The Formalistic Approach Week 5 I. A Case Study A slumber did my spirit seal; I had no human fears; She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years. (stanza 1) No motion has she now, no force; She neither hears nor sees; Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course, With rocks, and stones, and trees. (stanza 2) Back * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach . Please have a try to… translate the poem into Chinese! generalize the main idea of the poem! * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach 昏沉的睡意蒙蔽了我的心灵； 我不必再有何担惊： 她已对一切失去了感觉， 又何惧岁月的侵凌。 她已全无生息，一动不动， 既不能看也不能动； 但她跟着大地在昼夜运转， 连同山岩，连同树林。 Translation 1: * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach 我的心灵一度出尘； 不知人世的恐惧： 她宛如仙子 不食人间的烟火。 如今伊人不再； 音容消逝； 伴着山林， 与大地同行。 Translation 2: * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach 我的心一度沉浸于安逸， 不解世人的忧惧： 她仿佛是一个 不受人间岁月羁绊的仙子。 而今她了无生机， 耳不能闻，眼不能视。 日复一日随大地运行， 就如山石，树林一般。 Translation 3: Back * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach Formalistic analysis of the poem: The powerful impact comes from the tightly stated irony and paradox of the poem. * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach Literary terms: Irony 反语 is a trope in which an expression is used in such a fashion as to convey the opposite meaning of what is expressed. A paradox 悖论 is a statement or concept that contains conflicting ideas. * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach 1. The speaker has both gotten what he or she desired and not gotten it. （paradox) Supporting details – ( I ): Back * IQC培训资料 * The Formalistic Approach Initially the speaker was confident in the eternal life of the female figure, and life seems to ensure continued life. Then, somehow the woman died. She has been buried.
