布莱克诗《回音草坪》中意象的象征意义

布莱克诗《回音草坪》由意象群构织而成。第一诗节象征童年时代,第二诗节象征成年,第三诗节象征暮年。诗中诸多意象都有一定的象征意义：三个时段日出、白日、落日分别象征人的童年、成年、暮年;诗的结构也具有极强的象征意义：三个诗节恰恰象征人类成长过程中的三个时期。诗中儿童、母亲、老人象征整个人类;云雀、鸫鸟和小鸟象征整个动物界;春天象征大自然。一系列象征性的意象揭示了人类的生命规律,展现出诗人对生活、对自然、对人类的热爱之情。

On the Symbolic Meanings of the Images in Blake's The Echoing Green

Blake’s poem "The Echoing Green" is made up of a cluster of images.The first stanza symbolizes childhood,the second stanza adulthood and the third stanza old age.Many images in the poem have symbolic meanings.The three stages of time——sunrise,daytime and sunset symbolize childhood,adulthood and old age respectively.The structure of the poem also has strong symbolic meanings.The three-stanza form echoes the growth of man’s three stages.Children,mother and old folk symbolize human beings,skylark,thrush and birds signify animal world and spring nature.The symbolic images adopted by the poet expose the law of human life and display the poet’s love for life,nature and mankind.