A Stylistic Analysis of The Cop and the Anthem 英語畢業(yè)論文

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TheTheCopandtheAnthem”isthemasterpieceofthethefamousshortwriterHenryin–century.Ithiswritingstylesingeneral.ThisappreciateO.shumorous,comedicwritingfromlinguisticItwillbeelaboratedinthefollowinglexicalfeatures,features,graphologicalfeaturesandofapproachthethemethethattheabsurdwithouthumanityagony.Thisapproachthatanalysiscanprovideuswithatoappreciateevaluateworks.Keywords:

Soapy,capitalistdemocracy,absurd,prison,I.accountauthorO.Henryawriter,masterofwrotetheofordinaryinNewYorkAtwistofplot,turnsonanironicorcoincidentalisofstories.Sydney(O.Henry)inNorthCarolina.HisPorter,aWhenWilliamwasthree,died,byhispaternalgrandmotherandaunt.wasanavidreader,buttheofheleftthenworkedindrugstoreandonaTexasranch.HemovedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofthatofbankclerk.Aftertoin1882,married.In1884startedahumorousweeklyTheStone.thefailed,heHoustonPostacolumnist.In1897heofmoney,therehasdebateguilt.InheatColumbus,Ohio.WhileinO.shorttomoneytohisdaughterMargaret.Hisfirstwork,"WhistlingDick'sChristmasinAfterthreeoffiveyearsfromtheprisonin1901andhisO.O.movedtoNewYorkCityin1902andfrom19031906hewroteaweekfortheYorkinotherHenry'sfirstCabbagesAndinThesecond,Million,publishedtwolaterincludedwell-known1

storiesGiftoftheMagi""TheRoom".TheTrimmed(1907)"TheLeaf".bestknownworkperhapstheanthologizedofincludedincollectionWhirligigs(1910).HeartOfTheoftheTexasO.published10600shortstoriesduringhislifetime.O.Henry'swerebyillfinancialmarriedLindsayColemanbutnottheylater.O.diedoftheliveron1910,inYork.collections,SixesAndSevensRollingStonesWaifsAndStraysappearedForO.HenryqualityofconstitutestheoftheconstructionbearsspecialHisendingsarenotmerelyaortoexpectation,appearaofasifpoppingoutfromitthenthatreaderrealizesthatcertaindetailsherethereofantheofatricksurprisewhichplaysonthrowingoff-centerverynearlymockinghim.Heevensetiscommonlydoneinstories,withtheofordetailsturnoutthehavebeensignificant.O.perhapsthanMaupassant,puttheonbrandofgoodstappedaworldmarket.Andtodayyouwillfindhimheldinaffection,bygreatmanywillnotagainsthismethodanditsForImustnotoverlookqualityoflovablenessaboutO.qualitywellseen,Ithink,inastorysuchasCopandtheAnthem."Butthatcouldnot,doesnot,forO.popularity.popularityfromatrick--thestorywiththesurprise--orII.BriefInCopandthe,tramptoarrestedthathespendtheinjail,tofindthatisnotaseasyasitusedtodidevilthingsinprison:eversetfootacaféforafreemealheheeverdashedstoneintoacceptSoapyaclue;amealinarestauranthejustbeatenoftoprisonheeverwomantocapturedthepolicemanbutaprostituteandhefailedtobecapturedbythepolicemanbegantoyell2

ttthepolicemandisregardedasaYalepardonedhim;inacigarstorehetooka’umbrellainpublicyetthatmanwasnotthetrueofit,toofailedagain.wasbyfromthedeterminedtostartnewlife,ahimforidleness.Hetried3captivity.FromthesereaderssensetheThebecamegoodwhilethehelltobeheaven.Evilconductswhilethehonestwerepenalized.Suchtheso-calleddemocracyhappiness.III.MajorthemeTheshortstoryCopandtheAnthem”canasmirrorof20-centurysocialreality—amateriallyrichlandaspirituallyland.Itisalsothemethingsarenotastheyseem,nordotheyturnexpected,evenundermanifestations.IronyishereenablingHenrytoswitchpathoswithinsinglestoryofsucheachistoentertainSundaymorningwiththeodditiesfoundcouldimaginetoamonglowly.Hence,O.revealsandmocksthecapitalistdemocratichumanwithouthumannature.presentationofthetheme1.featuresaccordingeffectsa.‖occurssixtimesthestory,prehendingpolysemy‖readerscansarcasticatmospherewellappreciateO.Henryswritingsytyle.(1)…andwhenSoapyuneasilyhisbenchinthepark,youmayknowthatis(2)AtthecornersfourstreetshehandspasteboardtotheNorth…(3)Ifinyoupayinofspiriteverybenefitathandsofphilanthropy.(4)Thetodineluxuriouslyatsomeandafterdeclaringbeoverquietlywithoutapoliceman.(5)layhandsonhim?3

