[by:喜欢Hxen.com,请把Hxen.com告诉你QQ上的5位好友,多谢支持!] [00:00.00]恒星英语学习网 Unit 2 [00:07.39]Poems [00:09.35]Reading [00:10.71]A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS [00:15.07]There are various reasons why people write poetry . [00:19.93]Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. [00:26.67]Others try to convey certain emotions . [00:30.54]Poets use many different forms of poems to express themselves. [00:35.24]In this text, however, we will look at a few of the simpler forms . [00:40.28]Some of the first poetry written in English were nursery rhymes. [00:46.52]Children learned these when they were very young. [00:49.89]Nursery rhymes like the one on the right (A) are still a common type of children’s poetry . [00:57.55]They delight small children because they have strong rhythm and rhyme and have a lot of repetition. [01:05.20]This makes them easy to learn and to recite. [01:09.62]By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language. [01:15.68]Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy a mockingbird. [01:23.85]If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring . [01:31.30]If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking- glass. [01:38.56]If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat. [01:45.33]If that billy-goat runs away, [01:49.30]Papa’s going to buy you another today. [01:52.46]One of the simplest kinds of poems that students can easily write themselves are poems like B and C that list things. [02:04.00]List poems repeat phrases and some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like C). [02:11.94]I saw a fish-pond all on fire [02:16.31]I saw a fish-pond all on fire, [02:15.31]I saw a house bow to a squire, [02:18.65]I saw a person twelve-feet high, [02:22.80]I saw a cottage in the sky, [02:25.68]I saw a balloon made of lead, [02:28.92]I saw a coffin drop down dead, [02:32.47]I saw two sparrows run a race, [02:35.92]I saw two horses making lace, [02:39.37]I saw a girl just like a cat, [02:43.13]I saw a girl just like a hat, [02:46.05]I saw a man who saw these too, [02:49.21]and said though strange they all were true . [02:53.34]Our first football match [02:57.00]We would have won… [02:59.27]If Jack had scored that goal, [03:02.14]If we’d had just a few more minutes, [03:05.49]If we had trained harder, [03:08.26]If Ben had passed the ball to Joe, [03:08.33]If we’d had thousands of fans screaming, [03:12.27]If I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, [03:15.62]If we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, [03:19.56]If we hadn’t taken it easy, [03:22.38]If we hadn’t run out of energy. [03:24.84]We would have won … [03:26.30]If we’d been better! [03:28.86]Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, [03:35.24]a poem made up of five lines. [03:37.98]With these, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words . [03:43.54]Look at the examples D and E on the top of the next page. [03:48.69]brother beautiful, athletic teasin, shouting, laughing friend and enemy too mine [03:59.95]summer sleepy, salty drying, drooping, dreading week in, week out endless [04:11.49]Haiku is a Japanese from of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. [04:17.92]It is not a traditional from of English poetry but it is very popular with English speakers. [04:24.76]It is easy to write and , like the cinquain, gives a clear picture and creates a special feeling in just a few words. [04:33.41]The two haiku poems (F and G) on the right are translations from the Japanese. [04:41.06]a fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. [04:42.68]look, a butterfly! [04:45.24]by moritake [04:48.77]snow having melted, the wholevillage is brimful of happy children. [04:57.44]by issa [04:58.91]Did you know that English speakers have also borrowed from another kind of Asian poetry-Tang poems from China? [05:07.97]A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English. [05:12.83]The translations have a free form that English speakers like to copy. [05:17.79]This Tang poem is a translation from the Chinese. [05:22.36]where she awaits her husband on and on the river flows. [05:28.61]never looking back, transformed into stone. [05:30.88]day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. [05:37.85]should the journeyer return, this stone would utter speech. [05:43.47]by wang jian [05:45.14]Using Language [05:52.56]Listening, reading and discussing [05:51.56]I’ve saved the summer [05:56.13]I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you [06:01.59]To hold on winner mornings When the snow is new. [06:05.53]I’ve saved some sunlight If you should ever need [06:09.79]A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed. [06:14.75]And for myself I’ve dept your smile When you were but nineteen, [06:19.01]Till you’re older you’ll not know What brave young smiles can mean. [06:23.97]I know no answers To help you on your way [06:28.10]The answers lie somewhereAt the bottom of the day. [06:31.86]But if you’ve a need for love [06:34.61]I’ll give you all I own [06:36.64]It might help you down the road Till you’ve found your own.