A struggle between man’s naturalism and socialism 英美文学.docVIP

A struggle between man’s naturalism and socialism 1、general introduction of Robert Frost ① the content and characteristics of his poems (1)rejected the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries, choosing instead “the old-fashioned way to be new.” He employed the plain speech of rural New Englanders and preferred the short, traditional forms of lyric and narrative. (2)He saw nature as a storehouse of analogy and symbol. (3)His concern with nature reflected deep moral uncertainties, and his poetry, for all its apparent simplicity, often probes mysteries of darkness and irrationality in the bleak and chaotic landscapes of an indifferent universe where men stand alone, unaided and perplexed. ②he become a national bard, win four Pulitzer Prizes ③famous poems:“The Road Not Taken”、“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. 2 my understanding of stopping by the woods in a snowy evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Nature is full of beauty and imagination, but only those who own the observe eyes can find the beauty and enjoy it. the owner of the woods even not notice the beauty and difference of the woods after snowing, but,frost, a past-by, choosing to stop and enjoy the beauty of the nature. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”though the woods are lovely,attractive,but frost chooses to not stop any longer, but to keep his promise and still stay with the society. this line fully expressed the inner struggle of frost, he really want to enjoy the bea