1、Robert BurnsRobert Burns was a poor but educated man,a great poet for songs and lyrics(抒情诗抒情诗),He lived a very short life,from 1759 to 1796,but his life journey through poverty,informal education,disappointed love,nationalism,and literary success can be remembered by all Scots and people all over th
2、e world.He is now considered a national poet of Scotland.Robert BurnsBackground information A Red,Red Rose is probably the most famous of all English love poems.The poem is supposed to be a song sung by an Irish sailor to his sweetheart before his ship sailed off to sea.Burns revised it to show his
3、faithful love to his Jean.And the song inspired many poets and lovers in China.O my Luves like a red,red rose Thats newly sprung in June:O,my Luves like the melodie.Thats sweetly playd in tune!As fair art thou,my bonnie lass,So deep in luve am I;And I will luve thee still,my dear,Till a the seas gan
4、g dryTill a the seas gang dry,my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun;I will luve thee still,my dear,While the sands o life shall run.And fare thee weel,my only luve And fare thee weel a while!And I will come again,my luve,Tho it were ten thousand mile.A Red,Red Rose Discussion 1.Why does the spelling
5、 of the words look rather strange?2.What is the structure of this poem?3.What is the theme of the poem?4.Can you find the rhymes in this poem?5.What figures of speech(修辞手法修辞手法)are used in this poem?luvemelodiethou art theegangTill a the seaswi the sunthe sands o lifeTho it werefare thee weellovemelo
6、dyyou areyougoTill all the seaswith the sunthe sand of lifeThough it werefare you wellSpelling The use of those Scottish dialects not only make the poem simple but also makes the poem moving and give off rural style.Structure lineO,my Luves like a red,red roseThats newly sprung in June;O,my Luves li
7、ke the melodie,Thats sweetly playd in tune.As fair art thou,my bonnie lass,So deep in luve am I;And I will luve thee still,my dear,Till a the seas gang dry.section/stanzaThis poem has four _,each of which consists of four _.sections/stanzaslinesThemeThe poem expresses his _ for his beloved.deep and
8、direct loveO my Luves like a red,red rose Thats newly sprung in June:O,my Luves like the melodie.Thats sweetly playd in tune!As fair art thou,my bonnie lass,So deep in luve am I;And I will luve thee still,my dear,Till a the seas gang dryTill a the seas gang dry,my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun;
9、I will luve thee still,my dear,While the sands o life shall run.And fare thee weel,my only luve And fare thee weel a while!And I will come again,my luve,Tho it were ten thousand mile.A Red,Red RoseRhymesRhyme:(押尾韵押尾韵)From hill to hill no bird in flightFrom path to path no man in sight有效且高效有效且高效生存与繁荣
10、生存与繁荣Alliteration:(押头韵押头韵)Pride and PrejudiceSense and Sensibility才智和语言的交锋才智和语言的交锋尽全力地尽全力地教育和启发教育和启发effectively and efficientlysurvive and thrivea war of wit and wordswith might and maineducate and enlighten Figures of speechSimile comparisons using like or as.（明喻）（明喻）Metaphorcomparisons without lik
11、e or as（暗喻）（暗喻）Hyperbolemaking something more noticeable than usual.(夸张夸张)Repetition using the same words again(反复）反复）O my Luves like a red,red rose Thats newly sprung in June:O,my Luves like the melodie.Thats sweetly playd in tune!Stanza 1:The mans sweetheart is very pretty.Simile Simile Stanza 2:T
12、he man pledges true love for her.As fair art thou,my bonnie lass,So deep in luve am I;And I will luve thee still,my dear,Till a the seas gang dryHyperboleStanza 3:The man swears forever love for her.Till a the seas gang dry,my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun;I will luve thee still,my dear,While t
13、he sands o life shall run.HyperboleRepetition 上邪上邪山无陵，江水为竭，山无陵，江水为竭，冬雷震震，夏雨雪，冬雷震震，夏雨雪，天地合，乃敢与君绝。天地合，乃敢与君绝。some similar expressions in Chinese:A PledgeTill mountains crumble,Streams run dry,Thunder rumbles in winter,Snow falls in summer,And the earth mingles with the sky Not till then will I cease to
14、 love you!Stanza 4:The man promises to come again however far he may go.And fare thee weel,my only luve And fare thee weel a while!And I will come again,my luve,Tho it were ten thousand mile.HyperboleRepetition SymbolsRose a.forever loveRock b.deep loveSands c.staunch（坚定的）（坚定的）loveSeas d.passionate loveMain Elements Of A PoemAthemeBCrhymeDfigure of speechEsymbolstructureHistories make men wise;poems witty;mathematics subtle;philosophy deep.历史使人明智；历史使人明智；诗词使人灵秀；诗词使人灵秀；数学使人周密；数学使人周密；哲学使人深刻。哲学使人深刻。
