Q
• Find out and discuss the sound devices that he uses to produce a musical effect in the poem
1.To produce a feeling of beauty
To produce a feeling of beauty
By 广东外语外贸大学国际经济与贸易创新班12 级1班陈嘉俊
Content
• 1.Brief introduction of Poe • 2.The beauty in The Raven • 3.Analysis
1.Introduction of Poe
Shavian once claimed that America had bred two magnificent authors, that is, Edgar· Allan· Poe and Mark Twain.
When
Midnight Horror& mystery
Where
A secluded(幽静的) and narrow chamber(小屋)
Who
• A man (the author) & a raven
Build an atmosphere of sorrow and sadness
Arouse the echo in us readers’ hearts(引起共鸣)
• “The rime pattern is …“Nevermore ’” P105
raven
A symbol of death
Talking to Death
Especially when he asked whether he could meet his lost beloved in the heaven
And through this,
Express his
sadness after losing his beloved
2. The artistry of the poem lies in the way it is said.
Narrative (叙述性)
• • • •
1.When 2.Where 3.Who 4.Atmosphere
Can’t help showing sympathy for the author
Marvelous
By 广东外语外贸大学国际经济 与贸易创新班12级1班陈嘉俊
• With the repetition of the same word “Nevermore”, • the poem comes to the climax--- the philosophical thinking of the value of life
• That is, • everything we love is just like what the raven has repeated in the poem--• Once lost, they will never come back (Nevermore)
• • • •
1.Literary Critic 2.Poet 3.Short Story Writer 4….
As a Literary Critic
• For poem • He urged: • 1. Its chief aim is to produce a feeling of beauty. • 2. The artistry of the poem lies in the way it is said.