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Unit 5 Poems
Reading and Thinking
A Few Simple Forms of English Poems
By the end of this period,you will be able to..
1.Read for the mainidea and the structure of the passage. 2.Appreciate the six poems.
3.Identify a few forms of English poems and imitate English poetry.
Learning objectives
Pre-reading 1.What is a poem?
Watch the video and fill the blanks. In children's eyes:
A poem is for everyone. A poem is lovely to share A poem is colourful
A poem can be really loud and can be quiet
A poem makes you
feel like singing laaaa..
In some famous poets'eyes:
Poet Shelly雪莱
defined poetry as
“the expression ofimagination.”
Robert Frost罗伯特 ·福莱斯特
said that a poem formswhen“an emotion has foundits
thought and the thought has found words.”
2.Why do you think people write poems?
to encourage people
to recall something
to tell a story
Why?
to express a
point of view
to play with words
to express feelings
A Few Simple Forms
of Enghish Poems
Fast reading
Skim to find out:
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
2.How to divide the passage into three parts?
3.How many types of English poems are mentioned?What are they?
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
The text is mainly about a few simple forms of English poems.
Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write isthe cinquain,which is made up of fve D
Brother
Beautiful,athletic
Teasing,shouting,laughing
Mine
E
Afallen bossom
Is coming back to the branch. Look,a butterly!
Whereshe awaits herhusband On and on the river fows.
Never looking back,
Transformedinto stone.
Dayby day upon the mountain top.
wind and rainrevolve.
Should the traveller return,
this stone would utter speech.
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lines.With these,you
or a certain m
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Look picture
at the
of
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forms
feeling
on the right iso Japanese,which
shows a moment in the lifeof a delicate butterly.
English speakers also enjoy poems from China those from the Tang Dynasty in particular.A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English,such as E]
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Some of the first poems a young childleans in English are nursery rhymes.They are usually the raditional poems or folk songs.The language of these rhymes,ike Poem A,is to the point but has
a storyline.Manw usery rhymes
hecause nand
forms
dea
theme.L ength and
repeated phrases whicn give both a pattern and a rthythm to the poem.Some rhyme like B and Cl. Mother
Hundreds ofstars inthe deep blue sky,
Hundreds of shells on the shore togethr, Hundreds ofbirdsthat go singingby
Hundreds ofbees in the sunny weather,
Hundreds ofdewdrops to greetthe dawn. Hundreds ofbees in the purple clover,
Hundreds ofbutterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the world over
Geonge Cooper
LIFE
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
but sometimessad
Life can be dreams,
Life can be great thoughts
Life can mean a person,
Sittingin court.
A FEW SIMPLE FORMS
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a buy you amockingbird
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2.How to divide the passage
into three parts?
Read for the structure
characteristics
conclusion
us
3.How many types of English poems are mentioned?
What are they?
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There are various reasons why people compose poetry.Some poems tell a story or describe a certain image in the reader's mind.Others try to convey certain feelings such asjoyand sorrow. The distinctive characteristics of poetry often include economical use of words,descriptive and vivid language,jintegrated imagery,literary devices such as similes and metaphors,and arrangement of words,lines, rhymes, and rhythm.Poets usemany different formsof poetry to express themselves. Nowwe will look ata few ofthe simpler forms.
LIFE
Life canbe goodl
Life can be bad,
mostly cheerful,
but somgtimes sad
Lifecan be dreams,
anbe great thought
anmcan aperson
Sitingin court.
Hush,little baby,dont saya word,
Papas gonnabuyyouamockingbird. Ifthat mockingbird won'tsing.
