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Unit 5
Poems
目录
介绍
01
Reading and Thinking
02
03
04
Learning about language
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Using language
Part 01
Reading and Thinking
【习题】
(1) Before you read, discuss the questions with your partner.
1. Compared with other forms of literature such as the novel, drama, and the short story, what are the characteristics of poetry
Compared to other forms of literature, poetry tends to be shorter though a poem can be very long. Words are used differently, not in sentences and paragraphs like in novels, but lines and stanzas. Often grammar and punctuation are ignored or used differently. Poetry is more emotional, and the possibilities are much more open than in prose.
【习题】
(1) Before you read, discuss the questions with your partner.
2. Why do you think people write poems
I think people write poetry to express deep thoughts and emotions in a concise way that can be more directly communicated with another person, the reader.
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【答案】
Type of poem Characteristics Example Topics and poetic devices (修辞手法)
Nursery rhyme concrete but creative language A love between father and baby
rhymes, repetition
List poem B
C
a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions of a particular theme
flexible line length
repeated phrases
nature
repetition
life
repetition
Type of poem Characteristics Example Topics and poetic devices
Cinquain D
Haiku E
Tang poem F
five lines
a few words
17 syllables
three lines, containing 5,7, and 5 syllables respectively
structured
various themes
be full of imagination
brother
show strong picture or mood
nature
waiting
Part 02
Learning About Language
Build up your vocabulary
Find the words in the poems that rhyme with the words below.
Then add other words that rhyme. The first one has been done for you.
bad, glad, mad
by, fly, eye, why
weather, feather, whether
shouting, laughing , singing , running
Build up your vocabulary
(2) Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. It seems incredible to me that the question of how best to __________ books on shelves could cause a lively online discussion.
2. The purpose of __________ criticism is to get to the core of the text and discover what message the author is attempting to convey.
3. If you need to handle a __________ situation, you should behave wisely.
4. The poet __________ quite a few poems featuring the image of cherry blossoms, and describing the joys and __________ of life.
5. Blank verse is probably one of the most common and influential forms of English __________. It is so close to the natural __________ of English speech and it has no rhyming. In Shakespeare’s __________, characters from civilians to kings all speak in blank verse, but still in distinctive voices.
arrange
literary
delicate
composed
sorrows
poetry
rhythm
dramas
Build up your vocabulary
(3) Complete each sentence using the correct word.
1. Could you __________ what you just said
2. Students are required to __________ over 60 ancient poems or works of prose they have learnt from their Chinese course.
3. If you have finished reading the story, please try to __________ it in your own words.
repeat
recite
recite / repeat / retell
1. Could you __________ what you just said
2. Students are required to __________ over 60 ancient poems or works of prose they have learnt from their Chinese course.
3. If you have finished reading the story, please try to __________ it in your own words.
emotion / mood / spirit
retell
spirits
emotion
mood
(1) Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
Discover useful structures
The Crescent Moon is perhaps the most famous collection of children's poems that is known to people in China.
1. The Crescent Moon is perhaps the most famous collection of children's poems. It is known to people in China.
There are also many poems written from a child's perspective in which the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of children's feelings.
2. There are also many poems written from a child’s perspective. In these poems the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of children’s feelings.
(1) Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
Discover useful structures
The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems, the focus of which is on the parent-child relationship.
3. The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems. The focus of the poems is on the parent-child relationship.
The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother who loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears.
4. The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother. The mother loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears.
(1) Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
Discover useful structures
The reason why many people love to read this collection of poems is that they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.
5. Many people love to read this collection of poems. The reason is that they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.
It was written by the Indian poet Tagore who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
6. It was written by the Indian poet Tagore. Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
(2) Read the following introduction about the Brownings. Help the author edit the passage to make it more concise, using relative clauses if necessary.
Discover useful structures
(2) Read the following introduction about the Brownings. Help the author edit the passage to make it more concise, using relative clauses if necessary.
Discover useful structures
If you study the history of English literature, you will find the names of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who were one of the most romantic literary couples of the Victorian era. Elizabeth Barrett started to write poetry from about the age of six. In 1844, Elizabeth's Poems brought her great success and also attracted the admiration of poet Robert Browning. Browning fell in love with her poetry and then they entered into personal correspondence. The couple exchanged many letters, which obviously helped sow the seeds of love between the two Elizabeth had been ill for many years.
(2) Read the following introduction about the Brownings. Help the author edit the passage to make it more concise, using relative clauses if necessary.
Discover useful structures
She stayed at home and almost never saw visitors. Browning was sure about his love. so he found a way to visit her, and immediately convinced her to become his bride. However, their subsequent marriage was carried out in secret because her father was a dominant and selfish man who would refuse to let his daughter go. The couple moved to Italy in 1846, where Elizabeth lived for the rest of her life. Browning had a great influence on Elizabeth's writing. The best evidence that can be found is Sonnets from the Portuguese that were written during the time when she was in love with Robert Browning.
Part 03
Using Language
(1) Before you read, discuss how to understand a poem with your partner. Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you.
【习题】
What is the subject of the poem
What is the poem about
What images does the poet use
What is the tone of the poem
What feelings and emotions does the poet try to make the reader feel
(1) Before you read, discuss how to understand a poem with your partner. Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you.
【习题】
How does the poem make you feel
Which emotions is the poet trying to convey to the reader
How does the poem make you feel
Does the poet use rhyming words
Which rhetorical devices are used in the poem
Does the poet use alliteration Metaphor or simile Repetition of words or phrases
【课文】
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(2) Read the poems below and then complete the table.
【习题】
(2) Read the poems below and then complete the table.
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Wind on the Hill Dream A Match
Subject
Images
Rhyming words
Rhetorical devices
wind
kite, person
dream
broken-winged bird, barren field frozen with snow
love
rose, leaf, fields
knows/goes
can/ran kite/night blew/too goes/knows
die / fly
go / snow
together/weather
closes/is
grief/leaf
repetition
alliteration
repetition
metaphor
repetition
metaphor, simile
Assessing Your Progress
(1) Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.
Poetry probably had its origins in traditional folk music tens of thousands of years ago. In that ________, there were no TVs or films, and writing had not been invented, so people would sit around the fire at night and sing songs to entertain themselves. These songs reflected themes from the people’s daily lives, such as hunting animals or ________ crops. Since nothing was written down, over the years different ________ of these songs developed, and each area would have its own ___________ rhythm. In addition to this, people would________ stories of past heroes.
era
sowing
versions
respective
recite
(1) Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.
As these stories were often quite long, they often had ________ and rhythm to help people remember them more easily. While in the beginning such songs and stories had a very simple ________, over time they became more complicated and more polished. These were no longer the works of ________ sitting around a fire, but works of true poets who cared about their art and who sometimes made a living from it.
rhyme
format
amateurs
(2) Read the conversations below and write a short description about the poetry or the poet they are talking about. Use relative clauses to connect your sentences.
Free verse is an open form of poetry that does not follow any rules. It has no regular metre or rhythm, which means the poet has complete control over their creation.
(2) Read the conversations below and write a short description about the poetry or the poet they are talking about. Use relative clauses to connect your sentences.
Langston Hughes was a famous African-American poet whose poems mainly tell the story of black people in America, including their joys and pain. Dream Variation was one of his most celebrated poems that is about the dream of a world free of inequality and racial prejudice.
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