Unit2 Poems If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Shelley--- Ode to the west wind (西风颂)

Quiz in Chinese traditional poems Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation?

春晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟． 夜来风雨声，花落知多少． Tang Poem A SPRING MORNING I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Everywhere round me the singing of birds, But now I remember the night, the storm, And I wonder how many blossoms were broken. 春晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟． 夜来风雨声，花落知多少．

So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed--- 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。 举头望明月， 低头思故乡。

问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 ———李煜 If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! Translated by Xu Yuanchong 《虞美人》 问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 ———李煜

明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ ——— 苏轼 How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 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

众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 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

Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind. 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

A Few Simple Forms of English Poems Reading A Few Simple Forms of English Poems

Why do people write poems? to tell a story to express feelings to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident to make others laugh to tell the life or friendship to delight the kids to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyrics of a song

Fast reading H A B&C D&E F&G 1. How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they? H A B&C D&E F&G

Structure of the passage Para 1: Brief introduction Para 2: Nursery rhymes Para 3: List poems Para 4: Cinquain poems Para 5: Haiku poems Para 6: Tang poems

Nursery rhymes Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes. strong rhythm strong rhyme a lot of repetition Underline the pair of rhyming words.

A Nursery rhyme(童谣) 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. [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

List poems Read Para 3 and answer the following question. What are list poems like? A flexible line length repeat phrases Some have rhyme while others do not. underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.

B List poem (清单诗) 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. B List poem (清单诗)

C 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, if we’ve been better! C

POEM C : Answer the following questions 1. Did his team win the game? 2. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win? 3. Does the speaker really believe his own excuse? No Nine No The reason why they are fail is that they are not good enough. If no, what is the reason for their failure?

Cinquain poems Read Para 4 and answer the following question. How many lines is the cinquain made up of? five lines Listen and observe Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the characteristics of the two poems.

Five lines D Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful ,athletic Teasing, shouting ,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

E Does the speaker like the topic? Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless Does the speaker like the topic? E: No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker cannot wait. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey this feeling.

Haiku poems Read Para 5 carefully and find out the similarity and difference between Cinquain and Haiku . Similarity: easy to write a clear picture convey a special feeling Difference: 5 lines 17 syllables Enjoy two poems

F G 17 syllables A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, Haiku (俳句诗 ) F A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) 17 syllables 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ G 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa)

Poem H: Tang Poem Read this poem and answer the following questions. What is the story that the poem tell? Tell the story in your own words.

H A.蝶恋花 B.竹枝词 C.望夫石 D.一剪梅 Where she awaits her husband, 　　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。 1. What’s the title ? A.蝶恋花 B.竹枝词 C.望夫石 D.一剪梅 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) H

? Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow ? A. loneliness C. love D. trust G. sorrow

Characteristics Form Nursery Rhymes Haiku List Poems Cinquain They have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition. Nursery Rhymes They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling. Haiku They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write. List Poems They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write. Cinquain Their translations have a free form. Tang Poems

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