Unit 4 Exploring poetry Reading 课件（共30张，内嵌音频）译林版(2019)选择性必修第一册

(共30张PPT)
XB1 Unit4 Exploring poetry
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
What is poetry
小荷才露尖尖角，
早有蜻蜓立上头。
小池
（宋）杨万里
泉眼无声惜细流，
树阴照水爱晴柔。
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
--- Simonides of Ceos西莫尼德斯（古希腊抒情诗人）
画是无声的诗, 诗是有声的画。
Poetry is an expression of one’s will. What is kept in the heart is the will, but when expressed in words, it is poetry.
—— “Preface to The Book of Songs”
诗者，志之所在也，在心为志，发言为诗。
—— 《毛诗序》
A Spring Morning
By Meng Haoran
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and showers,
How many are the fallen flowers!
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
紧紧抓住梦想
因为一旦梦想消失
生活就像折断翅膀的小鸟
无法自由飞翔
紧紧抓住梦想
因为一旦梦想离开
生活就会变成贫瘠荒芜的土地
只有冰雪覆盖
What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it
Form
Meaning
Rhythm（韵律）[ r m]
Rhyme（押韵词）[ra m]
Words
…
How to read a poem
2．How does the author illustrate his tips
A．By giving examples. B．By comparison.
C．By listing figures. D．By asking questions.
Global Reading
1. How many tips are given
Sound
Sense
How does it sound
an explorer in an unfamiliar
landscape
patient
fully understand a poem to appreciate it
Scan the lecture transcript and finish the table.
Poetry is a combination of “sound” and “sense”. More than any other type of literature, it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page. So, how to reveal this hidden dimension
Para.1
Question：
How is poetry different from other types of literature
More than other types of literature, it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.
Detailed Reading
Para.2
1．What does “follow your ears” mean
It means you should read a poem aloud.Because even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp，you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud.
2. Good qualities to notice in a poem
rhythm
repeated words
rhymes
other special effects
a better understanding of the poem in the end
How do you feel when you read them aloud
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low, breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
Blow him again to me;
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
low,
blow,
blow,
Rhyming words
Repeated
sea
me
Question:
What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem
Second, approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape. Ask some basic questions about the poem. Who is talking Who is being talked to What is being described Is there a sense of place Are there other people or objects there As you explore the poem, you will begin to see images in your mind. What are those images, and what happens when they are put together This combination is often complex or even contradictory. As you slowly explore your surroundings, you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem. Read these lines, pay attention to the image of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.
Para.3
some
basic
questions
about the
poem
Who is talking
Who is being talked to
What is being described
Is there a sense of place
Are there other people or objects there
Images
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill　　　　 　
of things unknown
but longed for still　　　　　
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.　　　　
What images come into your mind when you are reading it
Imagine the image (Para 3)
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill　　　　 　
of things unknown
but longed for still　　　　　
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.　　　　
contradictory（矛盾）images
It shows the admiration of the flying bird and show sympathy on the caged bird.
Third, if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort, just have some patience. You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once. Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job. So if you do not get it, set the poem aside and come back to it later. As an explorer, you will not reach your goal immediately—you need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination. This may seem difficult at first, but when you finally make your great discovery, your efforts will be rewarded. Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings. Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.
Para.4
What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand
What should you do when you have difficulty in understanding a poem
What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand
They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.
What should you do when you have difficulty in understanding a poem
We should set it aside and come back to it later. With our insight into life becoming deeper, we may one day find it not so hard to understand at all.
Read these lines from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and try to find out what they mean.
罗伯特·弗罗斯特
(Robert Frost)
(1874.3.26-1963.1.29）
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
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。
(1)What did the tired traveler walk past
A．A sea. B．A desert. C．A forest. D．A hill.
(2)Did he want to leave
A．Yes. B．No.
(3)The tired traveler didn’t want to leave because of __________________.His poem shows the contradictory thought between the dream and ___________.It shows the poet’s thought of life and society.
the beauty of the forest
the reality
Finally, remember that you do not have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it. You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty. As long as the journey of poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning, it will have been worth your effort.
Para.5
Question :
What is more important in appreciating a poem
Making us feel something or letting us perceive another level of meaning
Poetry’s combination of “sound” and “sense” makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal reality for the everlasting beauty. Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!
Para.6
The last paragraph echoes the beginning by repeating “poetry is the combination of “sound”and “sense”again, which makes the lecture more coherent.
Question:
What do you think of the last paragraph
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Appreciation
A Spring Morning
By Meng Haoran
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and showers,
How many are the fallen flowers!
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
“A Spring Morning” reveals the poet’s love of spring and his regret of its departure.
…
In “Dreams”, the poet emphasizes the importance of having dreams in one’s life.
…
Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer, what other tips can you give on how to read a poem
Critical thinking
From my point of view, to understand a poem better, we should also know more about the poet and the background in which the poem was created—the theme of a poem usually has a close relationship with the background in which the poet wrote it.
set aside
remote
complex
contradictory
Interpreting
rewarded
constantly
dig up
Thank you