U2P2poems Reading.pptVIP

The woman’s husband is away. The woman has been waiting for him by the river where she last saw him. She waits and waits, never moving from that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go. (7)What is the story that poem H tells? Tell the story in your own words. loneliness joy love trust anger hatred sorrow (8) Circle the words expressing feelings. What feelings do you think the woman in poem H has? Give your reasons. The woman has the feelings of: Loneliness: she was alone waiting for her husband on the mountain top. Love: she waited year after year despite wind and rain. Trust: she believed her husband would come back one day. Sorrow: year after year, she waited and waited without any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad. Forms of Poems Characteristics Nursery Rhymes List Poems Strong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to recite Repeated phrases and some rhyme (9)Fill in the chart below according to what we’ve learned today. Forms of Poems Characteristics Cinquain Haiku Tang Poems Made up of 17 syllables; Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words The translations have a free form. Made up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few words Careful reading 重难点句式分析 Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. 有些诗歌讲述一个故事，或者用一种能给读者深刻印象的方式来描述某件事。 定语从句 impress (vt.) 给予深刻印象 impressive (adj.) 给人深刻印象的 impression (n.) 印象 impressionism (n.) 印象主义；印象派 Impressionist (adj.) 印象派的 (n.) 印象派艺术家 that引导的定语从句，修饰名词way，that在从句中作主语。 作状语 Translation The bus which goes to the airport runs every half hour. 2. 到飞机场的公交车半小时一趟。 1. The Department of Agriculture is trying to find an effective chemical that can be safely used to kill the pests. 农业局正试图寻找某种有效的零风险化学物质以用于消灭害虫。 Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of