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2. 李白 李白 Chinese poets 杜甫

3. John Keats George Gordon Byron

4. Unit Four A garden of poems

5. 1. How many foreign poets are mentioned in the text ? Who are they ? There’re 8. They’re William Shakespeare , John Donne , John Milton, Alexander Pope, George Gordon Byron , John Keats , William Wordsworth, and American poet Robert Frost . 2 .Scan the text to answer the question . Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai ? Whose of Su Dongpo ? Wordsworth ,Byron and Keats remind readers of Du Fu and Li Bai . John Donne reminds readers of Su Dongpo .

6. Main idea of each paragraph : 1. The features of poetry . 2. Chinese poetry . 3. Early English poetry . 4. Modern English poetry in the 19th century . 5. Why modern poems have special attention . 6.The introduction of English poetry into China . 7. Why more people are interested in English poetry .

7. Three parts : 1. part1 (1-2) : The features of poetry . 2. part2 (3-5): English poetry . 3. part3 (6-7): Introduction and attraction of English poetry .

8. (A) Careful Reading • Modern English came into being from about the end of the ___ century. • A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th • The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems buy ___ • A. Dufu B. Libai C. Su Dongpo D. Guo Moruo • 3. Byron’s Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of ____ • A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry • The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of _____century. • A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th • ____’s poetry reminds Chinese readers of the poems by Du Fu and Li Bai. • A. Shakespeare B. Byron C. John Donne D. Robert Frost (C) (C) (D) (B)

9. Details : William Shakespeare Shakespeare is most famous for his _____ . However , his _____ belong to the best English poetry . plays sonnets

10. John Donne His works used ______ _______ that reminds Chinese readers of the works of poets such as ____________ Surprising images Su Dongpo

11. John Milton Once published , his work became famous for the ________ of _______ at the end of each line . absence rhyme

12. Alexander Pope In the eighteenth century , it was _____________ who wrote the ______________ in England . Alexander Pope finest poems

13. George GordonByron William Wordsworth Isles of Greece and ________ ________ poems nature sonnets

14. Byron Wordsworth Long poems _____ _____ by John Keats have long been favorites . The style and atmosphere in their poems often led to comparison with Chines poets such as _______and ______ . John Keats Du Fu Li Bai

15. Robert Frost Modern poets have special attraction because they stand closest to us both in the ___________ and ___________. Language images

16. Discussion: To say that “poems and literature can be bridges” is an image . What other images could you use to express the same idea ? 2. Explain the short poem by Mu Dan in your own words .

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