Warming up and Warming up and listeninglisteningUn i t4A Garden of PoemsTwinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are! Little star (Jane Taylor)Poetrypoemssongslimericksrhymessonnetsfree verseis a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme.is a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme.A sonnetrhymeA rhyme is a short poem in which the last word in the line has the same sound as the last word in another line, especially the next one. A rhymeGood, better, best!Never have it rest!Till good is better,And better, best!Another rhyme Another rhymePeople laugh and people crySome give up some always trySome say hi while some say byeOthers may forget you but never I. 静夜思 李白窗前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。Thoughts on a still nightBefore my bed a pool of light,Can it be hoarfrost on the ground?Looking up, I find the moon bright;Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.A limerick is a humorous short poem which is made up of five lines. Usually, lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme, while lines 3 and 4 also rhyme. The first line always introduces a certain person from a certain place. limerickThe second line usually gives some special information or a wish of that person. The third and the fourth line describe some complication or difficulty and the last line is the punch line: it reveals what’s wrong. A large lady from Corfu,Wished to travel to Peru.But whether buses or trainsOr boarding aeroplanes,There wasn’t a door she’d get through.Limericks1Corfu is an island that belongs to Greece.Peru is a country...
