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Unit 8 Lesson 2
Poetry
What’s your favorite poem?
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.
Skill Builder
Understanding Poetry
Poetry is a form of literature that is usually written in lines and stanzas (诗节).
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, personification, metaphor, exaggeration).
What typical language features do you often find in poems?
In winter In spring In summer In autumn
Watch us go, My shoes are wet. By the sea, Trees are brown,
Making footprints See how deep Sandy footprints I kick the leaves
In the snow. The puddles get. Made by me. All over town.
line 诗行
rhyme 押韵词
verse/stanza 诗节
Footprints
押/əʊ/音
押/e/音
押/i:/音
押/aʊn/音
诗的一节,由排列成单元的一组诗行构成
诗的一行
句末单词最后一个音节的发音相似或相同
Let’s read a simple poem and learn the basics of poetry.
Read the introduction sheet about the poet Robert Frost.
Watch the video about poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. Try to work out the missing words in your textbook.
Read the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. Try to work out the missing words.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village _______;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
though
The poem describes the author travelling but stopping to appreciate the woods in the middle of the night.
rhyme pattern: AABA
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the ______.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some ____