(共17张PPT)
Unit 8 Lesson 2
Poetry
In winter In spring In summer In autumn
Watch us go, My shoes are wet. By the sea, Trees are brown,
Making footprints See how deep Sandy footprints I kick the leaves
In the snow. The puddles get. Made by me. All over town.
line 诗行
rhyme 押韵词
verse/stanza 诗节
Footprints
押/ /音
押/e/音
押/i:/音
押/a n/音
诗的一节,由排列成单元的一组诗行构成
诗的一行
句末单词最后一个音节的发音相似或相同
Let’s read a simple poem and learn the basics of poetry.
A Tranquil Night
Before my bed a frost of light,
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright;
Head bent, in homesickness,I am drowned.
four lines
one stanza
Words in a poem are put in a special way to make a rhythm (a regular repeated pattern of sounds).
A Tranquil Night
Li Bai
Before my bed a frost of light,
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright;
Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.
The rhyming pattern:
a-b-a-b
rhyme: The same or similar sounds placed at the ends of lines.
The theme of a poem is often shown by images and through literary devices.
A Tranquil Night
Li Bai
Before my bed a frost of light,
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright;
Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.
simile
a strong picture in the mind 意象
as brave as a lion; she runs like a deer; He’s as white as a sheet.
(明喻)
structure
meaning
images
literary devices
effect
Skill Builder – Appreciating Poetry
Poetry is a form of literature that is usually written in lines and stanzas.
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Robert Frost is one of the most widely read and beloved American poets.
He is famous for writing poems about country life and is a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner.普利策奖是美国新闻界、文学界、音乐界和戏剧界的最高奖项
Pre-listening
Try to work out the missing words.
Listen and check the answers.
though
year
mistake
sleep
1. How many lines in this poem
2. How many stanzas in ths poem?(structure)
four lines in each stanza
four stanzas
Listen and check the answers.
though
year
mistake
sleep
four lines in each stanza
four stanzas
the rhyming pattern: aaba-bbcb-ccdc-dddd
What rhyme did he put on it Underline the rhymes.
though
year
mistake
sleep
Why couldn’t the writer stay longer in the woods
What do promises symbolize in real life
What is the effect of the repetiton in the last lines of the poem
William Wordsworth
(1770-1850)
a leader of English romanticism
a poet of nature
inspires his readers to see the world freshly, sympathetically and naturally
Pre-listening
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Read the poem “The Daffodils”. Use the words below to fill in the rhyming(押韵) words in each stanza(诗节).
line crowd trees gay daffodils dance eye brought
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 __________:
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.
Listen to the poem and check the answers.
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 _________.
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 __________.
crowd
trees
line
dance
gay
brought
eye
daffodils
Read the poem “The Daffodils”again and find out the literary devices in this poem.
What do daffodils in the poem symbolize in real life
Grouping
8 persons per group
Conducting Readings
Speaking Corner
Role Assignment
Assign roles such as leader, chorus, etc. within the group.
Chanting skills
Emphasise the importance of speech, intonation and expression of emotion.
Setting the mood
Background Music
10 Minutes
What is the common theme of the poems?