Introduction to English Poetry

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INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH POETRYWhy do we read poems? Teaching syllabus How to read a poem out loud? How to read a poem? Homework

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IF I CAN STOP ONE HEART FROM BREAKING BY EMILY DICKINSON(1830-1886)If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin(知更鸟) Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.

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QUESTIONS FOR THINKINGHow do you feel about this poem? Is it easy? Is it difficult? What is it about? What does it make you feel or think?

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WILLIAM BLAKE(1757-1827)To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.

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在一颗沙粒中见一个世界， 在一朵鲜花中见一片天空， 在你的掌心里把握无限， 在一个钟点里把握无穷。

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一花一世界， 一沙一天国， 君掌盛无边， 刹那含永劫。 ----宗白华

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SPRING, THE SWEET SPRING BY THOMAS NASHE(1567-1601)Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

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The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, In every street these tunes our ears do greet: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to witta-woo!

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春 托马斯.纳什

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春，甜美之春，一年中最美好的时间， 万物吐芳艳，姑娘舞翩跹， 轻寒不袭人，小鸟歌满天， 恰恰，咯咯，啾啾，哥哥插禾！ 棕榈山楂漫山野，村村舍舍生气盎， 羊羔欢跃喜洋洋，牧童整天笛声扬， 百鸟欢歌总在耳边响， 恰恰，咯咯，啾啾，哥哥插禾！

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田野馨香飘四方，雏菊轻轻吻脚上， 情人双双来相会，老妇憩坐沐阳光， 条条路上都有歌声在荡漾。 恰恰，咯咯，啾啾，哥哥插禾！ 春！甜美之春！

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丰富的意象，优美的意境 和谐的音韵，强烈的乐感

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WHY DO WE READ POEMS?1.

Read to acquire knowledge about a different culture Gain an insight into the tradition , custom, beliefs, values of the age in which a poem is written.

Begin with pleasure and end in wisdom. 始于乐， 终于智。

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2. Read to sharpen our emotions The imaginative expression of strong feeling…… the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in tranquility -----William Wordsworth 强烈感情之富于想象力的表达 …在宁静中积聚 起来的强烈情感的自发流露。

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3. Read for aesthetic experience and artistic appreciation A poem is a self-contained piece of art; the well-structured language shows good craftsmanship, and the beauty of expression and form enjoys immortality. 能欣赏诗的人不但对

于其他种类的文学有真确 的了解，而且也不会觉得人生是一件干枯的东 西。---朱光潜

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4. Read for pleasure Poetry appeals to the mind and arouses feelings. To move the heart, to touch the soul An art of words: the choice of words, the rhythm and rhyme A new idea, a revelation, a philosophy… Connection and response 诗是培养趣味的最好的媒介。

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5. Read to improve the sense of language The best words in the best order. ---S. T. Coleridge 诗的语言简洁凝练，含蓄蕴藉，形象具体，节 奏明显，音韵铿锵。 诗歌语言既遵守语言规范，又超越语言规范。 诗中词句的选择和词序的安排，比喻和典故的 运用，象征和意象，形式和格律，语音和词义 等等都有独到之处。