1、.,A Psalm Of Life,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,.,Contents,The brief introduction of the author and his works,The background of the poem,Poem appreciation,Poetic form , structure and theme,Brief analysis to the poem,Answers to the questions,.,The brief introduction of the author and his works,Henry Wad

2、sworth Longfellow (1807 1882) was born in 1807, the son of Stephen and Zilpah (Wadsworth) Longfellow. He was the second of seven children. He was Americas most beloved nineteenth-century poet, rivaling in popularity the contemporary English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Influenced by the romantic novel

3、ists James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving, Longfellow helped to fashion a national literature based on American myths, history, and landscapes in poems such as The Song of Hiawatha”.,.,Longfellow wrote predominantlylyric poems, known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythol

4、ogy and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas. He has been criticized, however, for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses. Longfellow family faith was Unitarian. Longfellow was influenced by his Unitarian beliefs, his as

5、sociation with New England Transcendentalists, and the Romantic literary movement he encountered in Europe. He believed that the vitality and originality of American literature must depend upon the nations natural environment and distinct history, as opposed to the long-standing cultural and social

6、traditions that informed European literature. Longfellows poetry fell out of critical favor at the beginning of the twentieth century with the rise of literary modernism and its preoccupation with psychology, social dislocation, and political ideology. Despite his often-sentimental tone, Longfellow

7、remains popular for his evocation of a vanishing America, its landscapes and occupations, and his simple affection for humanity. Longfellow was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Oxford and Cambridge universities, and after his death was the first American to be included in Poets Corner of Westm

8、inster Abbey in London.,.,Works,1) Voices of the Night (1839) 夜吟 his first collection of poems 2) Ballads and Other Poems (1841) 歌謠及其他 Ballads and Other Poem contains: (1 The Village Blacksmith 鄉(xiāng)村鐵匠 (2 A Psalm of Life 人生禮贊 (3 The Skeleton in Aromor 鎧甲骷髏 3) Evangeline 伊凡吉林 4) Hiawatha, based on Ameri

9、can Indian legends. 海華沙之歌 5) Tales of a Wayside Inn 路畔旅舍的故事 6) His translation of Divine Comedy 神曲of Dante,.,The background of the poem,Longfellows first wife died when he was traveling around Europe for studying. As a result, he suffered from hypochondria (憂郁癥). When he wrote this poem, he was stil

10、l struggling with the illness.,But the poem expressed an impassioned and optimistic feeling to the life. It also showed the beginning of Americans extension to the west. Since its inspiring influences to people, this poem handed down to generations.,.,Poem appreciation,Tell me not in mournful number

11、s 請別用哀傷的詩句對(duì)我講； Life is but an empty dream! 人生呵，無非是虛夢一場！ For the soul is dead that slumbers 因?yàn)槌了撵`魂如死一般， And things are not what they seem. 事物的表里并不一樣。,Life is real! Life is earnest! 人生是實(shí)在的！人生是熱烈的！ And the grave is not its goal; 人生的目標(biāo)決不是墳?zāi)梗?Dust thou art , to dust returnest, 你是塵土，應(yīng)歸于塵土。 Was not spoken

12、 of the soul. 此話指的并不是我們的精神。,A Psalm Of Life,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Not enjoyment , and not sorrow, 我們的歸宿并不是快樂，也不是悲傷， Is our destined and our way; 實(shí)干才是我們的道路， But to act, that much to-morrow. Find us farther than to-day. 每天不斷前進(jìn)，蒸蒸蒸日上,Art is long , and time is fleeting. 光陰易逝，而藝海無涯， And our hearts ,

13、 though stout and brave. 我們的心哪雖然勇敢堅(jiān)強(qiáng)， Still , like muffled drums , are beating 卻像被布蒙住的銅鼓， Funeral marches to the grave 常把殯葬的哀樂擂響。,.,In the worlds broad field of battle, 在這人生的宿營地， In the bivouac of Life, 在這遼闊的世界戰(zhàn)場， Be not like dumb, driven cattle! 別做無言的牲畜任人驅(qū)趕， Be a hero in the strife! 做一名英雄好漢立馬橫槍！,Tr

14、ust no future. howeer pleasant! 別相信未來，哪怕未來多么歡樂！ Let the dead Past bury its dead! 讓死去的往昔將死亡一切埋葬！ Act act in the glorious Present! Heart within, and God Oer head! 上帝在上，我們胸懷勇氣， 行動(dòng)吧趁現(xiàn)在活著的好時(shí)光！,.,Lives of great men all remind us 偉人的生平使我們想起， We can make our lives sublime, 我們能使自己的一生變得高尚！ And, departing, lea

15、ve behind us 當(dāng)我們辭別人間， Footsteps on the sands of time; 能把足跡留在時(shí)間的流沙上，,Footsteps, that, perhaps another, 也許有個(gè)遭了船災(zāi)的苦難弟兄， Sailing oer life solemn main, 他曾在莊嚴(yán)的人生大海中飄航 A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, 見到我們的腳印， Seeing, shall take heart again, 又會(huì)滿懷信心,Let us then be up and doing, 讓我們起來干吧， With a heart for a

16、ny fate; 下定決心，不管遭遇怎樣； Still achieving, still pursuing 不斷勝利，不斷追求， Learn to labor and to wait. 要學(xué)會(huì)苦干和耐心等待,.,Poetic form and structure,It consists of nine quatrains, rhymed abab, cdcd, efef It can be divided into four parts part one: (stanza 1-3) Part two: (stanza 4-6) part three:(stanza7-8) Part four:

17、 (stanza 9),.,Theme,The poem reminds us that life is not a dream, but very real, and urges us to live it to the full and not sit around waiting for death. It says that the purpose of life is not to have fun or indeed to suffer but to do something. It also reminds us that although mankind has lived a

18、 long time our own individual time on earth is limited and will pass very quickly, with each heartbeat a further step towards the grave. So try, like great men of the past, to make something of yourself in your short time on earth and leave behind something by which to be remembered,.,Brief analysis

19、 to the poem,In several of his poems, the reader will find examples of life, love, death, contemplation, and inspiration. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow begins his poem A Psalm of Life with enthusiasm that continues through most of the poem. For example, he thinks life can only be lived truly if one bel

20、ieves that the soul will continue to live long after the body dies. The second stanza Longfellow states this clearly by writing, And the grave is not its goal. Meaning that, life doesnt end for people simply because they die; there is always something more to be hopeful and optimistic for. He believ

21、es that people should lead heroic and courageous lives and not sit idle and remain ineffectual while the world rapidly changes around them: Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! (part V),.,Longfellow encourages everyone to have faith and trust the lord and not to rely on an unkno

22、wn future to be stable and supportive. (part VI) He advises people to seize the moments they have before them and act while thinking about their present situations. Longfellow encourages his readers to leave their own footsteps on the sands of time and become important. (part VII) The final lines of the poem echo the beginning ones and offer perhaps the most important advice in a poem. Longfell