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Unit 5 Poems
Reading and Thinking
Why do you think people write poems
Why
to encourage people
to tell a story
to express feelings
to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident
to play with words
to create images for the readers
to express a point of view
to make another laugh
to create a mood
Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation
Quiz in Chinese traditional poems
If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased,
Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!
虞美人 李煜
问君能有几多愁,
恰似一江春水向东流。
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Quietly I wave good-bye
To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
再别康桥 徐志摩
轻轻的我走了,
正如我轻轻的来;
我轻轻的招手,
作别西天的云彩。
A thousand times I search for her in the crowd
And, suddenly turning my head,
Discover her where the lantern lights are dim.
青玉案.元夕 辛弃疾
众里寻他千百度,
蓦然回首,
那人却在,灯火阑珊处 。
I seek but seek in vain,
I search and search again;
I feel so sad, so drear,
so lonely, without cheer.
声声慢 李清照
寻寻觅觅,
冷冷清清,
凄凄惨惨戚戚。
The text is mainly about the _____________ of several forms of
English poems and ________of these poems.
1. Glance through the text and summarize the main idea.
characteristics
examples
2. How many parts can it be divided into
Para 1
Para 2-6
Para 7
Fast reading
A few of the simpler forms
Try to write your own poems
Reasons and characteristics
The reasons
Characteristics
A Few Simple Forms of English Poems
Tell a story
Describe a certain image
Convey certain feelings
economical use of words
descriptive &vivid language
integrated imagery
literary devices
arrangement of words, lines, rhymes and rhythm.
A Few Simple Forms of English Poems
The reasons
Characteristics
A few of simple forms
Nursery rhymes
List poems
Cinquain
Haiku
Tang Poem
Nursery rhymes
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
If that 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 looking glass.
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat won’t pull,
Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
Characteristics
To the point & a story line
A strong rhythm
Repeat the same words
May not make sense & even contradictory
Easy to learn and recite
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2
3
4
5
Only One Mother
Hundreds of stars in the deep blue sky,
Hundreds of shells on the shore together,
hundreds of birds that go singing by,
Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather,
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the world over.
contain a list of things that develop a particular theme
List poem
characteristics
Have a flexible line length and
Repeated phrases
Cinquain
Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
mine
one _______ to rename the topic
One noun to tell ________
topic
two _________ to describe the topic
adjectives
three _______to express _______
v-ings
actions
four _______ to show the _________
words
relationship
pronoun
only lines
just a few words
five
convey
a strong picture
a certain mood
Haiku
A fallen blossom
Is coming back to the branch.
Look, a butterfly!
characteristics
______ lines made up of ______syllables to give a ______ picture and a ______ feeling.
3
17
clear
一朵凋零的花朵
却又回到了枝头。
瞧,是只蝴蝶!
special
Nursery Rhymes
They have a strong rhyme and a lot of repetition.
List Poems
They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write.
Cinquain
They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write.
Haiku
They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling.
Characteristics
Form
Based on what we've learned today, try to guess what kind of poem it is .
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day;
Little Johnny wants to play.
Curving up, then down.
Meeting blue sky and green earth
Melding(合并) sun and rain.
nursery rhyme
Haiku
Snow
Lovely, white
Falling, dancing, drifting
Covering everything it touches
Blanket
Cinquain
Based on what we've learned today, try to guess what kind of poem it is .
What is Love
Love is giving ,
Love is living ,
Love is taking someone’s load(负担) ,
Love helps them along the road.
Love is caring,
Love is sharing,
Love will seek the best for others,
Love treats everyone as brothers.
List poem
Based on what we've learned today, try to guess what kind of poem it is .
1. Poems bring passion(激情 ) to our life.
2. Poems help us to understand life,
virtues, beauty and romance.
Try to write a poem of your own.
3. Poems can purify(净化) our heart and relax our mood, making our life more colorful.
Homework
Thank You