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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.
Key factors of understanding poetry
Key factors of a poem
stanzas
rhythm
themes
images
literary devices
a group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem; a verse 诗节
words are put in a special way — word order; 词序
a regular repeated pattern of sounds — rhythm 押韵
an idea in a work of literature 主题
a word used to describe sth in the way that produces a strong picture in the mind 意象
文学手法
Key factors of understanding poetry
literary devices(文学手法)
simile
metaphor
personification
exaggeration
as brave as a lion; she runs like a deer; He’s as white as a sheet.
she is a woman with a heart of stone;
Mark Twain’s work is a mirror of America;
He is the Newton of this century.
Pine trees stood on the hill and looked out ito the distance. The autumn wind is rustlig, and petals leave the branch reluctantly and throw t