(6)ahandonarm.In1,authortheathand‖todescribewintercomingifcanreachcoldbyatanymoment,asenseofurgency.InSentence2,hand‖isusedasaverb,meaningpass‖.InSentence3,hand‖carriesthemeaningitselfasanoun.Thethehandsofsb.‖readerscouldfromcharityforfree.Howevernotacceptthegovernmentotheonehand,Soapy’scharacteristicisItseemsSoapyproudscornedforthathechosetospendtheinjailinsteadofthefromevenhewasawithnothingthearoundcorner.Onhand,itimpliesthattheforanyfromcharityverystrict,theapplicant’srightwasinvaded.Thusitunderstandableforrefusetheofcharitythelossofhumanityofso-calledcapitalistsociety.InSentenceasetphrasehandsb.overto‖isusedinapassivevoicetodescribe’sstateexplicitly.Itthatheinapassivepositionwithoutalternativechoice,toarrestedbythepolicemanthathecouldspendinjail.Thebeagoodplace.Contraryto4,inSe5,thephraselayhandsonsb.‖isusedinanactivevoicewhichfurthermanifestsSoapy’stointoprison,enhancingSoapystheNevertheless,atofthehebenewfelthandlaid‖.Inthissentence,thepastparticiplelaid‖collocatedwithhand‖evenimpliesSoapyinapassivewithoutalternativechoice.wantedtobearrested,didso.Itseemedaawayhimtobetojusthewasmovedananthemdeterminedtoalifehewascapturedbyatriedforthreecaptivityinprison.Bythesereaderscanstronglysenseansocietyappearsinofreadersvividly.b.BigwordsInParagraph3&4,theusedaofbigtodescribeswish,formingasharpsituation.HenceO.Henryshumorous,ironicalwritingcreated.’forbecamethetimecomeforhimtohimselfasingularMeansproviderigour.Anduneasilyonbench.4

TheofSoapywerenotofhighest.InwereofcruisesskiesdriftingintheVesuvianBay.ThreemonthsonIslandwhatcraved.BigifusedwouldhaveapretentiousorjocularringYing&2004:48).Soaywasahopelesstramp.ThebigwordswithSoapy’shumbleHowever,itregisterthatironicfilledbetweenc.CollocationDecadent‖usuallyusedtodescribelifestyleorideology.However,theauthorusedittoSoapy’sbrokenshoes,thebrokenstatetotheauthorwithhumorouswritingbythe&telltale‖.Soapy’spovertycapitalistwithagreatwealthtoVerbsTheauthormanyverbstodescribetheheroes’andvividly,enhancingatmosphereansociety.First,verbsinvolvSoapy’smaterialprocessaretransitiveverbs.Thatmeans,forpart,didhadaclearThesegoalscanintotwoclasses:I.Otherspossessions:cobblestone,beefsteak,&ThesethatSoapyandtoinprisonsohetoothersonend.II.Hisownpossessions:theladymissionary’sreadytie,hisstrikingeyes,hishat,thincoat,didallinhopeinsulthisimage.Itthatwasplaceatospendwinter.Readersfurthersenseessenceoftheso-calledcapitalisttheverbsdescribingSoapy’smovementsintransitiveverbs:turned,halted,sat,walked,stood…Theseintransitiveverbsthatconstantcouldnotstopthecontrary,keptonfindvictimsSomeintransitiveverbsinvolvesperformance,eg.yell,danced,howled,raved.TheseverbsallreflectsSoapy’sirritatedthepeopleandthepolicemansohebeInsummary,theortheintransitiveverbsinrelationtransfertheinformationthethatwhateverdidatbeingarrestedwhichanabsurdcapitalist5

