1. Robert Burns and His poetry
M8 Unit1 Projet
Robert Burns and His poetry 王玲
高二英语组

2. G0ALS By the end of the lesson, I hope you will be able to:
learn the report on Robert Burns and his poetry 01
G0ALS 02
learn to appreciate& recite a poem 03
develop love and passion for poetry.

3. Lead in
FISHING IN SNOW
From hill to hill no bird in flight From path to path no man in sight A straw-cloak`d man in a boat,lo! Fishing on river clad in snow 江雪
唐 柳宗元

4. Lead in
It describes a peaceful w________ f_________ scene in the snow.
inter
ishing
Feelings:
loneliness and sorrow
Theme:
sadness but never-say-die
Rhymes:
flight/sight, lo/snow
Poetry has always been one of the best ways to express thoughts and feelings.

5. Robert Burns and his poetry
Let’s see if these rules can also be applied to English poems?
Robert Burns and his poetry

6. Robert Burns Life span: Place of birth: Family status: His first love:
About the poet
Robert Burns
Life span:
Place of birth:
Family status:
His first love:
Effect on him:
Main works:
Alloway, Scotland
Poor
Nelly Kirkpatrick
Encouraged him to
start writing poetry
‘To a Mouse’
‘The Holy Fair’
‘A Red, Red Rose’

7. About the poet A statue of Burns in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland
Burns Cottage, Alloway,
Burns’ mausoleum
Burns Cottage Museum

8. Basic information about poetry
What’s poetry?
Poetry is a form of ________ which often focuses on__________________ .
literature
love or other feelings
2. What’s more important than the language in the poem?
The _______expressed are usually more important .
feelings

9. Appreciating a poem A Red, Red Rose O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That‘s newly sprung in June:
O, my Luve's like the melodie.
That‘s sweetly play’d in tune!
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.

10. Appreciating a poem Old Scottish English Modern English luve melodie
1. Theme and Structure:(Paras 6~7)
Old Scottish English
Modern English
luve
melodie
thou art
thee
gang
Till a’ the seas
wi’ the sun
the sands o’ life
Tho’ it were
fare thee weel
love
melody
you are
you go
Till all the seas
with the sun
the sand of life
Though it were
fare you well

11. in old Scottish English
Appreciating a poem
1. Theme and Structure:(Paras 6~7)
Time:
in 1794
Language:
in old Scottish English
Theme :
express his true _____ for his beloved
love
four
_______sections,
_______lines,
Structure:
four
Rhyme:
the _______ and _______ lines of each section rhyme
second
fourth

12. 02 04 01 03 Appreciating a poem 2. Figures of speech (修辞)
comparisons using ‘like’ or ‘as’. （明喻）
making something more noticeable than usual.(夸张) 02 04
Simile
Exaggeration
Metaphor
Repetition 01
comparisons without ‘like’ or ‘as’（暗喻） 03
using the same words again(反复）

13. Stanza 1: The man’s sweetheart is very pretty.
Appreciating a poem
Simile
Stanza 1: The man’s sweetheart is very pretty.
1 O my luve is like a red, red rose, 2 That's newly sprung in June;
Line 1&2 describe her pretty appearance.
3 O my luve is like the melodie 4 That's sweetly played in tune.
Line 3&4 praise her gentle personality .

14. Stanza 2: The man pledges true love for her.
Appreciating a poem
Stanza 2: The man pledges true love for her.
1 As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 2 So deep in luve am I;
3 And I will luve thee still, my dear, 4 Till a' the seas gang dry.
Exaggeration

15. Stanza 3: The man swears forever love for her.
Appreciating a poem
Stanza 3: The man swears forever love for her.
1 Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, 2 And the rocks melt wi' the sun; 3 And I will luve thee still , my dear, 4 While the sands o' life shall run.
The ancient Europeans used a sandglass to measure the time.
As long as I live, I’ll always love you.
Repetition
Exaggeration

16. Stanza 4: The man promises to come again however far he may go.
Appreciating a poem
Stanza 4: The man promises to come again however far he may go.
1 And fare thee weel, my only luve, 2 And fare thee weel a while; 3 And I will come again, my luve, 4 Tho' it were ten thousand mile!
Repetition
Exaggeration
Summary: While stanza 1 is an introduction to her beauty, the next 3 stanzas describe his love for her from 3 dimensions: d_____, l_____ and d_______.
epth
ength
istance

17. Sands c. staunch（坚定的） love Seas d. passionate love
Appreciating a poem
3. Symbols
Rose a. forever love
Rock b. deep love
Sands c. staunch（坚定的） love
Seas d. passionate love

18. ①Imitate the tone and pronunciation
Appreciating a poem
4.Recite a poem
Suggestions:
①Imitate the tone and pronunciation
②Pay attention to the rhythms and emotions “
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19. A red red rose
Appreciating a poem

20. Main Elements of A Poem Consolidation figure of speech theme structure
rhyme
symbol

21. Consolidation
When You Are Old
1. Written by William Butler Yeats (叶芝) in imagines when his lover becomes old 3. adapted into a song sung by Zhaozhao, Lijian, Mowenwei...

22. Consolidation When You Are Old
When you are old and grey and full of sleep ,　　
And nodding by the fire, take down this book.　　
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look ,　　
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep.
How many loved your moments of glad grace,　　
And love your beauty with love false or true. 　　
But one man love the pilgrim soul in you,　　
And loved the sorrow of your changing face.
And bending down beside the glowing bars, 　　
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled 　　
And paced upon the mountains overhead, 　　
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
When You Are Old

23. vs Contrast(对比): an attractive young girl other people’s love reality
Consolidation
Contrast(对比): an attractive young girl other people’s love reality
an old lady vs
his love
imagination
Symbols:
“fire” forever
“mountain” warm
“stars” tough

24. 1.Read the reading materials .
Assignments
1.Read the reading materials .
2.Try to read and appreciate more poems .

25. Thank you!