Unit 6 Nature in words如何写英语诗歌诗歌是各种英语文体中最富有激情和感情色彩的一种
诗歌往往用高度凝练的语言来表达诗人的喜怒哀乐
诗歌的篇幅一般短小精悍、语言精练、感情强烈
在格式上,英语诗歌同汉语诗歌一样讲究押韵
诗的押韵是指通过重复元音或辅音以达到一定的音韵效果,一首诗的押韵具有带规律性的一致性,尤其是在诗句的末尾,称尾韵
现代诗歌可以押韵,也可以不押韵,但是写作时需注意两点:1.要有节奏感
没有节奏感的诗歌,不能算诗,最多算是分行的散文
2.要把握句子结构的平衡
也就是诗句长短不要相差太多,否则读起来给人不平衡、不舒服之感
下面我们欣赏一首佳作:When You Are OldWhen you are old and grey and full of sleep,And nodding by the fire,take down this book,And slowly read,and dream of the soft look,Your eyes had once,and of their shadows deep;How many loved your moments of glad grace,And loved your beauty with love false or true,But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,And loved the sorrows of your changing face;And bending down beside the glowing bars,Murmur,a little sadly,how love fled,And paced upon the mountains overhead,And hid his face amid a crowd