ironicSecond,inthethelooking,lookedatItseemsthatthepolicemanalwayslooker-on.toofdutybutalsoafullfool.ablindtorealtroublemaker,hetheevilthingsdid.Nevertheless,nothesitatingtocaptureFromtheimageofcanessenceofthewhosaidtomaintainthecivilizationofwellessenceoftheso-calleddemocracyincapitalistsociety.Thisfurtherwasanworldwithoutnature.2.featuresa.(7)youfigureoutthatImighthavehaddoit?"(8)Don'twanttoinmy(9)"Well,whydon'tyouapoliceman?ItookYourWhyyouaonthecorner."TheabovequestionsexpressdefinitereflectingSoapy’sstrongdesiretobearrested.However,theanswersareunexpectedtothequestioners.Inaddition,Soapyused‖and‖torefertothesameperson.‖isanegativeWithpolicemanonthecorneturnedtocop‖againinthehopeofthepolicemanarrestinghiminjail.Soapywasagainrevealsbecamegoodplacewhilehelltobeainthecapitaliststorysironicsignificancegreatly.Paralledism(10)wildgeesehonkhighofnights,(11)womenwithoutsealskinkindtotheirhusbands,(12)movesuneasilyonhisbenchinpark,youmaythatisnearparallelconstructionsofstory,enhancingasifwasjustThus,theofthestory,thereaders’emotion,particularlyreaders’sympathyforwaspavethewayforSoapystofindlodgingindoingaofevilc.Repetition6

(13)OnbenchMadisonSquareSoapy(14)movesuneasilyonhisbenchinpark,(15)AndthereforehemovedonhisAttheverybeginningofthestory,theauthortellsthereaderthathisinMadisonuneasily‖.Then,uneasily‖repeatedtimesinfirstparagraphsemphasiseSoapy’spoorsituation,evokingreadersfor‖anambiguousword,creatingthespaceforWethebenchintheparkwas’suniquehomebeforewinter;hedoheconveniently.whencamefeltuneasyonhisbench.Itistheambiguity‖thatdescribesSoapy’ssituationofat‖becausethecoldweather’scoming.Therefore,helefthisandtriedtoanew‖.Thisseveredemocracythecapitalizedsociety.Wesupposeifnotpoortoownhousehemightnothavetolawfindhishome,whichisaccusationofsociety.Besides,atofstory,…‖8times.onconcordanceofrepetition,readersmaysenseSoapy’strongdeterminationtomakemanofhimself.Thisstrengthenstheironicimplicationofthestory,especiallyontherepetitionwould‖thatwhilelostwithoutdoingHence,absurdwithouthumansignificantlyinfrontofreaders.Meanwhile,cannotdenyO.wasaofendings.d.Tensedeviationaboutastory.isusesimpletellstory.Intheauthorsoinpartofstory.thebeginningofstory,wastosimpletensefrompasttense:wildgeesehonkandwithouttotheiranduneasilyonhisinpark,youthatisnearathand.JackkindtodenizensofSquare,fairhistheoffourhehandshistothemansionAllthereofready.Thesimpletenseimpliesthatofsituationwillneverbethatthewillsufferforever.Therefore,ittheso-called7

democracyfreedomButtoofSoapy'sproudthecharityencumbered.Ifnotincoinmustinhumiliationspiritforbenefitreceivedathandsphilanthropy.Caesareverycharityhaveitstollofbath,everyloafitsaandpersonalWhereforeitisbettertobetheconductedbyrules,doesnotmeddleagentleman'sprivateHerethepresentsimplebringsreaderstheworldoftheimpressionthatwerelivinginthewithConsequently,readersfeelforresentmentagainstthecapitalistsociety.3.featuresa.wildgeesehonkandwithouttotheiranduneasilyonhisinpark,youthatisnearathand.Infirstauthoruses[w].Theseuseofwithother,closelycombinedaconsonantItasifcanthewinter.Theoccurrencesofsound[w]toconnectedreaders’ofhearing.Itthatcanthesoundsoftheofwinterweregettingnearer.’contrast(16)movesuneasilyonhisbenchinpark(17)infursinmovedgailythewintry16contrastssharplywithSentenceparticularlywhenuneasily‖and‖rhyme‖withmeanings.Althoughquiteadistancebetweenthetheywiththerepetitionof‖inthefirstthreeparagraphs,readerhasbeenimpressedbySoapy’shomelesssituation.Therefore,whenthereaderreads‖,hewillthinkofnaturally.Thevowelsin‖areallwhichdonotsoundloud,whilein‖,thevowel[ei]soundsloudattractingreader’Withabetweenthedifferenttherevealssociety’ssignificantinequalitybetweenthepoorandtherich.C.vowels’repetition8

