Unit4Unit4静夜思床前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。WangWeiDuFuWilliamShakespeareDoyouknowanyotherpoemsorpoetsinChinaoranycountries?WhosepoemsstandoutamongothersinthehallsofgloryinChina?IstheearliestEnglishpoetryeasytounderstand?WhendidChinesewritersbegintoreadmoreEnglishpoetry?Skimthepassage&answerthefollowingquestions:PoemsbyDuFu,LiBaiandWangWeiamongothersstandoutinthehallsofglory.No.TheearliestEnglishpoetrywaswritteninakindofEnglishthatisnowdifficulttounderstand.TowardstheendofnineteenthcenturyChinesewritersstartedreadingmoreEnglishpoetry.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?MainlyaboutthehistoryofEnglishpoetryanditsintroductiontoChina,Bringdifferentplaces×togetherplayswithsounds,wordsandgrammar.callsupallthecolors,feelings,experiencesandcuriousimagesofadreamworld.Para.1Whydopeoplereadpoetry?Para.2WhatarethefeaturesthatallgoodChinesepoemsshare?ThenumberoflinesandthenumberofcharactersineachlineFollowspecialpatternsofrhythmandrhyme.Chinesepoetry.Englishpoetryinthe16th,17th&18thcentury.Para.3WhendidmodernEnglishstart?WhichcenturyisagreattimeforEnglishpoetry?the17thcenturyAroundthetimeofShakespearetotheendofthe16thcenturyWilliamShakespeare(1546--1616)WhatisShakespearemostfamousfor?Didhewriteanypoems?mostforhisplayHissonnetsbelongtothebestEnglishpoetry.fromthe16th—early17thcenturyJohnDonneWhydoChinesereadersadmireJohnDonne?HisuseofsurprisingimageremindsthemofSuDongpo.SuDongpoInthenextgeneration,wemeetJohnDonne.JohnMiltonBeforetheendofthe17thcentury,FamousfortheabsenceofrhymeattheendofeachlineAlexanderPopeInthe18thcentury,--WrotethefinestpoetryinEngland.--Whydopeoplestillrememberhim?Para.4Inthe19thcentury,theEnglishRomanticpoets.WhoaregreatlylovedinChina,accordingtothisparagraph?WhendidJohnKeatsdie?WheredidWilliamWordsworthspendmuchofhistime?Ataveryyoungagein1821IntheEnglishLakeDistrictWilliamWordsworthnaturepoemsWhoseworkshavebeenlongfavourited?GeorgeGordonByronIslesofGreeceJohnKeatsLongpoemssonnetsLeadtocomparisonWhatleadtocomparisonoftheirpoems?Theirstyle&theatmosphereintheirpoemsPara.5Englishpoetryinmodernperiod.RobertFrostStandclosesttousbothinlanguageandimagePara.6TheintroductionofEnglishpoetrytoChina.WhendidChinesereadersbegintoreadmoreforeignpoetry?TowardstheendofthenineteenthcenturyLuXunGuoMoruogreatmomentfor…1910—1930sPoetry&novelsweretranslatedintoChineseReadmodernpoetryinEnglish!Para.7WhydomanypeopleprefertoreadmodernpoetryinEnglish?Morechoice…Thespiritoftheorigin…Openthedoor…Canbebridges…Quietly,weembraceInaworldlitupbywords---MudanMuDanHowdoyouunderstandtheshortpoembyMuDan?Whydopeoplereadpoetry?FeaturesofChinesepoems.Englishpoetryinthe16th,17th&18thcentury.Englishpoetryinthe19thcenturyEnglishpoetryinmodernperiodTheintroductionofEnglishpoetrytoChinaReadmodernpoetryinEnglish.Para.1,Para.2,Para.3,Para.4,Para.5,Para.6,Para.7,OutlineofthepassagehistoryMakeaTimeline①16001700180019002000②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧JohnDonneShakespeareJohnMiltonAlexanderPopeJohnKeatsByronWilliamWordsworthRobertFrost鲁迅鲁迅LuxunGuoMoruo穆旦TheChineseancientpoetsmentionedinthetextlivedintheperiodofTang&SongDynasty,sowecannotfindaspotonthetimelineforthemStep1Step1静夜思床前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。IntheQuietNightSobrightagleamonthefootofmybed---Couldtherehavebeenafrostalready?Liftingmyheadtolook,Ifoundthatitwasmoonlight.Sinkingbackagain,Ithoughtsuddenlyofhome...
