爱伦坡乌鸦分析72137232.ppt

The Raven ? Edagr Allen Poe (1809-1849) ? His writting themes: ? 1. death-predominant theme in poe's writting ? 2. disintegration of life ? 3. horror and mystery A G lorified C row A raven, which can be up to two feet long, is a type of crow. Ravens eat small animals, carrion, fruit, and seeds. They often appear in l egend and literature as sinister omens. It alawys stands for evil , ghost and something bad. A symbol of death background A man who has lost his beloved, a woman named Lenore. He is depressed, lonely, and possibly mentally unstable as a result of his bereavement. He was in deep sarrow in his wife's death. Setting The chamber of a house at midnight . Poe uses the word chamber rather than bedroom apparently because chamber has a dark and mysterious connotation. ? the aim is to create an atomosphere --- mysterious ,horrible ,gloomy W ord C hoice As in his short stories, Poe iscareful to use primarily words that contribute to the overall atmosphere and tone of the poem. These words include weary, dreary , bleak, dying, sorrow, sad, darkness, stillness, mystery, ebony, grave, stern, lonely, grim,ghastly , and gaunt . S ound A nd R hythm The melancholy tone of "The Raven" relies as much on its musical sound and rhythmic pattern as on the meaning of the words. This pattern uses a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable,with a total of sixteensyllables in each line. Death in the poem 1. Especially when he asked whether he could meet his lost beloved in the heaven . With the repetition of the same word “ Nevermore ” 2. Everything is serene/dead except the tapping and swipper 3. the author's heart deeply fallen into sorrow The beauty in the pome W hen the tapping persists, he opens the shutter of the window and discovers a raven, which flies into the room and lands above the door on a bust of Athena (Pallas in the poem), the goddess of wisdom and war in Greek mythology. It says “ Nevermor