O 'Reilly (UK)
Red rose low v. * * *,
White roses reveal their love;
Oh, the red rose is an eagle.
White roses whisper like pigeons.
I present a red and white rose bud,
There is a little blush on the edge of the petals.
Because the purest and sweetest love,
Shown in the passionate kiss of the lips.
(translated by Li, selected from Qu)
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O 'Reilly (1844- 1890) is a poet known as the "Victorian Age" in the history of English literature. His poem "White Rose" is a beautifully conceived love song, just like a rich and fragrant wine.
Taking flowers as symbols, ancient poets in China often like to use lotus flowers and roses to compare or imply love, while western poets have a special liking for roses. For example, robert burns, a compatriot and forerunner of O 'Reilly, has long compared love to a rose, and a red rose is a masterpiece to praise the girl he loves. O 'Reilly's article can be said to be a new development of the old theme and a new song played on the ancient strings.
The novelty lies in the ingenious conception, which makes the traditional theme get artistic expression. "Red roses whisper * * *,/white roses reveal the breath of love". The poet not only regards the rose as a symbol of love, but also divides it into "red" and "white" in color, and then uses serial or compound metaphors: "red rose-osprey-male" and "red rose-pigeon-female". In this way, the image of poetry is much fuller and more tortuous than people simply compare roses with love in the past, what's more, it not only attracts readers' vision, but also attracts readers' hearing, and has the double aesthetic feeling of seeing and listening. The most wonderful thing is that the poet wrote "red" and "white" separately, and then combined them into one. At the same time, as a partial metaphor, it made readers smile. The words "red and white rose buds" and "a warm kiss on the lips" are extremely wonderful in the poet's association, which makes the whole poem shine.
(Li)