(共24张PPT)
M8U1 Project
Learning objectives
By the end of period, you will be able to
learn how to appreciate a poem
write your own poems
Enjoy a song
Lead-in
1759
Poor
A Red, Red Rose
Funny, pleasant
to be around
Preview work (about the poet)
1796
Alloy, Scotland
The Holy Fair
To a Mouse
Encouraged him to write poetry
Nelly Kirkpatrick
The day was declared a holiday----------. (line 13-14)
The monument in honor of him ----------. (line 13)
All of Scotland mourned Burn’s death, --------. (line 10-11)
The house in Alloyway where Burns ----------. (line 15-16)
Year of birth Place of birth Year of death Family status Personality
________ ___________ ___________ _________ __________
Main works _____________ , _________________, ________________
His first love Name
Influence on him
The ways people memorize
him
It focuses on freedom, beauty, dreams and nature, uses imagination and touches on strong feelings
Romantic Movement(1780-1830)
Preview work (about the movement)
Background information
Robert Burns was a poor but educated man, a
great poet for songs and lyrics(抒情诗), He lived a
very short life, from 1759 to 1796, but his life
journey through poverty, informal education,
disappointed love, nationalism, and literary success
can be remembered by all Scots and people all over
the world. He is now considered a
national poet of Scotland.
Background information
‘A Red, Red Rose’ is probably the most famous of all
English love poems. The poem is supposed to be a
song sung by an Irish sailor to his sweetheart before
his ship sailed off to sea. Burns revised it to show
his faithful love to his Jean. And the song inspired
many poets and lovers in China.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June:
O my Luve’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune!
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns
Appreciation
The theme of Burns's poem is about love. Burns uses two similes to define his love for the lady of his affections-- both a rose, and a melody "sweetly play'd in tune". It seems as though he's leaving for a period of time, and this is a farewell poem to his lass. However, before he leaves, he is declaring his undying devotion, saying that the oceans will dry up before his love for her runs out. It is a simple, yet classic love poem.
Section 1
O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June:
O my Luve’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune!
The speaker presents two_______, the first comparing his______ to a _____and the second comparing his ____to a______. The speaker also uses _________to express his feelings—“_____________” in lines 1 and 3; “__________” and “_____________” in lines 2 and 4.
similes
love
rose
love
melody
repetition
my luve‘s like
that’s newly
that's sweetly
The speaker addresses the young lady as bonnie (pretty). Bonnie comes from the French word “bon” (good). In the last line of the section, ___means ___and _____means_____. This line introduces to the poem a figure of speech---_________.
Section 2
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry:
a'
all
gang
go
hyperbole
Section 3
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
The speaker links the first line of the third section with the last line of the second section by________. The speaker continues __________in the second and fourth lines. He also again relies on _______in the third line by ________the third line of the second section.
repetition
hyperbole
repetition
repeating
Section 4
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
The speaker again addresses his beloved, noting that though he must leave her for a while he will return for her even if he must travel ten thousand miles. ________occurs in the first and second lines, and ________occurs in the last line. Fare-thee-weel means fare thee well.
Repetition
hyperbole
Summary
1.Why does the spelling of the words
look rather strange?
2.What is the structure of this poem?
3. What is the theme of the poem?
4. Can you find the rhymes in this poem ?
5. What figures of speech are used in this poem?
Analysis of the poem
Spelling
Structure
Figures of spech
Theme
Rhyme
comparison, repetition,hyperbole
June-tune, I-dry, sun-run, while-mile
four lines, four sections
deep and direct love
dialects
Put the old English into modern English
Old Scottish English Modern English
luve
melodie
thou art
thee
gang
Till a’ the seas
wi’ the sun
the sands o’ life
Tho’ it were
fare thee weel
Put the old English into modern English
melody
love
Though it were
Till all the seas
go
you
you are
fare you well
the sands of life
with the sun
The use of those Scottish dialects not only
make the poem simple but also makes the
poem moving and give off rural style.
Old Scottish English Modern English
luve
melodie
thou art
thee
gang
Till a’ the seas
wi’ the sun
the sands o’ life
Tho’ it were
fare thee weel
Repetition
(反复)
Hyperbole
(夸张)
Comparison
/Simile (明喻)
Figures of speech
A Red, Red Rose
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June:
O my Luve’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune!
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns
Sample One
Hold Fast to Dreams
Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die.
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That can never fly.
Hold fast to dreams,
For when dreams go.
Life is a barren field,
Frozen only with snow.
Never Give up
Never give up,
Never lose hope.
Always have faith,
It allows to cope.
Hard times will pass,
As they always do.
Just have patience,
Your dreams will come true.
So put on a smile,
You will live through your pain.
Know it will pass,
And strength you will gain
Sample two
Time to be a poet
Write a short poem beginning with
“ my… is like -----”
2- 4 lines
Theme: love, friendship, family, etc.
Using rhyming words is preferred
Trust no future, however pleasant
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act, act in the living present!
Heart within, and God overhead!
If you fail, let it be!
Just try again until you made it!
别信靠未来,无论未来的憧憬多么可爱!
让死亡的过去永远埋葬!
行动,就在此时此刻行动起来!
坚定的心灵,上帝的指引!
如果失败了,让它去吧!
站起来再努力一次,直至成功!
Love Poems
Enjoy Life!
Thank you!