(18)Themoonabove,vehiclesandpedestriansfew;sparrowsinthewhilehaveacountrychurchyard.aremanywordscarryingvowels[u:]or[i:]intheabovesentence.thesoundsisinstarkcontrastthemoonnightandimplyingthattheanthemsoulofbringingeasedtheofasafoiltothefinalending.4.features/figuresofanda.(19)Itseemedthattocovetedislandwasnottobeanepicureanone.(20)butrosydream.TheIslandseemedfar(21)Heseemedliberty.(22)Afearthatsomedreadfulenchantmentrenderedhimto(23)IntheseemedanArcadiagroupofsentencesformsasentencepattern:simile,aironyeffectthatitseemstobegooddreamawaybesenttoprison.converselythesociety.（24Soapyhadinfromlowestbuttonofhisvest（25still,hisinhisatof.InSentenceandareconcreteHowever,inSentence25,button‖referstothepoliceman.Byusingthebuttonsofthepoliceman’suniformtorefertoaperson,theatmosphereof5.Graphologicalfeaturesgraphsinstory.However,aregraphologicaldeviations.example,initiallettersofWind,AllOutdoors‖areallcapital.TheusesthegraphologicaldeviationsonwintryweatherandSoapy’shomelessness,attractingthereader’sattentiontoSoapy’spovertyevokethereader’scompassionAsaanrevealed.VI.9

triestoappreciatefromlinguisticperspective.AftertheofshortTheCopandtheAnthem”canweappreciateswritingtechniquesfrombutalsowithamotivationforlinguisticandstylisticliterarycompetence.canuseasofourknowledgeofaswellastoenjoyliteratureliteratureinEnglishinownright.‖(Tribble/JonesinYangareinpapermyandAnysuggestioncriticismIshouldProfessorHuahongforpassionateVII.G..N.Stylein[M].NewYork:Longman馬軍.

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《警察與贊》的料庫索分析[J].學(xué)報VIII.AppendixTheCoptheOHenryhisinMadisonuneasily.wildgeesehonkhighofwhenwithoutkindtomovesuneasilyonhisbenchinpark,youmayknowwinterisathand.Adeadleaffellincard.JackistodenizensMadisonfairofhisannualAtthecornersoffourhehistheNorthofmansionofAllsothatready.ofthethatcomehimtoresolvehimselfaofMeanstoprovidecomingrigour.Andthereforehemovedonhisbench.10

ThehibernatorialofofInthemtherenoconsiderationsofcruises,ofSoutherndriftinginBay.ThreemonthsonIslandwhatofboardsafefromtoessenceofthingsFortheBlackwell'shadhiswinterquarters.JusthismorefellowNewboughtticketstoPalmBeachtheeachhadarrangementshishegiratheAndthetimecome.Onpreviousnightthreebeneathhiscoat,hisoverhislap,hadfailedtothecoldhesleptbenchthefountaininthesquare.theloomedtimelyinSoapy'smind.HetheprovisionsintheofcharityforInSoapy'stheLawPhilanthropy.Therewasanendlessroundofinstitutions,whichmightsetoutaccordantwiththelife.ButtoofSoapy'sproudspiritthegiftsofencumbered.Ifinyoupayinhumiliationforreceivedthehandsofphilanthropy.AsCaesarhadBrutus,everyofcharitymustitstollofbath,loafofbreaditscompensationaprivateandpersonalWhereforeitisbettertobeaofconductedbyrules,doesnotwithagentleman'sprivateaffairs.Soapy,havinggotoatsetaboutaccomplishinghisdesire.wereeasyofdoingthis.Thepleasantesttodineluxuriouslysomeexpensivedeclaringinsolvency,overquietlyandwithoutpoliceman.Anwoulddotheleftbenchstrolledoutthesquareandacrossthelevelofasphalt,whereBroadwayandtogether.UpBroadwayatcafe,togetherthechoicestofthegrape,silkwormthehadconfidenceinhimselffromthebuttonofvestupward.wasshaven,andhiscoatfour-in-handhadpresentedtohimbyaladymissionaryonDay.Ifcouldatableintherestaurantunsuspectedsuccesswouldbeportionofthatabovethetablewouldraisenodoubtinmind.Amallardduck,Soapy,wouldbeaboutthing--withbottleofadollarforcigarbeenough.Thetotalwouldnotastocallforthofrevengefromthecafethemeathimfilledandforthejourneytohiswinterrefuge.11

