Unit4ExploringpoetryExtendedreading&ProjectExtendedreadingDoyouknowLiBai?Whatpoemsofhimhaveyouread?What’shiswritingstyle?Beforereading本文是一篇關于唐代著名詩人李白的文章，文章主要介紹了李白詩歌的浪漫主義風格及其形成的原因，并描述了詩歌的特色，闡釋了詩人李白及其作品在世界詩歌史上的重要地位和影響。這篇文章聚焦李白的詩歌及其浪漫主義風格，幫助學生賞析詩歌的形式美和意蘊美，傳播中華優秀傳統文化。WhilereadingPleasefigureoutthestructureofthepassage.Para.11IntroductiontoLiBai’sRomanticstyle.

2Paras.2-4ShapingofLiBai’sromanticstyle.Para.53AnalysisofLiBai’sromanticstyle.Para.64ThestatusofLiBaiandhispoems.Para.1IntroductiontoLiBai’sRomanticstyle.DoyouknowtheChineseversionofthispoem?夜宿山寺李白危樓高百尺，手可摘星辰。不敢高聲語，恐驚天上人。StrikingimaginationAsignofromanticstyleParas.2-4ShapingofLiBai’sromanticstyle.｝PersonalexperienceHistoricalbackgroundTopicsentenceofparas.2and3.WhatcontributedtoLi’sromanticstyle?Para.5AnalysisofLiBai’sromanticstyle.帶出的李白個人經歷和時代背景與前文自然地銜接。雙重否定表肯定，強調即使沒有受過專業詩歌訓練的普羅大眾都能被詩人豐富的想象力折服。倒裝句，起強調作用，同時與上文beimpressedby相呼應，銜接流暢——善于自由抒發強烈情感和上文提到的豐富想象力一樣給人印象深刻。DoyouknowtheChineseversionofthispoem?秋浦歌李白白發三千丈，緣愁似個長。不知明鏡里，何處得秋霜？ExaggerationFreeexpressionofstrongfeelingsRichimaginationandmetaphor｝1.WhatarethefeaturesofLiBai’sromanticstylepoems?2.HowdidLiBaishowhisimaginationinhispoetry?3.What’s

thebiggestdifferencebetweenLiBaiandotherlandscapepoets?TherearevariousfeaturesofLiBai’sromanticstyle,suchastherichimagination,freeexpressionofstrongfeelings,plusthewideuseofexaggeration,metaphorandotherartistictechniques.LiBaishowedhisimaginationthroughthemoonandstars,naturallandscapesandfiguresinlegends.Hisfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings,whichbreathesvitalityintothelifelessobjectshedescribes.Para.6ThestatusofLiBaiandhispoems.FindouttheexpressionsthatshowthesignificanceofLiBaiandhispoems.AfterreadingWriteasummaryoftheessayonLiBai’slifeandpoetry.ALiBaistartedwritingpoetryfromayoungage.Hewrotemanypoemsinspiredbywhathereadandwhathesawwhenhewastravelling,whichhelpedhimgainareputationasaromanticpoet.GrowingupduringthemostgloriousperiodoftheTangDynastyalsoimpactedLiBai’spoemsgreatly.Mostofhispoetryisoftheromanticstyle,featuringrichimagination,freeexpressionofstrongfeelingsandwideuseofartistictechniqueslikeexaggerationandmetaphor.Li’sworksinfluencedgenerationsofpoets.TodaytheycontinuetoinspirenewgenerationsofpoetsinChinaandabroadandarestillenjoyedbymanyreaders.ThispoemdisplaysLiBai’swell-knownromanticstyle.Thefirstline,“LeavingatdawntheWhiteEmperorcrownedwithcloud”,makesmeseeanimageofLiBaileavingamountaintoptowninhisboatonabeautifulmorning.Thesecondline,“I’vesailedathousandmilesthroughcanyonsinaday”andthefourthline“Myskiffhaslefttenthousandmountainsfaraway”,suggestthatthepoetmovedawayfromWhiteEmperorTownandinthedirectionofthecanyonsandthathecoveredmanymilesaday.Intheselines,LiBai’suseofexaggerationreflectshisromanticstyleclearly.ThethirdlineusesvividimagerythatassiststhereadertounderstandthesoundLiBaiheardfromthecountlessmonkeysfoundalongtheYangtzeRiver:“Withmonkeys’sadadieustheriverbanksareloud”.Furthermore,alongwiththefourthline,itgivesmethesenseofhowfasthisboatwasmovingdowntheriveraswellashowhappyandexcitedLiBaifelt.Thefreeexpressionofstrongfeelingsisreallyimpressive.Thispoemalsoshowswherehewastravellingandhowhistravelgreatlyinspiredhispoetry.AnalyseLiBai’spoem“LeavingtheWhiteEmperorTownatDawn”onPage54tofindoutmoreabouthisromanticstyle.BProjectPreparation1.Whathaveyoulearnedaboutthefamouspoemsintheunit?What’sthenameofthepoem?Whoisthepoetofthepoem?Whataboutitstheme?Whatkindoftoneshallwereadin?PoetPoemThemeToneMengHaoranASpringMorningdescribethebeautyofspringgentlerelaxingLangstonHughesDreamsencouragepeopletoholdontodreamsmotivatinginspiringAlfredTennysonSweetandLowlullthebabytosleepgentlesweetMayaAngelouCagedBirdsingforfreedommotivatinginspiringRobertFrostStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningpromisetogoonthejourneybeforehavingarestlyricaldetermined2.Discussandchooseyourfavouritepoembyansweringthefollowingquestions.WhoisyourfavouriteEnglishpoet?Whichofhis/herpoemsdoyoulikebest?Why?GeorgeGordonByron.Ilikehispoem“SheWalksinBeauty”best.Thispoemisasongofpraise.Usingauniqueperspective,thepoetdescribesaflowingbeautybyvividlypresentingawoman’sbeautytousasifweseeherinperson.Herbeautyisnotartificialbutnatural.Besidesbeingbeautiful,sheishonestandkindunderthepoet’spen.Throughherquietfacewecanseeintoherpuresoul.ImplementationPleasegetthegeneralideaofhowtoreciteapoembyansweringthefollowingquestions.Whatshouldyoudobeforerecitingapoem?Wemustunderstandapoemfirstandthenwecanreciteitproperly.Memorizethepoem,asthisisessentialforrecitingitnaturally.Isrecitingapoemsimplyreadingaloudthelinesandstanzas?No,itisn’t.Weshouldreadwithafull,clearvoiceandspeakslightlyslowerthannormalsothattheaudiencewillhearclearly.Howcanone

beanimpressivepoetryreciter?Animpressivepoetryreciterwillpayattentiontothetoneandtherhythmofthepoem,stressingthemostimportantwords.Thereciterwillalsopausebrieflybetweenshortsentencesandinthemiddleoflongsentences,whilemakinglongerpausesbetweenstanzas.Moreover,thereciterwillusehis/herbodylanguagetoemphasizeemotionwhennecessary.ReadingapoemaloudReadwithafull,clearvoiceandspeakslightlyslowerthannormalsothattheaudiencewillhearyouclearly.Readwithemotion.Payattentiontothetoneandtherhythm,stressingthemostimportantwords.Stopbrieflybetweenshortsentencesandinthemiddleoflongsentences,andstoplongerbetweenstanzas.Usebodylanguagewhennecessary.TipAsagroup,recitethepoeminfrontoftherestoftheclass.Makesuretospeakloudly,clearlyandslowly.UsetheexampleonPage55tohelpyou.1.Plea