1、Unit 2 诗歌诗人诗歌（总称）韵,压韵的词(n.)压韵(v.)节奏(n.)poempoetpoetryrhymerhythmTry to find out some related wordsPoemsThere are many reasons why people write poems.In small groups make a list of these reasons.The list has been started for you.People write poems to tell a story to express feelings to recall an enjo
2、yable or unpleasant incident,The reasons why people write poems.to tell a storyto express feelingsto make others laughto create images in the readersto express a point of viewto make the reader experience the sight,sounds,smells,feel and taste of somethingto create a moodto play with wordsto practic
3、e writing.2025/11/29Skim the poems on the following pages and tick the correct box(es)for each question.Read the passage quickly.1.Find out the main topic of the reading passage.2.How many kinds of poems did the text mention?What are they?The passage is about Some simple forms of English poems.five
4、kindsNursery rhymesList poemsHaikuCinquainTangpoems童谣清单诗俳句诗五行诗唐诗1.Listen to poem A and choose the best answerWhats the feature of nursery rhymes?The language is concrete but imaginative,and they rhyme,have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition.They are easy to learn and recite.2.Listen to poem C and
5、 answer the questions1.What sports do you think the speaker is writing about?2.Did his or her team win the game?3.How many excuses did they make to explain why they didnt win?4.Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse?How do you know?FootballNoNineNo,because at the end of the poem the s
6、peaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win.Poem D:His/Her brother.The author likes his subject.Poem E:Summer.The author doesnt like his subject.3.What are poems D and E about?Do the authors like the subjects?Give your reasons.cinquain 五行诗 五行诗（Cinquain，来自法文的五cinq），是指每段由五个诗行组成的诗歌。有时也
7、用来特指美国五行诗 现代五行诗：受俳句等日本诗歌的启发，创造了一种无韵的简单五行诗体 基本形式：1个名词=诗的题目2个与题目有关的形容词3个与题目有关的动词4个词组成的短句，进一步阐述题目4.Haiku俳句 第一，俳句由五、七、五三行十七个字母组成，当然了，这是以日文为标准的。第二，俳句中必定要有一个季语。荒木田守武 The falling flower I saw drift back to the branch was a butterfly.落花枝帰見胡蝶Poem H:A womans husband has gone away.The woman waits for him by th
8、e river where she last saw him.She waits and waits,never moving from that spot and never speaking,while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.5.What is the story that Poem H tells?Tell the story in your own words.There is not one correct answer to this.We cannot know what emo
9、tions the woman is feeling.She probably has a wide range of feelings and could have any of the listed feelings except perhaps joy.She probably feels lonely 5.What feelings below that you think the woman in poem Hhas?Give your reasons.The woman may have the feelings of:loneliness:she was alone watchi
10、ng her husband on the mountain top.Love:she waited year after year despite wind and rain.Trust:she believed her husband would come back one day.Sorrow:year after year,she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husbands coming back,she was very sad.Post readinga)There are two poems that hav
11、e a strong rhythm.Which ones are they?b)Which two poems have rhyming lines?Circle the pairs of rhyming words.a)Poems A and B.b)Poems A and B.Which poem or poems give you a clear picture in your mind?Most probably Poems D,F,G,H.Forms of poemsFeature Nursery rhymesList poemsCinquainHaikuTang poemsStrong rhythm and rhyme,a lot ofrepetition,easy to learn and to reciteRepeated phrases and some rhymeMade up of five lines,convey a strong picture in just a few wordsGive a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few wordsFree form summary
