Unit 2 Poems 你一定知道诗歌是一种重要的文学形式，那你知道诗歌有哪些基本特征吗？它又有哪些类型呢？ Poetry is one of the important art forms of literature, and is an easy way to express our feelings. Moreover, everyone understands it in his or her own way. Some find relief in poems; some read poems simply for peace; some read poems for simple artistic pleasure. There are some special features of poetry, which make it quite different from other forms of literature. First of all, poems have rhythmic patterns. Generally most parts of a poem follow the same form of rhythm. Poems may have rhyme, but they don't have to. The lines are neatly arranged together so that they express a particular feeling or emotion. There can be various types of poems but according to the pattern or the form, there are mainly three types： Lyrics: Lyrics mainly concentrate on human thoughts and emotions rather than a story. Lyrics always bear song?like appeal. These are mainly short poems. Popular lyric poem forms are the elegy, the ode and the sonnet. William Shakespeare, Edmund Waller and Keats are some of the greatest lyric writers of all times. Narrative poems: This type of poetry tells a story. Narrative poems are usually long poems. Epics and ballads fall under this type. Some of the greatest epic poets are John Mihon, Dante, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pope, William Shakespeare，etc. Dramatic poems: Any drama that is written in verse is a dramatic poem. These poems generally tell a story. Blank verse, dramatic monologue (独白) and closet drama belong to this type. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson are some of the greatest dramatic poets. Whatever the form is, one thing, which cannot be denied, is that poetry is one of the most powerful tools to express our feelings. 根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 1．What do we know about lyrics? ①They are similar to songs. ②They usually tell stories. ③They are not very long. ④The sonnet is a type of lyrics. A．①②③ B．②③④ C．①②④ D．①③④ 答案：D 2．This passage is written mainly to _____. A．tell us some simple facts about poetry B．teach us how to write poems C．give us some advice on reading poems D．make us interested in poems 答案：A 3．The reason why people read poems is that some_find_relief _in_poems;_some_read_poems_simply_for_peace;_some_read_poems_for_simple_artistic_pleasure. 4．The most important feature of poetry is that poems_have _rhythmic_patterns. Unit 2 Poems Section Ⅰ Warming Up Reading Ⅰ.重点单词 1．convey vt.传达；运送 2．transform vt.&vi.转化，转换；改造；变换 3．pattern n．模式；式样；图案 4．tick vt.给……标记号 5．flexible adj.灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的 6．concrete adj.具体的 7．tease vt.&vi.取笑；招惹；戏弄 8．branch n．枝条；支流；部门 9．poetry n．诗(总称)；诗意→poet n．诗人→poem n．诗；韵文 10．translation n．翻译；译文→translate n．翻译 11．eventually adv.最后；终于→eventual adj.最后的；最终的 12．salty adj.含盐的；咸的→salt n．盐 13．endless adj.无穷 ... ...
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