I strove with none, for none was worth my strife.
Nature I loved and, next to Nature, Art:
I warm'd both hands before the fire of life;
It sinks, and I am ready to depart.
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1.动词strive 的习惯用法是:strive with somebody for something
2. none 是不定代词,复数概念,指人也指物。不过在诗歌里,一个字不可重复使用除非有不同含义。
3.从英文修辞来说,这句话是两句话的对称组合。可以分解为:
I strove with none for none, for none was worth my strife.
省一个 for none, 表现了作者的文字功力和修辞美.关于修辞美也说两句: 这个句子以for none 为中心,两边都是四个音节相互对称,从意思和音韵上看对得也工整:with 对 worth; I strove 对 my strife, 另外for 即是介词又是连词,none 既是介词的宾语又是分句的主语。