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Unit 4 Exploring poetry
Welcome to the unit & Reading(I)
诗者,志之所之也,在心为志,发言为诗。
——《毛诗序》
该句出自中国古代诗歌理论文献《毛诗序》。《毛诗》是西汉初年鲁国的毛亨和赵国的毛苌所辑、注的《诗经》版本,《毛诗序》即为它所作的序言,其作者不详。这句话说明了诗歌具有抒情言志的功能。
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”
床前明月光,疑似地下霜。
——李白
两情若是久长时,又岂在朝朝暮暮。
——秦观
If love between both sides can last forever,
Why need they stay together night and day
A pool of moonlight before bed, took it to be frost on the ground.
Lead-in
Long and winding is the road ahead, I will keep searching and probing between heaven and earth.
路漫漫其修远兮,
吾将上下而求索。
——屈原
If you have a friend who knows your heart.
Distance cannot keep you two apart.
海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
——王勃
冬天来了,春天还会远吗?
——雪莱
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind
——Percy Shelley
Liberty and love, these two I must have.
For my love I’ll sacrifice My life.
For liberty I’ll sacrifice My love.
——Sandor Petofi
生命诚可贵,爱情价更高。
若为自由故,二者皆可抛。
——裴多菲
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
Welcome to the unit
flowers
lying
crying
showers
梦想
兰斯顿 休斯
紧紧抓住梦想
梦想若是消亡
生命就像鸟儿折了翅膀
再也不能飞翔
紧紧抓住梦想
梦想若是消丧
生命就像贫瘠的荒野
雪覆冰封,万物不再生长
Dreams
By Langston HugHes
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 filed
Frozen with snownow
die
fly
go
snow
“A Spring Morning” reveals the poet’s _______ of spring and his _______ at spring’s departure.
“Dreams” emphasizes the _____________ of having dreams in one’s life.
What are the themes (主题) of the two poems
How do you like the two poems
love
regret
importance
Why do people read poems
1. Why do people read poems
2. What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it
Rhyme 押韵
Words 用词
Rhetorical devices 修辞手法
…
How to read a poem?
“We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion...”
Fast Reading
para.1
How to reveal poetry’s __________________
Follow your ______
Approach the poem like __________
Have ________to interpret the meaning of a poem.
Remember it’s not necessary to____________________
Enjoy the journey in the world of ________
ears
an explorer
patience
fully understand a poem
poetry
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5
para.6
Read the transcript and find the main idea.
hidden dimension
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Structure
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
How to reveal poetry’s hidden dimension
Follow your ears
Approach the poem like an explorer
Have patience to interpret the meaning of a poem.
Remember it’s not necessary to fully
understand a poem
Enjoy the journey in the world of poetry
Introduction
Conclusion
Sound
Sense
Body
Lecture transcript
Detailed Reading
1. 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.(Line 1-2)
Read para.1 and answer the questions.
2. What aspects should you pay special attention to when
you read a poem aloud
Read para.2 and answer the questions.
It is better to ask______________________ rather than “What does it mean” at the beginning.
repeated words
other special effects
rhythm(节奏;律动)
rhymes(押韵;韵脚)
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.
3. Read aloud the stanza from Sweet and Low.
Analyse how does it sound according to the good qualities
Firstly, the words “___________________” are repeated.
Secondly, there are several rhyming words:
“low” rhyming with “________” and “______”, “sea” rhyming with “___________”.
Wind of the western sea
blow
go
me
Read Para. 3 and answer the following questions.
basic
questions
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
What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem
Line 21-23
玛雅·安吉罗
(Maya Angelou)
美国黑人作家、诗人、剧作家、编辑、演员、导演和教师
The caged bird sings 笼中之鸟,
with a fearful trill 撕心裂肺,啼啭啾啾
of things unknown 所唱是未知之物,
but longed for still 却依然渴求
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill 歌声传到了远处的山丘
for the caged bird sings of freedom.
因为笼中的鸟儿在歌唱自由。
(From “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou)
(摘自玛雅 安吉洛《笼中鸟》)
Q2. What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand
Q1. what should you do if you don’t get the meaning of a poem
Read para.4 and answer the question
You should set the poem aside and come back to it later.
