1、 To read introduction on some simple forms of English poems. To explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate English poems. The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less travelled by.And that has made all the difference.Robert Frost一片树林里分
2、出两条路-而我选了人迹更少的一条,从此决定了我一生的道路。罗伯特弗罗斯特 Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translations? Lets have a try!If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!虞美人虞美人 李煜李煜问问君能有几多愁,君能有几多愁,恰似一江春水向东流。恰似一江春水向东流。How long will the b
3、right 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.水调歌头水调歌头 苏轼苏轼明月明月几时有?把酒问青天。几时有?把酒问青天。 不知不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年。天上宫阙,今夕是何年。I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again;I feel so sad, so drear, so lonely, without cheer. 声声慢声声慢
4、李清照李清照 寻寻觅觅寻寻觅觅, , 冷冷清清冷冷清清, , 凄凄惨惨戚戚。凄凄惨惨戚戚。 I look for her in vain,When all at once I turn my head,I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.青玉案青玉案元夕元夕 辛弃疾辛弃疾众里寻他千百度,众里寻他千百度,蓦然回首,蓦然回首,那人却在,那人却在,灯火阑珊处。灯火阑珊处。To be or not to be,That is a question. -Shakespeare 生存还是毁灭那是个生存还是毁灭那是个值得思考的问题。值得思考的
5、问题。 - 莎士比亚莎士比亚 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Shelley - Ode to the west wind 冬天来了冬天来了, , 春天还会远吗春天还会远吗? ?-雪莱雪莱 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! What
6、is a poem?What is a poem?In childrens eyes:A poem is _.A poem is lovely _.A poem is _.A poem can be _ and can be _.A poem makes you _.for everyoneto sharecolourful really loudquiet feel like singing laaaaIn some famous poets eyes:Poet Percy Bysshe Shelly defined poetry as “the expression of imaginat
7、ion.”Robert Frost said that a poem forms when “an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”What is a poem?A poem is a composition with rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences or feelings.A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descrip
8、tive themes in a rhythmic form.A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest. Why do you think people write poems?Why? to encourage peopleto tell a storyto express feelin
9、gsto recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incidentto play with wordsto create images for the readersto express a point of viewto make a other laughto create a moodNow lets enjoy “A few simple forms of English poems” to learn more about poems!Read the passage quickly, and answer the questions:1. What do
10、es the passage mainly discuss?2. How many parts can it be divided into?3. How many types of English poems are mentioned? What are they?The text is mainly about the characteristics of five forms of English poems and examples of these poems. _ _ _ _ _Nursery rhymesList poemCinquain Haiku Tang poetryPo
11、etry comprehensionPoems paint pictures with words through the use of figures of speech and metaphors, so to understand a poem fully, you have to imagine in your mind the picture the poem is painting. Further, the sounds, rhythm, and rhymes in a poem give it a musical quality. Poems often have to be
12、read aloud, and with feeling, to be really understood and enjoyed.Read the Paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions.1. What reasons why people compose poetry are mentioned in this paragraph? tell a story describe a certain image in the readers mind try to convey certain feelings2. According to
13、 the text, what are the characteristics of poetry? economical use of words; descriptive and vivid language; integrated imagery; literary devices, e.g., simile, metaphor; arrangement of words and lines, rhymes, rhythm1. What type of poem is it?2. Whats the theme of the poem?3. What kind of poetic dev
14、ices are used in the poem?4. How does it rhyme?5. What picture can you imagine in your mind when you read this poem?6. What emotion/feeling does it try to convey?Read the Paragraphs 2-6 and discuss these questions.Read Para.2 carefully and complete the table.Type of poemCharacteristicsTopics and poe
15、tic devices_Poem A1. Concrete but creative language2. Rhyme and have a strong_3. Often _ the same words4. Easy to learn and_1. a fathers love for baby2. rhymes, repetitionNursery rhymesrhythmrepeatreciteNursery rhymesHush, little baby, dont say a word, Papas gonna buy you a mockingbird.If that mocki
16、ngbird wont sing, Papas gonna buy you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papas gonna buy you a looking glass.If that looking glass gets broke, Papas gonna buy you a billy goat.If that billy goat wont pull, Papas gonna buy you a cart and bull.嘘嘘,小宝贝,别说话爸爸给你买只知更鸟,知更鸟,不唱歌,爸爸给你买枚钻石戒,钻石戒
