DoyouknowthepoetswhoDoyouknowthepoetswhowrotethefollowingpoems?wrotethefollowingpoems?王维李白白居易杜甫Whatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforwritingpoems?Peoplewritepoemstotellastory,toexpressfeelingsoflove,anger,joyetc.tocallonpeopletodosomething,topractisewritingtomakeotherslaugh……杜甫Hispoemsmostlypresentusareallifeatthattimeandshowpeople’smiserablelifebecauseofwar.李白Hispoemsarealwaysveryromantic.岳飞Itexpressesthewriter’sloveforthecountryaswellastheworryaboutdefeatingtheenemies.王昌龄Itshowsthedeterminationtodefendthemotherland.Inaword,poemsaremostlywrittentoshowpeople’semotions.InChinese,wehave诗言志，诗言情，诗歌合为事而作.Poetryisagreatformofliterature.Warmingup1.Doyourememberanylittlepoemsyouusedingamesintheplaygroundwhenyouwereachild?Doyourememberanysongsyourparentsorfirstteacherstaughtyou?2.Canyourememberanypoemsyouhavereadinhighschool,eitherinChineseorinEnglish?Canyoureciteany?Good,better,best.Neverletitrest!Tillgoodisbetter,Andbetter,best!Peoplelaughandpeoplecry.Somegiveup,somealwaystry.Somesayhiwhilesomesaybye.OthersmayforgetyoubutneverI.Pickanapple.PickapearPickabananaoverthere.Let’sworkandlet’splay,Pickingappleseveryday.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestarHowIwonderwhatyouareUpabovetheworldsohighLikeadiamondintheskyCanyoufindsomethinginapoem?arhymeandarhythmArhymeisarepetitionofidenticalorsimilarsoundsintwoormoredifferentwordsandismostoftenusedinpoetry.Thetermusuallyreferstotherepetitionofsoundsattheendofrhymedwords.Iftwowordsorlinesofpoetryrhyme,theyendwiththesamesound,forexamplehopandpop.Arhythmisaregularrepeatedpatternofsoundsormovements.Herearetwoversionsofthesamepoemabouttherhythm.FirsttrainpassingThetrainmakesaclickity-clacknoiseonthetrackYoucanseeducksandgeesefromthewindowAndtheyflyupwhenthetraingoesbyIcanseeabig,heavysuitcaseontherack.Itdoesn’tlooksafe.ThetrainisgoingintoatunnelAndwhenitdoes,everythinggoesdark.secondtrainpassingClickity-clack,Clickity-clackDucklingsandgeese,flyfromthetrackBigheavycase,rocksontherackTunnelahead,everything’sblackClickity-clack,quickityquackClickity-clack,rockity-rackClickity-clack,blickity-blackClickity-clackity,trickity-trackWhatisloveLoveisgiving,Loveisliving,Loveistakingsomeone’sload,Lovehelpsthemalongtheroad.Loveiscaring,Loveissharing,Lovewillseekthebestforothers,Lovetreatseveryoneasbrothers.TrytotranslateintoChinese.DreamsHoldfasttodreamsForifdreamsdieLifeisabroken-wingedbirdThatcannotflyHoldfasttodreamsForwhendreamsgoLifeisabarren(贫瘠)fieldFrozenwithsnow梦想抓紧梦想，因为梦想灭了，生活就像小鸟断了翅膀，再也不能飞翔。抓紧梦想，因为梦想飞了，生活就如贫瘠的土壤，冰冻寒霜。Lifeisbeauty,admireit.Lifeisbliss,tasteit.Lifeisadream,realizeit.Lifeisachallenge,meetit.Lifeisaduty,completeit.Lifeisagame,playit.Lifeisapromise,fulfillit.Lifeissorrow,overcomeit.生活是美丽，欣赏它。生活是幸福，品尝它。生活是梦想，实现它。生活是挑战，迎接它。生活是使命，完成它。生活是比赛，打好它。生活是承诺，兑现它。生活是忧伤，克服它。Lifeisasong,singit.Lifeisastruggle,acceptit.Lifeisatragedy,confrontit.Lifeisanadventure,dareit.Lifeisluck,makeit.Lifeistooprecious,donotdestroyit.Lifeislife,fightforit.生活是首歌，吟唱它。生活是拼搏，接受它。生活是悲剧，面对它。生活是冒险，勇探它。生活是机遇，成就它。生活太宝贵，切勿破坏它。生活就是生活，为之奋斗吧！YouaremysunshinemyonlysunshineYoumakemehappywhenskiesaregrayYou'llneverknowdearhowmuchIloveyouPleased...
