hypochondria(忧郁症).When he wrote this poem,he was still struggling with the illness.,But the poem expressed an impassioned a
10、nd optimistic feeling to the life.It also showed the beginning of Americans extension to the west.Since its inspiring influences to people,this poem handed down to generations.,Poem appreciation,Tell me not in mournful numbers 请别用哀伤的诗句对我讲；Life is but an empty dream!人生呵，无非是虚梦一场！For the soul is dead t
11、hat slumbers 因为沉睡的灵魂如死一般，And things are not what they seem.事物的表里并不一样。,Life is real!Life is earnest!人生是实在的！人生是热烈的！And the grave is not its goal;人生的目标决不是坟墓；Dust thou art,to dust returnest,你是尘土，应归于尘土。Was not spoken of the soul.此话指的并不是我们的精神。,A Psalm Of Life,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Not enjoyment,and n
12、ot sorrow,我们的归宿并不是快乐，也不是悲伤，Is our destined and our way;实干才是我们的道路，But to act,that much to-morrow.Find us farther than to-day.每天不断前进，蒸蒸蒸日上,Art is long,and time is fleeting.光阴易逝，而艺海无涯，And our hearts,though stout and brave.我们的心哪虽然勇敢坚强，Still,like muffled drums,are beating 却像被布蒙住的铜鼓，Funeral marches to the
13、 grave 常把殡葬的哀乐擂响。,In the worlds broad field of battle,在这人生的宿营地，In the bivouac of Life,在这辽阔的世界战场，Be not like dumb,driven cattle!别做无言的牲畜任人驱赶，Be a hero in the strife!做一名英雄好汉立马横枪！,Trust no future.howeer pleasant!别相信未来，哪怕未来多么欢乐！Let the dead Past bury its dead!让死去的往昔将死亡一切埋葬！Act act in the glorious Present
14、!Heart within,and God Oer head!上帝在上，我们胸怀勇气，行动吧趁现在活着的好时光！,Lives of great men all remind us 伟人的生平使我们想起，We can make our lives sublime,我们能使自己的一生变得高尚！And,departing,leave behind us 当我们辞别人间，Footsteps on the sands of time;能把足迹留在时间的流沙上，,Footsteps,that,perhaps another,也许有个遭了船灾的苦难弟兄，Sailing oer life solemn mai
15、n,他曾在庄严的人生大海中飘航A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,见到我们的脚印，Seeing,shall take heart again,又会满怀信心,Let us then be up and doing,让我们起来干吧，With a heart for any fate;下定决心，不管遭遇怎样；Still achieving,still pursuing 不断胜利，不断追求，Learn to labor and to wait.要学会苦干和耐心等待,Poetic form and structure,It consists of nine quatrai
16、ns,rhymed abab,cdcd,efefIt can be divided into four parts part one:(stanza 1-3)Part two:(stanza 4-6)part three:(stanza7-8)Part four:(stanza 9),Theme,The poem reminds us that life is not a dream,but very real,and urges us to live it to the full and not sit around waiting for death.It says that the pu
17、rpose of life is not to have fun or indeed to suffer but to do something.It also reminds us that although mankind has lived a long time our own individual time on earth is limited and will pass very quickly,with each heartbeat a further step towards the grave.So try,like great men of the past,to mak
18、e something of yourself in your short time on earth and leave behind something by which to be remembered,Brief analysis to the poem,In several of his poems,the reader will find examples of life,love,death,contemplation,and inspiration.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow begins his poem A Psalm of Life with e
19、nthusiasm that continues through most of the poem.For example,he thinks life can only be lived truly if one believes that the soul will continue to live long after the body dies.The second stanza Longfellow states this clearly by writing,And the grave is not its goal.Meaning that,life doesnt end for
20、 people simply because they die;there is always something more to be hopeful and optimistic for.He believes that people should lead heroic and courageous lives and not sit idle and remain ineffectual while the world rapidly changes around them:Be not like dumb,driven cattle!Be a hero in the strife!(
21、part V),Longfellow encourages everyone to have faith and trust the lord and not to rely on an unknown future to be stable and supportive.(part VI)He advises people to seize the moments they have before them and act while thinking about their present situations.Longfellow encourages his readers to le
22、ave their own footsteps on the sands of time and become important.(part VII)The final lines of the poem echo the beginning ones and offer perhaps the most important advice in a poem.Longfellow encourages all to work and try their hardest to make their lives great and accomplish as much as they can.L
23、ongfellow uses a simple and clear way to express the impassioned attitude to life.The poem inspired the readers and received a great success.,Answers to the questions,What kind of person is the speaker of this poem?The speaker is a man of action,always optimistic and cheerful,trying to achieve as mu
24、ch as possible in the short span of life.,2.According to the poem,how should our lives be led to overcome the fact that each day brings us nearer to death?We should work harder and live happier.,3.Interpret the metaphor of Footprints on the sand of time(line 28).The metaphor refers to human deeds in real life,Thanks!,
