“当你老了”叶芝分析

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1、“当你老了”叶芝分析WinniePuMr.BrownLiterature1OH+(B)April8thTheManWhoLoveThePilgrimSoulinYouAlmostallpoetsandwritersenjoyconnectinglovewithbeautyandyouth.Bythetimepeopleisunderthewarmthoflove,adesiretorefusechangesandthepassoftimewouldoccurintheirhearts・Whileeveryonewantstoswitchthe

2、enjoyablemomentintoaneternity,WilliamButlerYeatschoosestowriteapoemtodepicttheseenethatanattractivegirlisinthetwilightofheryears・Thepoem"WhenYouAreOlcTisthespecialone.Forayoungladythatisrightnowenjoyingheryouthandbeauty,thewordsfromthepoemmaybetoocruelforher;whilethespeaker

3、inthepoemjusttriestousethislawofnaturetoprovehislovethatcanresistthecorrosiveinflueneeoftime・Thewholepoememploysproperrhymescheme,aninnovativeimaginationaswellassymbolsandasharpcontrasttoshowthespeaker'sdeeplovetowardtheyoungladyandmovethereadersbythegrievedandhopelessbutun

4、repentantemotionsofthespeaker.ThenovelsounddevicesofWhenYouAreOldcanfirstcatchtheeyesofreadersbyitsiambicpentameterandspondee・Forthewholepoem,thefirstandfourthlinesrhyme,aswellasthesecondandthirdlines,thisgivesthepoemawell・designedtempotoread・Byusingtheword"and"sixtimesinth

5、efirststanza,thepoetshowshispredispositiontoassistinkeepingthepoemmetered・Thepoemismainlyaniambicpentameterzbutatsomekeypartsofthepoem,itswitchesintospondeewhichmeanstohavetwostressedsyllablesinmeters・Thischangeleadstoacompletelydifferenteffectamongthesentences・Themostingen

6、iousonethatthepoetcreatesistheword"pilgrim"."Pilgrim"meansapersonwhojourneystoasacredplaceforreligiousreasonsaccordingtothedictionary,whilethespeakerindicateshimselfasthe"manlovedthepilgrimsoul"inhislover,sothat"pilgrim"isemployedasanadjectivetodescribethepiousanddevoutsoul

7、oftheyounglady(7).TheusageofspondeemakesthepronunciationofbeingtensedGrim",definingasforbiddingoruninviting,enablesthereadertofeelthecomplicatedemotioninthespeaker'sheart・Heappreciatesthelady'sdedicatedsoul,buthecomplainsobscurelyaboutherholdingaheartofstonetowardhislove・Er

8、go,therhymescontributesublimelytothepoem.Theboldimaginationandsymbolsofthewholepoe