Do you know the forms of English poems?

A few simple forms of English poems

Skim the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What's the main idea of the passage? 2. How many kinds of English poems does the text mention? What are they?

The reading passage discusses five forms of English poems and gives examples of each form. Five forms of English poems Nursery rhymes 童谣 Cinquain 五行诗 List poems 清单诗 Haiku 俳句诗 Tang poems 唐诗

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks of exercise 2 on page 17 of your guidance book.

______ _______ (Poem A)Poem A _______ (Poem B&C)Poem B&C) Nursery rhymes recite List poems phrases 1. Concrete but imaginative 2. Rhyme and have strong ________ 3. Have a lot of repetition 4. easy to learn and ______ 1. Have a flexible line length 2. Repeat _______ 3. Some rhyme rhythm Careful Reading: Fill in the blanks.

Cinquain (Poem D&E) Haiku (Poem F&G) Tang Poems (Poem H) The translations have a free form. five lines strong 17 syllables 1. Made up of ____________ 2. Gives a ________ picture in just a few words 1. Made up of __________ 2. Gives a _______ picture 3. Creates a special feeling injust a few words clear

Nursery rhyme （童谣） Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat If that billy-goat runs away, Papa is going to buy you another today. Find the rhyme( 押韵 ) of this poem. [ə : d] [iŋ] [əu] [ei] [a : s] word mockingbird sing ring brass glass -goat away today broke 小宝宝，别说话， 爸爸给你买只小嘲鸫。

I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. List poem ( 清单诗 ) 我看到鱼塘在燃烧 我看到房子向地主哈腰 我看到人高一丈八 我看到茅屋在天郊 我看到气球用铅做 我看到棺材把死人抛 我看到两只麻雀在赛跑 我看到两匹马儿绣花包 我看到姑娘像只猫 我看到小猫戴花帽 我看到有人在一旁瞄 虽奇怪，但也把事情报

Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, We would have won… if we had been better! 我们的第一场足球赛 我们本来会夺冠 ······ 如果杰克踢进了那个球， 如果我们还有几分钟， 如果我们训练的更辛苦， 如果本把球传给了乔， 如果有大批球迷助威， 如果我死死盯住球， 如果我们前晚不熬夜， 如果我们没有放松警惕， 如果我们没有精疲力竭， 我们本来会夺冠， 如果我们能做的更好！

Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine PoemD 兄弟 爱美，爱运动 爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑 是我的朋友 也是我的敌人

Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless 夏日 困乏，咸涩 干涸，枯萎，恐怖 周而复始 永无止境 Poem E

What is cinquain? Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine a name (subject of the poem) two adjs ( describe the subject ） three verbs ending with –ing (describe actions) four words (opinions or feelings) restates( 重复 ) the subject in another single word Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless

A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 Haiku ( 俳句诗 ) 17 syllables 5 5 7

Poem H: Tang Poem What is the story that the poem tell? Read this poem and answer the following questions.

Where she awaits her husband, On and on the river flows Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the journeyer return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) 1. What’s the title ? A. 蝶恋花 B. 竹枝词 C. 望夫石 D. 一剪梅 望夫石 王健 望夫处，江悠悠。 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风复雨， 行人归来石应语。

相传远古时代，这里是汪洋大海，有一少妇，因 丈夫出海打鱼，久而不返，遂登山望夫，感而成 石。

Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings A. loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow A. loneliness C. love D. trust G. sorrow ?

The woman may have the feelings of : loneliness: She was alone watching her husband on the mountain top. love: She waited year after year despite wind and rain. trust: She believed her husband would come back one day. sorrow: Year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad.

Nursery Rhymes They have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition. List Poems They list things and repeated phrases and some rhyme. Cinquain They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write. Haiku They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling. Tang Poems Their translations have a free form. Characteristics Form

Look & guess what kind of poem it is.

Cinquain Spiders Bold, silent Jumping, huntering, spinning Amazing predator with style Spiders predator ['predətə] n. 食肉动物, 掠夺者 bold [bəuld] adj. 自信而大胆的

A Rainbow Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding sun and rain. Haiku( 俳句 ) 17 syllables curve [kə:v] vi. 弯曲 meld [meld] v. 合并

Are you sleeping Are you sleeping, Brother Bear, Brother bear Morning bells are ringing Ding Dang Dong Nursery rhyme

The Willow The slender tree is dressed in emerald all about, A thousand branches droop like fringes made of jade. But do you know by whom these slim leaves are cut out? The wind of early spring is sharp as scissor blade. 咏柳 碧玉妆成一树高, 万条垂下绿丝绦 不知细叶谁裁出, 二月春风似剪刀 By Meng Haoran

Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. List poems

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People meet and people pass by Some laugh while some ______ Some give up while some always___ Some say hi while some say______ Others may forget you but never ____ tips: 1 ） notice the rhyme 2 ） notice the opposite words & phrases cry try bye I

Cinquain ( 五行诗 ) Mother ________, _________ Cooking, expecting, smiling ___________________ Forever

Cinquain ( 五行诗 ) Mother Gentle, kind Cooking, expecting, smiling I will love you Forever

Sunshine ________, _________ Warming, welcoming, calming I sing with you ____________ Cinquain ( 五行诗 )

Sunshine Lovely, cheerful Warming, welcoming, calming I sing with you Brightness Cinquain ( 五行诗 )

What is Love Love is giving, Love is List poem ( 清单诗 )

what is love Love is giving, Love is living, Love is taking someone’s load, Love helps them along the road. Love is caring, Love is sharing, Love will seek the best for others, Love treats everyone as brothers. rhyme rhythm List poem rhyme

爱是给予， 爱是生活， 爱是肩负他人重任， 爱是一路帮助他人。 爱是关怀， 爱是分享， 爱是为别人争取最好， 爱是将人人当成兄弟。 Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together.

Good, better, ______! Never have it rest! Till good is_______, And better,_______! best better best Remember: