Unit4LiBai

andhis

romantic

poetryExtendedReadingTofindoutthetextualstructureoftheessayandretelltheessaybasedonit;TosumupthecausesthatformedLiBai’sromanticstyleinhispoetry;TogivealistofthefeaturesofLiBai’sromanticstyle;ToappreciateLiBai’spoemsandrecognizehis

romanticstyleinthem.PoetTangDynastyAlcoholTheMoonTheYangtzeRiverSomethingelse…structurePara.1___________toLiBai’sromanticstyleshapingofLiBai’sromanticstyleloveofreadingtravelling___________resofLi’sromanticpoePara.6The__________ofLiBaiandhispoemsIntroductionpara.2-4TheshapingofLiBai’sromanticstyle________ofLiBai’sromanticpoemssignificanceLiBaiandhisromanticpoetryAnalysispara.5socialandhistoriccontextpersonalexperiencesReadthepassageandfillintheblanks.introductionsignificanceanalysisWatchthevideoaboutoneofLiBai’spoemsandthink.ANightStayataMountainTempleAhundredfeetthetempletowers;Icanreachoutforthestarsinthesky.ButIdarenotspeakinavoiceloud,Forfearofscaringdwellersonhigh.Para1:IntroductionHowdoesthepoemdisplaysignsofaromanticstyle?Byemployingstrikingimagination.Whyisthispoemusedatthebeginningofthepassage?TointroduceLiBai’sromanticstyleaswellasattractthereaders.Readparagraphs2to4andfillinthefollowingtable.WhatcontributestoLiBai’sromanticstylePersonalexperiencesHistoricalbackgroundReadingTravelling(6)_________________________________Openandtolerantatmosphere(1)

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whenhewasonlyfiveyearsold(2)______________

______________________________attheageoftenReadingbooksofallkinds,(3)____________________Visiting(4)______

________________________________Encountering(5)________________________________StudyingtheclassicsReadingancientphilosophersofdifferentschoolsfromlegendstohistoricalstoriesfamousmountainsandgreatriversdifferentcustomsandpracticesEconomicboomandsocialstability1.WhichoftheflowingisdistinguishesLiBaifromotherlandscapepoets?A.Extraordinaryimagination.

B.Freeexpressionofstrongfeelings.C.Loveforreadingandtravelling.

D.Freeandunconstrainedpersonality.2.WhatwasthesocialandhistoricalcontextinwhichLiBailivedlike?A.Economicboom.

B.Socialstability.C.Openandtolerantatmosphere.

D.Alloftheabove.3.InLiBai'sromanticpoetry,whatartistictechniquesareused?A.Imagination. B.Figurative.C.Exaggerationandmetaphor.D.

Comparison.Part3(Para.5)Part3(Para.5)AnalysisofhisromanticstyleFreeexpressionofstrongfeelings_______forhisimaginationArtistictechniquesbreathe______intolifelessobjectsthemoonandstarsthefiguresinlegendsexaggerationmetaphorvehiclesvitalitythenaturallandscapeAutumnFrostMysilverhairisthreethousandfeetlong,Becausemysorrowisdeepandstrong.HowcantheautumnfrostwhiteBecastintothemirrorbright?→exaggeration→freeexpressionofstrongfeelings→richimagination,metaphorPara.5:Analysisofthefeatures(puttheoryintopractise)秋浦歌白發三千丈，緣愁似個長。不知明鏡里，何處得秋霜？2.What’stheuseoftheexampleEzraPound?Part4(Para.6)1.What’stheinfluenceofLiBai’spoetry?Generationsofpoets,bothinChinaandabroad,oweadebttohisinspirationalpoems.TodayLiBai’spoetrycontinuestobeenjoyedbycountlessreadersaroundtheworld.HisfascinationforLiBai’spoemsisatypicalexampletoexplainLiBai’ssignificanceandinfluence,whichisbeyondtimeandspace.Appreciating

What’sthefunctionofLiBai’stwopoemsquotedinthisessay?Thepoem“ANightStayataMountainTemple”isusedastheopeningpartofthisessaytodrawreaders’attentionandarousetheirinterest.ThispoemisalsousedtoshowtheromanticstyleofLiBai,whichwillbetoucheduponintherestoftheessay.Thepoem“AutumnFrost”iscitedasanexampletosupporttheauthor’sanalysis:LiBai’spoemisfullofimagination,freeexpressionofstrongfeelingsandartistictechniques.

ReadthepoemaloudandgivetheChineseversionofit.LeavingtheWhiteEmperorTownatDawnLeavingatdawntheWhiteEmperorcrownedwithcloud,I’vesailedathousandmilesthroughcanyonsinaday.Withmonkeys’sadadieustheriverbanksareloud;Myskiffhasleftt