英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·布莱克在其诗《扫烟囱的小孩》中使用了特点鲜明的音韵节奏手段,主要体现在韵式的安排、重要音节的重复和诗行音长的变化三方面。这些手段的使用深化了诗的主题,突出了诗人对社会底层人民的深切同情和对社会不公的控诉。分析该诗的这些特点有益于对它的赏析和翻译。 British romantic poet William Blake used distinctive phonological rhythms in his poem “Chimney Sweeper”, mainly in three aspects: the arrangement of rhyme, the repetition of important syllables and the change of verse length. The use of these means deepens the theme of the poem, emphasizing the poet’s deep sympathy with the people in the bottom of society and his indictment of social injustice. Analyzing these characteristics of the poem is good for appreciation and translation of it.