I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.ppt.Convertor

II. Wordsworth’s Poetic Theory 1. The definition of poetry:

Poetry is “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility.” 2. The Function of poetry:

is to give an unexpected splendor to familiar and commonplace things, to incidents and situations from common life. 3. The themes of his poetry: beauty of nature; rural life;

harmony between human and nature III. The analysis and Appreciation of “I wandered Lonely as a Cloud” The writing Background of

“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” --- a visit to Ullswate on April 15, 1802

--- by Dorothy Wordsworth, from The Grasmere Journal- Thursday 15 April, 1802.

Grasmere；格拉斯米尔( 英格兰坎布里亚郡格拉斯米尔湖畔一村庄)

Grasmere Lake inspiration

The visit inspired him back

我好似一朵孤独的流云， 高高的飘游在山谷之上。 突然我看见一大片鲜花， 是金色的水仙遍地开放。 他们开在湖畔，开在树下， 它们随风嬉戏，随风飘荡。 I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (1804) Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. 他们密集如银河的星星，

像群星在闪烁一片晶莹。 他们沿着海湾向前伸展， 同望远方仿佛无穷无尽。

一眼望去就有千朵万朵， 万花摇首舞得多么高兴。

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee; A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company;

I gazed--and gazed--but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought：

粼粼的湖波也在近旁欢跳，却不如这水仙舞得轻俏。 诗人遇到这样欢快的伴侣， 又怎能不感到欢欣雀跃。 我久久凝视---却未领悟 这景象赐予我的精神至宝：

For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. 后来我多少次郁郁独卧

感到百无聊赖心灵空漠，这水仙便在脑海中闪现 多少次安慰过我的寂寞；

我的心重新充满了欢乐，并随着那水仙跳起舞来。 Questions about the theme

1. When the speaker, in line one, uses metaphorical language and says that he is as \"lonely as a cloud,\" what does he mean? 2. What does “wander” mean? Questions about the theme

3. Why do you think the poet chooses to personify daffodils in the poem?

4. What is the relation between the poet and daffodils as described in the poem? 5. What’s the function of nature? Questions about the form

1. What is the Rhyme scheme? ababcc

2. What figures of speech are used in the poem?

Personification, simile, metaphor, repetition, contrast, hyperbole, balanced structure,alliteration The Lake district: a beautiful mountainous region of northwestern England. Lake area

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