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

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

3. 温州大学 外国语学院 03 英本二 杨旻 温州大学 外国语学院 03 英本二 杨旻

4. rhymeimages emotionstyle rhythm Basic Elements

5. 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 ). &

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

7. 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 ……

8. 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.

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

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

11. …… 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 ) ------

12. 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) ------

13. 五行打油诗

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. Discussion Do you like poetry? Why or why not?