song-of-myself自我之歌

SongofMyself(自我之歌)--------WaltWhitman(realism)Icelebratemyself，andsingmyself,(Selfincludeseverythingandeveryoneintheuniverse)AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume，(IandyoustandsfornewAmericanswithdemocraticideasandAmericanspirit.thenature)Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.(embodytheunityofyouandIitemphasizethecloselyconnectionofyouandI)Iloafeandinvitemysoul，(Loafe:=loaf闲逛Emphasizetheunityofbodyandsoul)Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.((Grassstandsforideal,hope,itcangrowatdifferentspace,soitstandsfordevelopmentespecialthedevelopmentofhuman)我赞美我自己，歌唱我自己，我所讲的一切，将对你们也一样适合，因为属于我的每一个原子，也同样属于你。我闲游，邀请我的灵魂一起，我俯首下视，悠闲地观察一片夏天的草叶。Mytongue，everyatomofmyblood，form‘dfromthissoil，thisair，Bornereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame，andtheirparentsthesame，I，nowthirtysevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin，Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.Creedsandschoolsinabeyance，(astateofdisuseorsuspension归属待定尤未定夺)Retiringbackawhilesufficedatwhattheyare，butneverforgotten.Iharbor(怀有)forgoodorbad，Ipermittospeakateveryhazard.随便地，Naturewithoutcheckwith(与….相符)originalenergy.我的舌，我的血液中的每个原子，都是由这泥土这空气构成，我生在这里，我的父母生在这里，他们的父母也生在这里，我如今三十七岁，身体完全健康，开始歌唱，希望不停地唱下去，直到死亡。教条和学派先不去管，暂且退回来，满足于它们的现状，可是决不能忘了，我一味怀抱自然，我允许无所顾忌的诉说自然，以原始的活力，谁也不能阻挡。SongofMyselfisapoembyWaltWhitmanthatisincludedinhisworkLeavesofGrass.IthasbeencreditedasrepresentingthecoreofWhitman’spoeticvision.Freeverse自由诗体Combinationofbiography,sermon,andpoeticmeditationThetwoprincipalbeliefsembodiedinthispoem:InthispoemWhitmansetsforthtwoprincipalbeliefs:thetheoryofuniversality,whichisillustratedbylengthycataloguesofpeopleandthings,andthebeliefinthesingularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue.Heextolswholeuniverseandtheworld.Heisthinkingoftheselfasapowerfulandsensitiveinstrumentforreceivingandexpressing.Hemovesfromhimselftoyoutoothers,toallhumanityalltogetherabouthim.WaltWhitmanhopedthathispoemwouldreuniteAmerica,therebyavoidingtheRepetitionPersonificationAlliterationcivilwar.LiterarystylesofSongofMyselfThepoemiswritteninWhitman'ssignaturefreeversestyle.Whitman,whopraiseswordsassimpleasgrass(section39)forgoesstandardverseandstanzapatternsinfavorofasimple,legiblestylethatcanappealtoamassaudience.CriticshavenotedastrongTranscendentalistinfluenceonthepoem.Inadditiontothisromanticism,thepoemseemstoanticipateakindofrealismthatwouldonlybecomeimportantinUnitedStatesliteratureaftertheAmericanCivilWar.SelfInthepoem,Whitmanemphasizesanall-powerfulIwhichservesasnarrator,whoshouldnotbelimitedtoorconfusedwiththepersonofthehistoricalWaltWhitman.Thepersonadescribedhastranscendedtheconventionalboundariesofself:Whitmandoesnotconsiderthenarratortorepresentasingleindividual.Form：•poetrywithoutfixedbeatorregularrhyme.Freeverse•WhitmanisthefirstgreatAmericanpoettousethisformofpoetry,healsouseditmoreskillfullythananyotherpoet.•hebroketheconventionalpoeticmaterials,nomyth,noromance,nostoryofkingandlords.Hesingsforself,commonpeople,America,citylife,nature,etc.Theme:Whitmansingsofnationalismandofthenatureoftheselfinrelationtothecosmosandthemeaningandpurposeofbirthanddeath.Individualism,nationalism,andinternationalismorcosmopolitanism,thethreecontradictingbeliefsarereasonablyunited.songofMyselfwastheconcentrationofLeavesofGrass,confirmingitsepicaspectandWhitman’suniqueperspectiveandunusualartisticcomposition.Fundamentally,SongofMyselfisasongoffreedom,democracy,equalityandlove.Itshowspoet’sphilosophicalandreligiousthinkingoflifeandcosmicinventoryWhitman’sPoeticTechniques•Freeverse:lackofmetricalregularityandconventionalrhyme•Useofrepeatedimages,symbols,phrases,andgrammaticalunits•Useofanaphora(initialrepetition)inlinesand“Epanaphora”(eachlinehangsbyaloopfromthelinebeforeit)•ContrastandparallelisminpairedlinesKeyElementsofHisWriting•Freeverse:formandflowinglinescreaterollingrhymesandcadences.•Strong,direct,everydaylanguagethatechoesthevoicesofcommonpeople.•FocusondiversityofthenativepeopleandplacesandreflectsAmerica’sidentity.•Celebrationsofselfandnaturesupportthemesthatexploretheidentity,nationalityandtranscendenceinafreecountry.