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On Break, Break, Break 07 英师（2）班 赖玉香 2007020212 Break, Break, Break ?????????? ——Alfred, Lord Tennyson? Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me.?O, well for the fishermans boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay!  And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break, At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. About the poet…… Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) The most representative Victorian poet,his poetry voices the doubt and the faith ,the grief and the joy of English people in an age of fast social changes. About the analyse of poetry…… 1.Various Devices for Compression 2.Extreme Care in Word Choice 3.Lexical and Syntactical Repetition 4.Full Manipulation of Sound Effectives 5.The Manipulation of Sight 1.Various Devices for Compression Intricate Images and Symbols Convey much more than what the words appear to mean cold gray stones fishermans boy sailor lad sea waves Contrast The poet’s own feeling of sadness are contrasted with the carefree,innocent joys of the children and the unfeeling movement of the ship and the waves 2.Extreme Care in Word Choice Poets pick all words with care so that each word will express exactly what needs to be expressed and suggest every emotional shade that the poem is calculated to evoke in us shouts sings well for Utter dead never come back to me 3.Lexical and Syntactical Repetition Lexical repetition:the repetition of one word ,or phrase,within the same stanza,or in several stanzas.Such repetition is to heighten the atmosphere and emphasize the meani