莎士比亚十四行诗Sonnet18.ppt

Sonnet 18 Definition of Sonnet A sonnet is a lyric, invariably, of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. 十四行诗是一种有十四行诗句构成的抒情诗体，用抑扬格五音步作全诗的形式，有固定韵律。 Types of Sonnet There are three dominant types of sonnet, all named after their founders or perfecters (完善者): Petrarchan sonnet 皮特拉克十四行诗 Spenserian sonnet 斯宾塞体十四行诗 Shakespearean sonnet 莎士比亚式十四行诗 Shakespearian Sonnet Also known as the English Sonnet, consists of three quatrains(四行诗) followed by a couplet(对句) . The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg. A theme is developed in the quatrains, and a concluding thought is presented in the couplet. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, c And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; d And every fair from fair sometime declines , c By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d. d But thy eternal summer shall not fade, e Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, f Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, e When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st. f So long as man can breathe or eyes can see, g So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. g Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? a Thou art more lovely and more temperate. b Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may, a And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. b Sonnet 18 Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, c And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; d And every fair from fair sometime declines , c By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d. d But thy eternal summer shall not fade, e Nor lose possession of that fair tho