PeoplelaughandpeoplecrySomegiveupsomealwaystrySomesayhiwhilesomesaybyeOthersmayforgetyoubutneverI.ArhymeLifeByLangstonHughesLifecanbedreams,Lifecanbegreatthoughts,Lifecanmeanaperson,Sittinginacount.Lifecanbedirty,Lifecanbepainful;Butlifeiswhatyoumakeit,Sotrytomakeitbeautiful.Lifecanbegood,Lifecanbebad,Lifeismostlycheerful,Butsometimessad.Unit4AgardenofpoemsReading:EnglishPoetryGuessfromthetitlewhichofthefollowingtopicswillbeintroducedinthispassage?EarlyEnglishpoetsThe19thcenturyromanticpoetsChinesepoetsandpoetryIntroductionofEnglishpoetrytoChinaEnglishpoetryScanning:I.Choosethebestanswer.1.ModernEnglishcameintobeingfromabouttheendofthe_______century.A16thB17thC18thD19th2.ThepoetryofJohnDonneremindsChinesereadersofthepoemsby_______.A.DuFuB.LiBaiC.SuDongpoD.GuoMoruoAC3.Byron’sIslesofGreece(1824)isanexampleof_________.A.asonnetB.romanticpoetryC.naturepoetryD.modernpoetry4.ThewiderpublicinChinadiscoveredEnglishpoetryatthebeginningofthe_________century.A17thB18thC19thD20thBDII.Whatdothewordsinredreferto.Para1Thatmakespoetrydifficulttowrite,butveryinterestingtoread.Para3Despiteitsshorthistory,thereisalotofgoodpoetryaround.Para4Thestyleandatmosphereintheirpoemshasoften…Para.5Finally,modernpoetshavetheirspecial…inthelanguageandimagestheyuse.Para.7Theycanhelpustounderstandeachotherbetter,…Para1Thatmakespoetrydifficulttowrite,butveryinterestingtoread.Para3Despiteitsshorthistory,thereisalotofgoodpoetryaround.Poetryplayswithsounds,wordsandgrammar.Englishpoetry’sPara.5Finally,modernpoetshavetheirspecial…inthelanguageandimagestheyuse.Para.7Theycanhelpustounderstandeachotherbetter,…Para4Thestyleandatmosphereintheirpoemshasoften…modernpoetsWilliamWordsworth,Byron,JohnKeatspoemsandliteratureIII.FindouttheEnglishpoetswhohavebeenmentionedinthispassage?WilliamShakespeareJohnDonneJohnMiltonAlexanderPopeWilliamWordsworthGeorgeGordonByronJohnKeatsRobertFrostJohnMiltonRobertFrost14324132GeorgeGordonByronWilliamShakespeareWilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)wasaworld-famousPlaywright,whosewell-knownplaysinclude:RemeoandJulietKingLearOthelloTheMerchantofVeniceBesides,HissonnetsalsobelongtothebestEnglishpeotry.Asonnetisapoemthathas14lines,eachlinehas14syllables(音节),andthepoemhasafixedpatternofrhymes.HamletJohnMilton(1608-1674)apoetandpolitician.HismostfamouspoemParadiseLost(失乐园)isquitealongonewhichalsotellspeopleastory.GeorgeGordonByron(1788-1824)aromanticpoet.Byron’seffectonEuropeanpoetry,music,novel,opera,andpaintinghasbeengreat.RobertFrost(1874-1963),oneofAmerica’sleading20th-centurypoetsandafour-timewinnerofthePulitzerPrize(普利策奖).FrostwroteaboutfarmandcountrylifeinearlyAmerica.Let’sappreciateapoembyRobertFrost.WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,Hishouseisinthevillagethough;Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.MylittlehorsemustthinkitqueerTostopwithoutafarmhousenear,BetweenthewoodsandfrozenlakeThedarkesteveningoftheyear.StoppingbyWoodsonASnowyEveningHegiveshisharnessbellsashakeToaskifthereissomemistake.Theonlyothersound’sthesweepOfeasywindanddownyflake.Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.--RobertFrost