English Poetry

1. Unit 4 English Poetry

2. Phrases of paragraph 1-2 form of literature curious images of a dream world poems by Du Fu halls of glory stand out Special patterns of rhythm and rhyme • 文学形式 • 梦幻世界的奇妙意象 • 杜甫的诗 • 荣誉殿堂 • 突出 • 专门的节奏和韵律

3. Phrases of paragraph 3-4 Despite its short history The earliest English poetry Belong to In the next generation of great English poets Remind them of The absence of rhyme at the end of each line Their major works At a young age Lead to • 尽管历史短 • 最早的英语诗歌 • 属于 • 下一代英国大诗人 • 使人联想起 • 行尾不压韵 • 他们的主要作品 • 早年 • 导致

4. Phrases of paragraph5-7 • 贴近我们 • 19世纪末 • 将诗歌和小说翻译成中文 • 丰富汉语的表达方式 • 东西方的桥梁 Stand close to us Towards the end of the 19th century Translate both poetry and novels into Chinese Open the door to finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese The bridge between the East and the West

5. Focus on 1.That makes poetry difficult to write. 2.The book is difficult to understand. 3.The question is not difficult to answer.

6. Focus on 1.I met Tom in the street yesterday. 2.It was Alexander Pope who wrote the finest poetry in England.

7. Focus on 1. No matter when you leave the room, don’t forget to turn off the gas. 2. No matter who told you about the news, you should think about it yourself.

8. Focus on 1. He didn’t come to school because he was ill. 2. Because of the weather, we stayed at home. 3. Because of what you said, he began to cry.

9. Focus on 1. The singer is famous for his new song. 2. The singer is famous to the young. 3. He is famous as a singer.

10. Focus on Take / spend / cost/ pay A number of / the number of Besides / beside / except Missing / lost / gone

11. Questions of Paragraph 1 • Why is poetry difficult to write? • Why is poetry interesting to read?

12. Questions of Paragraph2 • Who are Chinese famous poets? • What are the features that all good poetry shares? • How can you experience such features?

13. Questions of Paragraph 3 • The earlist English poetry • Modern English started • The 17th century was a great time for English poetry. Shakespeare / plays sonnets John Donne John Milton • The 18th century Alexander Pope

14. Questions of Paragraph 4-5 • In the 19th century John Keats William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron • Modern poets Robert Frost

15. Questions of Paragraph5-6 • Why do modern poets have their special attraction? • When did Chinese writers started reading foreign poetry? • When did European literature come to China?

16. Questions of Paragraph7 • If a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? What are some differences? • To say that “poems and literature can be bridges”is an image. What other images could you use to express the same idea? • Explain the short poem by Mu Dan in your own words.