18-centurypoetry:1.inthefirsthalfofthe18thcentury:neoclassicalpoetry2.bythemiddleofthe18thcentury:sentimentalism3.inthelatterhalfofthe18thcentury:romanticismPre-RomanticismAuguriesofInnocence(brief)ToseeaWorldinaGrainofSand，AndaHeaveninaWildFlower，HoldInfinityinthepalmofyourhand，AndEternityinanhour.佛曰：一花一世界，一草一天堂，一叶一如来，一砂一极乐，一方一净土，一笑一尘缘，一念一清静。这一切都是一种心境。心若无物就可以一花一世界，一草一天堂。参透这些，一花一草便是整个世界，而整个世界也便空如花草。“TheLamb”WilliamBlake’s“TheLamb”(Ⅰ)Gavetheesuchatendervoice,Makingallthevalesrejoice?LittleLamb,whomadethee?Dostthouknowwhomadethee?大家应该也有点累了，稍作休息9Thelamb(Ⅱ)Iachild,andthoualamb,WearecalledbyHisname.LittleLamb,Godblessthee!LittleLamb,Godblessthee!Questions“TheTiger”TheTyger/老虎(I)（郭沫若译）TheTyger/老虎(II)meterCatalexis:Theabsenceofasyllableinthefinalfootinaline.InBlake'spoem,anunstressedsyllableisabsentinthelastfootofeachline.Thus,everylinehassevensyllables,nottheconventionaleight......1...........2...............3..................4TIger,..|..TIger,..|..BURNing..|..BRIGHT.....1..............2...............3...............4INthe..|..FORests..|..OFthe..|..NIGHTsummaryFromwhatpartofthecosmoscouldthetiger’sfieryeyeshavecome,andwhowouldhavedaredtohandlethatfire?Whatsortofphysicalpresence,andwhatkindofcraftsmanship,wouldhavebeenrequiredto“twistthesinews”ofthetiger’sheart?Thespeakerwondershow,oncethathorribleheart“begantobeat,”itscreatorwouldhavehadthecouragetocontinuethejob.Comparingthecreatortoablacksmith,hepondersabouttheanvilandthefurnacethattheprojectwouldhaverequiredandthesmithwhocouldhavewieldedthem.whenthejobwasdone,thespeakerwonders,howwouldthecreatorhavefelt?“Didhesmilehisworktosee?”Couldthispossiblybethesamebeingwhomadethelamb?QuestionsfordiscussionComparisonTheLambandTheTygerCOMPARISON/JUXTAPOSITION*Botharecreationpoems*StructureIt’sinterestingthattheendrhymeschemeforbothpoemshavemuchsimilarity.Bothpoemsemployendrhymeswith“ee”soundsor“ight”sounds.Manyconsiderthatanintentionalparallelstructure.*The2contrarystatesofthehuma