1、Unit 4 Exploring poetryExtended readingLi Bai andhis romantic poetryLead-inLead-inp He grew up in the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty.p He had a love for liquor.p He was best known for his rich imagination and free expression of strong feelings.p He was Du Fus good friend.p He was known as“
2、Poet immortal”.Do you know anything about Li Bai?Watch the video about the essay and try to find the general idea of each paragraph.Global readingGlobal readingPara.11 1Introduction to Li Bais Romantic style.2 2Paras.2-4The shaping of Li Bais romantic style.Para.53 3Analysis of Li Bais romantic styl
3、e.Para.64 4The significance of Li Bai and his poems.Personal experiences2&34Historical backgroundA hundred feet the temple towers;I can reach out for the stars in the sky.But I dare not speak in a voice loud,For fear of scaring dwellers on high.(“A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple”)It is believed tha
4、t this poem was written by Li Bai in his teenage years.With striking imagination in expressions like“scaring dwellers on high”,this early poem already displayed signs of a romantic style,which was later to characterize Li Bais poetry.Para.1 Introduction to Li Bais Romantic style.Do you know the Chin
5、ese version of this poem?夜宿山寺夜宿山寺李白李白危楼高百尺，手可摘星辰。不敢高声语，恐惊天上人。Striking imaginationA sign of romantic styleDetailed readingDetailed readingDetailed readingDetailed readingParas.2 to 4Paras.2 to 4Personal experienceHistorical backgroundWhat contributed to Lis romantic style?ReadingStudying the classics
6、Reading ancient philosophers of different schoolsReading books of all kinds,from legends to historical storiesfamiliarized himself with classical Chinese cultureacquired the wisdom of previous generationsTravellingVisiting famous mountains and great riversEncountering different customs and practices
7、nourished his love of naturePersonal experiencesinspired him to write numerous poemsHistorical backgroundEconomic boom and social stabilityOpen and tolerant atmosphereallowed him the liberty to develop a free and unconstrained personalityhad a huge impact on his poetic productionDetailed readingDeta
8、iled readingPara.5Para.5Q1:What are the features of Li Bais romantic style poems?Q2:How does Li Bai show his imagination in his poetry?Q3:What is the biggest difference between Li Bai and other landscape poets?Q1:What are the features of Li Bais romantic style poems?There are various features of Li
9、Bais romantic style,such as the rich imagination,free expression of strong feelings,plus the wide use of exaggeration,metaphor and other artistic techniques.Q2:How does Li Bai show his imagination in his poetry?Li Bai shows his imagination through the moon and stars,the natural landscapes and the fi
10、gures in legends.Q3:What is the biggest difference between Li Bai and other landscape poets?Li Bai breathes vitality into the lifeless objects he describes,which is his free expression of strong feelings.exaggerationexaggerationfree expression of free expression of strong feelingsstrong feelingsrich
11、 imagination,rich imagination,metaphormetaphorThe poets inner sorrow and his feelings of depression to readers.Autumn FrostMy silver hair is three thousand feet long,Because my sorrow is deep and strong.How can the autumn frost whiteBe cast into the mirror bright?Detailed readingDetailed readingPara
12、.5Para.5What message does this poem convey?Detailed readingDetailed readingPara.6Para.6With his extraordinary imagination,free expression of strong feelings and mastery of language,Li Bai is widely recognized as the greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan.Generations of poets,both in China and abroad,o
13、we a debt to his inspirational poems.One such poet is Ezra Pound,a 20th-century American poet.He was fascinated by Li Bais poems and translated some of them in his 1915 poetry collection entitled Cathay.Today Li Bais poetry continues to be enjoyed by countless readers around the world.Why is the exa
14、mple of Ezra Pound used in the last para.?Ezra Pound is a 20th-century American poet.His fascination for Li Bais poems is a typical example to explain Li Bais significance and influence,which is beyond time and space.Poetry appreciationPoetry appreciationQ1:What is the function of the two Li Bais po
15、ems quoted in this essay?The poem“A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple”is used as the opening part of this essay to draw readers attention and arouse their interest.This poem is also used to show the romantic style of Li Bai,which will be touched upon in the rest of the essay.The poem“Autumn Frost”is c
16、ited as an example to support the authors analysis:Li Bais poem is full of imagination,free expression of strong feelings and artistic techniques.Summary writingSummary writingSummary writingSummary writingA Night Stay at a Mountain Temple was believed 1._(write)by Li Bai when he was a teenager.By r
17、eading various books,he was familiar 2._ classical Chinese culture and the wisdom of previous generations from an early age.By travelling,he fell in love with nature and was inspired to write many romantic poems.3._(grow)up during the most glorious period of 4._ Tang Dynasty,he was influenced by soc
18、ial and historical circumstances.The open and tolerant atmosphere contributed to his free personality,5._ impacted on his poetic production.Most of his romantic poetry poems are of the romantic style with rich 6._(imagine)and free expression of strong feelings that are inseparable from his wide use
19、of artistic techniques such as exaggeration and metaphor.to be writtenwithGrowingthewhichimaginationThe poem Autumn Frost”written in his 7._(fifty)is a good example of his romantic style.He was 8._(wide)considered to be the greatest romantic poet atter Qu Yuan.His poetry influenced generations of po
20、ets worldwide.Ezra Pound,who was a 20th-century American poet,9._(attract)by his poems and translated some of 10._(they).Even now,Li Bai s poems continue to inspire numerous readers all over the world.fiftieswidelywas attractedthemPoetry appreciationPoetry appreciationLeaving the White Emperor Town
21、at DawnLeaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud,Ive sailed a thousand miles through canyons in a day.With monkeys sad adieus the riverbanks are loud;My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away.(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)exaggerationexaggerationrich imaginationrich imaginationFinish the exercises on page 75 and 76.
