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Abstract 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com This paper focuses on the ambiguity and the linguistictechniques that have brought about the ambiguity in “Because I could not stopfor Death”. This poem is one of the most original and classic death poemswritten by Emily Dickinson. Death and eternity are the themes of this poem. EmilyDickinson used ambiguity as a conscious language technique in this poem. Myanalysis of ambiguity in this poem focuses on three levels: the lexical, thesyntactic and the contextual. Symbolic ambiguity is also discussed. Ambiguitymeans more than one interpretation is possible within the context. In this poem,ambiguity is used as an instrument of expression to enrich the meaning of thepoem and to add to its aesthetic effects. I hope this analysis can help usunderstand better the relationship between death and life, death and eternityin Dickinson’s writing. 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
Keywords:Emily Dickinson; poetry; ambiguity; death 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 摘 要 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 本文主要讨论爱米莉 狄金森的诗“因为我不能停下来等待死亡”中的复义以及为达到复义效果而运用的语言技巧。这是狄金森关于死亡的一首经典诗歌。本诗的主题是死亡和永生。我从三个层次分析了这首诗的复义：词汇层、句法层和语境层，同时也分析了象征复义。复义指在语境中同时存在多种意义的可能。在本诗中，作者运用复义表达情感、丰富内涵、增加审美情趣。希望通过对狄金森的诗“因为我不能停下来等待死亡”的复义分析，可以让我们更好的理解这首诗，理解狄金森笔下的死亡与生活，死亡与永生间的关系。 copyright paper51.com 关键词：爱米莉 狄金森；诗歌；复义；死亡； copyright paper51.com Contents copyright paper51.com 独创性声明···· i 内容来自www.paper51.com Acknowledgments· ii copyright paper51.com
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I. Introduction· 1 copyright paper51.com A. Emily Dickinson’s life· 1 paper51.com B. Emily Dickinson’s poems· 1 http://www.paper51.com
II. Ambiguity andpoetry· 4 copyright paper51.com
III. Ambiguityanalysis in “Because I Could not Stop for Death”· 6 http://www.paper51.com A. Lexical ambiguity· 8 copyright paper51.com B. Syntactic ambiguity· 10 copyright paper51.com
C. Contextual ambiguity· 11 copyright paper51.com D. Symbolic ambiguity· 12 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com IV. Conclusion· 14 http://www.paper51.com References· 15 http://www.paper51.com copyright paper51.com I. IntroductionA. Emily Dickinson’s life 内容来自www.paper51.com EmilyDickinson was one of the most distinguished poets in American literature history.Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830. Her familywas conspicuous at that time, well known for political and educationalactivities. She was well educated in her youth. Dickinson was very popular andsociable in her early years. However, during her mid-twenties, she began togrow reclusive. She stepped out of her house rarely, thus was called “Amherstrecluse”. She attended almost exclusively to household chores and wrote poetry.She learned public speaking from her father and the value of silence from hermother, as in their conversation her mother would give a silent reply. Shenever married throughout her life. Dickinson died quietly in 1886. Her death,just like her life, was quiet and unnoticed. After her death hundreds of herpoems were found in different places by her relatives. But only seven werepublished in her life. http://www.paper51.com |