1、Unit 4 Exploring poetryWelcome to the unit&Reading(I)Step 1 Lead-inWhat is poerty?Poetry is an expression of ones will.What is kept in the heart is the will,but when expressed in words,it is poetry.“Preface to The Book of Songs”诗者，志之所在也，在心为志，发言为诗。诗者，志之所在也，在心为志，发言为诗。毛诗序毛诗序Poetry is an expression of w
2、hat one feels or thinks in his/her heart or mind.Do you know some famous poems or poets?If Winter comes,can Spring be far behind?Percy Shelley冬天来了，春天还会远吗冬天来了，春天还会远吗?雪莱雪莱Liberty and love,these two I must have.For my love Ill sacrifice My life.For liberty Ill sacrifice My love.Sandor Petofi生命诚可贵，爱情价更高
3、。生命诚可贵，爱情价更高。若为自由故，二者皆可抛。若为自由故，二者皆可抛。裴多菲裴多菲Long and winding is the road ahead,I will keep searching and probing between heaven and earth.路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。一屈原海内存知己，海内存知己，天涯若比邻。天涯若比邻。一王勃一王勃If you have a friend who knows your heart.Distance cannot keep you two apart.A Spring Morning By Meng Haoran This
4、spring morning in bed Im lying,Not to awake till birds are crying.After one night of wind and showers,How many are the fallen flowers!(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)Dreams by Langston HughesHold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dream
5、s goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.梦想兰斯顿休斯紧紧抓住梦想，梦想若是消亡，生命就像鸟儿折了翅膀，再也不能飞翔。紧紧抓住梦想，梦想若是消丧，生命就像贫瘠的荒野，雪覆冰封，万物不再生长 In the second one,Langston Hughes emphasizes the importance of having dreams in ones life.And he uses some artistic techniques,such as metaphor and personification.How do you like th
6、e two poems?Both poems are very descriptive.“A Spring Morning”reveals the poets love of spring and his regret of its departure.Step 2 Pre-readingWhy do people read poems?Readers enjoy the challenge of trying to understand the poets intention in writing a poem.Readers can look at the poems form and l
7、iterary devices to see what the poet saw.By reading it aloud,they can feel the rhythms and rhymes of the p o e m a s w e l l a s t h e p o e t s emotions.What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it?Form Rhythm RhymeWords 3.Do you have any difficulty in reading a poem?4.Do you kno
8、w how to read a poem?How to read a poemGlobal readingGlobal readingScan the lecture transcript and finish A1.SoundSenseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatientfully understand a poem to appreciate itDetailed reading Detailed reading Poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.
9、More than any other type of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So,how to reveal this hidden dimension?Para.1 Para.1(1)How is poetry different from other types of literature?More than other types of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the wor
10、ds on the page.Detailed reading Detailed reading First,follow your ears.While you may ask“What does it mean?”as you begin reading a poem,it is better to ask“How does it sound?”Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp,you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you rea
11、d it aloud.Do you detect a rhythm?Are there any repeated words,rhymes or other special effects?All of these are good qualities to notice,and they may lead you to a better understanding of the poem in the end.Read these lines to feel how they sound.Para.2 Para.2(2)What aspects should you pay special
12、attention to when you read a poem aloud?(2)What aspects should you pay special attention to when you read a poem aloud?The aspects of rhythm,repeated words,rhymes and other special effects.Feel the sound(Para 2)Detailed reading Detailed reading Para.2 Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western
13、sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling waters go,Come from the dying moon,and blow,Blow him again to me;While my little one,while my pretty one,sleeps.Rhyming wordsHow do you feel when you read them aloud?(3)What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a p
14、oem?Detailed reading Detailed reading Second,approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic questions about the poem.Who is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?As you explore
15、the poem,you will begin to see images in your mind.What are those images,and what happens when they are put together?This combination is often complex or even contradictory.As you slowly explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Read t
16、hese lines,pay attention to the image of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.Para.3 Para.3 Detailed reading Detailed reading Ask some basicquestionsabout the poemWho is talking?Who is being talking to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects th
17、ere?(3)What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?Detailed reading Detailed reading Para.3 The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.What is being described?What
18、images come into your mind when you are reading it?What are contradictory（矛盾）（矛盾）images in the poem?The image of the bird in the cage is contrast with the bird in the distant hill.It shows the admiration of the flying bird and show sympathy on the caged bird.Detailed reading Detailed reading Third,i
19、f you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once.Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job.So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come back to it later
20、.As an explorer,you will not reach your goal immediatelyyou need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than thos
21、e that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.Para.4Para.4(4)What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?(4)What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?They are often less interesti
22、ng than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Para.4Detailed reading Detailed reading Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.Why did the poet stop by woods on a sn
23、owy evening?Because of the beauty of the woods.His poem shows the contradictory thought between the dream and reality.Detailed reading Detailed reading Finally,remember that you do not have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true in
24、ner beauty.As long as the journey of poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning,it will have been worth your effort.Para.5 Para.5(5)According to the lecturer,what is more important in appreciating a poem?(5)According to the lecturer,what is more important i
25、n appreciating a poem?Poetry reading can make us feel something or let us perceive another level of meaning,which is more important and worth our effort.Detailed reading Detailed reading Poetrys combination of“sound”and“sense”makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal re
26、ality for the everlasting beauty.Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!Para.6Para.6(6)Is the last paragraph a good ending?Why or why not?The last paragraph echoes(呼应)the beginning by repeat“poetry is the combination of“sound”and“sense”again,which makes the lecture more coherent.(贯通的).Critical re
27、ading Critical reading 1.What are the functions of the three poems quoted in this transcript?They are examples.We use them to support the opinion of the lecturer.Critical reading Critical reading 2.The lecturer says that one does not need to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.Do you agree?Supp
28、ort your opinion with your own experience of reading poetry.Relate the text to your own reasoning（理智理智）and experiences and forming your ideas about the text.Besides the poets message,we can also appreciated its easy flowing rhythm and rhymes.Homework1.Read the magazine again and underline the difficult points that you cannot understand.2.Finish the exercise on page 47.
