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课件网) Unit 5 UNIT 5 POEMS Write a poem To read a poem and write a short essay about it. To write your own poem. What is a poem A poem is a composition with rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences or feelings. A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descriptive themes in a rhythmic form. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest. Before you read, discuss how to understand a poem with your partner. Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you. Subject Images Tone Rhythm and sounds Feelings and emotions Rhetorical devices What is the subject of the poem What is the poem about What images does the poet use What is the tone of the poem What feelings and emotions does the poet try to make the reader feel How does the poem make you feel Which emotions is the poet trying to convey to the reader Does the poet use rhyming words Which rhetorical devices are used in the poem Does the poet use alliteration Metaphor or simile Repetition of words or phrases Alliteration: repetition of a sound or letter at the start of multiple words in a sentence. Assonance: repetition of vowel or diphthong sounds in one or more words in proximity. Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds in proximity. Antithesis: two opposites used for contrasting effect. Poetry uses lots of different devices. Here are some common forms: Rhetoric/ Rhetorical question: asked to make a point rather than to expect an answer. Metaphor: comparing one thing to another Simile: comparing one thing to another, using “like” Refrain: repeating a line or verse at the end of a stanza or at regular intervals. Phonetic symbolism: words with the same sound and associated meanings. Anaphora: repetition of the first part of the sentence. Read the poems and answer the questions. What kind of poem is it What’s the topic How do some sentences rhyme How is the language organised What picture comes to your mind after you read the poem What inspiration have you got from the poem Information Wind on the Hill Dream A Match Subject Images Rhyming words Rhetorical devices the wind kite, person dreams broken-winged bird, barren field frozen with snow love rose, leaf, fields Complete the table. knows/goes can/ran kite/ night blew/too goes/ knows die / fly go / snow together/weather closes/is grief/leaf repetition alliteration repetition metaphor repetition metaphor, simile Choose one of the poems and write a short essay about it. How to write a short essay about a poem 如何写诗歌赏析类文章 写法一： 通过对全诗的整体分析，表达自己的观点 写法二： 就诗歌最突出的方面进行分析，表达自己的见解。 写法一 一篇较完整的诗歌赏析类文章包含如下内容： 4. 作品的艺术手法分析 （通常结合在作品意向分析之中） 5. 作品艺术特点的综合评价 （常带 ... ...
