重庆大学版必修三 unit 6 poems and poets.

1、How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high.水调歌头水调歌头明月几时有？把酒问青天。明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ Lead-inUnit6 Poems and poetsWhy do people write poems?Warming-upQuiz in Chinese traditional po

2、emsCan you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation?Lets have a competition !RulesSay Goodbye to Cambridge AgainIf you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! Lovesickness When those red berries come in springtime， f

3、lushing on your Southland branches. Take home an armful, for my sake, as a symbol of our love. A SPRING MORNINGI awake light-hearted this morning of spring,Everywhere round me the singing of birdsBut now I remember the night, the storm,And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.The Willow The slende

4、r tree is dressed in emerald all about,A thousand branches droop like fringes made of jade.But do you know by whom these slim leaves are cut out?The wind of early spring is sharp as scissor blade.In the quiet nightSo bright a gleam on the foot of my bed-Could there have been a frost already?Lifting

5、myself to look, I found that it was moonlight.Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of my home. I look for her in vain.When all at once I turn my head,I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. The moon

6、goes back to the time of Qin, the wall to the time of Han, and the road our troops are travelling goes back three hundred miles.Oh, for the winged general at the dragon city. That never a tartar horseman might cross the Yin mountains! Wildfire never quite consumes them - They are tall once more in t

7、he spring wind. Review the text on Page 78 Read the poem written by Robert Frostand learn about the main idea, background information and the implied meaning of the poem. LifeMain WorksLiterary StyleAchievementsRobert Frost (1874-1963)A famous American poet of the twentieth centuryThe winner of 4 Pu

8、litzer Prizes (普利策奖普利策奖)A poet of the New England countrysideA Boys Will （1913） 一个男孩的意愿一个男孩的意愿 North of Boston （1914） 波士顿以北波士顿以北 New Hampshire （1923 ） 新罕布什尔新罕布什尔 Collection of poems Poems Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 雪夜林边小驻雪夜林边小驻 The Road Not Taken 未选择的路未选择的路 After Apple-Picking 摘罢苹果摘罢苹果 Lit

9、erary StyleProfound meanings are hidden underneath the plain language and simple form. He wrote about the natural world and rural life, especially the New England landscape.(2) He often used simple language, a graceful style and traditional forms in his poems. (3) Symbolism (the imageswoods, stars a

10、nd houses are taken from everyday life to express profound ideas)“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”on Page 69 by Robert FrostQuestions:1.Does this poem rhyme? How? What are the words that rhyme in the poem?2. Whats the main idea of each stanza?3. What does this poem tell us?4.Why did “I” stop by

11、 woods? 5. What made me go on with my journey?6. Is there any implied meanings of this poem? Summary Stanza 1Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though, He will not see me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow. Stanza 2 My little horse must think it queer,

12、 To stop without a farmhouse near, Between the woods and frozen lake, The darkest evening of the year. Stanza 3He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake. Stanza 4The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have

13、promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Summary This poem stresses a central conflict between mans enjoyment of natural beauty and his responsibility in society. This shows a mans courage to seek out the meaning of life.Writing Skills Rhythm and Rhyme(格律格律)：

14、this poem is written in Iambic tetrameter(四步抑扬格四步抑扬格), the rhyme scheme is AABA,BBCB,CCDC,DDDD, which is called interlocking enclosed rhyme. Within the four lines of each stanza, the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme. The third line does not, but it sets up the rhymes for the next stanza. For ex

15、ample, in the third stanza, “queer”, ”near“, and “year” all rhyme,but “lake” rhymes with “shake”, ”mistake“, and ”flake“ in the followingstanza.这种韵式叫这种韵式叫连锁抱韵连锁抱韵即每一诗节的第即每一诗节的第1,2,4行押韵，第行押韵，第3行的尾韵行的尾韵 成成为为下一诗节的韵脚。下一诗节的韵脚。(old fashioned or traditional form)(2) Rhetorical Device(修辞修辞)： Alliteration (头

16、韵头韵) sound & sleep; dark & deep Personification (拟人拟人) “he”horse “My little horse must think it queer.” “To ask if there is some mistake.” Repetition (重复重复) “and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” Superficial meaning: there is still a long distance before the speake

17、r arrives at home and sleeps. Implied meaning: there are still numerous responsibilities before the speakers life comes to an end. (3) Images/Symbolism (意象意象/象征象征) Woods-The mystery of nature; the temptations in our life Village & He (the owner of the woods)Human world & society Snow-Something of purity Promises-The unavoidable responsibilities & obligations Miles-Long distance; the heavy duty of life Sleep-Rest during night; the end of life (death) I am on my way-The journey of life Br