B4U4Integratedskills:Interpretingapoem(Period1)B4U4Integratedskills:Interpretingapoem(Period1)Poetryisacombinationofsoundandsense.Inordertorevealthehiddendimensionofpoetry,youneedfirsttofeelthesound.Second,youshouldapproachthepoemasifyouwereanexplorerinanunfamiliarlandscape.Asyouexplorethepoem,youwillbegintoseeimagesinyourmind.Third,tointerpretthemeaningofapoem,youneedtohavesomepatience.Last,rememberthatyoudonothavetofullyunderstandapoemtoappreciateitstrueinnerbeauty.Review:Howtoreadapoem?Interpretation:How

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sound?Arethereanyrepeatedwords,rhymesorotherspecialeffectsinthispoem?ReadthepoemandcircletheimagesaswellasFrost’sdescriptionofthem.Interpretation:Whataretheimages?Let’sdrawthepicture!Interpretation:Whataretheimages?Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?Whatdidthepoetdowhenhefacedthetworoadsandwhatmightbehisfeeling?Whatdidhethinkofhischoicewhenhetookthelesstravelledroad?Whatdoyouthinkthetworoadsinthepoemsymbolize?evidenceReadanddiscussWhatdidthepoetdowhenhefacedthetworoadsandwhatmightbehisfeeling?Helookedatthemoneafteranotherasfarashecouldandfeltundecidedwhichtotake.

Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?Whatdidhethinkofhischoicewhenhetookthelesstravelledroad?Hewasuncertainwhetherhehadmadetherightchoice.Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?Whatdoyouthinkthetworoadsinthepoemsymbolize?Theroaditselfsymbolizes__________________,whiletheimageoftheroadforkingoffintotwopathssymbolizes__________________________.Metaphor

(隱喻)Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?thejourneyoflifethechoicesandopportunitieswearepresentedwith“TheRoadNotTaken”presentsthepoetandthereaderwithadilemma.Thecentralmessageisthatinlifeweareoftenpresentedwithchoices.Whenmakingachoice,oneisrequiredtomakeadecision.Viewingachoiceasaforkinapath,weunderstandthatwecanonlychooseonedirectionoranother,butnotboth.Whenwetaketheroute,ourlifewillbecompletelychanged.Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?Watchthevideoandfinishthetableontheworksheet.Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?AboutthepoetRobertFrostwasafamousAmericanpoet.Helivedfrom1874to___________.Hewon___________PulitzerPrize.Hewroteinan___________style.Heoftenusedruralscenestoexploredeepquestionsabout___________.1963fourthehumanconditionhonestanddirectInterpretation:Whatisthemeaning?AboutthepoemThestorybehindthepoemThepoemwaspublishedinamagazinein_______________andwasinspiredbyFrost’s_______________inthecountrysidewithEdwardThomas.Thomasoftenspentalongtimechoosingwhichpathtotakeandafterwards,hewouldcomplainthathehadpicked_______________.HowtounderstandthepoemWhenfacedwithtwopaths,peoplehavenochoicebuttomakeadecisionandseewhatwillhappen.Manypeopleassumethatthepoetencouragesthereadertotake_______________throughlife.ForFrost,thispath

ishis_______________career.poeticlongwalksthewrongone/paththedifficultpath1915Haveyoueverbeeninasimilarsituation?Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning??Isthepoettryingtopersuadehisreaderstochoosethedifficultandlesstravelledroadashedid?Interpretation:Whatisthemeaning?DebateThepoemitselfBackgroundinformationYourpersonalexperienceQuotes...TobetterillustrateyourunderstandingofapoemWritingWriting假設你是李華，你校英文報詩歌評論板塊正向學生征稿，你決定寫一篇“未選擇的路”詩歌評論。內容應包括：對詩人和詩歌的簡介；詩歌的藝術特征；你對詩歌的理解及共鳴。PresentationUnderstanding“TheRoadNotTaken”“TheRoadNotTaken”isapoemwrittenbyRobertFrost,afamousAmericanpoetwhoisknownforhishonestanddirectstyle.Frostusesruralscenesandmetaphortoexploredeepquestionsaboutlife.Whenfacedwithdecisions,wecanonlychooseonedirection.Weshouldbebraveenoughtochooseadifficultroute,whichislesstravelledbybutwillmakeadifferencetoourlife.ThispoemmakesmerecallatimewhenIhadtochoosebetweencontinuingmyviolinlessonsandtakingmycalligraphyclasses.Calligraphywas“theonelesstraveledby”formebecauseIhadjuststartedlearningit,andthatistheoneIselected.Iamwonderingifchoosingitwillmakeallthedifferencetomylife.ItseemsthatIwillfindoutasIcontinuedownthispath.ConclusionLifeisthesumofallyourchoices.——AlbertCamusThereareathousandHamletsin