1. English poems appreciation & Writing
眉县城关中学 吕春峰

2. A Few simple forms of English Poems
*Nursery rhymes
*List poems
*Cinquain
*Haiku
*Tang poems

3. When we appreciate an English poem ,what should we begin with ?
*Form
*Pattern
*Rhyme
*Rhythm/Beat
*Subject/Topic
*Meaning /Feeling/Thought

4. I’ve saved the summer I’ve saved the summer
And I give it all to you Warmth
To hold on winter mornings
When the snow is new.
I’ve saved some sunlight
If you should ever need
A place away from darkness Warmth
Where your mind can feed

5. And for myself I’ve kept your smile
When you were but nineteen,
Till you’re older you’ll not know
What brave young smiles can mean.
I know no answers
To help you on your way
The answers lie somewhere
At the bottom of the day

6. But if you’ve a need for love I’ll give you all I own
It might help you down the road
Till you’ve found your own.
Rod McKuen
Meaning:
An old person who has experienced his life journey offers love to the young person to help him begin his life journey
Feeling and thought
Unconditional love

7. Poem A contrast *Form: *Topic: *Many things: *Deep feeling Tang poem
beautiful imagery that conveys deep feeling
morning of spring night -storm singing of birds broken blossom
light-hearted heavy-hearted creation destruction
contrast

8. Poem B Form: Rhyme: Repetition: Part of speech: an adverb poem
four pairs of rhyming lines
hungrily
Each line starts
with “hungrily”

9. Poem c Topic: Rhyme: Rhythm: Repetition: a love song two pairs
regular strong beats
First two lines are repeated at
the end of the song

10. Poem D Form : Topic: Part of speech : Rhyme: a cinquain Sunshine
line1 a noun
line2 two adi
line3 -ing verbs
line4 word phrase
ling5 a noun
warming ,welcoming ,calming ing

11. season life Poem E Form : Lines : a haiku Syllables: Meaning:
Contrast :
a haiku 3
17 line1—5 line2—7 line3--5
the temporary nature of life the certainty that we all age
season life
autumn poet’s life
leaves dying His face is becoming like his father’s

12. Writing:
请根据以下提示，以”If I had magic power “为题，写 一首清单诗，亦可 发挥想象，适当展开，联想要合情合理。
如果我有魔力，
我要清除世界上所有的垃圾；
让人类呼吸新鲜空气；
让沙漠变成绿洲；
让自然灾害不再频频发生；
让孩子不再沉迷于网络；
让人类远离战争。
Notes:
魔力 magic power
清除 clear away
绿洲 oases
自然灾害 natural disaster
沉迷 be addicted to
远离 keep…away
A sample
If I had magic power
If I had magic power ,
I would clear away all the rubbish
I would let people enjoy fresh air
I would change the desert into oases
I would stop nature disasters from breaking out
I would prevent children being addicted to computer games
I would keep human beings away from conflicts and wars.

13. Writing ; How to write list poems
Task : Write a poem starting with “ Quickly I …” on your present school life
Quickly I get up at dawn ,
Quickly I dress myself up .
Quickly I …