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,EdgarAllanPoesToHelen,1,Background,ToHelenisthefirstoftwopoemstocarrythatnamewrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe.The15-linepoemwaswritteninhonorofJaneStanard,themotherofachildhoodfriend.Itwasfirstpublishedin1831collectionPoemsofEdgarA.Poethenreprintedin1836intheSouthernLiteraryMessenger.Poerevisedthepoemin1845,makingseveralimprovements,mostnotablychangingthebeautyoffairGreece,andthegrandeurofoldRometotheglorythatwasGreeceandthegrandeurthatwasRome.Theseimprovedlinesarethemostwell-knowlinesinthispoem.,2,Helen,thybeautyistomeLikethoseNiceanbarksofyore,Thatgently,oeraperfumedsea,Theweary,way-wornwandererboreTohisownnativeshore.Ondesperateseaslongwonttoroam,Thyhyacinthhair,thyclassicface,ThyNaiadairshavebroughtmehomeTotheglorythatwasGreece,AndthegrandeurthatwasRome.,海伦，你的美貌于我似远古尼西亚人的帆船，轻轻飘过芬芳的海面，让旅途劳顿的游子，回到他故乡的岸边。在漂泊已久、波涛汹涌的海上，你风信子般的头发、古典的脸庞，和尼厄神般的风采已带我回家乡，回到罗马曾经的伟大，和希腊曾经的荣光。,ToHelenByEdgarAllanPoe,3,Lo!Inyonbrilliantwindow-nicheHowstatue-likeIseetheestand,Theagatelampwithinthyhand!Ah,Psyche,fromtheregionswhichAreHoly-Land!瞧！彼处辉煌窗龛里你，恰似雕像，伫立，玛瑙灯儿手中提！啊，普赛克，来自仙土圣地！,4,Theme,ThethemeofthisshortpoemisthebeautyofawomanwithwhomPoebecameacquaintedwhenhewas14.Apparentlyshetreatedhimkindlyandmayhaveurgedhimorperhapsinspiredhimtowritepoetry.Beauty,asPoeusesthewordinthepoem,appearstorefertothewomanssoulaswellasherbody.Ontheonehand,herepresentsherasHelenofTroythequintessenceofphysicalbeautyatthebeginningofthepoem.Ontheotherhand,herepresentsherasPsychethequintessenceofsoulfulbeautyattheendofthepoem.InGreek,Psychemeanssoul.,5,6,ImageryandSummaryofthePoem,Poeopensthepoemwithasimile“Helen,thybeautyistome/LikethoseNicanbarksofyore”thatcomparesthebeautyofHelen(Mrs.Stanard)withsmallsailingboats(barks)thatcarriedhometravelersinancienttimes.Heextendsthisboatimageryintothesecondstanza,whenhesaysHelenbroughthimhometotheshoresofthegreatestcivilizationsofantiquity,classicalGreeceandRome.ItmaywellhavebeenthatMrs.Stanardsbeautyandotheradmirablequalities,aswellashertakingnoticeofPoeswritingability,helpedinspirehimtowritepoetrythatmimickedinsomewaystheclassicaltraditionofGreeceandRome.Certainlythepoemsallusionstomythologyandtheclassicalagesuggestthathehadagroundingin,andafondnessfor,ancienthistoryandliterature.Inthefinalstanzaofthepoem,PoeimaginesthatMrs.Stanard(Helen)isstandingbeforehiminarecessoralcoveinfrontofawindow.Sheisholdinganagatelamp,asthebeautifulPsychedidwhenshediscoveredtheidentityofEros(Cupid).,7,FigureofSpeech,ItsbelievedthatfewAmericanpoetscansurpassPoesabilityintheuseofEnglishasamediumofpuremusicalandrhythmicbeauty.SimileMetaphor:desperateseasAlliteration:weary,way-wornwanderer,hyacinthandhair,gloryGreeceand“grandeurAssonance:wonttoroamRhyme:me“andsea,ababb,cdcdc,fggfg.,8,InToHelen,thespeakerseespureidealizedbeauty,bothphysicallyandspiritually.Hethinksthatsheissobeautifulthatthatitisarelieftojustbewithherandyouarecalmedbyherextraordinarybeauty.Shehasbeautifulhairandaclassicface,andherinnerbeautyisalsotremendous.ThespeakerseesHelenasverypoisedandperfectandideal.Thewordsthatcharacterizethebeautymostclearlyare“gently”,“perfumed”,“hyacinthhair”,“classicface”,“statue-like”and“brilliant”.ThespeakersaysthatHelensbeautyhasbroughtmehome/TotheglorythatwasGreece/AndthegrandeurthatwasRomebecausePoehadopenedthepoemwiththesimile“Helen,thybeautyistome/LikethoseNiceanbarksofyore”andthiscomparesthebeautyofHelen,withsmallsailingboats(barks)thattooktravelershomeinancienttimes.Heextendsthisboatimageryintothelinesabove,