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Strategies and Techniques in Chinese Translation of English Poetry From Adjectives Aspects—On Chu Tunan’s Poetry Translation “O Captain! My Captain!”
Kaixiang Xia
School of Foreign Languages, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
*Corresponding author: Kaixiang Xia
Published: March 31,2023
Abstract
Poetry expresses the rich emotions of human beings in a sublime and concentrated way, and affects the spiritual world of human beings with its unique melody and form. The works emphasize connection and use a lot of rhetorical techniques such as imagery, metaphor, personification, etc., and thus produce a special language art. When translating English poetry, in order not to lose the flavor and characteristics of the original text, the handling of adjectives is also quite particular. In "O Captain! My Captain!", in order to emphasize the theme, Whitman used a variety of writing and expression techniques, not only expressing his strong emotions to readers, but also creating an extraordinary artistic atmosphere by his skillfully adjectives. This paper uses Chu Tunan 's translation of Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" to analyse techniques and strategies in Chinese translation of English poetry from adjectives aspects.
Keywords
English Poetry, Adjectives, Chinese Translation Strategy, Chinese Translation Technique
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Strategies and Techniques in Chinese Translation of English Poetry From Adjectives Aspects—On Chu Tunan’s Poetry Translation “O Captain! My Captain!”
How to cite this paper: Kaixiang Xia. (2023). Strategies and Techniques in Chinese Translation of English Poetry From Adjectives Aspects—On Chu Tunan’s Poetry Translation “O Captain! My Captain!”. The Educational Review, USA, 7(2), 204-208.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2023.02.012