If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Shelley--- Ode to the west wind Unit 2

Can you remember any poems you learned when you were a child? Can you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any? Warming Up

In the quiet night So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed--- Could there have been a frost already? Lifting myself to look, I found that it was moonlight. Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of my home. By Li Bai 静夜思 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 抬头望明月，低头思故乡。

Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry. Without rhythm, there wouldn’t be poems. Can you find something like a poem?

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.) poem poet poetry rhyme rhythm rhythmic

Why do people write poems? People write poems to tell a story to express feelings to make others laugh to tell the life or friendship to delight the kids to tell stories to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyric of a song

A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS Reading

◆ What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about? Five kinds of poems Nursery rhymes Cinquain List poems Haiku Tang poems

◆ What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about? Five kinds of poems Nursery rhymes Cinquain List poems Haiku Tang poems

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat If that billy-goat runs away, Papa’s going to buy you another today.

1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror goes broken? 2. What is the baby’s father going to do if goat runs away? He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat. He’s going to buy the baby another today. Poem A

I saw a fish-pond all on fire I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true.

Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, We would have won… if we’ve been better! Poem C

1. What sport do you think the speaker is writing about? Football. 2. Did his or her team win the game? No. 3. Why didn’t the players win? Write down three excuses that the speaker gives. didn’t have enough time; didn’t have thousands of fans screaming; stayed up too late; ran out of energy.

4. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuses? How do you know? No. Because at the end of the poem the speaker admitted that they didn’t play well enough to win. 5. Do you ever give excuses when you don’t win or do something?

Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless 兄弟 爱美，又爱运动 爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑 是我的朋友 也是我的敌人 夏日 困乏，刺激 干涸，枯萎，恐怖 周而复始 永无止境

Poem D,E 1. What subject is the speaker writing about? Poem D: His/ Her brother. Poem E: Summer.

2. Does the speaker like the subject? Give a reason for your answer. Poem D: Yes. Although the speaker describes a couple of negative aspects of his/ her brother, the reader can feel the affection that the speaker feels for his/ her brother. Poem E: No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker can’t wait until the summer is over. The words drooping, dreading, week in week out and endless convey this feeling.

A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 作者 Moritake 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 作者 Issa

Where she awaits her husband, On and on the river flows. Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the journey return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) 望夫石 王健 望夫处，江悠悠。 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风复雨， 行人归来石应语。

What is the story that the poem tells? Tell the story in your own words A woman’s husband has gone away. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw him. she waits and waits never moving form that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go. Poem H

The woman may have the feelings of : loneliness: she was alone watching her husband on the mountain top. love: she waited year after year despite wind and rain. trust: she believed her husband would come back one day. sorrow: year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad.

Forms of PoemsCharacteristics Nursery Rhymes Strong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to recite List Poems Repeated phrases and some rhyme Cinquain Made up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few words. Haiku Made up of 17 syllables; Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words. Tang Poems The translations have a free form. The characteristics of the forms of poems

Which poemABCDEFGH describes a person? tells a story? describes an aspect of a season? is about a sport? is about things that don’t make sense? is recited to a baby? describes a river scene? has rhyming words? √ √ √√√ √ √ √ √ √ √

Discussion: Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems? 1. Poems bring passion ( 激情 )to our life. 2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance. 3. Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful!