潮涨,潮落 暮色渐浓,麻鹬鸣叫 沿着潮湿灰褐色沙滩 行路人匆匆往城里赶, 潮涨,潮落。 黑暗把屋顶墙壁笼罩 但大海在黑暗中呼啸 细浪白白的手,悄悄 把海滩上的脚印抹掉, 潮涨,潮落。 破晓时分,厩中骏马 闻马夫唤,踏啼嘶鸣; 海岸边,白昼又来到, 但行人从此形去影消, 潮涨,潮落。 朗费罗的这首诗,既像写景诗,又不像写景诗。要说它不是写景诗 吧,它的确描写了大海边的景色—一黄昏时的大海边,潮涨潮落, 鸟鸣马嘶,有行人赶路,有黑暗笼罩的房屋,甚至连轻柔的白色浪
11 潮涨，潮落， 暮色渐浓，麻鹬鸣叫； 沿着潮湿灰褐色沙滩， 行路人匆匆往城里赶， 潮涨，潮落。 黑暗把屋顶墙壁笼罩， 但大海在黑暗中呼啸； 细浪白白的手，悄悄 把海滩上的脚印抹掉， 潮涨，潮落。 破晓时分，厩中骏马 闻马夫唤，踏啼嘶鸣； 海岸边，白昼又来到， 但行人从此形去影消， 潮涨，潮落。 朗费罗的这首诗，既像写景诗，又不像写景诗。要说它不是写景诗 吧，它的确描写了大海边的景色——黄昏时的大海边， 潮涨潮落， 鸟鸣马嘶，有行人赶路，有黑暗笼罩的房屋，甚至连轻柔的白色浪
花把沙滩上人的脚印抹掉这样的细节都写到了;要说它是写景诗 吧,它却又多了一些别的东西,特别是前面说"行路人匆匆往城里 赶",后面又说他“从此形去影消",似乎包含着某种哲理和对人生 的感悟。当然,这不是说,写景诗就该是纯粹的写景,"情"与"景", 理"与”景"常常是互相交融的:而是说它与一般的写景诗不同,它 更多的是“理"的内涵。此诗的写作时间是1880年,这时作者已73 岁,到了人生的暮年。因此可以说,这首诗是一位垂暮老人在一天 中的垂暮时刻—一黄昏,面对潮起潮落的壮阔大海,看到有人沿着 沙滩匆匆走过,在抒发诸如"人生天地间,忽如远行客”(《古诗十 九首》)或"人生寄一世,奄忽若飚尘"(老莱子)之类的感慨。而 景则是寄寓这一"意"的"象",故不妨称之为哲理意象诗。 以上的讨论,实际上已交待了这首诗的写作特点,即理景交融。这 里还须指出的是,它的景都是"动态“的:从小的方面说,麻鹬鸣叫, 行人赶路,马儿踏蹄嘶叫,细浪抹去脚印等是动态"的;从大的方 面说,时间的变化("暮色渐浓","白昼又来到),大海的潮涨潮 落,更是"动态"的,尤其是"潮涨,潮落“这两句形成每一小节的 burden(末尾的叠句),回环往复,给人以强烈的印象:一切都 在变化着:加之”小"与”大形成强烈的对比,更使人觉得天地的广 阔,人的渺小;时光的无穷,人生的短暂。 Why does this poem disturb Salamanca so much?
12 花把沙滩上人的脚印抹掉这样的细节都写到了；要说它是写景诗 吧，它却又多了一些别的东西，特别是前面说“行路人匆匆往城里 赶”，后面又说他“从此形去影消”，似乎包含着某种哲理和对人生 的感悟。当然，这不是说，写景诗就该是纯粹的写景，“情”与“景”， “理”与“景”常常是互相交融的；而是说它与一般的写景诗不同，它 更多的是“理”的内涵。此诗的写作时间是 1880 年，这时作者已 73 岁，到了人生的暮年。因此可以说，这首诗是一位垂暮老人在一天 中的垂暮时刻——黄昏，面对潮起潮落的壮阔大海，看到有人沿着 沙滩匆匆走过，在抒发诸如“人生天地间，忽如远行客”（《古诗十 九首》）或“人生寄一世，奄忽若飚尘”（老莱子）之类的感慨。而 景则是寄寓这一“意”的“象”，故不妨称之为哲理意象诗。 以上的讨论，实际上已交待了这首诗的写作特点，即理景交融。这 里还须指出的是，它的景都是“动态”的：从小的方面说，麻鹬鸣叫， 行人赶路，马儿踏蹄嘶叫，细浪抹去脚印等是“动态”的；从大的方 面说，时间的变化（“暮色渐浓”，“白昼又来到”），大海的潮涨潮 落，更是“动态”的，尤其是“潮涨，潮落”这两句形成每一小节的 burden（末尾的叠句），回环往复，给人以强烈的印象：一切都 在变化着；加之“小”与“大”形成强烈的对比，更使人觉得天地的广 阔，人的渺小；时光的无穷，人生的短暂。 Why does this poem disturb Salamanca so much?
