Unit2AFewSimpleFormsofEnglishPoems1.Canyourememberanypoemsyouhavereadinschool,eitherinChineseorinEnglish?2.Howmanypoetsdoyouknow?DuFu(realism)LiBai(romantic)(nature)WangWeiBaiJuyiShakespeare(1564—1616)Shelley(1792—1822)Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?---ShelleyOdetothewestwind(西风颂)ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?我能否将你比作夏天?Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:你比夏天更美丽温婉。Roughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsof,狂风将五月的蓓蕾凋残,MayAndsummer'sleasehathalltooshortadate:夏日的勾留何其短暂。Whatarethecharacteristicsofpoems?Canyougivemesomeexamples?Poemshavebeats.Theymayrhymeormaynotrhyme—buttheyhavetohaverhythms.Thisbeatisnotalwaysobvious,butit’susuallythere.11YouneedtorecitetheChinesetraditionalpoemsaccordingtotheirEnglishtranslationassoonaspossible.12AQuietNightAbed,Iseeasilverlight,Iwonderifit'sfrostaground.Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright;Bowing,inhomesicknessI'mdrowned.静夜思---李白床前明月光,疑是地上霜。举头望明月,低头思故乡。13•Iseekbutseekinvain,•Isearchandsearchagain;•Ifeelsosad,sodrear,solonely,withoutcheer.寻寻觅觅,冷冷清清,凄凄惨惨戚戚。---李清照声声慢14蓦然回首,那人却在灯火阑珊处WhenallatonceIturnmyhead,findhertherelantern(灯笼)lightisdimly(朦胧地)shed.15Till,raisingmycup,Iaskedthebrightmoon,Tobringmemyshadowandmakeusthree.举杯邀明月,对影成三人。——李白《月下独酌》16Wildfireneverquiteconsumesthem--Theyaretalloncemoreinthespringwind.野火烧不尽,春风吹又生。17Howlongwillthebrightmoonappear?Wine-cupinhand,Iaskthesky.Idonotknowwhattimeofyear,Itwouldbetonightinthepalaceonhigh.水调歌头明月几时有?把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年?———苏轼18Ilookforherinvain.WhenallatonceIturnmyhead,Ifindhertherewherelanternlightisdimlyshed.众里寻他千百度,蓦然回首,那人却在,灯火阑珊处。青玉案.元夕---辛弃疾19Amongthelivings,bethegreatest.Amongthedead,bethestrongest.生当做人杰,死亦为鬼雄。——李清照《夏日绝句》20Ifyouwouldaskmehowmysorrowhasincreased,Justseetheover-brimmingriverflowingeast!问君能有几多愁,恰似一江春水向东流。——《虞美人》李煜21Listentoapoemintheformofsong.2223Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare.Upabovetheworldsohigh,Likeadiamondinthesky.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare!Findoutsomethingspecialattheendofthelinesrhyme(押韵)24Rhymeandrhythmareessentialtopoetry.Withoutrhythm,therewouldn’tbepoems.TwinkletwinklelittlestarHowIwonderwhatyouare,UpabovetheworldsohighLikeadiamondinthesky.强弱强弱强弱强构成一个韵节的四种情况:强+弱,强+弱弱弱+强,弱+强rhythm(节奏)25诗歌诗人诗歌(总称)韵,压韵的词(n.)压韵(v.)节奏(n.)有节奏的(adj.)poempoetpoetryrhymerhythmrhythmicSomeusefulwords26AFewSimpleFormsofEnglishPoems27scanning1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?It’sabout____.A.thedevelopmentofEnglishpoemsB.thefutureofEnglishpoemsC.allkindsofEnglishpoemsD.somekindsofEnglishpoems281.Whydopeoplewritepoetry?2.Howmanykindsofpoemsdoesthetextmention?Whatarethey?FivekindsNurseryrhymesListpoemsCinquainHaikuTangpoems童谣清单诗五行诗俳句诗唐诗AB&CD&EF&GHskimming29Hush,littlebaby,don’tsayaword,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird.Ifthatmockingbirdwon’tsing,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouadiamondring.Ifthatdiamondringturnstobrass,Papa’sgoingtobuyyoualooking-glass.Ifthatlooking-glassgetsbroke,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouabilly-goat.Ifthatbilly-goatrunsaway,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.PoemA:anurseryrhymethatillustratesafather’sloveforhisbabyCarefulreading:ListentopoemAandpayattentiontoitsrhyminglinesandwords.30Hush,littlebaby,don’tsayaword,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird.Ifthatmockingbirdwon’tsing,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouadiamondring.Ifthatdiamondringturnstobrass,Papa’sgoingtobuyyoualookingglass.Ifthatlooking-glassgetsbroke,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouabilly-goat.Ifthatbilly-goatrunsaway,Papaisgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.Nurseryrhyme(童谣)[ə:d][in][a:s][əu][ei]31CarefulreadingReadthepoembyyourselfagainandchoosethebestanswer1.What’sthebaby’sfathergoingtobuyifthemirrorgetsbroken?A.amockingbirdB.adiamondringC.lookingglassD.abilly-goat2.WhatisPapagoingtobuyforthebabyifthatbilly-goatrunsaway?A.alookingglassB.todayC.anotherbilly-goatD.nothing32Gothroughthesepoems•小宝宝,别说话,爸爸给你买个小嘲鸟。•小嘲鸟,不会唱,爸爸给你买个钻石戒。•钻石戒,变成铜,爸爸给你买个小镜子。•小镜子,打破了,爸爸给你买个小山羊。•小山羊,跑掉了,爸爸再去给你买一只。33thefeaturesofthispoemNurseryrhyme:•-acommontypeofchildren’spoetry•-havingstrongrhythmandrhyme•-havingalotofrepetition34ReadPoemB&Candanswerthefollowingquestions35Isawafish-pondallonfireIsawafish-pondallonfire,Isawahousebowtoasquire,Isawapersontwelve-feethigh,Isawacottageinthesky,Isawaballoonmadeoflead,Isawacoffindropdowndead,Isawtwosparrowsrunarace,Isawtwohorsesmakinglace,Isawagirljustlikeacat,Isawakittenwearahat,Isawamanwhosawthesetoo,AndsaidthoughstrangetheyallweretruePoemB:anamusingnonsensepoemwhichdescribesimagesofsomeridiculousthings36FormsofpoemsFeaturesListpoems(B&C)AflexiblelinelengthRepeatedphrasesNotalwayshaverhymingwords37Wewouldhavewon…IfJackhadscoredthatgoal,Ifwe’dhadjustafewmoreminutes,Ifwehadtrainedharder,IfBenhadpassedtheballtoJoe,Ifwe’dhadthousandsoffansscreaming,IfIhadn’ttakenmyeyeofftheball,Ifwehadn’tstayedupsolatethenightbefore,Ifwehadn’ttakeiteasy,Ifwehadn’trunoutofenergy.Wewouldhavewon…Ifwe’dbeenbetter!OurfirstfootballmatchPoemC:Aboutlosingafootballmatchandthewriterlistsalotofexcusesfortheirfailure381.Whatsportsdoyouthinkthespeakeriswritingabout?2.Didhisorherteamwinthegame?3.Howmanyexcusesdidtheymaketoexplainwhythedidn’twin?4.Doesthespeakerreallybelievehisorherownexcuse?Howdoy