English English PoetryPoetry

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A Garden of A Garden of Poems Poems

Li Bai

Du Fu

Wang Wei

Words and Words and expressions:expressions:

play with play with 玩耍玩耍 ,, 熟练运用熟练运用grammar grammar 语法 语法 call up call up 召唤，使人想起，调动召唤，使人想起，调动 (( 力量、人员力量、人员

等等 ))stand out stand out 远远超过某人远远超过某人 (( 物物 ))glory glory 光荣光荣 ;; 荣誉荣誉 ;; 荣耀的事荣耀的事 ;; 壮丽壮丽sonnet sonnet 十四行诗十四行诗John Donne John Donne 约翰约翰 .. 多恩多恩John Milton John Milton 约翰约翰 .. 弥尔顿弥尔顿absence absence 不在不在 ; ; 缺席缺席 ; ; 缺乏缺乏Alexander Pope Alexander Pope 亚历山大亚历山大 .. 蒲柏蒲柏William Wordsworth William Wordsworth 威廉威廉 .. 华兹华斯 华兹华斯

district district 地区地区 ,, 区域区域the Lake District (the Lake District ( 英格兰西北部的英格兰西北部的 )) 湖区湖区isle (isle ( 用于诗歌或地名用于诗歌或地名 )) 岛岛atmosphere atmosphere 气氛气氛 ,, 情绪情绪 ,, 大气大气 ,, 大气层大气层introduction introduction 序言序言 ,, 介绍介绍 ,, 引进引进translate translate 翻译翻译translation translation 翻译翻译 ,, 译文译文embrace embrace 拥抱拥抱light up light up 照亮照亮come into being come into being 形成形成 ,, 产生产生

Words and expressions:Words and expressions:

Read the text quickly, then fill in the blanks according to the text. 1.Modern English started from about the end of the ______ century.

2.The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems by __________.

3. Byron’s Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of ______ poetry.

4. _____ and________ translated English poetry into Chinese between 1910 and the late 1930s.

16th

Su Dongpo

nature Lu XunLu Xun Guo MoruoGuo Moruo

Para. 1 More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with _____, ____ and ______. That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. Poetry also calls up all the ____, _____ and _____ _____of a dream world.

soundswordsgrammar

colorsfeelingscurious images

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

the ___ of poetry.

A. places B. times C. history D. features

DDtopic:

Para. 2 The form of Chinese poems is very important: the number of ____ and ________ in each line. Poetry often follows special patterns of _____and _____.

lines charactersrhythm

rhyme

topic: the features of Chinese poetry

Para. 3

TimeTime CharacteristicCharacteristic PoetsPoets sonnetsonnet

ShakespeareShakespeare

17th 17th centurycentury

the use of the use of surprisingsurprising images images

18th 18th century century

the end the end of the of the 16th16th

centurycenturyJohn DonnJohn Donn

e, e, John MiltoJohn Milto

nnAlexander Alexander Pope Pope

Paras. 4-5Paras. 4-5

19th19th

century century romantic poemsromantic poems& long poems & long poems nature poemsnature poems

ModernModernpoets poets

stand close to stand close to us both in the us both in the language & the language & the images they use images they use

John Keats John Keats WordsworthWordsworthG. Gordon ByrG. Gordon Byr

onon

the American the American poet poet

Robert FrostRobert Frost

Para.6

1910---1939

Lu Xun Guo Moruo

the introduction of English poetry to China

when?when?

Para. 7Para. 7

1. give us more ______1. give us more ______ 2. without losing the ____ of 2. without losing the ____ of the original work.the original work.

3. find new ways of _________ 3. find new ways of _________ yourselfyourself

4. understand ____ ____ _____.4. understand ____ ____ _____.

Topic:Topic:

choicechoicespiritspirit

expressingexpressingeach other bettereach other better

Translation or not?Translation or not?

Quietly, we embrace

In a world lit up by words

Our life is like the night. The words in poetry are like lamps, and we can communicate with other people that we would not have seen in the dark by the light of the lamps.

Listen to the whole text, then Listen to the whole text, then retell the text:retell the text:

Poetry has its own features: it plays witPoetry has its own features: it plays wit

h __, __and__, and calls up all the __, _h __, __and__, and calls up all the __, __, __ and __ of a dream world. So is Chi_, __ and __ of a dream world. So is Chinese poetry. The form is very importannese poetry. The form is very important: the number of__ and __ in each line, t: the number of__ and __ in each line, special patterns of __ and __. English pspecial patterns of __ and __. English poetry has different poets in different tioetry has different poets in different times. Such as __ at the end the 16th centmes. Such as __ at the end the 16th century, __ and__in the17th century, __ in tury, __ and__in the17th century, __ in the 18th century, __ , __and ___in the 19he 18th century, __ , __and ___in the 19th century. ____ in the 20th century. Enth century. ____ in the 20th century. English poetry and poets are bridges betwglish poetry and poets are bridges between ____ and _____. een ____ and _____.

Poetry is quite difficult to write and boring Poetry is quite difficult to write and boring to read.to read.

The number of lines and characters in each The number of lines and characters in each line is quite important for poems as well as line is quite important for poems as well as rhythm and rhyme.rhythm and rhyme.

William Shakespeare is only famous for his William Shakespeare is only famous for his plays.plays.

Romantic poems and nature poems are two Romantic poems and nature poems are two styles of English poems.styles of English poems.

Translating poems into other languages Translating poems into other languages can not only help people to read more but can not only help people to read more but also understand it without losing any spirit.also understand it without losing any spirit.

True or FalseTrue or False

(F(F))

(T)(T)

((FF))

(T)(T)

(F)(F)

Timeline of Great PoetsTimeline of Great Poets

16001600 190019001800180017001700 20002000

(1)(1)

(2)(2)(3)(3)

(4)(4)

(5)(5)

(6)(6)

(7)(7)

(8(8))Shakespeare

John Donne

John Milton Alexander Pope

Byron

John Keats

William Wordsworth

Robert Frost

Homework: writingHomework: writing

Write something about the Write something about the development of English development of English poetry according to the text.poetry according to the text.