1、新北师大版高中英语选择性必修三Unit8 LiteratureLesson2 PoetryWhats your favorite poem?Can you guess the name of the poem below?A Tranquil NightBefore my bed a frost of light,Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?Eyes raised,I see the moon so bright;Head bent,in homesickness,I am drowned.Activate and shareSkill BuilderUnd
2、erstanding Poetry Poetry is a form of literature that is usually written in lines and stanzas(诗节).Words in a poem are put in a special way to make a rhythm(a regular repeated pattern of sounds).The theme of a poem is often shown by images and through literary devices(e.g.simile,personification,metap
3、hor,exaggeration).What typical language features do you often find in poems?In winter In spring In summer In autumnWatch us go,My shoes are wet.By the sea,Trees are brown,Making footprints See how deep Sandy footprints I kick the leavesIn the snow.The puddles get.Made by me.All over town.line 诗行rhym
4、e 押韵词 verse/stanza 诗节Footprints押/音押/e/音押/i:/音押/an/音诗的一节，由排列成单元的一组诗行构成 诗的一行 句末单词最后一个音节的发音相似或相同 Lets read a simple poem and learn the basics of poetry.Read the following poem aloud.Do you like this poem,why?小时不识月，呼作白玉盘。又疑瑶台镜，飞在青云端。仙人垂两足，桂树何团团。白兔捣药成，问言与谁餐。蟾蜍蚀圆影，大明夜已残。羿昔落九乌，天人清且安。阴精此沦惑，去去不足观。忧来其如何，凄怆摧心肝
5、。古朗月行古朗月行唐唐李白李白Dreams by Langston HughesHold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.Understanding PoetryPersonificationRhythmMetaphor古朗月行古朗月行唐唐李白李白小时不识月，呼作白玉盘。又疑瑶台镜，飞在青云端。仙人垂两足，桂树何团团。白兔捣药成
6、，问言与谁餐。蟾蜍蚀圆影，大明夜已残。羿昔落九乌，天人清且安。阴精此沦惑，去去不足观。忧来其如何，凄怆摧心肝。Understanding PoetryWritten in stanzasExaggerationSkill BuilderPoetry is a form of literature that is usually written in lines and stanzas.Words in a poem are put in a special way to make a rhythm(a regular repeated pattern of sounds).The theme
7、of a poem is often shown by images and through literary devices(e.g.simile,personification,metaphor,exaggeration).Understanding PoetryWhats your favourite poem?What typical language features do you find in them?Listen for understanding Read the poem“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”.Try to work
8、out the missing words.Then,listen and check.Stopping by Words on a Snowy EveningStopping by Words on a Snowy Eveningby Robert Frost(1874-1963)Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village _;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must t
9、hink it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the _.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some _.The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely,dark and deep，But I have promises to keep,And mil
10、es to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I _.thoughyearmistakesleepListen to the poem again and answer the questions.1.Why did the writer stop by the words?2.Why did the horse give the harness bells a shake?He wanted to watch the snow falling in the woods.The horse was unsure why they had stop
11、ped without a barn nearby.3.Why couldnt the writer stay longer in the woods?The writer couldnt stay because he needed to keep going on his journey and he had many more miles left to travel.What is the effect of the repetition in the last lines of the poem?.And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to
12、 go before I sleep.To show how sad the speaker feels.He cannot stop and must continue on his long journey.BackgroundRobert Frost(March 26,1874 January 29,1963)was an American poet.He frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century.“Stopping by Woods on a Snow
13、y Evening”is a poem written in 1922,and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume.Imagery,personification,and repetition are prominent in the work.Read the poem“The Daffodils”.Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza.The DaffodilsThe Daffodilsby William Wordsworth(1770-185
14、0)I wandered lonely as a cloud,That floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a _,A host,of golden daffodils;Beside the lake,beneath the _,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shine,And twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending _,Along the m
15、argin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly _.line crowd treesdaffodils dance eyegay broughtThen,listen and check.crowdtreeslinedanceListen again and answer the questions.1.How did the poet feel before he saw the daffodils?How did he feel afterwards?What is the poe
16、ts mood in the poem?Before the poet saw the daffodils,he felt lonely.Afterwards,he felt companionship from the flowers.The poets mood in the poem is happy and positive.Listen for understanding Listen again and answer the questions.2.What wealth did the daffodils bring to the writer?3.How is the beau
17、ty of the daffodils depicted in the poem?The experience provided him a memory that helped him when he was alone or in a blue mood.The poet depicts the beauty of the daffodils by describing how they look and move.Listen for understanding Read the poem“The Daffodils”.Use the words below to fill in the
18、 rhyming words in each stanza.The DaffodilsThe Daffodilsby William Wordsworth(1770-1850)The waves beside them danced;but theyOutdid the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be _,In such a jocund company:I gazedand gazedbut little thought,What wealth the show to me had _:For oft,when on my co
19、uch I lie,In vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward _,Which is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the _.line crowd treesdaffodils dance eyegay broughtgaybroughteyedaffodilsThen,listen and check.BackgroundWilliam Wordsworth(7 April 1770 23 April
20、 1850)was an English Romantic poet who,with Samuel Taylor Coleridge,helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads(1798).He believed that poetry should explore the purity and beauty of nature,and the deep human emotion inspired by the natural lan
21、dscape.It is one of Englands most famous poems.Read the two poems again.Underline and talk about the literary devices the two poets used to express their feelings.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Eveningpersonification(拟人)-He gives his harness bells a shakealliteration(头韵法)-The woods are lovely,dark and
22、 deeprepetition(重复)-And miles to go before I sleepListen for understanding The Daffodilsalliteration(头韵)-Beside the lake,beneath the treessimile(明喻)-I wondered lonely as a cloudpersonification(拟人)-Fluttering and dancing in the breezeexaggeration(夸张)-Continuous as the stars that shineRead the two poe
23、ms again.Underline and talk about the literary devices the two poets used to express their feelings.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningHe gives his harness bells a shake.The woods are lovely,dark and deep,.And miles to go before I sleep.personificationalliterationrepetitionRead the two poems again.
24、Underline and talk about the literary devices the two poets used to express their feelings.The DaffodilsBeside the lake,beneath the trees,.I wondered lonely as a cloud,.Fluttering and dancing in the breezeContinuous as the stars that shinealliterationsimilepersonificationexaggerationBoth Robert Fros
25、t and William Wordsworth expressed their deep love and appreciation ofnature in their poems.Discuss the different ways they expressed their appreciation.Find examples.Both Robert Frost and William Discuss the different ways they expressed their appreciation.Find examples.Group WorkWordsworth express
26、ed their deep love and appreciation of nature in their poems.Robert FrostWilliam WordsworthHe describes the whole scene of the woods on a snowy evening vividly.He used the scene as background to show what he thinks and how his thought changes after he sees the scene.He is cheerful with recalling the beautiful sights.In the poem,on the beauty of nature,the reader is presented a vivid picture of lively daffodils.The poet uses the description of daffodils to show his philosophical thoughts.WritingWrite a short poem,expressing your love or appreciation of something.
