poems Unit 2 Poems Do you remember any little poems or songs you learned when you were a child?

a nursery rhyme in Wenzhou dialect 姆姆你显能 　　阿妈教你吃馄饨 　　馄饨汤，喝眼光 　　馄饨肉，配白粥 　　馄饨皮，配番薯 　　馄饨碗，吃爻倒端转

What are the features(特点) of this little poem? nursery rhyme 童谣 easy to read easy to remember (repetition) have a kind of rhythm(节奏) have a kind of rhyme (押韵) ……

Have a try! Which words rhyme? base afraid story fail glad night mad tale glory recite shade embrace Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry.

Can you find the rhyme? Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky

Why do people write poems? to tell a story to express feelings to make others laugh …

1. to show the poet’s determination to fight to the end A.《枫桥夜泊》 2. to tell readers to value love 3. to tell a story of an old man coming home which he left long ago 4. to describe friendship 5. to convey (show) the poet’s feeling of homesickness. 6. to describe a night scene A.《枫桥夜泊》 B.《赠汪伦》 C.《回乡偶书》 D.《红豆》 E.《过零丁洋》 F.《静夜思》 （唐、张继） （唐、李白） （唐、贺知章） （唐、王维） （宋、文天祥） （唐、李白）

A few Simple Forms of English Poems

Are all the poems you read in the same length? Do poets write the same form of poems?

How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they? 童谣 清单诗 五行诗 俳句诗 唐诗

features(特征) of nursery rhymes a. They are a common type of _________ poetry. b. They r_______, have strong r______ and a lot of r_________. children’s hyme hythm epetition

Poem A has rhyming lines. Can you tell me its rhyming words? 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 is going to buy you another today.

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 is going to buy you another today.

1.What’s the baby’s father going to buy if the looking glass gets broken? A. a mocking bird B. a diamond ring C. a looking glass D. a billy-goat 2. What is Papa going to buy for the baby if that billy-goat runs away? A. a looking glass B. today C.another billy-goat D. nothing

features(特征) of list poems A list poem is a poem that lists things. It has a ________(灵活的) line length and repeated phrases, and some rhyme while others do not. flexible

New words in the poem B squire cottage lead sparrow coffin lace kitten 乡绅 村舍，小屋 铅 麻雀 棺材 蕾丝，花边 小猫

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.

New phrases in the poem C take it easy run out of 放松，不紧张 用完 This morning I took a taxi to No. 14 Middle School. I was very nervous and the driver noticed it. He comforted me, “____________; there’s nothing difficult.” I felt a little bit relaxed after his encouragement. But an embarrassing (尴尬的) thing happened when I arrived. I found I had ___________ my money. Take it easy run out of

Read poem C and answer the following questions 1. What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2. Did his or her team win the game? 3. How many excuses did they make to explain why the didn’t win? 4. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse? Football No Nine No

features(特征) of the haiku It is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. It gives a clear picture and creates a special feeling in just a few words.

Poem F 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ A fallen blossom Which season do the two poems describe? Poem F A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch Look, a butterfly 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！

Poem G 雪儿溶化了 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童 Snow having melted The whole village is brimful Of happy children 雪儿溶化了 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童

Where she awaits her husband, On and on the river flows 　　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。　　　　　　 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 traveller return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian)

What emotions does the poem try to convey? loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow

features(特征) of cinquains The cinquain is ___________(由…组成) _____ lines. It shows a strong picture in just a few words made up of five

a cinquain ------1 noun Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting , laughing Friend and enemy too mine Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping , dreading Week in, week out Endless ------2 adjectives ------3 verbs ------4 words ------1 word

Create a conquain in groups of four. Learn to write! Create a conquain in groups of four. Your conquain should be like this: ------1 noun X X, X X, X , X X X X X ------2 adjectives ------3 verbs ------4 words ------1 word

Firing, boiling, melting Filled with unselfish love Forever Ellen’s conquain Family Familiar, strange Firing, boiling, melting Filled with unselfish love Forever ------1 noun ------2 adjectives ------3 verbs ------4 words ------1 word 家 昔日的回忆，异地的思念 燃烧的，沸腾着，溶化了 满载无私的爱 直到永远

Summary Today we have enjoyed five types of English poems. 1.Can you tell me the names of these five types? 2.How about their features?

Homework Choose one poem which you like best to recite. 2. Write down the conquain you created.

Thank you!

Read the introduction of each form of poem carefully and fill in the blanks. Poetry is used to tell a story or _________ what will give us a strong impression. Or it is used to ________ certain ___________. _________________ is a common type of children’s poetry. They ________ children because of strong rhythm and _______ and also repetition, and make them easy to learn and ________ when they learn about language. List poems have a _______ line length and _________ phrases which give both a ________ and a rhythm to the poem. describe convey emotions Nursery rhymes delight rhyme recite flexible repeated pattern

4.Cinquain, a poem, consists of _______ lines, where students can convey a strong ______ in just a few words. 5. Haiku, a __________ form of poetry rather than a traditional form of English poetry, has ___________, and gives a clear picture and creates a ________ feeling in just a few words. 6. English speakers enjoy Tang poems from China_____________. A lot of Tang poetry has been ____________ into English. five picture Japanese 17 syllables special in particular translated

Limericks WOMEN If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman If you don't, you are not a man If you praise her, she thinks you are lying If you don't, you are good for nothing If you agree to all her likes, she is abusing If you don't, you are not understanding If you make romance, you are an 'experienced man' If you don't you are half a man If you visit her too often, she thinks it is boring If you don't, she accuses you of double crossing If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy If you don't, you are a dull boy ….. "O LORD, tell me what to do. AMEN"

Why do 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 describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyric of a song

2. The woman has 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.

Why do 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

Check Yourself! A clumsy young fellow named Tim, Was never taught how to swim, He fell off a dock (码头), And sunk like a rock, And that was the end of him.