因为我无法停下来等待死亡

BecauseICouldNotStopforDeathEmilyDickinson

borninanextremelyReligious,puritanicalfamilyproductivepoetnevermarriedreclusiveisolation,seenofriends,norleaveherroom,EmilyDickinsonThehomesteadEmliy’sroomBecauseICouldNotStopforDeath—IDiedforBeauty—ButWasScarceIAmNobody,WhoAreYou?IHeardaFlyBuzz—WhenIDied—GoingtoHeaven!MajorWorkBecauseICouldNotStopforDeathBecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath—He

kindlystoppedforme—TheCarriageheldbutjustOurselves—AndImmortality.We

slowlydrove—HeknewnohasteAndIhadputawayMylaborandmyleisuretoo,ForHisCivility—

PersonificationHekindlystoppedforme—Heslowlydrove—HeknewnohasteForHisCivility—Death→

agentlemanwithfavorablecharacteristics:kind&polite→Deathisathingnottobeafraidofbuttoembrace.TheCarriageheldbutjustOurselves—AndImmortality.Immortality→athirdpassengerinthecarriage

→Death,nottheend,butasasteponthewaytoeternallife→DeathinbodywalksalongwithImmortalityinmindPersonificationWhenallatoneIsawacrowd,ahostofgoldendaffodils,besidethelake,beneaththetrees,flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.(byWilliamWordsworth)PersonificationMyrockingchairwasmakingnoisesallnight.Translation:我的摇椅一整晚都在发出噪音。WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstroveAtRecess—intheRing—Wepassed

theFieldsofGazingGrain—Wepassed

theSetting

Sun—ChildhoodMaturityOldAgeAnaphoraMetaphor→worksasaprocesstoreviewdyingmemories

→displaysalifelongjourneyonewouldexperiencethecarriageride→thecycleoflifelifeisajourneyaHouse→agrave→

impliesthatthepoetfeelscomfortableabouttheDeaththeChildren→childhoodtheGazingGrain→productiveagetheSettingSun→theendoftheday→theendoflife→

implytheprocessofbirth,growth,maturity&deathMetaphorMetaphorring-giver,swan'sbath,whale'sroadsea-woodkingseashipreferto?Anaphora(首语重复法)1.definitontherhetoricaldevicerepeatawordorphraseatthebeginningofsuccessiveclausesorsens.2.theuseofAnaphorainthepoemWepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstroveAtRecess—intheRing—WepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrain—WepassedtheSettingSun—worktomimictheslowprogressionofthecarriage.theclompingofthehorseremindsusrightinthejourneyinsteadofjustbeingobservers.passthrougheverythingthatthepoethasalreadylivedthrough.

giveusasenseoflifegoingby.3.FunctionWeshallfightontheseasandoceans,weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills.AnaphoraToleavethissteadyunendurableland,Toleavethetiresomesamenessofthestreets,thesidewalksandthehouses,ToleaveyouOyousolidmotionlessland,andenteringaship,(ASongofJoysbyWaltWhitman)Anaphora离开这死气沉沉、不堪忍受的陆地！离开这乏味的千篇一律的街道、人行道和房子，离开这凝固不动的陆地，上船吧，Orrather—HepassedUs—TheDewsdrewquiveringandchill—ForonlyGossamer,myGown—MyTippet—onlyTulle—weddinggownWepausedbeforeaHousethatseemedASwellingoftheGround—TheRoofwasscarcelyvisible—TheCornice—intheGround—坟墓gravecoffintombstoneturnbackthetimetothebeginning;lifeisarecyclingprocess;Sincethen—tisCenturies—andyetFeelsshorterthantheDayIfirstsurmisedtheHorses

HeadsWeretowardEternity—Alliteration◆

labor&leisure◆

Recess&Ring◆

Gazing&Grain◆

Setting&Sun◆

Dews&drew◆Gossamer&Gown◆Tippet&Tulle◆

Horse&Head→depictacontinuityofscenes→emphasizethenotionofendlessnessAlliterationThusmadetheirmourningthemenofGreatland,Fortheirhero'spassing,hispanionsQuoththatofallthekingsofearth,Ofmenhewasthemildestandmostbeloved,Tohiskinthekindest,keenesttopraise.-----BeowulfLifepartnerAlliterationTheraintothewindsaid,'YoupushandI'llpelt.'雨曾经对风说：“你去风狂，我来雨骤。”ImagesthecarriageridetheSchooltheFieldsofGazingGrainstheSettingSunhouse,aSwellingoftheGroundroofcornicedeathchildhoodadulthoodhoariness(老年)gravetombstonecoffinBecause/Icould/notstop/forDeath—Hekind/lystopped/forme—TheCa/rriageheld/butjust/Ourselves—AndImmor/tality.

IambictetrameterIambictrimeterRhymeSchemedeath◆nothingtobefeared,apartoftheendlesscycleofnature◆thebeginningofanotherjourney◆somethingelsetolookforward:eternallifeImmortality◆deathmeanseternityThemeUnusualCapitalizationCapitalizedWordsDeath,He,We,Us,Ourselves,Immortality,HisCivility,SettingSun,Eternity,etc.→concernaboutthetheme:

Death&Immortalitydeathappearsinfrontofoureyesrepeatedly→→slowdownalittle,spareusmoreroomtothinkUnothordoxUseofPunctuation◆20dashes(insteadofacomma)BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath—Hekindlystoppedforme—TheCarriageh