Sonnet18(英文赏析)

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1、Sonnet18ByWilliamShakespeareShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,Andsummer’sleasehathalltooshortadate:SometimestoohottheeyeofheavenshinesAndoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimed;Andeveryfairformfairsometimesdeclines,Byc

2、hanceornature’schangingcourseuntrimmed;Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade.Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.十四行诗（其十八）威廉·莎士比亚我能

3、把你比作夏日吗？尽管你更可爱、更温和；夏日的狂风可能会摧残五月的花儿，4季节的限制又减少了可拥有的日光；天空的巨眼有时过于灼热，常使自身的辉煌无故湮没；每一种美都会消逝，不管愿意或是无奈；然而你这盛夏将永存不朽，连你所有的美都不会褪去；死神不忍逼近，生命只会长存；只要人类能呼吸，能看见；我的诗就会存在，而你的生命也会延续。Sonnet18isabsolutelyoneofthemostfamoussonnetsofShakespeare.AlmosteveryEnglishlearnercanrecitesomelinesofiteitherfor

4、appreciationorpleasureasboththethematicfeatureandartisticfeatureshinebrightlyandattractively.Inthefollowing,Iwillillustratemyunderstandingofthissonnetinthesetwoaspects.Firstly,somethingaboutthesonnet’sthematicfeature.Thefirsttwolines,intheformofaquestionandanassertive肯定stateme

5、nt,showthepoet’sideaofcomparinghisbelovedwithasummer’sdayandalsopointoutthatthebelovedpersonismorebeautifulandlessextremethansummer.Itisunderstandablethatsummerischosenasthecomparisontargetbecauseitislovelyandpleasant.Whilethenext4sixlinesdescribethelesspleasantaspectsofsummer

6、:thetoostrongwind,theextremehotweatheraswellastheeasydisappearanceofallbeauties.Theninthlinetakesupthecomparisonwithsummeragain:summerhasbynowbecomethesummeroflife.Thecomparisonturnsintoacontrastbyreferringbacktotheseventh.Thepoet'sassurancebecomesevenfirmerinlineselevenandtwe

7、lve,whichcontainapromisethatdeathwillbeconqueredthatthebelovedone’sspiritandlifewillsurelybeeternal.Thelasttwolinesfurtheremphasizethepoet’sbeliefthattheeternityofspiritandvirtueofhisbelovedbypointingoutthepoem’seternalfunctionandexistence.Withthisarrangementofstructureandcont

8、ent,thepoetgivesthissonnettwothematicmeanings.Theprimarymeani