Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

1、“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” 雪夜林边小驻雪夜林边小驻 by Robert Frost Questions: 1.Why did “I” stop by woods? 2.Why did the horse give the harness bell a shake? 3.Why couldnt the speaker stay longer by the woods to appreciate its mysterious beauty? 4. What is the effect of repetition in the last two l

2、ines? Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; 林主的庄宅就在邻村林主的庄宅就在邻村 ； 想来我认识这座森林想来我认识这座森林 ， Analysis of the Poem woods 象征着大自然，而象征着大自然，而village 象征着人类社会象征着人类社会 He will not see me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow. 凝视他的林子雪花纷飞凝视他的林子雪花纷飞 。 他不会看到我停留于此他不会看到我停

3、留于此 ， 这里，我们不妨把未露面的树林主人及其房屋村落看作是诗人这里，我们不妨把未露面的树林主人及其房屋村落看作是诗人 精心设计的一个象征，其含义是现实世界和人群。而诗歌中的旅行精心设计的一个象征，其含义是现实世界和人群。而诗歌中的旅行 者显然独自一人伫立于代表大自然的树林和代表现实世界的村落之者显然独自一人伫立于代表大自然的树林和代表现实世界的村落之 间，思索自己的选择和方向。间，思索自己的选择和方向。 The owner of the woods The first stanza tells us that the man is stopping in front of the wood

4、s owned by another person in the village-the village and the owner can both represent human society. Only the man is watching the woods being filled up with snow. The woods and snow can both hint at natural occurrences. My little horse must think it queer， To stop without a farmhouse near， Between t

5、he woods and frozen lake， The darkest evening of the year. 我那马儿一定以我为怪我那马儿一定以我为怪 ， 在这一年中最黑之夜在这一年中最黑之夜 ， 湖面冰封，近无人家，林雪覆盖，湖面冰封，近无人家，林雪覆盖， 停伫在此是何原因？停伫在此是何原因？ 奇怪的奇怪的 原因原因 使读者看到使读者看到 大雪纷飞的大雪纷飞的 同时，更感同时，更感 觉到一阵刺觉到一阵刺 骨的寒冷。骨的寒冷。 This stanza says the location is far from civilization (farmhouse), light (darke

6、st evening) and warmth (frozen lake) that even the horse would think the man is queer to stop there. He gives his harness bells a shake， To ask if there is some mistake. 主人你停在这里，是否有错？主人你停在这里，是否有错？ 马儿轻摇铃具马儿轻摇铃具 ，似乎在问：，似乎在问： 诗人借助马儿的铃声在这洁白寂静的世界中加入诗人借助马儿的铃声在这洁白寂静的世界中加入 了声响，马儿似乎以铃声来责怪主人的奇怪选择。了声响，马儿似乎以铃声来

7、责怪主人的奇怪选择。 1）My horse 2）Personification 拟人拟人 The only other sounds the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake. 只有清风徐来，雪花飘落。只有清风徐来，雪花飘落。 此外别无他声此外别无他声， 1)Alliteration 头韵头韵 2)连续的连续的s音令人似乎耳闻风吹音令人似乎耳闻风吹 树林的嗖嗖声和雪飘的簌簌声树林的嗖嗖声和雪飘的簌簌声 Light and gentle soft and feathery 绒毛般的绒毛般的 薄片薄片，这里这里 指雪花指雪花 The climax of the

8、 whole poem is when the man is woken up by his horse and steps out of fantasy but he finds himself in a contradiction between reality and fantasy. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, 不过，我有约要赴，不过，我有约要赴， 树林幽深，景色迷人，树林幽深，景色迷人， 诗人来自社会，尽管大自然的魅力使他流连忘返，诗人来自社会，尽管大自然的魅力使他流连忘返， 但他

9、最终决定回归社会。但他最终决定回归社会。 社会职责和义务社会职责和义务 1）Alliteration 头韵头韵 2）强调树林的幽暗和深邃）强调树林的幽暗和深邃 And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. 须行完路程才能安眠。须行完路程才能安眠。 须行完路程才能安眠，须行完路程才能安眠， 采用重叠句采用重叠句 的形式以强的形式以强 调肩负责调肩负责 任之重大。任之重大。 诗人承担起自己所应担负的社会责任，诗人承担起自己所应担负的社会责任， 寻求自己人生的真正意义。寻求自己人生的真正意义。 This stanza

10、reveals the woods attraction towards the man as it is “lovely, dark and deep”. It also shows the mans determination to break away from such aesthetic temptation because he has to take on worldly burdens and responsibilities (“promises”). Writing Skills What is the rhyme scheme of Stopping by Woods o

11、n a Snowy Evening (excluding the last stanza)? (A) AAAB BBBC, etc. (B) AABA BBCB, etc. (C) ABAB BCBC, etc. (D) AAAA BBBB, etc. Rhythm and Rhyme(格律格律)：this poem is written in Iambic tetrameter(四步抑扬格四步抑扬格), the rhyme scheme is AABA,BBCB,CCDC,DDDD, which is called interlocking enclosed rhyme. Within th

12、e four lines of each stanza, the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme. The third line does not, but it sets up the rhymes for the next stanza. For example, in the third stanza, “queer”, ”near“, and “year” all rhyme,but “lake” rhymes with “shake”, ”mistake“, and ”flake“ in the following stanza.这种韵式叫

13、这种韵式叫连锁抱韵连锁抱韵即每一诗节的第即每一诗节的第1,2,4行行 押韵，第押韵，第3行的尾韵成为下一诗节的韵脚。行的尾韵成为下一诗节的韵脚。(old fashioned or traditional form) (2) Rhetorical Device(修辞修辞)： Alliteration (头韵头韵) sound dark the temptations in our life Village the heavy duty of life Sleep-Rest during night; the end of life (death) Theme This poem stresses a cent