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2. 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

3. 1. Why do people write poetry? 2. 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 Fast reading AB&CD&EF&GH

4. Forms of Poems Characteristics _______ Have strong _________ _______ Have a lot of ________ Easy to learn and to _________ Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Nursery rhymes rhythm and rhyme recite repetition

5. _________ Have a _______ line length & _________ phrases and some ______while others do not Easy to write Made up of ____________ Conveys a _______________ picture in just a few words List poems repeated five lines strong rhyme flexible Cinquain

6. A Japanese form of poetry Made up of ___________ Easy to write Gives a __________ picture Creates ______________ in just a few words The ___________ have a free form. translations 17 syllables clear a special feeling Haiku Tang Poems

7. 1.All the following make small children like nursery rhymes EXCEPT: A. strong rhyme B. strong rhythm C. much meaning D. a lot of repetition 2. What kinds of poems can be written by the students themselves easily? A. List poems and cinquain. B. Tang poetry and cinquain. C. Haiku and nursery rhymes. D. Cinquain and nursery rhymes.

8. 3. Children who learn and recite nursery rhymes can easily ____ A. form the ability of writing poems B. learn about their language C. make progress in studies D. produce love to their parents 4. Which of the following are English speakers interested in copying? A. Chinese and Japanese poems B. Chinese and French poems C. Japanese and American poems D. Japanese and Russian poems

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

10. 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. Nursery rhyme( 童谣 ) [ə:d] [i ŋ ] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

11. 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. List poem ( 清单诗 )

12. 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!

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

14. Does the speaker like summer? No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker is impatient/ bored. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey( 传达 ) this feeling. Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless

15. 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 Haiku ( 俳句诗 ) 17 syllables

16. 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 journeyer return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) 1. What’s the title ? A. 蝶恋花 B. 竹枝词 C. 望夫石 D. 一剪梅 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。

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