英国文学Crossing the bar 赏析

CrossingtheBar渡过沙洲AlfredTennysonBackgroundinformationCrossingthebarPoemanalysisArtisticfeatureAlfredTennysonTennysonistherepresentativepoetofVictorianage（PoetLaureateoftheUnitedKingdom）.HehasperfectcontrolofthesoundofEnglish.HisworksarenotonlytheproductsofthecreativeimaginationofapoeticgeniusbutalsoproductsofalongandrichEnglishheritage.6August1809–6October1892LifeExperiences18301831PublishedhisfirstvolumeAppearedhissecondvolumeleaveCambridgeTheMiller’sDaughter《磨坊主的女儿》HebeganhislongseriesofidyllsofEnglishlife.1832TheMayQueen《五月女王》notwellreceived1836WenttolivenearLondon,for10yearshepublishednothingCameforthwith2volumes，EstablishedTennyson’scareerasawriterThePrincess《公主》appearedaboutthehigheducationofwomen1850InMemoriam《悼念》1859-1885IdyllsoftheKing《国王之歌》Deathin189218421847CrossingtheBarSunsetandeveningstar,Andoneclearcallforme!Andmaytherebenomoaningofthebar,WhenIputouttosea,Butsuchatideasmovingseemsasleep,Toofullforsoundandfoam,WhenthatwhichdrewformouttheboundlessdeepTurnsagainhome.渡过沙洲Twilightandeveningbell,Andafterthatthedark!Andmaytherebenosadnessoffarewell,WhenIembark;ForthoughfromoutourbourneofTimeandPlaceThefloodmaybearmefar,IhopetoseemyPilotfacetofaceWhenIhavecrossedthebar.夕阳下，闪疏星，召唤一声清朗！愿沙渚宁静，我将出海远航；潮汐如梦幻，涛声似止，浪花息；大海深处涌来，又悄然退却。暮霭钟鸣，黑夜将笼罩！愿诀别无悲声，登舟起锚；千古洪流，时空无限，滔滔载我至远方；渡沙渚一线，泰然见领航。Thesceneissketchedwithafewstrokes：sunsetandtheeveningstar，thetwilightandtheeveningbell，andthenthedark.Theshipisreadytogooutoftheharbor.Itwillcrossthebarandreachthevastopenseaforthelongvoyagethatitistomake.ThemeAlfredTennysonwrotethispoemattheageof80.Tooursurprise,thepoetlaureatecanstillusehisinspirationtomakethispoemwithin10minutes.Thispoemappears，athisrequest，asthefinalpoeminallcollectionsofhisworks.Crossingthebarmeansleavingthisworldandenteringthenextworld.Wecanfeelhisfearlessnesstowardsdeath，hisfaithinGodandanafterlife.ThispieceofpoemtalksaboutthedeathoftraditionalChristianthought,emphasizingthepoet’sfirmreligiousbeliefs.Asaskilledpilotwillguidetheboatrideoutthesandbar,Godwillguideussafelythroughtheshallowsofthesinisterdeath.ImageThefirsttwolinesofthepoemswitchvisualsightsandsoundsofthereader‘sattentiontothedistinctivesensoryimage.“Sunset”,l“eveningstars”,“twilight”and“eveningbell”,“sea”,and“tide”.FigureofSpeechSymbolismbarSunseteveningstarstwilighteveningbellpilotthespacebetweenlifeanddeaththeendoflifegodMetricalBeautyThispoemconsistsof4quatrainswitharhymeschemeof“ababcdcdefefgaga.”Alliteration、assonanceTherepetitionofwhenin“WhenIputouttosea”,“WhenIembark”and“WhenIhavecrossedthebar”ArtisticFeaturesTennysonisarealartist.Hehasthenaturalpoweroflinkingvisualpictureswithmusicalexpressions，andthesetwowiththefeelings.HehasperfectcontrolofthesoundofEnglish,andasensitiveear,anexcellentchoiceandtasteofwords.Hispoetryisrichinpoeticimagesandmelodiouslanguage,andnotedforitslyricalbeautyandmetricalcharm.