1、Unit 4 Exploring poetry Li Bai and his romantic poetry Extended reading To find out the textual structure of the essay and retell the essay based on it To sum up the causes that formed Li Bais romantic style in his poetry To give a list of the features of Li Bais romantic style To appreciate Li Bais
2、 poems and recognize his romantic style in them Watch the video about one of Li Bais poems and fill in the table. Read the poem and fill in the table. English version Chinese version Title A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple Poet Li Bai李白李白【唐唐】 Poem A hundred feet the temple towers; I can reach out fo
3、r the stars in the sky. But I dare not speak in a voice loud, For fear of scaring dwellers on high. 夜宿山寺夜宿山寺 危楼高百尺，危楼高百尺， 手可摘星辰。手可摘星辰。 不敢高声语，不敢高声语， 恐惊天上人。恐惊天上人。 Read the essay and fill in the mind map. Li Bai and his romantic poetry Part1 Para. 1 Introduction to Li Bais romantic style Part2Paras. 2-
4、 4_ _ _ Paras.2 My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away. (Translated by Xu Yuanchong) This poem displays Li Bais well-known romantic style. The first line, “Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud”, makes me see an image of Li Bai leaving a mountaintop town in his boat on a be
5、autiful morning. Analyse the poem by Li Bai to find out more about his romantic style. Suggested answer The second line, “Ive sailed a thousand miles through canyons in a day” and the fourth line “My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away”, suggest that the poet moved away from White Emperor
6、 Town and in the direction of the canyons and that he covered many miles a day. In these lines, Li Bais use of exaggeration reflects his romantic style clearly. The third line uses vivid imagery that assists the reader to understand the sound Li Bai heard from the countless monkeys found along the Y
7、angtze River: “With monkeys sad adieus the riverbanks are loud”. Furthermore, along with the fourth line, it gives me the sense of how fast his boat was moving down the river as well as how happy and excited Li Bai felt. The free expression of strong feelings is really impressive. This poem also shows where he was travelling and how his travel greatly inspired his poetry. Choose one of Li Bais poems and find out more about his romantic style. Write a passage about your understanding of it.
