Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare.Upabovetheworldsohigh,Likeadiamondinthesky.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare!SongsandPoemsReadthepassagecarefully.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whendoesthewritersingsongs?2.Whendidthewriterbegintotouchonpoetry?3.WhendoesthewriterreadKeatsandwhenWordsworth?ThewayacrowShookdownonmeThedustofsnowFromahemlocktreeHasgivenmyheartAchangeofmoodAndsavedsomepartOfadayIhadrued.DustofSnow铁杉树上一只乌鸦抖落雪尘撒我一身我的心情因此变化一天的懊丧已不在留下ByRobertFrostHowmanythingsdoesRobertFrostwrite?Acrow,me,snow,tree,heart,mood.Whatfeelingsdoesthecrowgiveyou?Andwhatfeelingsdoessnow?Andthetree?Achangeofmoodfromwhatmood?towhatmood?bored,sadlight-hearted,happy,enjoytheday’sbeautyFantasyTheseaDrinkingwineWorldWar1FriendshipPetsThecountrysidePeaceNatureTopicsSongDynastyRomantic18thCenturyClassicalModernPeriodsLoveDeathHappinessLonelinessSadness,HumourBrokenheartsHumanfeelingsDuFuLiBaiGeorgeGordonByronWomenpoetsRobertFrostJohnKeatsShakespeareJapaneseAfricanAmericanGroupsandnamesUsefulexpressionsI’minterestedto…but…IthinkImightwantto…Iwantto…I’dliketo…I’veneverheardof…so…I’veneverreadany…so…Ithinkitwillbetoodifficultto…Ithinkitwillbeboring…I’mveryinterestedin…so…I’mnotveryinterestedin…so…Ihopetofind…Idon’tknowmuchabout…but…WilliamWordsworthA:I’minterestedtoreadsomeRomanticpoetryaboutloveandfriendship.B:Whyareyouinterestedinthatkindofpoetry?A:BecauseIthinkRomanticpoetryisaboutrealpassion.B:Isee,Whatkindofpoetrywouldyounotliketoread?A:Idon’twanttoreadEnglishpoetryaboutdeathandWorldWar1,becauseIthinkitistoosad.B:……Idon’tlikepoems.Theyaretooboringandsensitive.Idon’tthinkyoungpeoplecanappreciatethem.Theyaredisappearing……Nowadays,peopleareenjoyingpoetrymorethanever.Poetryisdead!Therearefewpeoplewhoreadpoetryintheirfreetime.Whocares?However,somepeopledocare.Theythinkitisimportanttostoppoetrydisappearingfromculturallife.Onewaytosavepoetryisbyprovingthatpoetryisaliveandarounduseverywhere.Poetryisnotsomethingforstudentsofliterature:anadvertisementisjustasmuchapoemasaShakespearesonnet.Poetryfestivalscanmakepoetrymorepopular.Atfestivals,poetsandaudiencesgettogethertoreadandlistentopoetry.Thesongtextsofhip-hopandrapmusicareoftenregardedasanewtypeofpoetryofourtime.Longlivepoetry!Poemsaredisappear-ingPoemsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular!SideSideI’mhonoredtohostthediscussion.What’sthefutureofthepoetry?Wedon’tknow,butmaybeafterthediscussionwecanhaveaclearunderstandingofpoetry.Nowlet’sopenourearstotheirtalking.IamAlexanderPopeSideSideNo,poemsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular!Poemsaredisappear-ingHK:APoetryFestival(Yourtaskshouldincludethefollowingrequirements.)1.Thefestivalwilltakeplaceontwodays2.Theprogrammewillbeinterestingandvaried.3.Workingroupstodiscussanddecideabouttheprogrammeforthefestival.4.Discusswhichformsofpoetryshouldbepartofthefestivalandwhichnot.
