Chinese poets 李白 杜甫

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Unit Four A garden of poems

2.Scan the text to answer the question. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai ? Whose of Su Dongpo ? Wordsworth,Byron and Keats remind readers of Du Fu and Li Bai. John Donne reminds readers of Su Dongpo. 1. How many foreign poets are mentioned in the text ? Who are they ? There’re 8. They’re William Shakespeare, John Donne, John Milton, Alexander Pope, George Gordon Byron, John Keats, William Wordsworth, and American poet Robert Frost.

Main idea of each paragraph : 1. The features of poetry. 2. Chinese poetry. 3. Early English poetry. 4. Modern English poetry in the 19th century. 6.The introduction of English poetry into China. 7. Why more people are interested in English poetry. 5. Why modern poems have special attention.

Three parts : 1. part1 (1-2) : The features of poetry. 2. part2 (3-5): English poetry. 3. part3 (6-7): Introduction and attraction of English poetry.

Careful Reading 1.Modern English came into being from about the end of the ___ century. A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th 2.The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems buy ___ A. Dufu B. Libai C. Su Dongpo D. Guo Moruo 3. Byron’s Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of ____ A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry 4.The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of _____century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th 5.____’s poetry reminds Chinese readers of the poems by Du Fu and Li Bai. A. Shakespeare B. Byron C. John Donne D. Robert Frost (C) (A) (B) (D) (C)

William Shakespeare Shakespeare is most famous for his _____. However, his _____ belong to the best English poetry. plays sonnets Details :

John Donne His works used ______ _______ that reminds Chinese readers of the works of poets such as ____________ Surprising images Su Dongpo

John Milton Once published, his work became famous for the ________ of _______ at the end of each line. absence rhyme

In the eighteenth century, it was _____________ who wrote the ______________ in England. Alexander Pope finest poems

George GordonByron William Wordsworth ________ poemsnature Isles of Greece and ________ sonnets

John Keats _____ _____ by John Keats have long been favorites. The style and atmosphere in their poems often led to comparison with Chines poets such as _______and ______. Long poems Du FuLi Bai ByronWordsworth

Robert Frost Modern poets have special attraction because they stand closest to us both in the ___________ and ___________. Language images

Discussion: To say that “poems and literature can be bridges” is an image. What other images could you use to express the same idea ? 2. Explain the short poem by Mu Dan in your own words.