1、A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMSThere are _1_(vary) reasons why people compose poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe a certain image in the readers mind. Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow. The distinctive characteristics of poetry often include _2_(economy) use of
2、 words, descriptive and vivid language, integrated imagery, literary devices such as similes and metaphors, and _3_(arrange) of words, lines, rhymes, and rhythm. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express _4_(them). Now we will look at a few of the _5_(simple) forms. Some of the first poems
3、 a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. They are usually the _6_(tradition) poems or folk songs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is _7_ the point but has a storyline. Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm, and often repeat the same words.
4、 The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, _8_ they are easy to learn and recite. _9_ playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language. One of the simplest kinds of poem is the list poem, which _10_(contain) a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions _11_
5、 develop a particular theme. List poems have a flexible line length and _12_(repeat) phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme (like B and C), _13_ others do not.Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which _14_(make) up of five lines
6、. With these, you can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words. Look at the example (D).Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables. It has a format of three lines, _15_(contain) 5,7, and 5 syllables _16_(respective). It is not a traditional form of English
7、poetry, but is very popular _17_ English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using very few words. The haiku poem (E) on the right is a translation from Japanese, which shows a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly. English
8、speakers also enjoy poems from China, those from the Tang Dynasty _18_ particular. A lot of Tang poetry _19_(translate) into English, such as this one (F). With so many different forms of poetry to choose _20_, you may eventually want to write poems of your own. Give it _21_ try!EXPLORING POETRY IN
9、CHINAPoetry plays with sounds, words, and grammar. That makes poetry difficult _1_(write) but very interesting to read. Poetry uses colours, feelings, experiences, and images _2_(paint) a picture in your mind. In Chinese classical poetry, the form is very important: the correct number of lines and t
10、he number of characters in each line. Poetry often _3_(follow) special patterns of rhythm and rhyme. _4_, modern poets began to reject traditional forms and structures for poetry in the 20th century. As a result, most poetry today is written in free verse, with lines of _5_(vary) length. During the
11、Tang Dynasty, _6_ high point of classical Chinese poetry, poems by Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei became very popular. Widely known as a genius and often _7_(call) the Immortal Poet, Li Bai (701-762) wrote with a romantic style and his poems celebrated things such as friendship, nature, and wine. Du Fu
12、 (712-770) is also known as one of the greatest Chinese _8_(poet). He has been called the Poet-Historian and the Poet-Sage by Chinese critics, and his poems cover _9_ range of topics, with his most famous poems _10_(reflect) on the effects of war on the people. Wang Wei (701-761) was a painter, musi
13、cian, and poet, and he was well known _11_ his love of nature in his paintings and poetry.Outside of Asia, the study of Chinese language introduced the West to Chinese poetry. Americans were first introduced _12_ classical Chinese poetry by American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1973). He translated 18 clas
14、sical Chinese poems, mainly by Li Bai, into English, _13_(base) on the notes of the American art historian Ernest Fenollosa (1853-1908). At about the same time, Chinese writers started reading more foreign poetry. From around 1910 onwards, European literature came to China when some famous writers b
15、egan to translate both poetry and novels _14_ Chinese. Just like readers in the West, Chinese readers admire Shakespeare, John Milton, Alexander Pope and many others for their fine English poetry. English Romantic poets are _15_(great) loved in China. The nature poems by William Wordsworth, Ode to t
16、he West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Byrons Isles of Greece, and long poems by John Keats have long been favourites. The style and the atmosphere in their poems have often led to _16_(compare) with poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai. Among modern poetry, the American poet Robert Frost and
17、 his poems might be the best _17_(know). Today, many Chinese people are becoming more interested in reading poems, no matter _18_ what language they are written. Translations can be good, but _19_(be) able to read in the original language is best. No matter how _20_(good) a poem is translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost. Besides, poems and literature can be bridges _21_ East and West. They can help us to understand each other better, or as the poet Mu Dan _22_(write): Quietly, we embraceIn a world _23_(light) up by words. 4 / 4学科网（北京）股份有限公司
