Unit4ExploringpoetryReading(I)HowtoreadapoemAppreciatingandguessingthelines.Lead-in

IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?—PercyShelley冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎?—雪萊

Libertyandlove,thesetwoImusthave.FormyloveI’llsacrificeMylife.ForlibertyI’llsacrificeMylove.一SandorPetofi生命誠可貴，愛情價更高。若為自由故，二者皆可拋。一裴多菲Longandwindingistheroadahead,Iwillkeepsearchingandprobingbetweenheavenandearth.路漫漫其修遠兮，吾將上下而求索。

一屈原Ifyouhaveafriendwhoknowsyourheart.Distancecannotkeepyoutwoapart.海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。一王勃兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye(forever),Whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?床前明月光，疑是地上霜。紅豆生南國，春來發幾枝？Apoolofmoonlightbeforebed,tookittobefrostontheground.Theredbeansgrowinsouthernland,howmanyloadinspringthetrees?Poetryisanexpressionofone’swill.Whatiskeptintheheartisthewill,butwhenexpressedinwords,itispoetry.

—“PrefacetoTheBookofSongs”詩者，志之所之也。在心為志，發言為詩。poetryn.詩歌，詩集（抽象）poemn.詩（具體）poetn.詩人該句出自中國古代詩歌理論文獻《毛詩序》。《毛詩》是西漢初年魯國的毛亨和趙國的毛萇所輯、注的《詩經》版本，《毛詩序》即為它所作的序言，其作者不詳。這句話說明了詩歌具有抒情言志的功能。Poetryisasignificantformofliterature.Readthetwopoemsbelowanddiscuss

howyouliketheminpairs.(P43)Whataspectsofapoemdoyoupayattentiontowhenyoureadit?Rhythm（韻律）[?r?e?m]Rhyme（押韻詞）[ra?m]...ASpringMorning

ByMengHaoranThisspringmorninginbedI’mlying,Nottoawaketillbirdsarecrying.Afteronenightofwindandshowers,Howmanyarethefallenflowers!TranslatedbyXuYuanchongWelcometotheunit春曉

孟浩然春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥。夜來風雨聲，花落知多少。Rhymecanbedefinedastheuseofwordsinapoemorsongthathavethesamesound,especiallyattheendsoflines.lyingcryingshowersflowers夢想蘭斯頓

休斯緊緊抓住夢想夢想若是消亡生命就像鳥兒折了翅膀再也不能飛翔緊緊抓住夢想，夢想若是消喪生命就像貧瘠的荒野，雪覆冰封，萬物不再生長DreamsByLangstonHugHesHoldfasttodreamsForifdreamsdieLifeisabroken-wingedbirdThatcannotflyHoldfasttodreamsForwhendreamsgoLifeisabarrenfiledFrozenwithsnowdieflygosnowWhatarethethemesofthetwopoems"ASpringMorning"and"Dreams"?1."ASpringMorning"revealsthepoet'sloveof_________andhisregretatits_________.2."Dreams"emphasizestheimportanceofhaving______inone'slife.springdeparturedreamsWhydopeoplereadpoems?pre-readingPoemsmakeusknowwearehereandthatwecanmakeourlifeandtheworldmorecolorfulandbeautiful.Poemscreatevividpicturesandtellstoriesbyusinglanguagecreatively.Poemsdrawustotheworldofimagination.Poemshelpustounderstandlife,virtues,beautyandromance.1234Why?Howtoreadapoem?

Howtorevealpoetry’s

___________________Followyour

earsandask“__________________”Approachthepoemlike______________________________Have________tointerpretthemeaningofapoemRememberit’snotnecessaryto________________________Enjoythejourneyintheworldofpoetrypara.1

