内容正文:
Unit 2 Poems
A Few Simple Forms
of English Poems
Lead-in
Do you remember the first poem you learned as a child? Could you recite it in beautiful Chinese?
Compare it with its English version, and tell which one you prefer and state your reasons.
Activity 1: Reciting and comparing.
静夜思
李白
床前明月光,
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月,
低头思故乡。
Beside my bed a pool of light,
Is it frost on the ground?
I lift my eyes and see the moon,
I bend my head and think of home.
Thoughts in the
silent night
Q: Which one do you prefer? Why?
The same or similar pronunciation of the words is called____________.
rhyme(押韵)
similarity:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
床前明月光,
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月,
低头思故乡。
language
Repetition
forms
Tang poem
Nursery rhyme
rhyme
difference:
Q: What are the similarities and differences between the two poems?
Read for the structure
Nursery rhyme 童谣
List poems 清单诗
Cinquain 五行诗
Haiku 俳句
Tang poems 唐诗
What are the forms of poems mentioned?
Nursery rhyme童谣
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s going to buy you a mocking bird.
If that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass.
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat
If that billy-goat runs away,
Papa’s going to buy you another today.
Can you find the words with the same rhyme?
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s going to buy you a mocking bird.
If that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass.
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat
If that billy-goat runs away,
Papa’s going to buy you