1、.,1,WeAreSeven,劉暢連心桐王悅何欣石佳寧,.,2,CONTENT,StructureofPoemBackgroundThemePoetryDissection,.,3,.,4,.,5,Conway,AtSea,Janeshechoosestoacceptthattheyaregonephysically;theyarestillwithherinspirit,andaslongasthegirlimaginesherbrotherandsisterplayingrightalongwithher,herfamilyremainswhole.Onthesurfacethepoems

2、eemspuerile,relatingachildsingingandplayingmerrily.ThiswasanintriguingpoemtoreadsinceWordsworthexploresachildsperceptionondeath.Itisnumbtosomeofrealitystruthsandreluctanttounderstandtheactuality.,.,10,InWeAreSeven,thechangingoftheseasonsmarkstimegoingby.Butthechangeoftheseasonsisnotabigorflashysymbo

3、linthepoem;itsasubtlereminderthatdeathisnotaone-timeeventinthegirlslife.Shesbeencopingwithdeathforalongtimeseveralseasonsworthoftime,infact.UnlikemanyotherofWordsworthspoemsWeAreSevenisnotnature-obsessed,butthenaturalworlddoescreepininsomekeymomentsandhaveaneffectonthewayourlittlegirlseestheworld.,.

4、,11,AsimplechildThatlightlydrawsitsbreath,Andfeelsitslifeineverylimb,Whatshoulditknowofdeath?,Thepoembeginswiththeasking,briskly,vitality,Rhetoricalquestion,Thefirstpartdescribestheconditionofthechild,brightandcarefree.,.,12,ImetalittlecottageGirl:Shewaseightyearsold,shesaid;Herhairwasthickwithmanya

5、curl.Thatclusteredroundherhead.,describeabeautifulgirl,rural,Thethirdpersonobjective,Abigamountofthehairputtogethertocreateabunch.Givesthelittlegirlattributesofaharmlesslookingperson.,.,13,Shehadarustic,woodlandair,Andshewaswildlyclad.Hereyeswerefair,andveryfair;Herbeautymademeglad.,describethebeaut

6、ifulgirl,RelatingtocountrysideruralHerpersona.,Simplewearingstyle,Emphasizethegirlwasverybeautiful.,Thesecondandthirdpartsdescribethegirlsappearance.Herbeautyappearedtheauthortoknowandtalkwithher.,.,14,Sistersandbrothers,littleMaid,Howmanymayyoube?”“Howmany?Seveninall,”shesaidAndwonderinglookedatme.

7、,questionherabouthersiblings,Thegirlssiblings,delusively,Shedidnotknowwhytheauthorwouldaskthiskindofquestion.,.,15,Andwherearethey?Iprayyoutell.Sheanswered,Sevenarewe;AndtwoofusatConwaydwell,Andtwoaregonetosea.,pray:toaskaquestionpolitely.itshowstheauthorsmodestattitude.,dwell:toliveinaparticularpla

8、cel.,Thisstanzahasacrossrhyme:ABABtellanddwell,weandsea.,.,16,Twoofusinthechurch-yardlie,Mysisterandmybrother;And,inthechurch-yardcottage,IDwellnearthemwithmymother.,Twoofthelittlegirlssisterandbrotherdead,butthegirldeniesthefact.Shebelievesthattheyarealiveandtheyarethesamewithothersistersandbrother

9、s,Dwell:meanslive.Theauthorusescapitalcharacterinordertoemphasizetheyarealiveaswell,.,17,YousaythattwoatConwaydwell,Andtwoaregonetosea,Yetyeareseven!-Iprayyoutell,SweetMaid,howthismaybe.,theauthorrepeatedthethegirlsswords,buthedidntmentionthetwowholivedinchurch-yard,becausehewantedtotoremindthelittl

10、egirlthattheyhaddead.thatistosaytheyshouldbefivenotseven.,.,18,ThendidthelittleMaidreply,Sevenboysandgirlsarewe;Twoofusinthechurch-yardlie,Beneaththechurch-yardtree.,beneath:underthechurch-yardtree.,.,19,Tone(s)andtoneshift(s),“Yourunabout,mylittleMaid,Yourlimbstheyarealive;Iftwoareinthechurch-yardl

11、aid,Thenyeareonlyfive.”,Puzzledandconfused,.,20,“Theirgravesaregreen,theymaybeseen,”ThelittleMaidreplied,“Twelvestepsormorefrommymothersdoor,Andtheyaresidebyside.,Illustratesatransformationintheformat:thelittlegirlispersistentuponhavingsiblingsalthoughtheyareonlyfive.“Green”and“seen”symbolizelife.Th

12、egirlsperceptionofwhatisalivemayderive(源于)fromcolor,whichcatchesachildseyesveryoften.,The10thstanzaisalsowritteninABABformat,butthe“B”lineshaveinternalrhyme(中間韻)insteadofcrossrhyme(交叉韻).,.,21,“MystockingsthereIoftenknit,MykerchiefthereIhem;AndthereuponthegroundIsit,Andsingasongtothem.,Illustratesthe

13、emotionalattachmentshehaswithherbrotherandsisters.Shesitsandsingstothemalthoughtheycannotaccompanyher.Itshowsherdeepmisunderstandingofwhat“dead”mean.Italsosignifiesthatachildwholacksknowledgeofwordshasmanyemotionsandthingstheywanttosay,whichgivesachildlyeffecttothepoem.,.,22,“Andoftenaftersunset,Sir

14、,Whenitislightandfair,Itakemylittleporringer,Andeatmysupperthere.,小湯碗，粥碗:Asmallbowlwithahandleusedforsoup,etc.,Crossrhyme:ABAB,.,23,“ThefirstthatdiedwassisterJane;Inbedshemoaninglay,TillGodreleasedherofherpain;Andthenshewentaway.,Comparedwithgirlssimplicityandinnocence,theadultsincessant(不斷的)questio

15、nsofthenumberofhersiblingsbetrayhisinnersorrowandpessimisticattitudestowardsdeath.Itisworthnotingthatthegirlsconsistentcorrectionofthepoetswrongadditionleadshimtotheprofoundunderstandingofthedifferentviewsofdeathbetweenchildrenandadults.,.,24,Sointhechurch-yardshewaslaid;And,whenthegrasswasdry,Toget

16、herroundhergraveweplayed,MybrotherJohnandI.,Crossrhyme:ABAB,.,25,Andwhenthegroundwaswhitewithsnow,AndIcouldrunandslide,MybrotherJohnwasforcedtogo,Andheliesbyherside.,Crossrhyme:ABAB,.,26,Howmanyareyou,then,saidI,Iftheytwoareinheaven?“QuickwasthelittleMaidsreply,OMaster!weareseven.,Crossrhyme:ABAB,Tone,.,27,Buttheyaredead;thosetwoaredead!Theirspiritsareinheaven!“Twasthrowingwordsaway;forstillThelittleMaidwouldhaveherwill,Andsaid,Nay,weareseven!,Crossrhyme:ABCCB,Itwas,.,28,Comparedwithgirlssimplicityandinnocence,theadultsincessant