FastreadinghiddendimensionHowdoesitsound?anexplorerinanunfamiliarlandscapepatiencefullyunderstandapoempara.2para.3para.4para.5para.6soundsenseListentothetranscriptandfindthemainidea.IntroductionConclusionBody(1)_______________GlobalReading:scanthelecturetranscriptandcompletethechartbelow.Poetry(2)_______________Followyourearsandask“(3)________________”Approachthepoemas(4)___________________________.Be(5)________________.Rememberthatitisnotnecessaryto(6)____________________________.SoundSenseHowdoesitsound?anexplorerinanunfamiliarlanscapepatientfullyunderstandapoemtoappreciateitHowispoetrydifferentfromothertypesofliterature?Morethanothertypesofliterature,itusuallyimpliesadeepermeaningbeyondthewordsonthepage.（Line1-2）CarefulreadingReadpara.1andanswerthequestions.2.Whataspectsshouldyoupayspecialattentiontowhenyoureadapoemaloud?DetailedreadingReadpara.2andanswerthequestions.Itisbettertoask______________________ratherthan“Whatdoesitmean”atthebeginning.repeatedwordsotherspecialeffectsrhythm(節奏;律動)rhymes(押韻；韻腳)（Line7-8）Feelthesound(Para.2)Listentotheselinestofeelhowtheysound.DetailedreadingSweetandlow,sweetandlow,Windofthewesternsea,Low,low,breatheandblow,Windofthewesternsea!Overtherollingwatersgo,Comefromthedyingmoon,andblow,Blowhimagaintome;Whilemylittleone,whilemyprettyone,sleeps.3.ReadaloudthestanzafromSweetandLow.Analysehowdoesitsoundaccordingtothegoodqualities?Firstly,thewords“___________________”arerepeated.?Secondly,thereareseveralrhymingwords:“low”rhymingwith“________”and“______”,“sea”rhymingwith“___________”.WindofthewesternseablowgomeReadPara.3andanswerthefollowingquestions.DetailedreadingbasicquestionsWhoistalking?Whoisbeingtalkedto?Whatisbeingdescribed?Isthereasenseofplace?Arethereotherpeopleorobjectsthere?Images1.Whatarethebasicquestionsyoushouldasktounderstandapoem?Line21-23Imaginetheimage(Para3)

CagedBirdThecagedbirdsingswithfearfultrillofthethingsunknownbutlongedforstillandhistuneisheardonthedistanthillforthecagedbirdsingsoffreedom.2.Whatimagescomeintoyourmindwhenreadingit?Whenwereadit,weseeinourmindtheimagesofa_______ina________whichisdesperatelysingingfor_________.birdcagefreedom瑪雅·安吉羅(MayaAngelou)美國黑人作家、詩人、劇作家、編輯、演員、導演和教師(1928.4.4-2014.5.28)Thecagedbirdsings籠中之鳥，withafearfultrill撕心裂肺，啼囀啾啾ofthingsunknown所唱是未知之物，butlongedforstill卻依然渴求andhistuneisheardonthedistanthill歌聲傳到了遠處的山丘forthecagedbird

singsoffreedom.因為籠中的鳥兒在歌唱自由。(From“CagedBird”byMayaAngelou)（摘自瑪雅

安吉洛《籠中鳥》）Detailedreading(Para4)Canyoureallyunderstandthemeaningofthispoemasyoureadonce?Listentothepoemandanswer.Detailedreading(Para.4)Q2.Whatdoesthelecturerthinkofpoemsthatareeasytounderstand?Theyareoftenlessinterestingthanthosethatconstantlyrevealdeeperandpreviouslyunrecognizedmeanings.(Line47-49)Q1.whatshouldyoudoifyoudon’tgetthemeaningofapoem?Youshouldsetthepoemasideandcomebacktoitlater.Readpara.4andanswerthequestionDetailedreading(Para4)Readthepoemandanswerthequestion.WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;HewillnotseemestoppinghereTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.thoughsnow1.Whatdidthetiredtravelerwalkpast?A.seaB.desertC.forestD.hill2.Didhewanttoleave?A.YesB.No美國桂冠詩人羅伯特·弗羅斯特(RobertFrost)(1874.3.26-1963.1.29）WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;HewillnotseemestoppinghereTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow我想我知道這片林子的主人，盡管他住在山村。他不會見我駐足于此，凝視著他積滿白雪的樹林。摘自羅伯特·弗洛斯特《雪夜林邊小駐》Carefulreading1.Thelecturerbelievesyouneedtoabandonlogicalthinkingtoreadapoem.2.Youhavetofullyunderstandapoemtoappreciateit.Readpara.5anddecidethestatementsareTorF.TFWhatwillpoetrybringforus?Poetry’scombinationof“sound”and“sense”makesyouseetheworldinanewwayandallowsyoutogobeyondnormalrealityfortheeverlastingbeauty.

Para.6:ConclusionDiscussionApartfromthetipsgivenbytheauthor,whatothertipscanyougiveonhowtoreadapoem?Frommypointofview,tounderstandapoembetter,weshouldalsoknowmoreaboutthepoetandthebackgroundinwhichthepoemwascreated--thethemeofapoemusuallyhasacloserelationshipwiththebackgroundinwhichthepoetwroteit.Summary1.Howtoreadapoem?PoetrysoundsenseFollowyourears.Havepatiencetointerpretthemeaningofapoem.Rememberit’snotnecessarytofullyunderstandapoemInconclusion,Let’senjoythejourneyintheworldofpoetry.Poetryisacombinationof"'sound"and“'sense".Asweallknow,apoemusually1._______(imply)adeepermeaningbeyondthewords.So,howtoreadapoem?First,youshouldfollowyourears.Ask“Howdoesitsound?"insteadof2.______(ask)“Whatdoesitmean?"Itisnotuntilyoureadthepoemaloudmanytimes3.______youcansaysomethingaboutit.Therhythm,therepeatedwordsandtherhyme