Unit2 Poems If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Shelley--- Ode to the west wind (西风颂)

Chinese Ancient Poets Qu Yuan Li Bai Du Fu Bai Juyi 《草》 Su Dongpo 《离骚》 Du Fu 《春望》 Li Bai 静夜思 Bai Juyi 《草》 《暮江吟》 Wang Wei 《相思》 Su Dongpo 《念奴娇》

Chinese Modern Poets Su Ting Xu Zhimo Guo Moruo 《凤凰涅槃》 Ai Qing《大堰河》 《致橡树》 Su Ting Guo Moruo 《凤凰涅槃》 《再别康桥》 Xu Zhimo

Ancient poets in England William Shakespeare (1564～1616) 154 sonnets Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792～1822) Ode to the West Wind George Gordon Byron (1788—1824 ) Don Juan 《唐璜》

Other famous poets in foreign countries Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882 ） America Nature Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) India Jitanjali（吉檀枷利） Stray Bird（飞鸟集） Robert Frost (1874～1963) America 《荒野》 （Desert Places）

Poems recitation

辛苦遭逢起一经，干戈寥落四周星。 山河破碎风飘絮，身世浮沉雨打萍。 惶恐滩头说惶恐，零丁洋里叹零丁。 人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。 A.枫桥夜泊 B.赠汪伦 C.回乡偶书 D.相思 E.过零丁洋 F.静夜思 （唐、张继） （唐、李白） （唐、贺知章） （唐、王维） （宋、文天祥） 月落乌啼霜满天， 江枫渔火对愁眠。 姑苏城外寒山寺， 夜半钟声到客船。 李 白 乘 舟 将 欲 行， 忽 闻 岸 上 踏 歌 声。 桃 花 潭 水 深 千 尺， 不 及 汪 伦 送 我 情。 红豆生南国， 春来发几枝？ 愿君多采撷， 此物最相思 少小离家老大回， 　　乡音无改鬓毛衰。 　　儿童相见不相识， 　　笑问客从何处来。 辛苦遭逢起一经，干戈寥落四周星。 山河破碎风飘絮，身世浮沉雨打萍。 惶恐滩头说惶恐，零丁洋里叹零丁。 人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。 （唐、李白）

1to show the poet’s determination to fight to the end 2 tell readers to value love 3 to tell a story of an old man coming home which he left long ago 4 to describe friendship 5 convey(show) the poet’s feeling of homesickness. 6 describe a night scene A.枫桥夜泊 B.赠汪伦 C.回乡偶书 D.相思 E.过零丁洋 F.静夜思 （唐、张继） （唐、李白） （唐、贺知章） （唐、王维） （宋、文天祥） （唐、李白）

Why do people write poems? to tell a story to express feelings to create feelings and images in the readers to make others laugh to express a point of view to make the readers experience the sight, sounds, smells, feel and taste to create a mood to play with words to practice writing … Start a train game after 1 minute discussion.

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Fast reading A B&C D&E F&G H 1. Why do people write poetry? (Para1.) 2. How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they? A B&C D&E F&G H

Forms of poems Features Nursery rhymes (A) List poems (B and C) Cinquain (D and E) Haiku (F and G) r______, have strong r_______ and a lot of r_________, easy to learn and to r_____ hyme hythm epetition ecite have a __________________ and r_________ phrases made up of _____ lines, convey _________________ in just a few words give ________________ and create _________________ in just a few words

A 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. [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

1.What’s the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror gets broken? A. a mocking bird B. a diamond ring C. looking glass D. a billy-goat 2. What is Papa going to buy for the baby if that billy-goat runs away? A. a looking glass B. today C. another billy-goat D. nothing

Forms of poems Features Nursery rhymes (A) List poems (B and C) Cinquain (D and E) Haiku (F and G) r______, have strong r_______ and a lot of r_________, easy to learn and to r_____ hyme hythm epetition ecite have a __________________ and r_________ phrases flexible line length epeated made up of _____ lines, convey _________________ in just a few words give ________________ and create _________________ in just a few words

