修辞学角度分析西风颂analysis on ode to the west wind from the stylistic perspective

Stylistics题目：一AnalysisonOdetotheWestWindFromtheStylisticPerspective班级：学号：姓名：时间：_AnalysisoOdetotheWestWirfcbomtheStylisticPerspectiveAbstractOdetotheWestWindsmasterpieceofShelleyanditisworld-renownedespeciallythelastline.Fromthestylisticperspective,thispaperdiscussesthis]fromthesethreeaspectsimage,soundandfiguresfspeechtobettermderstandShelley’ideatoreformjustlikethewestwind.雪莱的代表作《西风颂》世界著名，尤其是最后一句，“当冬天来的时候，春天还会远吗？”脍炙人口。而本文旨在从文体学角度讨论了该诗的意境，音律和修辞三方面来充分了解雪莱的这首《西风颂》。KeyWords：image，sound，figuresofspeech,westwind.IntroductiontotheGeneralPoemAnalysisIIIntroductionOdetotheWestWindOdetotheWestWindOwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,Thou,fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdeadAredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,Yellow,andblack,andpale,andhecticred,Pestilence-strickenmultitudes:Othou,WhochariotesttotheirdarkwintrybedThewingedseeds,wheretheyliecoldandlow,Eachlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave,untilThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblowHerclariono'erthedreamingearth,andfill(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)Withlivinghuesandodoursplainandhill:WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;Destroyerandpreserver;hear,ohhear!Thouonwhosestream,midthesteepsky'scommotion,Loosecloudslikeearth'sdecayingleavesareshed,ShookfromthetangledboughsofHeavenandOcean,Angelsofrainandlightning:therearespreadOnthebluesurfaceofthineaerysurge,LikethebrighthairupliftedfromtheheadOfsomefierceMaenad,evenfromthedimvergeOfthehorizontothezenith'sheight,Thelocksoftheapproachingstorm.ThoudirgeOfthedyingyear,towhichthisclosingnightWillbethedomeofavastsepulchre,VaultedwithallthycongregatedmightOfvapours,fromwhosesolidatmosphereBlackrain,andfire,andhailwillburst:ohhear!ThouwhodidstwakenfromhissummerdreamsTheblueMediterranean,wherehelay,Lull'dbythecoilofhiscrystallinestreams,BesideapumiceisleinBaiae'sbay,AndsawinsleepoldpalacesandtowersQuiveringwithinthewave'sintenserday,AllovergrownwithazuremossandflowersSosweet,thesensefaintspicturingthem!ThouForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowersCleavethemselvesintochasms,whilefarbelowThesea-bloomsandtheoozywoodswhichwearThesaplessfoliageoftheocean,knowThyvoice,andsuddenlygrowgraywithfear,Andtrembleanddespoilthemselves:ohhear!IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;Awavetopantbeneaththypower,andshareTheimpulseofthystrength,onlylessfreeThanthou,Ouncontrollable!IfevenIwereasinmyboyhood,andcouldbeThecomradeofthywanderingsoverHeaven,Asthen,whentooutstripthyskieyspeedScarceseem'davision;Iwouldne'erhavestrivenAsthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.Oh,liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!Aheavyweightofhourshaschain'dandbow'dOnetoolikethee:tameless,andswift,andproud.Makemethylyre,evenastheforestis:Whatifmyleavesarefallinglikeitsown!ThetumultofthymightyharmoniesWilltakefrombothadeep,autumnaltone,Sweetthoughinsadness.Bethou,Spiritfierce,Myspirit!Bethoume,impetuousone!DrivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverseLikewither'dleavestoquickenanewbirth!And,bytheincantationofthisverse,Scatter,asfromanunextinguish'dhearthAshesandsparks,mywordsamongmankind!Bethroughmylipstounawaken'dearthThetrumpetofaprophecy!OhWind,IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?BAnalysisonOdetotheWestWindImageInthefirstcanto,themainimagewasthewildwestwindandtheleavesdead.Thecantomainlyportrayedthescenethatthewindwestwindsweptthedeadleavesintheforestandbroughttheseedoflife.Thedeadleaveswereblownlikeghostfromanenchanterfleeingandthewingedseedsweresentbythewindtotheirdarkwintrybed.Insecondcanto,thepoetusedtheseimageslikeclouds,vapour,rain,blackrain,lighting,fairandhailtodisplaythestrongmomentumofthewestwind.Especiallythisline“blackrainandfireandhailwillburst"fullyreflectedthathowdestructivetheforceofwestwindwasandthewestwindmadethelighteningandrains.Inthirdcanto,theimages,theblueMediterranean,wavesandoldpalacesandtowersandwestwind,werecombinedtocreatetheatmospherethatthewestwindwouldbleweverythingdownanditindicatedthecomingofthegroundbreakingreform.Then,everythingbelongstotheoldworldwouldsuddenlygrowgreywithfearandtrembledanddespoiledthemselves.Thus,thewestwindbecamethemakerofallthecommotion.Thefirstthreecantoscreatedthethreelevels:sky,landandsea,butthemainpurposewastopraisethatthewestwindremovedallthewiredandbadthingsandtoencouragethestrongpowerofthenew-born.Aftertheportrayofthesky,landandsea,thepoetputhimselfintothemainimage—westwindinfourthcantoandhopedthathecouldfacethecomingofthereformjustlikethedeafleaves,swiftcloudsandwaves.Now,thepoetopenlygavehisidea—eagertostruggleandreform.Inthelastcanto,hehopedthathecouldbewiththewestwindtoreformandstrugglejustliketheline“bethroughmylipstounawakenedearth”.Thelastline“ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?"isworld-renowned.Itdeclaredthattheendingofthereformmadebythewestwindwasthatthedarkagewouldbecomethepastandthehopewasahead.SoundPoemissaidtobethethoughtswithmusic.InOdetotheWestWind,thepoetadoptedtheiambicpentametersandtherhythmschemeis“aba,bcb,cdc,ded,ee".Besides,thepoetusesaseriesofspecialsyllablestoproducethespecialaudibleandvisionaryeffect.Forexample,OwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,Thou,fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdeadAredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,Itisopeningpartinfirstcanto.Thefirstpronunciation{w}inwildwestwindsoundsliketheblowingofthewind.Ononehand,thissoundindicatedthefiercenessanddestructiveforcesofthewind;ontheotherhand,itsoundssereneandseriousandmakesthesolemnatmosphereoftheautumnwiththestops{b}and{d}.Thesound{s}and{f}vividlyimitatethesoundofthewindandshowtheswiftnessandfastspeedofthecomingandsweepingofthewind.FiguresofspeechASymbolizationTheuseofsymbolizationisoneofthefeaturesofShelley’spoetry.ThemainimageinOdetotheWestWindisthesymboloftheunknownpowertoencouragelifeandakindofgreatendlesspowertoruletheworld.Shelley’swindisboththedestroyerandtheprotector.Itsymbolizesnotonlythedyingautumnbutalsothevigorousspringfullofvitality.thechangesofleaves,cloudsandseacausedbythewindreflectthesocialbackgroundsandthedeadleavessymbolizethetheuneasypowerinBritish.Therichnessofcolorsin“Yellowandblackandpale,andhecticredpestilence-strickenmultitudes"givesusasolemnanddepressedpicture.“avastsepulcher"symbolizestheendingofthecorrupteddarkpower.Inconclusion,thepoetusesdozensofsymbolstoexpresshisenthusiasmandpassionforreformandthentoaffectandmovethereaders.BPersonificationPersonificationisagoodwaytomaketheimagevivid.Shelley’swindisthecapitalized“Autumn’sbeing"whichisassociatedwith“humanbeing".Fromthis,wecanseethatpoetpersonifiedthewindandgiveitlife,butforthewestwindinspring,thepoetcalledit“ThineazuresisteroftheSpring"anditgavepeopletheyouthandvigorousfeelingandmeanwhile,itassociateswiththesceneofrevivification.In“Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair",thespringwindbecomesthesheepherder.Inthethirdcanto,thepoetusesaseriesofphrasesofpersonificationssuchas“wherehelay",“lulledbythecoilofhiscrystallinestreams",“sawinsleep".thepoetsuse“lay"“lull"“sawinsleep"toportraythepeaceandserenityoftheseaandthemmakesastrongcontrastwiththefollowingaction“quivering",thuswhollyreflectsthedestructiveforceofthewestwind.CMetaphorandSimileMetaphorandsimilearethemostfrequentlyusedfiguresofspeech.Inthispoem,therearealotofmetaphorsandsimiles.Forexample,inthesecondcanto,“Loose