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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 divices to analyse and appreciate peotry.
To get a knowledge of poetry terms and literary divices.
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
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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
Read the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. Try to work out the missing words.
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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 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 ______.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
8.3
Now listen and check.
though
year
mistake
sleep
Explain the meaning of the poem in your own words.
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
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 year.
《雪夜林畔小驻》
罗伯特·弗罗斯特
译/ 余光中
我的小马一定很惊讶,
周围望不见什么人家,
竟在一年最暗的黄昏,
寒林和冰湖之间停下。
我想我认得这座森林,
林主的房子就在前村;
却看不见我在此歇马,
看他林中飘满的雪景。
First Stanza:
The narrator stops by the woods, attracted by their beauty.
Second Stanza:
The owner of the woods is absent, but the narrator feels the pull to stay.
Explain the meaning of the poem in your own words.
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He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
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 sleep.
马儿摇响身上的串铃,
问我这地方该不该停。
此外只有轻风拂雪片,
再也听不见其他声音。
Third Stanza:
The horse questions the delay, emphasizing duty and responsibility.
森林又暗又深真可羡,
但是我已经有约在先,
还要赶多少路才安眠,
还要赶多少路才安眠。
Fourth Stanza:
The narrator admits the temptation of the woods but finally chooses to move on.
Listen to the poem. Answer the questions.
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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
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He wanted to watch the snow falling in the woods.
The horse was unsure why they had stopped without a farmhouse nearby.
The writer couldn't stay because he needed to keep going on his journey and he had many more miles left to travel.
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The writer repeats the last line to show how sad the speaker feels. He cannot stop and must continue on his long journey.
What is the effect of the repetition
in the last lines of the poem
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth
(1770-1850)
Born: April 7, 1770
Died: April 23, 1850
Title: Poet Laureate (1843~1850) (桂冠诗人)
Style: Romanticism, Lake poet
Notable Works:
Lines Composed A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey (《丁登寺旁》)
She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways (《她住在人迹罕见的地方》)
Lyrical Ballads(《抒情歌谣集》)
William Wordsworth
Read the poem “The Daffodils”.
Use the words below to fill in the rhyming words in each stanza.
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line crowd trees daffodils dance eye gay brought
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.
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 _______.
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 _________:
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 ___________.
The Daffodils
crowd
trees
line
dance
gay
brought
eye
daffodils
8.4
Now listen and check.
Explain the meaning of the poem in your own words.
《黄水仙花》
—威廉·华兹华斯
我好似一朵孤独的流云,
高高地飘游在山谷之上,
突然我看到一大片鲜花,
是金色的水仙遍地开放。
它们开在湖畔,开在树下
它们随风嬉舞,随风飘荡。
它们密集如银河的星星,
像群星在闪烁一片晶莹;
它们沿着海湾向前伸展,
通向远方仿佛无穷无尽;
一眼看去就有千朵万朵,
万花摇首舞得多么高兴。
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine,
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line,
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth
Explain the meaning of the poem in your own words.
粼粼湖波也在近旁欢跳,
却不知这水仙舞得轻俏;
诗人遇见这快乐的伙伴,
又怎能不感到欢欣雀跃;
我久久凝视--却未能领悟
这景象所带给我的精神至宝。
后来多少次我郁郁独卧,
感到百无聊赖心灵空漠;
这景象便在脑海中闪现,
多少次安慰过我的寂寞;
我的心又随水仙跳起舞来,
我的心又重新充满了欢乐。
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought,
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye,
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Listen to the poem. Answer the questions.
8.4
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
2. What wealth did the daffodils bring to the writer
3. How is the beauty of the daffodils depicted in the poem
· 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.
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.
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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
The Daffodils
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Four stanzas of six lines each.
The rhyme scheme is ABABCC
iambic tetrameter (抑扬格四音步) creates a rhythmic flow.
Four stanzas of four lines each.
The AABA rhyme scheme creates a musical quality.
Iambic tetrameter
(four stressed syllables per line) contributes to the poem’s rhythm.
Structure and Form
The Daffodils
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
the love for beautiful natural scenery; communication between human and nature
delighted, positive, harmonious
attractive snow scenery
conflicting feelings in face of temptation and promise. life’s decisions and their consequences.
Themes and feelings
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Woods symbolizes nature. Stopping by the woods on a snowy night to enjoy the snowy scenery expresses the poet’ s idea of the close relationship between man and nature.
The little horse represents the animal world. Animals, like human beings, need to rely on nature to survive.
Village symbolizes the human world, which is a part of nature.
Promise is a symbol of human responsibility and obligation.
Although human survival depends on the nature, but at the same time as a social person, people have responsibilities and obligations, no matter how reluctant, unwilling, but still have to perform.
Images
The Daffodils
the poet refers many images of nature, such as in stanza one: a cloud, vales and hills, daffodils, the lake, the trees and the breeze. Wordsworth compares himself as a solitary cloud that is floating over the valleys and the hill, here the speaker is compared to a natural object-- a cloud. Then he sees a crowd of golden daffodils which are under the trees and beside a lake and are fluttering and dancing in the breeze. He is admiring the beauty around him and capturing a beautiful moment that nature has presented to him. It is as if the Daffodils have come alive just for him and they have an almost human like quality in the way they are behaving.
Images
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 themselves into the embrace of the earth. 秋风瑟瑟,花瓣恋恋不舍地离开枝头投入到了大地怀抱。
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away.
It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草。
I have given my last ounce of strength to my work. 我对工作已经尽了最大的努力。
literary devices
literary devices Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening The Daffodils
simile (明喻)
personification (拟人)
alliteration (头韵)
exaggeration (夸张)
Repetition (重复)
He gives his harness bells a shake
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
And miles to go before I sleep
I wondered lonely as a cloud
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
Continuous as the stars that shine
Discuss the different ways they expressed their appreciation. Find examples.
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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.
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.
Both Robert Frost and William Wordsworth expressed their
deep love and appreciation of nature in their poems.
这首《雪夜林前小驻》所描写的情景不用解释,但它后面的情趣、哲理、魅力,需要细细品位。我独自站在树林边沿,里面有一种东西在吸引我,但不能光听内心世界的召唤,我还要许多世间的约会、责任,“路迢途远岂敢酣眠”,这里的“眠”既是陶醉,又是安静,或是心灵的平静。一个情景,引起人无限遐想,每个人会根据自己的经历体会无数个生活背后的韵味。
Appreciate poem 1
Appreciate poem 2
华兹华斯关于自然的诗歌,优美动人,他的这类诗歌的一个突出特点就是——寓情于景,情景交融。
作者通过对英格兰北部的春天湖边的水仙花的描写,表现了人与自然的交流,诗人从中找到了未泯的童心,窥见了一种永恒的生机。
每节诗中一三行、二四行、五六行分别押韵,格调清新欢快,优美流畅。
本诗由景及情,从第三诗节开始由景色想到旅伴,于是水仙怒放转成了心花怒放,自然美景与心灵感受浑然一体。一贯主张回到自然的诗人借这首诗表达了人性的复归,人与自然息息相通,自然界的快乐和人间的快乐架起了互通的桥梁。
1. What do you know about poetry and poems
What typical language features do you often find
in poems
2. Can you talk about your favourite poem
3. Do you understand the two poems in this lesson
Can you use literary devices to analyse the two poems
4. Can you write a short poem
Self-evaluation