setinsidethedoorheadwaiter'sfelluponhisfrayedtrousersStrongandhandsturnedhimconveyedinsilenceandtothesidewalkandavertedignoblefateofmenacedmallard.offItthattocovetedislandwasnottobeepicureanSomewayofenteringlimbobethoughtAtcornerofelectriclightsandcunninglydisplayedbehindaconspicuous.Soapytookadasheditthroughtheglass.Peoplecamearoundthecorner,ainstill,hishandshispockets,andatof"Where'sthemanthatdonethat?"inquiredtheofficerexcitedly.youfigureoutthatImighthavehaddoit?"saidnotwithoutsarcasm,butasfortune.Thepoliceman'srefusedtoacceptevenasaclue.whosmashwindowsdoremainparleythetoahalfwaydownrunningtocatchacar.Withdrawnclubhejoinedinpursuit.withdisgustinheart,along,theoppositeoftheaofpretensions.Itappetitesmodestpurses.Itscrockeryandatmospherethick;itsthin.thisplacetookhisaccusivetelltalewithoutchallenge.Atahesatconsumedflapjacks,doughnutsandAndthebebetrayedfactthatminutesthimselfwerestrangers."Now,getbusycallacop,""Anddon't"Noforyouse,"saidthewaiter,alikebuttereyelikethecherryinaManhattanCon!"uponhisleftonpavementtwoSoapy.Hearose,jointbyasathefromclothes.Arrestbutdream.ThefarAwhostoodbeforedrugdoorsawaywalkedthebeforehiscouragehimtowoocaptureagain.theopportunitypresentedhetohimselfAofamodestpleasingwasstandingbefore12

gazingwithsprightlyinterestatitsdisplayofmugstwofromalargepolicemanofdemeanourleanedwaterplug.ItwasSoapy'sdesigntotheroleoftheTherefinedandofhisvictimofcophimtobelievethathesoonfeeluponhisarmthatwouldinsurequartersonstraightenedtheladymissionary'shisintotheopen,sethisakillingcantandtowardeyesather,waswith"hems,"smirkedandwentthroughtheofthe"masher."Withhalfanthatwatchinghimfixedly.Thewomanafewsteps,andagainherabsorbedattentiontheshavingboldlytohishatandsaid:Don'twanttoinmyThestilllooking.buttobeckonaandwouldpracticallyenforhisinsularAlreadyimaginedhecouldfeelthewarmthofthestation-house.himstretchingoutcaughtSure,shesaidjoyfully,"ifyou'llblowmetoofsuds.I'dyoubutcopwatching."WiththeyoungplayingivytooakpastHeseemedtoAtnextheoffhisran.Hehaltedindistrictbynightthelighteststreets,librettos.infursinintheair.AfearseizedsomedreadfulenchantmentrenderedimmunetoThebroughtalittleofpanicit,andwhenheuponanotherlounginggrandlyinfronttransplendentheatimmediatestrawofconduct."thesidewalkyellthetopofhowled,disturbedwelkin.ThetwirledhistoSoapyanda13

ofthemYaleladscelebratin'gooseeggtheygivetoCollege.butnoharm.We'veinstructionslaveDisconsolate,ceasedunavailingracket.Wouldalayhandsonhim?InhisfancyanArcadia.buttonedthincoatagainstchillingIncigarstorehes