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Unit 8 Literature
Lesson 2 Poetry
Learning
Objectives
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To listen and read for general understanding of two poems.
To use literary devices to analyse and appreciate peotry.
To get a knowledge of poetry terms and literary devices.
What's your favourite poem, either in English or Chinese? Read it aloud and say why you like it.
Example
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That is newly spring in June;
O, my love is like the melody,
That is sweetly played in tune.
As fair are you, my lovely lass,
So deep in love am I;
And I will love you still, my dear,
Till all the seas go dry.
A Red, Red Rose
-- Robert Burns
Till all the seas go dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun;
And I will love you still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
And fare you well, my only love!
And fare you well, a while!
And I will come again, my love,
Though it were ten thousand mile.
What typical language features do you often find in poems?
P34 1&2
rhyming
often in stanzas
inverted word order
imaginative language
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
------Robert Lee Frost
Robert Lee Frost 罗伯特. 弗罗斯特
(March 26,1874-January, 26,1963),American poet. He was born in San Francisco, California.
His works, with a strong local feature, focus on the culture and scenery of New England. His poems are usually in simple and plain language . He received four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry.
Masterpieces: The road not taken,Dust of snow,Nothing gold can stay
Robert Frost
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Read the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. Try to work out the missing words.
P34 3
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.
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 _______.
The only o