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UNIT 3 LITERATURE
LESSON 2 POETRY
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Listen for understanding
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Write
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What’s your favourite poem, either in English or Chinese Read it aloud and say why you like it.
2. What typical language features do you often find in
poems
Students’ own answers.
rhyming, inverted word order, often in stanzas, imaginative language
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Listen for understanding
Skill Builder
Understanding Poetry
Poetry is a form of literature that is usually written in lines and stanzas.
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).
Listen and work out the missing words.
Stopping by Woods and 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.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the _____.
though
year
Listen for understanding
Read the following poem and try to work out the
missing words.
Stopping by Woods and a Snowy Evening
by Robert Forest (1874-1963)
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some ________.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I _____.
mistake
sleep
Listen for understanding
Listen to the poem. Answer the questions.
1. Why did the writer stop by the woods
2. Why did the horse give the harness bells a shake
3. Why couldn’t the writer stay longer in the woods
Listen for understanding
He wanted to watch the snow falling in the woods.
The horse was unsure why they had stopped without a barn nearby.
He needed to keep going on his journey and he had many more miles left to travel.
Answer the question.
What is the effect of the repetition in the last lines of the poem
Listen for understanding
The writer repeats the last line to show how sad the speaker feels. He cannot stop and must continue on his long journey.
Read the poem “The Daffodils”. Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza. Then, listen and check.
line crowd trees daffodils dance eye gay brought
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a ______,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the ______,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
crowd
trees
Read the poem “The Daffodils”. Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza. Then, listen and check.
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Continuous as the stars that shine,
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending _____,
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly _______.
line
dance
line crowd trees daffodils dance eye gay brought
Read the poem “The Daffodils”. Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza. Then, listen and check.
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be _____,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed — and gazed — but little thought,
What wealth the show to me had ________:
gay
brought
line crowd trees daffodils dance eye gay brought
Read the poem “The Daffodils”. Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza. Then, listen and check.
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
For oft, when on my couch I lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward ____,
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the ________.
eye
daffodils
line crowd trees daffodils dance eye gay brought
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. How did the poet feel before he saw the daffodils How did he feel afterwards What is the poet’s mood in the poem
Listen for understanding
Before the poet saw the daffodils, he felt lonely.
Afterwards, he felt companionship from the flowers.
The poet’s mood in the poem is happy and positive.
Listen again and answer the questions.
2. What wealth did the daffodils bring to the writer
3. How is the beauty of the daffodils depicted in the
poem
Listen for understanding
The experience provided him a memory that helped him when he was alone or in a blue mood.
The poet depicts the beauty of the daffodils by describing how they look and move.
Listen to the two poems again and read them aloud.
Listen for understanding
Underline and talk about the literary devices the two poets used to express their feelings.
Listen for understanding
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
personification — He gives his harness bells a shake
alliteration — The woods are lovely, dark and deep
repetition — And miles to go before I sleep
Underline and talk about the literary devices the two poets used to express their feelings.
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
alliteration — Beside the lake, beneath the trees
simile — I wondered lonely as a cloud
personification — Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
exaggeration — Continuous as the stars that shine
Discuss the different ways the two poets expresses their appreciation of nature. Find examples.
Listen for understanding
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The poet describes the whole scene of the woods on a snowy evening vividly. He used the scene as background to show what he thinks and how his thought changes after he sees the scene.
Discuss the different ways the two poets expresses their appreciation of nature. Find examples.
Listen for understanding
The Daffodils
The writer is cheerful with recalling the beautiful sights. In the poem, on the beauty of nature, the reader is presented a vivid picture of lively daffodils. The poet uses the description of daffodils to show his philosophical thoughts.
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Write
Write
Write a short poem, expressing your love or appreciation of something. Read it aloud to the class.