Ask how is her mother Chanhassan a "traveler? Where is she going(Idaho to see her cousin) and why(to her cousins house so she will tell her who she was " underneath" before being a wife and mother)(143)? Ask what "the shore"is. Ask why the repetition of"the tide rises, the tide falls"? Compare the poem to Chanhassan's tale explaining life and death My mother once told me the Blackfoot story of Napi, the Old Man who created men and women. To decide if these new people should live forever or die, Napi selected a stone. ' If the stone floats he said You will live forever. If it sinks, you will die. Napi dropped the stone in the water. It sank. People die"(150). The tide rises the tide falls. It sank. People die. Sal also reacts strongly to this legend about life and death, even before her mother dies. Why didn't Napi use a leaf? How is salamanca a traveler and what is she looking for? She has illusions about finding her mother(p. 141 has some of her self-deceptions
13 Ask how is her mother Chanhassan a "traveler"? Where is she going (Idaho to see her cousin) and why (to her cousins' house so she will tell her who she was "underneath" before being a wife and mother) (143)? Ask what "the shore" is…Ask why the repetition of "the tide rises, the tide falls"? Compare the poem to Chanhassan's tale explaining life and death."My mother once told me the Blackfoot story of Napi, the Old Man who created men and women. To decide if these new people should live forever or die, Napi selected a stone. 'If the stone floats,' he said 'You will live forever. If it sinks, you will die.' Napi dropped the stone in the water. It sank.. People die" (150)."The tide rises, the tide falls." "It sank. People die." Sal also reacts strongly to this legend about life and death, even before her mother dies. Why didn't Napi use a leaf? How is Salamanca a traveler and what is she looking for? She has illusions about finding her mother (p. 141 has some of her self-deceptions)
We were following along in her footsteps"(40).It was only then, when I saw the stone and her name.... that I knew, by myself and for myself, that she was not coming back"(268) How does she finally come to terms with the facts of life and death?"We didn't need to bring her body back because she is in the trees the barn the fields"(276). After the sheriff takes her to her mother's gravesite Sal says, She isn't actually gone at all. She's singing in the trees"(268) The 1st stanza: When the it is getting late, a traveler hurries off along the sea-sands to somewhere. here does the traveler head for? What is he about to do?) The 2nd stanza: When night falls, when darkness permeate everywhere. when darkness swallows everything, something somewhere is calling. The traveler,'s footprints are wiped out by the sea's repetitive, rhythmic solemn, and steadfast action. What does the
14 "We were following along in her footsteps" (40). "It was only then, when I saw the stone and her name….that I knew, by myself and for myself, that she was not coming back" (268). How does she finally come to terms with the facts of life and death? "We didn't need to bring her body back because she is in the trees, the barn, the fields" (276). After the sheriff takes her to her mother's gravesite Sal says, "She isn't actually gone at all. She's singing in the trees" (268). The 1st stanza: When the it is getting late, a traveler hurries off along the sea-sands to somewhere. (Where does the traveler head for? What is he about to do?) The 2nd stanza: When night falls, when darkness permeate everywhere, when darkness swallows everything, something somewhere is calling. The traveler’s footprints are wiped out by the sea’s repetitive , rhythmic ,solemn, and steadfast action. (What does the
sea call?) The 3 stanza: Another new day begins, but the traveler does not return.( Why? What is the whereabouts of the traveler? tide: time history, the tempo or rhythm of history secular events, a person,'s(or a nations)ups and downs traveler: particular person who shows up once and disappears for ever, a short life, a mortal life, but also a person with a soul of quest; the representative of human beings, a spirit of quest and adventure time: twilight--darkness--morning darkness: foreshadow of death, the power of destruction, swallowing, covering everything sea: an eternal call, eternity, the source of meanings, full of magic, fascinating but dangerous power which perches in the universe bird: messenger of death,(different from the rooster)
15 sea call?) The 3rd stanza: Another new day begins, but the traveler does not return. ( Why? What is the whereabouts of the traveler?) tide: time history, the tempo or rhythm of history , secular events, a person’s (or a nation’s) ups and downs traveler: particular person who shows up once and disappears for ever, a short life, a mortal life, but also a person with a soul of quest; the representative of human beings, a spirit of quest and adventure. time: twilight—darkness--morning darkness: foreshadow of death, the power of destruction, swallowing, covering everything sea: an eternal call, eternity, the source of meanings, full of magic, fascinating but dangerous power which perches in the universe. bird: messenger of death, (different from the rooster)