爱伦坡乌鸦分析

TheRaven•EdagrAllenPoe(1809-1849)•Hiswrittingthemes:•1.death-predominantthemeinpoe'swritting•2.disintegrationoflife•3.horrorandmystery•从前一个阴郁的子夜，我独自沉思，慵懒疲竭，•面对许多古怪而离奇、并早已被人遗忘的书卷；•当我开始打盹，几乎入睡，突然传来一阵轻擂，•仿佛有人在轻轻叩击——轻轻叩击我房间的门环。•“有客来也”，我轻声嘟喃，“正在叩击我的门环，•惟此而已，别无他般。”••哦，我清楚地记得那是在风凄雨冷的十二月，•每一团奄奄一息的余烬都形成阴影伏在地板。•我当时真盼望翌日——因为我已经枉费心机•想用书来消除伤悲，消除因失去丽诺尔的伤感，•因那位被天使叫作丽诺尔的少女，她美丽娇艳，•在此已抹去芳名，直至永远。•那柔软、暗淡、飒飒飘动的每一块紫色窗布•AGlorifiedCrowAraven,whichcanbeuptotwofeetlong,isatypeofcrow.Ravenseatsmallanimals,carrion,fruit,andseeds.Theyoftenappearinlegendandliteratureassinisteromens.Italawysstandsforevil，ghostandsomethingbad.AsymbolofdeathbackgroundAmanwhohaslosthisbeloved,awomannamedLenore.Heisdepressed,lonely,andpossiblymentallyunstableasaresultofhisbereavement.Hewasindeepsarrowinhiswife'sdeath.SettingThechamberofahouseatmidnight.Poeusesthewordchamberratherthanbedroomapparentlybecausechamberhasadarkandmysteriousconnotation.•theaimistocreateanatomosphere---mysterious,horrible,gloomyWordChoiceAsinhisshortstories,Poeiscarefultouseprimarilywordsthatcontributetotheoverallatmosphereandtoneofthepoem.Thesewordsincludeweary,dreary,bleak,dying,sorrow,sad,darkness,stillness,mystery,ebony,grave,stern,lonely,grim,ghastly,andgaunt.SoundAndRhythmThemelancholytoneofTheRavenreliesasmuchonitsmusicalsoundandrhythmicpatternasonthemeaningofthewords.Thispatternusesastressedsyllablefollowedbyanunstressedsyllable,withatotalofsixteensyllablesineachline.Deathinthepoem1.Especiallywhenheaskedwhetherhecouldmeethislostbelovedintheheaven.Withtherepetitionofthesameword“Nevermore”2.Everythingisserene/deadexceptthetappingandswipper3.theauthor'sheartdeeplyfallenintosorrowThebeautyinthepomeWhenthetappingpersists,heopenstheshutterofthewindowanddiscoversaraven,whichfliesintotheroomandlandsabovethedooronabustofAthena(Pallasinthepoem),thegoddessofwisdomandwarinGreekmythology.Itsays“Nevermore”toallhisthoughtsandlongings.Theraven,asymbolofdeath,tellsthemanhewillneveragain(nevermore)seehisbeloved,neveragainholdher–eveninheaven.somethingdetailanalysisStanza10:TheRavenjustsitsthereandsaysnevermore.Thenarrator,alittlespookedbytheentireepisodemuttersthebirdwillprobablyjustleavetomorrow.Analysis:Thereissomethinginthewordnevermorethatbringsdespairtothenarrator.Hebelievestheravenispouringouthissoulwitheachutteranceoftheword,similartothepouringoutofthenarrator'ssoulashelongsforthereturnofLenore.SummeryItismidnightonacoldeveninginDecemberinthe1840s.Inadarkandshadowybedroom,woodburnsinthefireplaceasamanlamentsthedeathofLenore,awomanhedeeplyloved.Tooccupyhismind,hereadsabookofancientstories.Butatappingnoisedisturbshim.Whenheopensthedoortothebedroom,heseesnothing–onlydarkness.Whenthetappingpersists,heopenstheshutterofthewindowanddiscoversaraven,whichfliesintotheroomandlandsabovethedooronabustofAthena(Pallasinthepoem),thegoddessofwisdomandwarinGreekmythology.Itsays“Nevermore”toallhisthoughtsandlongings.Theraven,asymbolofdeath,tellsthemanhewillneveragain(nevermore)seehisbeloved,neveragainholdher–eveninheaven.Theaim1.Thatis,everythingwelovedisjustlikewhattheravenhasrepeatedinthepoem---Oncelost,theywillnevercomeback(Nevermore)2.Expresshissadnessafterlosinghisbeloved3.Arousesympathywithreaders