1.What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2.Did his or her team win the game? 3.How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win? Football No Nine

Forms of poems Features Nursery rhymes (A) List poems (B and C) Cinquain (D and E) Haiku (F and G) Tang poems (H) / r______, have strong r_______ and a lot of r_________, easy to learn and to r_____ hyme hythm epetition ecite have a __________________ and r_________ phrases flexible line length epeated made up of _____ lines, convey _________________ in just a few words five a strong picture give ________________ and create _________________ in just a few words

Five lines Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful ,athletic Teasing, shouting ,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

E Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless Does the speaker like the topic? E: No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker cannot wait. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey(传达) this feeling.

1. What subject is the speaker writing about? Poem D, E 1. What subject is the speaker writing about? His/Her brother; Summer. 2. Does the speaker like the subject? PoemD. Yes. Although the speaker describes a couple of negative aspects of his/her brother, we can feel the affection that the speaker feels for his/her brother. PoemE. No. We get the feeling that the speaker cannot wait until the summer is over.

Forms of poems Features Nursery rhymes (A) List poems (B and C) Cinquain (D and E) Haiku (F and G) r______, have strong r_______ and a lot of r_________, easy to learn and to r_____ hyme hythm epetition ecite have a __________________ and r_________ phrases flexible line length epeated made up of _____ lines, convey _________________ in just a few words five a strong picture give ________________ and create _________________ in just a few words a clear picture a special feeling

F G 17 syllables 5 7 A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, Haiku (俳句诗 ) F A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) 17 syllables 5 7 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 　　　作者Moritake 古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 ふるいけや かわずとびこむ みずのおと 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 　　作者Issa G Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa)

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 望夫石 王 建 望夫处，江悠悠， 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风覆雨 行人归来石应语。 What’s the poem about? Work in pairs and try to retell the story in your own words. What do you think are the woman’s feelings? A. loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow

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。

All the following make small children like nursery rhymes EXCEPT: A. strong rhyme B. strong rhythm C. much meaning D. a lot of repetition 2. What kinds of poems can be written by the students themselves easily? A. List poems and cinquain. B. Tang poetry and cinquain. C. Haiku and nursery rhymes. D. Cinquain and nursery rhymes.

3. Children who learn and recite nursery rhymes can easily ____ A. form the ability of writing poems B. learn about their language C. make progress in studies D. produce love to their parents 4. Which of the following are English speakers interested in copying? A. Chinese and Japanese poems B. Chinese and French poems C. Japanese and American poems D. Japanese and Russian poems

Practice Poetry is used to tell a story or _________ what will give us a strong impression. Or it is used to ______ certain _______. ______________ is a common type of children’s poetry. They ______ children because of strong rhythm and _______ and also repetition, and make them easy to learn and ________ when they learn about language. Cinquain, a poem, consists of _______ lines, where students can convey a strong ______ in just a few words. describe convey emotions Nursery rhymes delight rhyme recite five picture

4. ______ a _______ form of poetry rather than a traditional form of English poetry, has ___________, and gives a clear picture and creates a ________ feeling in just a few words. Haiku Japanese 17 syllables special

First autumn morning The mirror I stare into Shows my father’s face Haiku

Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. Nursery rhymes

Tang poems A Farewell Poem to the Old Meadow Grass is spreading over the meadow Life or death will yearly come, yearly go. The bale-fire can burn away the green Spring breeze will help it survive again Tang poems 赋得古原草送别 — 白居易 离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

My Car My car is my office, with laptop and printer files and cell phone and paper clips scattered on the floor. My car is a small bookstore, brimmingly filled with boxes of books, cases of cassettes and CDs, fliers and order forms, a cash box, and credit card receipts. List poems

Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious Cinquain

Translation: 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。 Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind. 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

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