Try to think back & Try to think back & remember some poems or remember some poems or songs you learned when songs you learned when you were a child.you were a child.

In the Quiet Night

A bed, I see a silver light,

I wonder if it's frost aground.

Looking up, I find the moon bright;

Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.

I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again;I feel so sad , so drear, so lonely, without cheer.

寻寻觅觅 ,冷冷清清 ,凄凄惨惨戚戚。

李清照 --- 《声声慢》

How long will the bright moon appear? How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky.

I do not know what time of year, It I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high.would be tonight in the palace on high.

水调歌头水调歌头明月几时有？把酒问青天 明月几时有？把酒问青天

不知天上宫阙，今 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？夕是何年？

—————— 苏轼苏轼

Translated by Xu YuanchongPoem1 :Poem1 :

A Spring MorningI awake light-hearted this morning of spring,Everywhere round me the singing of birdsBut now I remember the night, the storm,And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.

(by Meng Haoran)Poem 2:Poem 2:

春晓春晓春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟．春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟．夜来风雨声，花落知多少．夜来风雨声，花落知多少．

If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!

问君能有几多愁，恰是一江春水向东流。

——— 李煜

《虞美人》Poem 3:Poem 3:

Famous poetsFamous poets

Du FuDu Fu Bai JuyiBai Juyi

Meng HaoranMeng Haoran Li QingzhaoLi Qingzhao

郭沫若

English poetsShakespeare(1564—1616)

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

English poets

Shelley(1792—1822)

Ode Ode (( 赞歌赞歌 // 颂）颂） to the West Windto the West Wind

If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

Do you know what a famous Do you know what a famous sentence he wrote?sentence he wrote?

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Twinkle, 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!

rhyme (rhyme ( 押押韵韵 ))

Listen to poem A and choose the best answer

1.What’s the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror gets broken? A. a mocking bird B. a diamond ring C. looking glass D. a billy-goat

2. What is Papa going to buy for the baby if that billy-goat runs away? A. a looking glass B. today C. another billy-goat D. nothing

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,

Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird.

If that mockingbird won’t sing,

Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring turns to brass,

Papa’s going to buy you a looking-glass.

If that looking-glass gets broke,

Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat.

If that billy-goat runs away,

Papa’s going to buy you another today.

Poem A: What is the baby’s father going to Poem A: What is the baby’s father going to buy if buy if the mirrorthe mirror gets broken? gets broken?

Poem APoem A

Nursery rhymes童谣

Poem BPoem B I saw a fish-pond all on fire

I saw a fish-pond all on fire,

I saw a house bow to a squire,

I saw a person twelve-feet high,

I saw a cottage in the sky,

I saw a balloon made of lead,

I saw a coffin drop down dead,I saw two sparrows run a race,I saw two horses making lace,

I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true

List poems清单诗

We would have won…

If Jack had scored that goal,

If we’d had just a few more minutes,

If we had trained harder,

If Ben had passed the ball to Joe,

If we’d had thousands of fans screaming,

If I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball,

If we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before,

If we hadn’t take it easy,

If we hadn’t run out of energy.

We would have won…

If we’d been better!

Our first football matchOur first football match

Poem C: What sports do you think the speaker is Poem C: What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? Did his or her team win the game?writing about? Did his or her team win the game?

Poem CPoem C

List poems清单诗

Brother

Beautiful, athletic

Teasing, shouting, laughing

Friend and enemy too

Mine Summer

Sleepy, salty

Drying, drooping, dreading

Week in, week out.

Endless

　　夏日　　夏日

　困乏，咸涩　困乏，咸涩

干涸，枯萎，恐怖干涸，枯萎，恐怖

　周而复始　周而复始

　永无止境　永无止境

Q: What’re Poems D & E about? Q: What’re Poems D & E about? 　　　　　 　 兄弟兄弟

　 爱美，又爱运动　 爱美，又爱运动

爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑

　　是我的朋友　　是我的朋友

　 也是我的敌人　 也是我的敌人

Poem DPoem D

Poem EPoem E

Cinquain五行诗

A fallen blossom Poem FPoem F

is coming back to the branch.

look, a butterfly!