Papais gonnabuy youa diamond ring
Ifthat diamond ring turnsto brass,
Papaisgonnabuy you alookingghss Ifthat looking glass gets broke,
Papais gonna buy youablly goa Ifthat blly goat won'tpull,
Papas gonnabuy youacart and bull
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they are easy to lean and recite.By playing with the words in nursery rhymes,children learn about
anguage.
ne of the simplest kinds of poem is the "list
ofbirds thatgo singingby
ofbees in the sunny weather
ofdewdropsto grect the dawn, ofbees in the purple clover,
ofbutterflies on thelawn,
nemotherthe world over
GoonyCooper
Nursery rhymes
童谣
List poems
清单诗
Enalish soeakers also enioy poems
those from the lang Dynasty in partic
Tang poetry has been translated into l
as this one [F
With so many different forms of poetry to choose
from,you may eventually want to write poems of
D
Brother
Beautiful,athletic
Teasing,shouting laughing Friend andenemy toc
Mine
me of the first poems a young child leams in Hundeds ofshells on the shore together,
Tang poem 唐诗
A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS
Cinquain 五行诗
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Afallen bossom
Is coming backtothe branch. Look,a buttertly
1 7 sylables
5.7,and 5sy form of Eng English writ
cinquain,can
feeling using on the right
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Where she awaits her husband
Qnandontheriver lows.
Haiku
俳句
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lines,With these or a certain moot example (D)
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poem".
theme.I repeatec rhythm while oth
Haiku isaJapanese form of poetry that consists of
Another simple form of noem that amateurs can
showsa moment in the lifeof a delicate butterly.
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Mother
Hundreds ofstars in the deepbluesky,
your own.Give it a try
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The reasons for composing poetry:
口to tell a story or describe a certain image in the reader's mind
Ato convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow
The characteristics of poetry:
□economical use ofwords
口descriptive and vivid language
□ integrated imagery(意象)
□literary devices(修辞手法),
Aarrangement of words , lines, rhyme andrhythm。
There are various reasons why people compose poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe a certain image in the reader's mind.Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow.The distinctive characteristics of poetry often include economical use of words,descriptive and vivid language,integrated imagery,literary devices such as similes and metaphors,and arrangement of words,lines,rhymes,and rhythm.Poets use many different forms of poetry to express themselves.Now we will look at a few of the simpler forms
Careful reading
Read paragraph 1and find out the answers?
e.g.,simile(明喻),metaphor(暗喻)
Poetry-comprehension
Poems paint pictures with words through the
use of figures of speech ( 修 辞 手 法 ) and
metaphors,so to understand a poem fully,you have to imagine in your mind the picture the
poem is painting.Further,the sounds,rhythm,
and rhymes in apoem give it a musical quality.
Poems often have to be read aloud,and with
Lfeeling,to be really understood and enjoyed.
Read part2 and find out the characteristics,topics,emotion/feeling
and poetic devices(诗歌的修辞手法) of each form of poetry.
Hundreds ofstars inthe deep blues Hundreds ofshells on the shore tog eadecsofbirdsthat go singin
Hundreds of bees in the sunngD Hundreds of dewdrops to greet teat
cas of bees inthepapd
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn But only one mother the world over
George Coo
Hush.little baby,don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you amockir
Ifthat mockingbird won't sing
Papa's gonna buy you a diamo
Ifthat diamond ring turns to bra Fsgomabuy you a lool
D that looking-glass gets broing Iapas gonna buy you a biloke,
tnat billy goat wontpll
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and b
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characteristics:
to the point language with a storyline;
rhyme;a strong rhythm;
many repetitions;
a way ofplaying with words with no sense and contradictory content
topic father's love for
his baby
emotion loving
poetic rhymes
deyices
repetition
Hush,little baby,don't say a word ,
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird. Ifthat mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a lookingglass. [ə:d]
[in]
[a:s]
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billygoat. If that billygoat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull. [əu]
[ul]
When it comes to poems,Chinese poems are well-known around the world. There are numerous poems in history,especially in the glorious age of Tang Dynasty,many of which have been translated into other languages.
Which type do the poems belong to?
Post-reading
favourite to read for us.
Choose one of
Cinquain
your
Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Nursery rhyme
Snow having melted
The whole village is brimful
Of happy children
Haiku
The Sun
Ilike the sun
Yellow sun
Bright sun
Hot sun
High in the sky sun Shiny sun
Warm sun Sweaty sun
Ilike the sun
Listpoem
I'll set my cloud-white sail and cross the sea which raves.
Tang poem
长风破浪会有时,
直挂云帆济沧海。
A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves,
Work in groups and choose one form to compose your own poems.
Imitation and Creation
DUTY
Life is not just about survival,but poetry and distance!
生活不仅仅有眼前的苟且,还有诗和远方!
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