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课件网) Book6 Unit 5 Poems Reading and Thinking Lead-in Let's appreciate a sand painting! What does this sand painting show 鸟鸣涧 【唐】王维 人闲桂花落，夜静春山空。 月出惊山鸟，时鸣春涧中。 Painting is silent poetry, while poetry is speaking picture. 画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。 Learning Objectives: 1. Learn about different forms of English poetry; 2. Master the features of different forms of English poetry，and try to learn to appreciate the feelings of different poems; 3.Try to make up a simple English poem of your own, and think about the meaning of poetry. Pre-reading What do you know about poems Try to translate these poems and tell about the imagery(意象) that the poets described! No. 1 Before my bed ,there is bright moonlight. So it seems like frost on the ground. Lifting my head，I saw the bright moon . Lowering my head, I dream that I’m at home. 静夜思 李白 【唐】 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头思故乡 In this poem, the poet wanted to tell a story to convey his homesick feeling No. 2 Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here Quietly I wave goodbye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. 轻轻的我走了，正如我轻轻的来； 我轻轻的招手，作别西天的云彩。 ———徐志摩《再别康桥》 In this poem, the poet wanted to describe farewell (a certain image) No. 3 The winter comes, is the spring far behind ———Shelley Ode to the west wind 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ ———雪莱《西风颂》 In this poem, the poet wanted to show a positive attitude In this poem, the poet wanted No.4 Let life be beautiful like summer flowers And death like autumn leaves. ———Tagore Stray Birds 生如夏花之绚烂， 死如秋叶之静美。 ———泰戈尔《飞鸟集》 to express a point of view Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ———Robert Frost The Road Not Taken 一片树林里分出两条路， 而我选了人迹更少的一条， 因此走出了这迥异的旅途。 ———罗伯特·弗罗斯特 《未选择的路》 In this poem, the poet wanted to describe the diverged roads in a wood (a certain image) No.5 Brainstorm: Why did people write poems to tell a story to express feelings … to express a point of view to show an attitude That is to say, there are different reasons for people to write poems, so we have different kinds of poems. to describe a certain image A Few Simple Forms of English Poems Step 1 Skimming What is the main topic of the passage How many parts can the text be divided What are main features of poetry A few simple forms of English poems. How many kinds of English poems are discussed in the reading passage What are they The characteristics of poetry economical use of words; arrangement of words and lines, rhymes, rhythm. literary devices such as similes and metaphors; integrated imagery; descriptive and vivid language; Part 1:_____ Part 2:_____ Part 3:_____ Para. 1 Para. 2-6 Para. 7 Five Kinds of English poems Nursery rhyme List poem Haiku Cinquain Tang poem What a ... ...
