TO HELEN On page 129
On page 129
1.BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE POET Edgar Allan Poe(爱伦坡)1809-1849 Born in Boston,Massachusetts,USA,Poe is a poet,a short story writer,and a critic who had a profound impact on American and international literature His best-known stories and poems include "The Fall of the House of Usher,,”“The Tell-Tale Heart,' “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,"and“The Raven(鸟鸦)， 诗歌原理The Poetic Principle
Edgar Allan Poe (爱伦坡 ) 1809-1849 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Poe is a poet, a short story writer, and a critic who had a profound impact on American and international literature . His best-known stories and poems include “The Fall of the House of Usher, ” “The Tell-Tale Heart, ” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue, ” and “The Raven(乌鸦).” 诗歌原理 The Poetic Principle
2.READ ALQUD THE POEM To Helen
To Helen
3.NOTES OF WORDS Stanza 1: Helen:希腊神话中的美人海伦；本诗中的海伦 实指坡的一位少年好友的母亲，坡称赞她为 the first,purely ideal love of my soul".In this poem,Helen becomes a symbol of peace, serenity and beauty,象征和平，安详和美。 Nicean barks:尼西亚的小舟。尼西亚，小亚细 亚古国的都城。 Yore:long ago Wayworn:tired by a long trip
Stanza 1: Helen: 希腊神话中的美人海伦；本诗中的海伦 实指坡的一位少年好友的母亲，坡称赞她为 “the first, purely ideal love of my soul”. In this poem, Helen becomes a symbol of peace, serenity and beauty,象征和平,安详和美。 Nicean barks : 尼西亚的小舟。尼西亚，小亚细 亚古国的都城。 Yore: long ago Wayworn: tired by a long trip