(
课件网) Unit 4 Exploring poetry By the end of this section, you will be able to: read aloud the poems and enjoy the beauty of poetry; illustrate your feelings when reading the two poems; share your favourite poems and poets. How do you feel What is poetry What is the biggest difference between poetry and other genres of literature 诗者，志之所之也，在心为志，发言为诗。 ———《毛诗序》 该句出自中国古代诗歌理论文献《毛诗序》。《毛诗》是西汉初年鲁国的毛亨和赵国的毛苌所辑、注的《诗经》版本，《毛诗序》即为它所作的序言，其作者不详。这句话说明了诗歌具有抒情言志的功能。 Poetry is an expression of one’s will. What is kept in the heart is the will, but when expressed in words, it is poetry. ———Preface to The Book of Songs” Famous saying (P43) Poetry is an expression of what one feels or thinks in his/her heart or mind. poet poetry poem n.诗 n.诗歌，诗集 n.诗人 Share some famous poems or poets If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind —Percy Shelley Liberty and love, these two I must have. For my love I’ll sacrifice My life. For liberty I’ll sacrifice My love. ———Sandor Petofi 生命诚可贵，爱情价更高。 若为自由故，二者皆可抛。 ———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 If you have a friend who knows your heart. Distance cannot keep you two apart. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 一王勃 (P43) Poetry is a significant form of literature. Read the two poems below and discuss how you like them in pairs. (P43) Poetry is a significant form of literature. Read the two poems below and discuss how you like them in pairs. 春晓 孟浩然 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。 夜来风雨声，花落知多少。 (P43) Poetry is a significant form of literature. Read the two poems below and discuss how you like them in pairs. 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 兰斯顿·休斯（Langston Hughes，1902.02.01—1967.05.22）在美国文坛，尤其是黑人文学方面，是一个举足轻重的人物。他写过小说、戏剧、散文、历史、传记等各种文体的作品，还把西班牙文和法文的诗歌翻译成英文，甚至编辑过其他黑人作家的文选，但他主要以诗歌著称，被誉为“黑人民族的桂冠诗人”。 What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it Form Rhythm（韵律）[ r m] Rhyme（押韵词）[ra m] Words … Rhyme can be defined as the use of words in a poem or song that have the same sound, especially at the ends of lines. lying crying showers flowers 3. What other poems or poets do you know about Du Fu He wrote poems about the beauty of nature and his experiences while travelling. He had a great gift for language. He met Li Bai on his travels and he admired the great poet very much. I know his poem “On Yueyang Tower”, which describes what he saw and how he felt while he visited the great tower. Bai Juyi A poet from the Tang Dynasty, he started writing poetry from a very young ... ...
