unit4 zai.ppt

Unit 4 A Garden of Poems Reading:English Poetry Pre-reading Do you know any Chinese poets? Can you name some? ---------- 3. Byron’s Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of _________. A.a sonnet B.romantic poetry C.nature poetry D.modern poetry 4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the _________ century. A 17th B 18th C 19th D 20th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is _________. A.that you have more choice B.that something of the spirit is lost C.that you understand it better D.that you learn how to express yourself in new ways B D C Further-understanding If a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? What are some differences? Something of the spirit of the original works is lost. rhythm rhyme figures of speech etc. Enjoyment Poems and literature can be bridges. Image (比喻） Poems and literature can be ties that brings the East and the West together. Poems and literature can be fine wine enjoyed by the East and the West. * Du Fu Li Bai 李白 杜甫 China has a long history of poetry. Do you know the poets who wrote the following poems? 王维 李白 白居易 杜甫 Can you recite the following poems? 两个黄鹂鸣翠柳， 昔人已乘黄鹤去， 云母屏风烛影深， 月落乌啼霜满天， What do the following words mean? romantic nature poem form of poems surprising images absence of rhyme style and atmosphere special patterns of rhythm and rhyme The words you need to talk about poets and poetry: 五行打油诗 limerick 十四行诗 sonnet 节奏 rhythm 韵，押韵 rhyme 浪漫诗人 Romantic poets 修辞格 figure of speech 原作品 the original work 译作 the translated work The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems by Li Bai. Poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme. Byron’s Isles of Greece is an example of nature poetry. (by Su Dongpo) (Romantic poetry) The wider publ