期末大备考之诗歌赏析robert frost.docx

期末大备考之诗歌赏析 robert frost1、Why did the horse give the harness bell a shake? It is a personification. As the speaker tells us in the second stanza, the horse shakes its bell to remind him of going on his journey. The horse is very curious about it since it is used to following a routine to reach its purpose or destination. This indicates that the speaker at first does not intend to stop by the woods. Therefore, he is in effect asking himself his motivation by imagining the horse is questioning. 2、Why couldn't the speaker stay longer by the woods to appreciate its mysterious beauty? In the last stanza, the speaker says he has promises to keep. It is telling us the reason why he can not stay longer to appreciate the beauty. Therefore, we can easily understand that it is social responsibility, personal commitment and missions that bring him back to the real world and force him to go on his journey. 3、What's the effect of repetition in the last two lines of the poem? From the repetition in the last two lines, the speaker wants to remind the reader a simple fact of life: whatever happens, one must go forward in the journey of life. And he is aimed at emphasizing the long way one must cover before the end of life. 4、Analyze the form of this poem. This poem consists of four stanzas, each containing four lines of iambic meter. The first three stanzas rhyme in "aaba", whereas the last stanza rhymes in a consistent "c" which brings the poem to a harmonious end. The language of the poem is simple. 1、What is the attitude of the speaker and his neighbor toward the wall? Apparently, the speaker and his neighbor hold totally different view toward the wall. The speaker believes that there is no necessary to build a wall because they grow different crops and there is no cow in both yards. However, his neighbor argues that “Good fences make good neighbors” and there should be a wall between them. 2、What does the speaker think of the neighbors attitude? In the speakers eyes, his neighbor is a stubborn man who could not make changes according to the current situations. By comparing the two opposite attitudes, we can learn that the neighbor stands for those who are unable to accept new things, while the speaker is the representative of those who is willing to innovate and communicate with others. 1、Why does the speaker choose the road less traveled by? In the second stanza, the speaker says that either road is ok and says that the road less traveled by is grassy and needs treading. We can learn that speaker chooses the one less traveled by because he does not want to follow other people's pace. He holds the belief that it is the road one chooses that makes the man who he is. Here, the speaker shows his willingness to make a difference in his life. 2、Whats the speakers initial response to the divergence of the two roads? From the first stanza, the speaker feels sorry because he can not try both at one time. Therefore, he is reduced into a state of dilemma. Before he makes the final decision, he looks down on both roads as far as possible. 3、What might the two roads stand for on the speakers mind? Life is a journey filled with choices. Here the speaker arrives at a divergence of life. He uses the road chose by average people to symbolize a safe and straightforward way to reach ones purpose. And the other road less traveled by is used to represent a relatively new and risky method to realize one's target. Reach ones purpose achieve one's goal realize one's target