英美文学课件Unit 2.Daffodills.pptVIP

SpiritualGrowth

QuizforUnit1(30mins)Pleaseanswerthequestionsinapassage(atleast250words).-Whoimpressedyoumostinthestory“AClean,Well-lightedPlace”?Whatishiscodeofliving?Howyouunderstandthemeaningoflife?

Topicsfororalreport1.ASmallIncident/MomentinMyChildhood2.WilliamWordsworth,aLakePoet

WilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)“Lakepoets”

His?style?of?poemsWordsworthfocusedonthenature,children,thepoor,commonpeople,andusedordinarywordstoexpresshispersonalfeelings.Hisdefinitionofpoetryas“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelingsarisingfromemotionrecollectedintranquility”wassharedbyanumberofhisfollowers.

MajorFeaturesofWordsworth’sPoetryAconstantthemeofWordsworthspoetrywasthegrowthofthehumanspiritthroughthenaturalenvironment;Heskillfullycombinednaturaldescriptionwithexpressionsofinwardstatesofmind.Hispoemsarecharacterizedbysympathywiththepoor,simplepeasants,andapassionateloveofnature.

“Hecollectsawinterstoreofbrightsummermoments.”(byGeorgeBrandes)

MyHeartLeapsUp

MyHeartLeapsupwhenIbehold

Arainbowinthesky;

Sowasitwhenmylifebegan;

SoisitnowIamaman;

SobeitwhenIshallgrowold,

Orletmedie!

TheChildisfatheroftheMan;

AndIcouldwishmydaystobe

Boundeachtoeachbynaturalpiety.

byWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)

IWanderedLonelyAsaCloudWilliamWordsworthIwanderedlonelyasacloud

Thatfloatsonhighoervalesandhills,

WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,

Ahostofgoldendaffodils;

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.Continuousasthestarsthatshine

Andtwinkleonthemilkyway,

Theystretchedinnever-endingline

Alongthemarginofabay:

TenthousandsawIataglance,

Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.Thewavesbesidethemdanced;butthey

Out-didthesparklingwavesinglee:

Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,