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课件网) UNIT 8 LITERATURE LESSON 2 POETRY LEARNING OBJECTIVES To listen and talk about poetry terms and literary devices; To listen for general understanding; To listen for specific information and deep understanding; To recall information previously heard; To understand and learn words and expressions in context; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others; To use literary devices to write a short poem. KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS To answer the comprehension questions; To listen for general idea of the text; To recall key information after listening; To understand poetry terms and literary devices; To use literary devices to analyze and write poems; To express personal opinions and exchange ideas with others. LEADING IN What is poetry · Poetry 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 of a poem is often shown by images and through literary devices, e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, exaggeration, repetition, symbolization. What do you know about poetry poetry refined language in lines and stanzas A form of literature images LEADING IN rhyming word order ... What do you know about poetry LEADING IN poetic language alliteration onomatopoeia simile metaphor imagery allusion exaggeration stanzas rhythm themes a group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem; a verse words are put in a special way — word order a regular repeated pattern of sounds — rhythm an idea in a work of literature images a word used to describe sth. in the way that produces a strong picture in the mind Key factors of a poem ACTIVATE AND SHARE literary devices simile metaphor a literary or linguistic technique that produces a specific effect, esp. a figure of speech, narrative style, or plot mechanism as brave as a lion; she runs like a deer; He’s as white as a sheet. she is a woman with a heart of stone; Mark Twain’s work is a mirror of America; He is the Newton of this century. Key factors of a poem ACTIVATE AND SHARE exaggeration personification Wild horses couldn’t drag me away. It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. I have given my last ounce of strength to my work. Pine trees stood on the hill and looked out into the distance. The autumn wind is rustling, and petals leave the branch reluctantly and throw themselves into the embrace of the earth. Key factors of a poem ACTIVATE AND SHARE ACTIVATE AND SHARE What's your favourite poem, either in English or Chinese Read it aloud and say why you like it. What typical language features do you often find in poems rhyming, inverted word order, often in stanzas, imaginative language ACTIVATE AND SHARE Can you guess the name of the poem below A Tranquil Night Before 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 ... ...
