the harbor(海港) 诗歌简析.pptVIP

The Harbor The Harbor was first published in 1912 and later collected in Chicago Poems 《芝加哥诗集》 This poem depicts both the lyrical poet and “son of the streets”. It is the kind of poem that made Sandburg famous: short and powerful. Imagist Poem The imagists wanted “direct treatment of the thing and a rhythm like that of a musical phrase.” 直接反映事物，诗韵要有乐感 Instead of telling what we should feeling, the poet describs a series of images to produce the emotion. Passing through huddled and ugly walls By doorways where women Looked from their hunger-deep eyes, Haunted with shadows of hunger-hands, 穿过杂乱丑陋的城墙，　　 那里女人们站在门旁，用深度饥渴的目光观望，　　 眼中挨饿者的身影幢幢，  Out from the huddled and ugly walls, I came sudden, at the citys edge, On a blue burst of lake, Long lake waves breaking under the sun On a spray-flung curve of shore; 走出杂乱丑陋的城墙，　　 我忽然来到城市的边缘，　　 一汪蓝色的湖水映入帘， 阳光下长长的波浪拍碎在浪花四溅弯曲的湖岸；  And a fluttering storm of gulls, Masses of great gray wings And flying white bellies Veering and wheeling free in the open 一群展翅飞翔的水鸥，　　 一大片灰色的大翅膀， 和急速掠过的白胸膛 在空中自由翻滚翱翔。 Contrast Contrast between city life and nature: The first half of the poem is full of darkness and desperation .The people seem to be tormented by poverty. However, the rest of the lines show us a bright and delightful natural scene by the dynamic images waves and gull and their bright color blueand white. Contrast The second contrast is between the urban people and the free gulls. The urban people are suffering poverty. They just stand by doorways and bear the dull life silently. The gulls can fly freely in the sky. the purpose of the contrast The author uses the contrast between the ugly city and the beautiful nature to express his dissatisfaction with city life and also his love to nature. The poet also wants to encourage people to pursuit freedom and get rid of the dull life. The deeper meaning: The first section conveys the idea of caged city life. The city life does have its own