17、,变黄铜,爸爸给你买面小镜子,小镜子,打碎了,爸爸给你买只小山羊,小山羊,不肯拉,爸爸给你买架牛拉车。Read Para.3 carefully and complete the table.Type of poem CharacteristicsTopics and poetic devices_ Poem B&C 1. List of _2. Have a _ line length2. Repeated_3. Some rhyme(like B) while others do not (like C) things, people, ideas, or descriptionsList
18、 poemsflexible phrases1. mother (B) life (C)2. repetition rhymes metaphors comparisonList poems MotherHundreds of stars in the deep blue sky,Hundreds of shells on the shore together, hundreds of birds that go singing by, Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather, Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,H
19、undreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,But only one mother the world over. 母亲千百颗星星挂在湛蓝的天空,千百颗贝壳遍布悠长的海岸,千百只鸟儿鸣唱着飞过,千百只蜜蜂在阳光下穿梭,千百滴露珠迎接黎明,千百只蜜蜂在紫苜蓿中嬉戏,千百只蝴蝶在草地上起舞,可只有一个母亲,在这茫茫的世界。emotionlovingList poems LIFELife can be good, Life can be bad,Life is mostly cheerful,Bu
20、t sometimes sad,Life can be dreams,Life can be great thoughts, Life can mean a person,Sitting in court.生活生活可能美好,生活可能悲伤,生活常常充满欢乐,但有时令人沮丧。生活可能是幻梦一场,生活可能是伟大理想,生活也可能是一个人,独坐在被告席上。emotioncalm/peaceful A list poem is one of the easiest kinds of poems to write because it can have as many lines as the writer
21、 likes. But that doesnt mean you should write down anything. Heres a list of elements that make a list poem instead of just a list: How to write a list poem1) The writer is telling you something pointing something out saying, “Look at this” or “Think about this”.2) Theres a beginning and an end to i
22、t, like in a story.3) Each item in the list is written the same way. Read Para.4 carefully and complete the table.Type of poemCharacteristicsTopics and poetic devicesCinquainPoem_1. Made up of_2. Convey a_picture or a certain _in just a few wordsDfive linesstrongmood1. brother2. strong picture or mo
23、odCinquain BrotherBeautiful, athleticTeasing, shouting, laughingFriend and enemy tooMine a noun (name the subject of the poem)two adjectives (describe the subject)three -ing verbs (describe the subjects actions)four words (give the writers opinions or feelings)a word (give another name for the subje
24、ct)兄弟兄弟漂亮,爱运动漂亮,爱运动爱闹,爱叫,又爱笑爱闹,爱叫,又爱笑是我的朋友是我的朋友也是我的敌人也是我的敌人1. Whats the structure of poem D?a mix oflove and hateemotionRead Para.5 carefully and complete the table.Type of poemCharacteristicsTopics and poetic devicesHaiku Poem_1. Made up of_2. _lines containing _syllables respectively3. Gives a _pi
25、cture4. Creates a special feeling using _E17 syllablesThree5, 7, and 5clearvery few wordsnaturemetaphorHaiku A fallen blossomIs coming back to the branch.Look, a butterfly!5 syllables7 syllables5 syllablesWhat does poem E describe? 一朵凋落的花一朵凋落的花回到了枝头回到了枝头看看,是一只蝴蝶!是一只蝴蝶!It describes how a butterfly re
26、sts on a tree.emotionlovingamazingType of poemCharacteristicsTopics and poetic devices_Poem FstructuredTang poemslove and waitingRead Para.6 carefully and complete the table.metaphorTang PoetryWhere she awaits her husbandOn and on the river flows.Never looking back,Transformed into stone.Day by day
27、upon the mountain top,wind and rain revolve.Should the traveler return, this stone would utter speech.Wang Jian望夫石 王建望夫处,江悠悠。化为石,不回头。山头日日风复雨,行人归来石应语。emotionlovinglonely full of sorrowpersevering 2. What is the story that poem F tells? Tell the story in your own words.The womans husband has gone away
28、. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw him. She waits and waits, never moving from that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems?1) Poems bring passion to our life.2) Poems
29、help us to understand life, virtues (美德美德), beauty and romance. 3) Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful.Can you tell which form the following poems belong to? Rain, rain, go away,Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. Co
30、mment:Johnny can be substituted for any boy or girl name. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. List poemA Rainbow
31、 Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding sun and rain.Haiku SpaghettiMessy, spicySlurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and mouthDeliciousCinquainA Farewell Poem to the Old Meadow Grass is spreading over the meadowLife or death will yearly come, yearly go.The bale-fire ca
32、n burn away the greenSpring breeze will help it survive again.赋得古原草送别赋得古原草送别 白居易白居易离离原上草,一岁一枯荣。离离原上草,一岁一枯荣。野火烧不尽,春风吹又生。野火烧不尽,春风吹又生。 Students Thoughtful , helpfulCaring , loving, studying All for wonderful future happiness Students stressed , tiredlistening ,reading, writing All for one target marksNounAdjective, Adjectiveing-word,ing-word,ing-wordFour words related toOne word
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