Warmingup,listeningandSpeakingUnit4AGardenofPoemspoemsongrhyme(押韵诗)limerick(打油诗)freeverse(自由诗)sonnet(十四行诗)Pickanapple,Pickapear,Pickabananaoverthere.Let’swork,andlet’splay,Pickingappleseveryday!ArhymepearthereplaydayAlargeladyfromCorfu,WishedtotraveltoPeru.ButWhetherbusesortrainsOrboardingaeroplanes,Therewasn’tadoorshe’dgetthrough.What’sthemeaningofthislimerick?CorfuisanislandthatbelongstoGreece.PeruisacountryonthenortheastcoastofLatinAmerica.AteacherfromSingapore.TaughtatmiddleschoolNo4.Itdidn’ttakestudentslongToseesomethingwaswrong:Themanwasasmadasadoor!Whatisthepatternofeachpoem?Thelimerickismadeupof5lines.Usually,lines1,2,and5rhyme,(Corfu,Peru,through;Singapore,4,door),whilelines3and4alsorhyme(trains,Aeroplanes;long,wrong).Pattern:aabbaIt’sfunny.Itiswrittenjusttomakeotherslaugh.madtalegloryrecitecowshadeisleembracesmilebaseafraidstoryploughfailgladnightWhichwordsrhyme?(Ex.2p.30)AlargeladyfromCorfu,WishedtotraveltoPeru.ButWhetherbusesortrainsOrboardingaeroplanes,Therewasn’tadoorshe’dgetthrough.AteacherfromSingapore.TaughtatmiddleschoolNo4.Itdidn’ttakestudentslongToseesomethingwaswrong:Themanwasasmadasadoor!rhyme:pattern:aabba走进一间房，四面都是墙，抬头见老鼠，低头见蟑螂！门前一只狗，在啃肉骨头，又来一只狗，双双打破头！limerickpoemwho---poettypesofpoemshistory/developmenttopicshumanfeelingsDuFuBaiJuyiDuFu(realism)LiBai(romantic)WangWei(nature)BaiJuyiShakespeare(1564—1616)JohnDonne(1572—1631)JohnMilton(1608—1674)AlexanderPope(1688—1744)JohnKeats(1795—1821)WilliamWordsworth(1771—1851)GeorgeGordonByron(1788—1851)RobertFrost(1874—1963)TypesfunnyseriousrealismfantasyromanticclassicalmoderntheseadrinkingwineworldWarimaginationⅠpowerfriendshippetsthecountrysidepeacenatureTopicsHumanfeelingslovelifedeathhappinesssadnessbrokenhearthumourangerhomesickListeningListentothetapeandtickthewordsthatareusedbythewomanworkinginthelibrary.poemtheWorldWarscollectionThecountrysideThemoontheseanatureanimalsgardenspaintings√√√√√√√2.Listentothetapeagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthedialogueabout?2.WhatkindofbookisAGardenofPoems?4.Howshouldyoureadabooksuchas1001SongsandPoemsinEnglish?5.Whichtopicforpoetrydoesthestudentlike?3.Whichperiodismeantwhenwesay“betweentheWorldWars”?1.Whatisthedialogueabout?2.WhatkindofbookisAGardenofPoems?3.Whichperiodismeantwhenwesay“betweentheWorldWars”?Itisaboutagirl/studentwhoislookingforsomepoemstoread.It’sacollectionofpoems.From1914to1918.4Howshouldyoureadabooksuchas1001SongsandPoemsinEnglish?Youshouldnotreadallthepoemsbutgothroughthemandonlyreadthosewhichyoulikefromlookingatthetitle,thetopicorthefirstorlastline.5Whichtopicforpoetrydoesthestudentlike?Shelikesreadingaboutnature.FantasyTheseaDrinkingwineWorldWar1FriendshipPetsThecountrysidePeaceNatureTopicsSongDynastyRomantic18thCenturyClassicalModernPeriodsLoveDeathHappinessLonelinessSadness,HumourBrokenheartsHumanfeelingsDuFuLiBaiGeorgeGordonByronWomenpoetsRobertFrostJohnKeatsShakespeareJapaneseAfricanAmericanGroupsandnamesUsefulexpressionsI’minterestedto…but…IthinkImightwantto…Iwantto…I’dliketo…I’veneverheardof…so…I’veneverreadany…so…Ithinkitwillbetoodifferentto…Ithinkitwillbeboring…I’mveryinterestedin…so…I’mnotveryinterestedin…so…Ihopetofind…Idon’tknowmuchabout…but…A:I’minterestedtoreadsomeRomanticpoetryaboutloveandfriendship.B:Whyareyouinterestedinthatkindofpoetry?A:BecauseIthinkRomanticpoetryisaboutrealpassion.B:Isee,Whatkindofpoetrywouldyounotliketoread?A:Idon’twanttoreadEnglishpoetryaboutdeathandWorldWar1,becauseIthinkitistoosad.B:……SideSideNo,poemsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular!Poemsaredisappear-ingI’mhonoredtohostthediscussion.What’sthefutureofthepoetry?Wedon’tknow,butmaybeafterthediscussionwecanhaveaclearunderstandingofpoetry.Nowlet’sopenourearstotheirtalking.IamAlexanderPopeIdon’tlikepoems.Theyaretooboringandsensitive.Idon’tthinkyoungpeoplecanappreciatethem.Theyaredisappearing……Nowadays,peopleareenjoyingpoetrymorethanever.Poetryisdead!Therearefewpeoplewhoreadpoetryintheirfreetime.Whocares?However,somepeopledocare.Theythinkitisimportanttostoppoetrydisappearingfromculturallife.Onewaytosavepoetryisbyprovingthatpoetryisaliveandarounduseverywhere.Poetryisnotsomethingforstudentsofliterature:anadvertisementisjustasmuchapoemasaShakespearesonnet.Poetryfestivalscanmakepoetrymorepopular.Atfestivals,poetsandaudiencesgettogethertoreadandlistentopoetry.Thesongtextsofhip-hopandrapmusicareoftenregardedasanewtypeofpoetryofourtime.Longlivepoetry!
