The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

周剑鸣

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The reasons I choose this poem……

The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

潮涨兮，潮落兮。 　　　　天黄昏，暮鸦啼。 　　　　褐色海滩湿漉漉， 行人上城赶路急。 潮涨兮，潮落兮。

夜幕降，千家寂。 海扬波，不停息。 浪花小手白且柔， 　　抹去沙滩人足迹。 潮涨兮，潮落兮。

天破晓，马夫起。 圈中驹，嘶又踢。 夜去昼来仍如故， 行人一去无消息。 潮涨兮，潮落兮。 　

New Words

The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

twilight ： the time when the day is about to become night 黄昏 , 暮光

curlew ： a kind of bird 白腰杓鹬 , 多种鸟类的通称damp： rather wet, of

ten in an unpleasant way 潮湿的

hasten ： to hurry, or be quick to do something 急忙 , 赶快

efface ： to rub or wipe out, remove, erase 擦去 , 抹去

steed ： a horse, especially a spirited one 骏马 , 战马 , 精神抖擞的马

steed ： a horse, especially a spirited one 骏马 , 战马 , 精神抖擞的马

steed ： a horse, especially a spirited one 骏马 , 战马 , 精神抖擞的马

steed ： a horse, especially a spirited one 骏马 , 战马 , 精神抖擞的马

stall ： an indoor enclosure for an animal 畜棚 , 马厩

stamp ： to lift your foot and bring it down forcefully 跺脚 , 踩踏

neigh ： to make the loud long cry of a horse 发出马嘶声

hostler ： one who is employed to tend horses, especially at an inn ( 旅馆的 )马夫

Grammar

The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The sea calls in the darkness

Along the damp and brown sea-sand

But the traveler nevermore returns to the shore

The First Stanza ： Sunset The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The Second Stanza ： Night Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The Third Stanza ： Sunrise The morning breaks; the steeds

in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore,

And the tide rises, the tide falls.By placing three stanzas in this order, Longfellow is implying that the time is not something “evil” or “frightening,” but rather is a “hopeful” occurrence.

Rhyme

The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

AABBA

AACCA

AADDA

Refrain

the tide rises, the tide falls

The refrain is where the poet has embedded his theme.

the curlew calls the sea in the darkness calls (Personification)

as the hostler calls

Image & Symbol

Traveler

One man's life

the curlew calls

the sea in the darkness calls

as the hostler calls

Sand

Time

Death

General Theme 苏轼《赤壁赋》

One should recognize death and live a meaningful life for all the time one has left, to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. Death is certain, one cannot escape it and this should be appreciated and respected, not wallowed in or feared.