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开始:2025-08-26

截止:2025-12-31

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成绩预发布时间 2025-12-28

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河北师范大学
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河北师范大学
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邢台学院
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关于《When you are old》的问题

By 和雨涵2024013236 21天前 10次浏览

1. In W.B. Yeats’ poem "When You Are Old", the speaker constructs a vivid scene of the addressee in old age, recalling her youth and the various loves she received. By contrasting the "love withered by time" from others and the speaker’s "love that transcends appearance and age", how does the poet convey the uniqueness and eternity of true love, and what connection does this emotional expression have with Yeats’ own unrequited love for Maud Gonne, which runs through his poetic creation?

2. Throughout "When You Are Old", Yeats skillfully uses a series of images such as "grey hair", "glowing bars", "soft look", and "fire", and also applies the contrast between youth and old age, as well as between superficial love and sincere love. How do these poetic devices work together to shape the poem’s gentle yet profound tone, and in what way do they help the speaker realize the transformation from "recounting the future" to "expressing heartfelt feelings", further deepening the theme of the poem?

3. As one of Yeats’ most classic love poems, "When You Are Old" not only focuses on the personal emotional experience between the speaker and the addressee but also contains universal reflections on time, aging, and love. From the perspective of the poem’s structure (three stanzas, each with a clear focus) and language style (simple and concise, yet full of lingering charm), how does Yeats balance the expression of personal feelings and the exploration of universal human emotions, making the poem still resonate deeply with readers across time and space?

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