Poem Intention Recite Limerick Mad Pattern Dialogue --- poetry --- poet

Put … together Sort Fantasy Loneliness Sadness Play with Grammar Call up

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rhymeimages emotionstyle rhythm Basic Elements

Little Star by Jane Taylor (1860) 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! a a b b a a star are high sky star are rhyme （押韵） rhythm ( 节奏 ) Poetry has its rhyme ( 押韵 ) and rhythm ( 节奏 ). &

mad tale glory recite cow shade isle embrace smile base afraid story plough fail glad night Which words rhyme? (Ex.2 p.30 )

Rhythm of the rain -- Cascades Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool I've been I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be along again ……

Image O, my love is like a red, red rose, That ’ s newly sprung in June by Robert Burns A good image makes a poem more vivid.

happinesssadness despair anger homesick A poem should express human feelings. loneliness emotion (human feelings)

Style realistic romantic classical modern sonnet epic lyric limerick … 风格 体裁

…… 列缺霹雳，丘峦崩摧。 洞天石扉，訇然中开。 青冥浩荡不见底，日月照耀金银台。 霓为衣兮风为马，云之君兮纷纷而来下。 虎鼓瑟兮鸾回车，仙之人兮列如麻。 …… Li Bai ( romantic )

暮投石壕村，有吏夜捉人。 老翁逾墙走，老妇出门看。 吏呼一何怒，妇啼一何苦。 听妇前致词，三男邺城戍。 一男附书至，二男新战死。 存者且偷生，死者长已矣。 …… Du Fu ( realistic)

五行打油诗

A large lady from Corfu, Wished to travel to Peru. But Whether buses or trains Or boarding aeroplanes, There wasn’t a door she’d get through. What’s the meaning of this limerick? Corfu is an island that belongs to Greece. Peru is a country on the northeast coast of Latin America.

get through 1. Vt. 通过，穿过；吃完，用完 e.g. I get through every subject expect biology. We got through the coal too quickly. 2. vi. （工作）完成；接通电话 e.g. When you get through (with your work), let’s go out. I rang you several times but couldn’t get through. I can’t get through to Paris.

A teacher from Singapore. Taught at middle school No 4. It didn’t take students long To see something was wrong: The man was as mad as a door! as mad as a wet hen Very crazy

Limerick 1 Limerick 2 Topic Number of lines Pattern of rhyme ( 韵律 ) What is a limerick? About a fat lady 5 aabba About a mad teacher 5 aabba A humorous 5-line poem about people’s daily life, with the rhyming of aabba

Discussion Do you like poetry? Why or why not?