(by Moritake)

Snow having melted,

The whole village is brimful

of happy children

(by Issa)

落下的花朵

回到了树枝上。

瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！

　　　

雪儿融化了 ,

整个村庄充满着

欢乐的儿童。

　　

Haiku 俳句诗 Poem GPoem G

Poem HPoem H

Where she awaits her husband,Where she awaits her husband,

On and on the river flowsOn and on the river flows

Never looking back,Never looking back,

Transformed into stone.Transformed into stone.

Day by day upon the mountain Day by day upon the mountain top,top,

wind and rain revolve.wind and rain revolve.

Should the journey return,Should the journey return,

this stone would utter speech.this stone would utter speech.

(by Wang Jian)(by Wang Jian)

望夫石 望夫石 ------ 王健王健

望夫处，江悠悠。望夫处，江悠悠。

化为石，不回头。化为石，不回头。

山头日日风复雨，山头日日风复雨，

行人归来石应语。行人归来石应语。　　　　　　　　　　　　

Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrowloneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow

Q: Why did the author write the poem?Q: Why did the author write the poem?

Tang poems唐诗

five kinds

Nursery rhymes

List poems

Haiku CinquainTang

poems

童谣 清单诗 俳句诗 五行诗 唐诗

Q1: How many forms of poems are Q1: How many forms of poems are mentioned in the passage?mentioned in the passage?

Which poem AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH

describes a person?

tells a story?

describes an aspect of a season?

is about a sport?

is about things that don’t make sense?

is recited to a baby?

describes a river scene?

has rhyming words…?

repeats words or phrases

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1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mockingbird won’t sing in Poem A?

A. A billy-goat. B. A diamond ring. C. A looking-glass. D. A computer.

Choose the best answersTask 2

B

2. Which of the following is NOT

mentioned in Poem B?

A. A fish-pond on fire.

B. A cottage in the sky.

C. A girl like a cat.

D. A person ten-feet high.

D

3. Which of the following is NOT

mentioned in Poem F?

A. Child.

B. A branch.

C. A butterfly.

D. A blossom.

A

4. What kind of feeling is conveyed

in Poem G?

A. Sorrow.

B. Love.

C. Happiness.

D. Loneliness.

C

5. All the following make small children

like nursery rhymes EXCEPT ___.

A. strong rhyme

B. strong rhythm

C. much meaning

D. a lot of repetition

C

6. Which of the following are English

speakers interested in copying?

A. Chinese and Japanese poems

B. Chinese and French poems

C. Japanese and American poems

D. Japanese and Russian poems

A

7. What kinds of poems can be written

by the students themselves easily?

A. List poems and cinquain.

B. Tang poetry and cinquain.

C. Haiku and nursery rhymes.

D. Cinquain and nursery rhymes.

A

Forms of Poems

Characteristics

1 ______ _______

Have strong _______

and a lot of ________

Easy to learn and

______.

Task 1

Nursery

rhymes

rhythm

recite

repetition

Scanning

(A)

2_________Have a flexible _________and repeated ________

3.________

Easy to write

Made up of ______

Conveys a ________

picture in just a few words

List poems line length

five lines

strong

phrases(B and C)

(D and E)

Cinquain

4._____

A Japanese form of poetryMade up of _________ Easy to writeGives a _____ pictureCreates a special feeling in just a few words

The H is a ___________ from the Chinese.The translations have a free form.

translations

17 syllables

clearHaiku

(F and G)

(H)

Tang Poems

An example of clerihews:

Our art teacher, Mr. Shaw, Really knows how to draw.But his awful paintings ,Have caused many faintings.

打油诗必须风趣幽默，不必担心音节和单词的数量，甚至不必考虑整首诗的节奏。规则很简单，一首诗包含四句：第一和第二句押韵，第三句和第四句押韵；第一句以人名结尾，第二句以和人名押韵的词结尾。 pattern: a a b b

A large lady from Corfu,Wished to travel to Peru.But Whether buses or trainsOr boarding aero-planes,There wasn’t a door she’d get through.

pattern:rhyme: a a b b a

走进一间房，四面都是墙，抬头见老鼠，低头见蟑螂！

limerick

Good, better,______!Good, better,______!

Never have it rest!Never have it rest!

Till good is_______,Till good is_______, And better,_______!And better,_______!

bestbest

betterbetter

bestbest

remember:remember:

You can enjoy a grander sight by climbing to a greater height.

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。 ------- 王之焕

All good things come to an end.

天下没有不散的筵席。