They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.(Line 47-49)
Read the poem and answer the question.
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.
1. What did the tired traveler walk past
A. sea B. desert C. forest D. hill
2. Did he want to leave
A. Yes B. No
1.The lecturer believes you need to abandon logical thinking to read a poem.
2.You have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.
Read para.5 and decide the statements are T or F.
T
F
What will poetry bring for us (para 6)
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.
Poetry is a combination of"'sound" and“'sense". As we all know, a poem usually 1._______(imply) a deeper meaning beyond the words . So, how to read a poem
First, you should follow your ears. Ask“How does it sound " instead of 2.______(ask) “What does it mean " It is not until you read the poem aloud many times 3.______you can say something about it. The rhythm,the repeated words and the rhymes are all good qualities to notice, 4.______can result in you getting a better understanding of the poem. Second, approach the poem like an explorer. As you slowly explore it 5._______( far), you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Third, be 6._______(patience). It is normal that you can’t understand a poem 7.______you only read it once. So, if you do not get it, set it 8._____ and come back to it later. Finally, remember that it is not necessary to 9.______( full ) understand a poem to appreciate it.10.___________(discover) its true inner beauty, you may need to abandon logical thinking.
implies
asking
that
which
further
patient
if
aside
fully
To discover
Consolidation
The passage below is about a student’s experience of reading poetry. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
I love reading poetry and I try to (1) ________ some time each day to read poems. Poetry can take me to (2) ________ mountaintops covered with mist; it can also take me inside someone else’s mind.
set aside
remote
B1
complex constantly contradictory dig up
interpret remote reward set aside
B Building your language
B Building your language
B Building your language
薄雾覆盖的山顶
Poetry can describe things that are too (3) ________ to express in any other way; it can also display the hidden beauty of simple and ordinary things.
I like poems that are (4) ____________: it is exciting when the poet starts with one particular image, and then adds something that seems to be out of place—it is the lines which stick out that make a poem interesting.
contradictory
complex constantly contradictory dig up
interpret remote reward set aside
complex
不合适的,不协调的
显眼;伸出;突出
too...to 太...而不能
展现隐藏的美丽
普通的,寻常的
(5) ____________ poetry can be difficult, but what I love about poetry is that it makes me wonder—sometimes it is like a riddle that I want to solve, or a question that I want to answer. When I start reading a new poem, I may say to myself, “This is confusing
— I don't like it.” However, many of my favourite poems are the ones I did not like at first. With poetry, I know I have to be patient: I will not be (6) __________ immediately, but when I finally understand a poem, it will stay with me for a long time.
complex constantly contradictory dig up
interpret remote reward set aside
Interpreting
rewarded
谜语
留在我身边
令人困惑的
Also, when I read poetry regularly, I (7) ___________ discover new things—even in poems that I have read many times before. Reading poetry is like trying to find and (8)___________ a treasure: I can use a poem as a treasure map that will eventually guide me to exciting new discoveries.
complex constantly contradictory dig up
interpret remote reward set aside
constantly
dig up
guide sb. to sth. 引导某人
藏宝图
频繁地,有规律地
B2
The lecture transcript uses some compound adjectives. Note the following words and think of more compound adjectives formed in similar ways. Then fill in the table with as many compound adjectives as you can.
Forming compound adjectives
Compound adjectives are formed with two or more words. Some of them are written together as one word and some are joined by one or more hyphens. 复合形容词由两个或两个以上的词组成。它们中的一些写在一起作为一个单词,一些由一个或多个连字符连接。
noun + verb-ing
noun + verb-ed
noun + adjective
adverb + verb-ing
heartbreaking 令人心碎的, time-consuming 耗时的, eye-catching 引人注目的
handmade 手工制作的, tongue-tied 结结巴巴的,
sun-dried 晒干的
world-famous 举世闻名的, homesick 思乡的,
duty-free 免税的
fast-flowing 水流湍急的, bestselling 畅销的,
far-reaching 影响深远的
painstaking 艰苦的,辛勤的
snow-covered 被雪覆盖的
lifelong 终身的
everlasting 永恒的
Thank you!