英语诗歌导读

英语诗歌是我国高校英语专业高年级文学课程中的一个重要内容。学习英语诗歌不仅可以提高学生对英语语言的敏感性和综合运用语言的能力，还可以陶冶情操，提高人文素养和审美情趣。学习英语诗歌除了需要具备一定的语言功底外，还需要掌握一些英语诗歌的基本知识和文体特点。只有了解和把握了英语诗歌的基本特征和写作风格，才能更好地理解和鉴赏英诗。《英语诗歌导读》是一部英语诗歌学习入门教材，旨在帮助初学者认识诗歌、理解诗歌、鉴赏诗歌。它将领你进入诗歌的意境，领略英诗的风采，获得美的享受。 本书的编写体例是以英语诗歌的基本知识为主线，以英语诗歌为范例，理论知识和阅读实践紧密结合，做到学以致用。全书共分为五章。第一章介绍英语诗歌的语言特征，包括诗歌语言的涵义、修辞语言、意象、象征和典故。第二章介绍英语诗歌的音韵，包括英语诗歌的音律、格律和韵式。第三章介绍英语诗歌的题材和主题，包括自然、爱情、生与死、战争与和平、道德与哲理。第四章介绍英语诗歌的体式，包括叙事诗、抒情诗和说教诗。第五章是英诗鉴赏，介绍十首英美作家的名篇佳作。

前言 Pages of Titles and Authors IntroductionWhat is Poetry？ Chapter Ⅰ The Language of Poetry 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Connotation and Denotation 1.3 Figurative Language   1.3.1 Simile and Metaphor    1.3.2 Personification     1.3.3 Apostrophe   1.4 Irony   1.5 Imagery   1.6 Symbol and Allusion   1.7 Figurative Language and Its Uses   1.8 Poems for Interpretation Chapter ⅡThe Sound of Poetry   2.1 Introduction   2.2 Rhythm     2.2.1 Patterns of Rhythm     2.2.2 The Effects of Rhythm   2.3 Sound in Poetry     2.3.1 The Kinds of Rhyme     2.3.2 The Sounds of Words   2.4 Poems for Interpretation Chapter ⅢThe Subjects and Themes of Poetry   3.1 Poetic Subjects and Themes   3.2 Poetry on Nature   3.3 Poetry on Love   3.4 Poetry on Death   3.5 Poetry on War and Peace   3.6 Poetry on Morality and Philosophy Chapter IVThe Forms of Poetry   4.1 Introduction   4.2 Narrative Poems     4.2.1 The Ballad     4.2.2 The Epic     4.2.3 The Dramatic Monologue   4.3 Lyric Poems     4.3.1 The Sonnet     4.3.2 The Ode     4.3.3 The Elegy   4.4 Didactic Poems   4.5 Closed and Open Forms     4.5.1 Closed Form     4.5.2 Open Form ChapterⅤ Poems for Further Study Author Bibliographies Glossary of Literary Terms Works Cited