Unit 6 Nature in words Starting out 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Nature in words Watch the video and answer the questions. Poems, letters, travel journals, essays and novels are the literary forms mentioned in the video. What literary forms are mentioned in the video? Starting out Watch the video and answer the questions. Starting out literary forms examples Poems Chinese literature: Shanshui Poetry Western cultures: English Lake Poets letters Content: magnificent scenes from nature travel journals essays Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature Thoreau: Walden novels Moby Dick The Call of the Wild and White Fang Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) The poems of Emily Dickinson are considered to be some of the most ______ (origin) and defining works of American poetry. With a childhood love of reading and exploring nature, she grew up to be a keen _________ (observe) of the people and places around her, and many of her poems convey a deep appreciation of the mystery and beauty of the natural world. original observer “Nature “ Is What We See by Emily Dickinson “Nature” is what we see- The Hill- the Afternoon- Squirrel- Eclipse – The Bumble bee- Nay- Nature is Heaven- Nature is what we hear- The Bobolink – The Sea- Thunder- the Cricket- Nay- Nature is Harmony- Nature is what we know- Yet have no art to say- So impotent Our Wisdom is To her Simplicity. Listen and read the poem by Emily Dickinson. Answer the questions. What images are used to symbolise nature? Nature is symbolised by simple images of animals (“Squirrel”, “the Bumble bee”, “The Bobolink”, “the Cricket”) and features (“The Hill”, “the Afternoon”, “Eclipse”, “the Sea”, “Thunder”), which are in turn symbolic of the poet’s thoughts and feelings about the simplicity of nature. Nature is also symbolised in a metaphorical sense when it is described as “Heaven” and “Harmony”. 2 What message does the poem try to convey? 3 What does nature mean to you? The message of the poe