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1、“當(dāng)你老了”葉芝分析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
