The RavenMusical Devices

Presented by: 陈玉燕

Poe’s strong belief about poetry

The function of musical devices Musical devices used in The Rave

n My opinions towards Poe’s writ

ing style

Poe’s strong belief about poetry

A conscientious artist Art for art’s sake Literature should focus on style and u

se of languages Literature is for enjoyment Three elements: beauty, purity, melo

dy “poem is the rhythmical creation of

beauty”

“We have taken it into our heads that to write a poem simply for the poem's sake, and to acknowledge such to have been our design, would be to confess ourselves radically wanting in the true poetic dignity and force …”

----The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe

The function of musical devices

诗歌是一种文学精品，格律诗是内容与格律形式并重的诗。在这里，形式并不是内容的“束缚”，而是其恰如其分的合理载体。什么是神韵？对我来说，格律诗的格律就是其神韵中的一个要素。……

------- 黄杲炘

Thyme: 尾韵 Repetition: 重复 Refrain: 叠句 Alliteration: 头韵 Internal rhyme: 行内韵 Feet: 步 /节 Meter: 律

Form the poetic beauty Beautify the sound effect Reflect the ethical feature, the Zeitg

eist( 时代精神 ), the mood of the poem, the writing style of the poet

Musical devices used in The Raven

A. Rhyme:

over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

…as of some one gently rapping at my chamber

door,‘tis some visitor’, I muttered, tapping at mychamber door…(stanza 1, P 39)

B. Internal rhyme:a. Ah, distinctly I remember it was i

n the bleak December,b. …Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I

had sought to borrowFrom my books surcease of sorrow—

sorrow for the lost Lenore…(stanza 2, P 39)

C. Alliteration:

weak and weary rare and radiant thrilled me and filled me grim, ungainly, gaunt …

D. Repetitiona. “nevermore”b. … Tis some visitors entreating entrance

at my chamber doorSome late visitors entreating entrance

at my chamber door…(stanza 3, P39)

E. Meter:

iambic ??

anapaestic ???

My opinions towards Poe’s writing style

Mannerism, sing—song “Jingle man” -- called by Emerson A genius A real poetry maker Words and melody’s perfect combi

nation

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