I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.
青玉案· 元夕—辛弃疾 众里寻他千， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。
I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again; I feel so sad, so drear, so lonely, without cheer. 声声慢—李清照 寻寻觅觅, 冷冷清清, 凄凄惨惨戚戚。
Byron (拜伦) America
Emerson (爱默生)
Shelly (雪莱) Tagore (泰戈尔)
England
England Germany
Goethe (歌德)
India
Why do people write poems?
There are many reasons why people write poems. In small groups make a list of these reasons.
When we were very young, our mother
or teacher taught us some songs or poems. Do you remember them? Can you recite?
What is a poem?
A poem is a composition with rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences or feelings.
一粒沙
威廉· 布莱克 一沙一世界， 一花一天堂， 掌中无极限， 永恒刹那间。
Dreams By L. Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can never fly Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen only with snow
梦想
兰斯顿· 休斯
紧紧抓住梦想， 千万别让它消亡， 否则生活就像鸟儿断了翅膀， 再也不能飞翔。 紧紧抓住梦想， 千万别让它消亡， 否则生活就像严冬的荒野， 遍地布满冰霜。

How many poets do you know? Can you remember any poems you have read in school, either in Chinese or in English?
Brainstorming
Can you name some famous Chinese poets and then recite their poems? 静夜思
李白
床前明月光， 疑是地上霜。 举头望明月， 低头思故乡。
五言绝句
示儿
陆游
死去元知万事空，
但悲不见九州同。
王师北定中原日，
家祭无忘告乃翁！ 七言绝句
虞美人 —— 李煜 问君能有几多愁， 恰似一江春水向东流。
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—苏轼 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。
Have you read the two poems below?
A Grain of Sand William Blake 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.
春晓 孟浩然
春眠不觉晓，
处处闻啼鸟。 夜来风雨声，
花落知多少。
五言绝句
登岳阳楼 杜甫
昔闻洞庭水， 今上岳阳楼。 吴楚东南坼， 乾坤日夜浮。 亲朋无一字， 老病有孤舟。
戎马关山北， 凭轩涕泗流。
五言律诗
Can you match the poets and their living countries?
人教课标 高二 选修 6 Unit 2
1. To get some knowledge about poems and enjoy some Chinese and English poems 2. To learn different forms of poetry 3. To appreciate some poems
Quiz in Chinese traditional poems Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to
their English translation? Let’s have a competition.
If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!
A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descriptive themes in a rhythmic form.
A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest.