(共24张PPT)
Unit 5 Poems
(Period 7 Project )
In this class, you will
Know some new forms of poems.
Review the steps of writing a poem.
Write a poem.
Enjoy the beauty of poems and language.
What have been learned
nursery rhyme
list poem
cinquain
haiku
Tang poems
Rhyme, rhythm, concrete but creative
Flexible line length, repeated phrases
Simple form, 5 lines
3 lines,17 syllables (5+7+5) , nature
Structured
More forms
limerick
couplet
triplet
blank verse
free verse
shape
More forms
limerick(打油诗)
couplet
triplet
blank verse
free verse
shape
There was an old man of Peru,
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He woke in the night,
With a terrible fright,
And found it was perfectly true.
More forms
limerick
couplet(两行诗)
triplet(三行诗)
blank verse
free verse
shape
I would hold your hand every minute of every day,
But I won't because I know you need to find your own way.
(excerpt) Jayne Sena
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
(excerpt) Dylan Thomas
More forms
limerick
couplet
triplet
blank verse(无韵体诗)
free verse(自由诗)
shape
To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether it’s nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them
(excerpt) William Shakespeare
But - if I stained my apron
God would certainly scold!
Oh dear, I guess if he were a boy -
He'd climb - if he could!
(excerpt) Emily Dickinson
More forms
limerick
couplet
triplet
blank verse
free verse
shape(形状诗)
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Net of the tennis court, symbol of alienation
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Shaped (pictorial), reader’s eyes jump over the net, vast space for imagination, division according to syllables
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Static, boring, lacking in vitality
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Well-matched in strength
Poem appreciation
The symbolic meaning
of the line
The positioning of words
Tone
Character
Title
Pun(0-love), match point, collapse of marriage
Poem appreciation
Do you know anyone having a “mid-life crisis” in novels or movies
Do you have your own understanding
Steps of writing a poem
Start with the theme first.
Think about the form of your poems.
Try to get some inspiration by drawing a mind map.
Images
Feeling and emotions/tone
Concrete nouns and vivid verbs
Rhyme and rhythm
Metaphors and similes
A personal story (maybe)
Anything the theme makes you think of
Steps of writing a poem
Start with the theme first.
Think about the form of your poems.
Try to get some inspiration by drawing a mind map.
Write based on your mind map.
Check how well you write your poem by reading it aloud.
Give it a title.
Poem sharing
Form groups of 4 and vote on your best poem.
One representative (must NOT be the poet himself) explains with details why it is the best.
The poet himself comments on the comment.
Poem sharing
More to enjoy
On the Antiquity of Microbes
(论微生物的古老)
Adam
Had’em
亚当家
就有它
More to enjoy
I wish the rent
Was Heaven sent
能不能房租
老天帮我出
In this class, we have
Known some new forms of poems.
Reviewed the steps of writing a poem.
Written a poem.
Enjoyed the beauty of poems and language.
Assignment
Choose one of the following 3 assignments that you feel comfortable with.
Good: Polish your poem and write it with your best handwriting.
Better: Make a poster to introduce your poem.
Best: Prepare a presentation to introduce your poem.