美国文学选读 3 Romantic period 2.pdf

WaltWhitman
OCaptain,MyCaptain!
Captain!myCaptain!Ourfearfultripisdone,
Theshiphasweather'deveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon,
Theportisnear,thebellsIhear,thepeopleallexulting,
Whilefolloweyesthesteadykeel,thevesselgrimanddaring;
ButOheart!heart!heart!5
Othebleedingdropsofred,
WhereonthedeckmyCaptainlies,
Fallencoldanddead.
OCaptain!myCaptain!Riseupandhearthebells;
Riseup-foryoutheflagisflung-foryouthebugletrills,10
Foryoubouquetsandribbon'dwreaths-for
youtheshoresa-crowding,
Foryoutheycall,theswayingmass,theireagerfacesturning;
HereCaptain!dearfather!
Thisarmbeneathyourhead!15
Itissomedreamthatonthedeck,
You'vefallencoldanddead.
MyCaptaindoesnotanswer,hislipsarepaleandstill.
Myfatherdoesnotfeelmyarm,hehasnopulsenorwill,
Theshipisanchor'dsafeandsound,itsvoyageclosedanddone,20
Fromfearfultripthevictorshipcomesin
withobjectwon:
Exult,Oshores,andring,Obells,
ButIwithmournfultread,
WalkthedeckmyCaptainlies,
Fallencoldanddead.25

Commentonthepoem
Thepoemconsistsof3stanzas,witheachstanzacontaining8linesandfollowsarhymeschemeof

isalternativelyintrimeterortetrameter.Themetricalfootwithineverystanzaalsovariesfreely
fromiambustotrochee.Theshiftsofthemethodsparallelstheupsanddownsofthepoet'spassion
andthefreedomofexpression,whichavailsthepoettomaketheworkcoherentlywhole.

formwasdeliberatelychosenanddesigned.

SongOfMyself
(excerpted)
1
Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,
AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,
Forveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.

Iloafeandinvitemysoul,
Ileanandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.5
Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,thisair,
Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,
andtheirparentsthesame,
I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,
Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.
Creedsandschoolsinabeyance,10
Retiringbackawhilesufficedatwhattheyare,butneverforgotten,
Iharborforgoodorbad,Ipermittospeakateveryhazard,
Naturewithoutcheckwithoriginalenergy.

6
AchildsaidWhatisthegrassfetchingittomewithfullhands;
HowcouldIanswerthechildIdonotknowwhat