1、Unit 4 Exploring poetryWelcome to the unit&Reading(I)pre-readingStep 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 expr
2、ession of what 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
3、生命诚可贵，爱情价更高。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.千山鸟飞绝千山鸟飞绝 万径人踪灭万径人踪灭孤舟蓑笠翁
4、孤舟蓑笠翁 独钓寒江独钓寒江雪雪 柳宗元柳宗元此情可待成追忆此情可待成追忆 只是只是当时已当时已惘然惘然李商隐李商隐 A Spring Morning By Meng Haoran This 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 drea
5、msFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams 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，万物不再生长兰兰 斯 顿斯 顿 休 斯休 斯（Langston HughesLangston Hughes，1 9 0 2.0 2.0 1 1 9 0 2.0 2.0 1 1967.05
6、.221967.05.22）在美）在美国文坛，尤其是黑国文坛，尤其是黑人文学方面，是一人文学方面，是一个举足轻重的人物。个举足轻重的人物。他写过小说、戏剧、他写过小说、戏剧、散文、历史、传记散文、历史、传记等各种文体的作品，等各种文体的作品，还把西班牙文和法还把西班牙文和法文的诗歌翻译成英文的诗歌翻译成英文，甚至编辑过其文，甚至编辑过其他黑人作家的文选，他黑人作家的文选，但他主要以诗歌著但他主要以诗歌著称，被誉为称，被誉为“黑人黑人民族的桂冠诗人民族的桂冠诗人”。easy flowing rhythm and rhymes How do those two poems sound?What m
7、essage do these two poems convey?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 the two poems?Both poems are very descriptive.“A Spring Morning”reveals the poets love
8、of spring and his regret of its departure.Why do people read poem?Questions:“We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.And the human race is filled with passion.”Step 2 Pre-readingWhy do people read poems?Readers enjoy the challenge of trying to understand the poets intention
9、 in writing a poem.Readers can look at the poems form and literary devices to see what the poet saw.By reading it aloud,they can feel the rhythms and rhymes of the poem as well as the poets emotions.Why do people read poems?Free talkTo have another experience of feelingTo bathe our sensesTo refresh
10、our body and mindTo calm down our heartTo find a way of relieving pressure in our lifeTo enjoy the beauty of language What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it?The hidden meaning The structureThe wordsThe rhythm 3.Do you have any difficulty in reading a poem?4.Do you know how t
11、o 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”.More th
12、an 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 words on t
13、he 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 read it al
14、oud.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 attenti
15、on 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)English poetSweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of
16、 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.轻轻地，柔和地，轻轻地，柔和地，轻轻地，柔和地，轻轻地，柔和地，西方吹来海风，西方吹来海风，轻轻地，柔和地吹拂，轻轻地，柔和地吹拂，西方吹来海风！西方吹来海风！西边吹来，月色朦胧，西边吹来，月色朦胧，吹过波涛汹涌，吹过波涛汹涌，吹得他回家呵；吹得他回家呵；亲亲睡着的宝宝，可爱的宝贝。亲亲睡着的宝宝，可爱的宝
17、贝。睡吧，休息；睡吧，休息。睡吧，休息；睡吧，休息。Detailed reading Detailed reading Para.2 Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western 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.Rhy
18、ming wordsHow do you feel when you read them aloud?(3)What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?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
19、talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?As you explore 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 slowl
20、y explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Read these 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 tal
21、king?Who is being talking to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?(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 f
22、or stilland his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.What is being described?What images come into your mind when you are reading it?Imagine the image(Para 3)What are contradictory（矛盾）（矛盾）images in the poem?The image of the bird in the cage is contrast with the bird
23、in the distant hill.It shows the admiration of the flying bird and show sympathy on the caged bird.Detailed reading Detailed reading Third,if 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
24、 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.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 whe
25、n you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those 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 t
26、hink of poems that are easy to understand?They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.We should set it aside and come back to it later.With our insight into life becoming deeper,we may one day find it not so hard to understand at all.
27、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 snowy evening?Because of the beauty of the woods.His poem shows the contradictory t
28、hought between the dream and reality.美国桂冠诗人美国桂冠诗人Read these lines from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and try to find out what they mean.罗伯特罗伯特弗罗斯特弗罗斯特(Robert Frost)(1874.3.26-1963.1.29）My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe dark
29、est evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sounds the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely,dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.Detailed reading Detailed
30、 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 inner 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 wo
31、rth 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 in appreciating a poem?Poetry reading can make us feel something or let us perceive another level of meaning,which is more important and worth o
32、ur 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 reality for the everlasting beauty.Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!Para.6Para.6The 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).Interpretation of poemsInterpretation of poemsset asideremotecomplexcontradictoryInterpretingrewardedconstantlydig up
