1、CrossingtheBar渡过沙洲AlfredTennysonlBackground informationlCrossing the barlPoem analysis lArtistic featureAlfred TennysonlTennyson is the representative poet of Victorian age（Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom）.lHe has perfect control of the sound of English.His works are not only the products of the
2、 creative imagination of a poetic genius but also products of a long and rich English heritage.6 August 1809 6 October 1892Life Experiences 1830 1831Published his first volumeAppeared his second volume leave Cambridge TheMillersDaughter磨坊主的女儿 He began his long series of idylls of English life.1832Th
3、e May Queen五月女王 not well received 1836WenttolivenearLondon,for10yearshepublishednothingCameforthwith2volumes，The Princess公主appearedaboutthehigheducationofwomen1850In Memoriam悼念 1859-1885Idylls of the King国王之歌Death in 189218421847Crossing the Bar Sunsetandeveningstar,Andoneclearcallforme!Andmaythereb
4、enomoaningofthebar,WhenIputouttosea,Butsuchatideasmovingseemsasleep,Toofullforsoundandfoam,WhenthatwhichdrewformouttheboundlessdeepTurnsagainhome.渡过沙洲渡过沙洲Twilightandeveningbell,Andafterthatthedark!Andmaytherebenosadnessoffarewell,WhenIembark;ForthoughfromoutourbourneofTimeandPlaceThefloodmaybearmefa
5、r,IhopetoseemyPilotfacetofaceWhenIhavecrossedthebar.夕阳下，闪疏星，召唤一声清朗！愿沙渚宁静，我将出海远航；潮汐如梦幻，涛声似止，浪花息；大海深处涌来，又悄然退却。暮霭钟鸣，黑夜将笼罩！愿诀别无悲声，登舟起锚；千古洪流，时空无限，滔滔载我至远方；渡沙渚一线，泰然见领航。lThesceneissketchedwithafewstrokes：sunsetandtheeveningstar，thetwilightandtheeveningbell，andthenthedark.Theshipisreadytogooutoftheharbor.Itw
6、illcrossthebarandreachthevastopenseaforthelongvoyagethatitistomake.Themel AlfredTennysonwrotethispoemattheageof80.Tooursurprise,thepoetlaureatecanstillusehisinspirationtomakethispoemwithin10minutes.Thispoemappears，athisrequest，asthefinalpoeminallcollectionsofhisworks.l Crossingthebarmeansleavingthis
7、worldandenteringthenextworld.Wecanfeelhisfearlessnesstowardsdeath，hisfaithinGodandanafterlife.l ThispieceofpoemtalksaboutthedeathoftraditionalChristianthought,emphasizingthepoetsfirmreligiousbeliefs.Asaskilledpilotwillguidetheboatrideoutthesandbar,Godwillguideussafelythroughtheshallowsofthesinisterd
8、eath.Imagel Thefirsttwolinesofthepoemswitchvisualsightsandsoundsofthereadersattentiontothedistinctivesensoryimage.l“Sunset”,l“eveningstars”,“twilight”and“eveningbell”,“sea”,and“tide”.Figure of SpeechlSymbolisml bar l Sunsetl eveningstarsl twilightl eveningbelll pilotl thespacebetweenlifeanddeath l t
9、heendoflifel godMetrical Beautyl Thispoemconsistsof4quatrainswitharhymeschemeof“ababcdcdefefgaga.”l Alliteration、assonancel Therepetitionofwhenin“WhenIputouttosea”,“WhenIembark”and“WhenIhavecrossedthebar”Artistic Features l Tennysonisarealartist.l Hehasthenaturalpoweroflinkingvisualpictureswithmusicalexpressions，andthesetwowiththefeelings.l HehasperfectcontrolofthesoundofEnglish,andasensitiveear,anexcellentchoiceandtasteofwords.l Hispoetryisrichinpoeticimagesandmelodiouslanguage,andnotedforitslyricalbeautyandmetricalcharm.
