Unit 4 Exploring poetry Welcome to the unit & Reading（ppt课件）-2022新牛津译林版《高中英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、Im a curious reader!What type of literature do they belong to?How do you understand the two poems?PoetryWritten in separate lines;having rhymes(押韵)Do you have the impression that poetry is difficult to understand?Do you often hesitate about reading poetry?Lets learn how to read a poem!ReadingSoundSe

2、nseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatient when interpreting its meaningfully understand a poem to appreciate itA 1 Complete the chart about how to understand a poem from 2 aspects.Im a fast reader!Poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.More than any other type of litera

3、ture,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So,how to reveal this hidden dimension?P Para.1:ara.1:How is poetry different from other types of literature?Im a focused reader!First,follow your ears.While you may ask“What does it mean?”as you begin reading a poem,it is better

4、to ask“How does it sound?”Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp,you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud.Do you detect a rhythm?Are there any repeated words,rhymes or other special effects?All of these are good qualities to notice,and they may

5、lead you to a better understanding of the poem in the end.Read these lines to feel how they sound.Para.2:Para.2:When you begin reading a poem,what should you pay special attention to?Im a focused reader!Lets feel the sound!Repeated words:“_”.Rhyming words:“low”rhymes with“_”,“_”.“sea”rhymes with“_”,

6、“_”.Second,approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic questions about the poem.Who is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?As you explore the poem,you will begin to see ima

7、ges in your mind.What are those images,and what happens when they are put together?This combination is often complex or even contradictory.As you slowly explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Read these lines,pay attention to the im

8、age of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.Para.3:Para.3:What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?Im a focused reader!(From“Caged Bird”by Maya Angelou)Lets figure out the image!The poem describes a bird that is_ in a cage,only able to sing about the _ it has neve

9、r had.This caged bird can be read as portraying the experience of _.oppressed people trappedfreedomThird,if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once.Sometimes

10、 reading a poem can be a lifelong job.So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come back to it later.As an explorer,you will not reach your goal immediatelyyou need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great disc

11、overy,your efforts will be rewarded.Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.Para.4:What should you do when you have difficulty in understanding the m

12、eaning of a poem?Im a focused reader!(From“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”by Robert Frost)Lets dig out the implications!Perhaps the narrator is enjoying a moment of peace to appreciate the beauty of Nature out of his daily grind.Finally,remember that you do not have to fully understand a poem

13、to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty.As long as the journey of poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning,it will have been worth your effort.Para.5:What does the lecturer mean by saying that one does

14、 not need to fully understand a poem to appreciate it?Do you agree with him?Im a focused reader!Poetrys combination of“sound”and“sense”makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go beyond normal reality for the everlasting beauty.Enjoy your journey in the world of poetry!Para.6:Para.6:Wh

15、at can poetry bring for us?Do you think the ending part is well written?Why?The last paragraph echoes(呼应)the beginning by repeating“poetry is the combination of“sound”and“sense”.Im a focused reader!Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer,what other tips can you give on how to read a poem?From

16、 my point of view,to understand a poem better,we should also know more about the _ and the _ in which the poem was created-the theme of a poem usually has a close relationship with the background in which the poet wrote it.Im a critical reader!poet background暗指，表明揭示隐藏的一面即使似乎让人无法理解复杂的相矛盾的探索周围环境发掘线索努力

17、诠释一首诗的含义苦工，心血把放一边；留出 一个遥远又陌生的目的地不断揭示之前未领会到的意思抛弃逻辑思维imply implicationreveal the hidden dimensionappear to be beyond ones graspcomplex/complicatedexplore the surroundingsdig up cluesstruggle to interpret the meaning of a poemset sth asidea remote and unknown destinationeven if（辨：even though 尽管；as if 仿

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19、d.3.This combination is often complex or even_(contradict).4.As an explorer,you will not reach your goal _(immediate).combinationText Reviewto becontradictoryimmediately5.Poems that are easy_(understand)are often less interesting than those that _(constant)reveal deeper and previously _(recognize)meanings.6.Remember that you do not have to _(full)understand a poem to appreciate _.constantlyunrecognizedText Reviewfullyto understanditset asideremotecomplexcontradictoryInterpretingrewardedconstantlydig up