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

Warming up Which poems and poets can you think of when seeing the following pictures?

床前明月光， 疑是地上霜。 举头望明月， 低头思故乡。 静夜思 李白

锄禾日当午， 汗滴和下土。 谁知盘中餐， 粒粒皆辛苦。 悯农 李绅

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。 望夫石 王健

Quiz in Chinese traditional poems Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation? Let’s have competition.

If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! 问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 ——— 李煜 《虞美人》

How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high. 水调歌头 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ ——— 苏轼

I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 青玉案. 元 夕 --- 辛弃疾

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。

Do you remember any little poems or songs you learned when you were a child? These little poems and songs might have been some of the first poetry you learned.

Twinkle. twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle. twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are! When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines, upon. Then you show your little light, twinkle. twinkle, all the night, twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are! by Jane Taylor (1806) Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark; tie could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!

Do you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any?

I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again; I feel so sad, so drear, so lonely, without cheer. 寻寻觅觅, 冷冷清清, 凄凄惨惨戚戚。 李清照 --- 《声声慢》 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley --- Ode to the west wind 冬天来了, 春天还会远吗 ? 雪莱 --- 《 西风颂 》

I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again; I feel so sad, so drear, so lonely, without cheer. 寻寻觅觅, 冷冷清清, 凄凄惨惨戚戚。 李清照 --- 《声声慢》 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley --- Ode to the west wind 冬天来了, 春天还会远吗 ? 雪莱 --- 《 西风颂 》

The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don’t know that I love you The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you can’t see my love But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both Yet cannot Be togehter 世界上最遥远的距离，不是生与死 而是我就站在你的面前，你却不知道我爱你 世界上最遥远的距离，不是我站在你面前，你却 不知道我爱你 而是明明知道彼此相爱，却不能在一起 Tagore Stray Birds

 There are many reasons why people write poems. In small groups make a list of these reasons. The list has been started for you. People write poems  to tell a story  to express feelings  to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident, …

Brainstorming Discuss the reasons why people write poems. Why? to create images in the readers to tell a story to express feelings to make others laugh to play with words to create a mood to express a point of view to encourage people … to describe something

As we know, poems are mostly written to show people’s emotions…… In Chinese, we have “ 诗言志, 诗言情, 诗歌合为事而作.” That is, people write poems for different reasons.

Good better best Never let it rest Till good is better And better best

People meet and people pass by Some laugh while some cry Some give up while some always try Some say hi while some say bye Others may forget you but never. Enjoy yourself