【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 These rhymes l ike the one on the ri ght (A) are sti l a mon type of chi ldren’s poetry. The language is concrete but i maginative, and they deli ght smal chi ldren because they rhym e, have strong rhythm and a lot of repeti ti on. The poems m ay not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By pl ayi ng wi th the words i n nursery rhymes, chil dren learn about l anguage. Hush, l ittle baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a m ocki ngbi rd. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a di amond ri ng. If that di amond ring turns to brass, Papa’s goi ng to buy you a l ooki nggl ass. If that l oki nggl ass gets broke, Papa’s goi ng to buy you a bil l ygoat. If that bi l ygoat runs away, Papa’s goi ng to buy you another today. O ne of the sim pl est ki nds of poems are those l i ke B and C that li st thi ngs. Li st poem s have a fl exi bl e li ne l ength and repeated phrases whi ch give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Som e rhym e (li ke B) whi l e others do not (l i ke C). I saw a fi shpond al l on fi re I saw a fi shpond al on fi re, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twel vefeet hi gh, I saw a cottage i n the sky, I saw a bal oon m ade of l ead, I saw a coffi n drop down dead, I saw two sparows run a race, I saw two horses m aki ng l ace, I saw a girl just l i ke a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they al were true. Our fi rst footbal l match We would have won… i f Jack had scored that goal, i f we’d had just a few m ore mi nutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the bal to Joe, i f we’d had thousands of fans screami ng, i f I hadn’t taken my eye off the bal l, i f we hadn’t stayed up so l ate the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, i f we hadn’t run out of energy. We woul d have won… if we’d been better! Another si mple form of poem that students can easil y write is the ci nquai n, a poem m ade up of fi ve li nes. Wi th these, students can convey a strong picture i n just a few words. Look at the exampl es (D and E) on the top of the next page. (D) Brother (E) Summ er Beauti ful, athletic Sleepy, sal ty Teasi ng, shouting, l aughi ng Dryi ng, drooping, dreading Fri end and enemy too Week i n, week out Mi ne Endl es (F) A fal len bl osom (G) Snow havi ng mel ted Is i ng back to the branch. The whol e vi lage is bri mful Look, a butterfly! Of happy chil dren. (by Moritake) (by Issa) Haiku i s a Japanese form of poetry that i s made up of 17 syl lables. It i s not a traditional form of Engl ish poetry, but is very popular wi th Engl ish wri ters. It i s easy to write and, l ike the cinquai n, can give a clear picture and create a special feeli ng using the mini mum of words. The two haiku poem s (F and G ) above are transl ati ons from the Japanese. Di d you know that Engl ish speakers also enjoy other form s of Asi an poetry – Tang poems from China i n particular? A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into Engli sh. Thi s Tang poem (H) is a translation from the Chinese. With so many different form s of poetry to choose from , students may eventual ly want to write poem s of their own. It i s easier than you might thi nk and certai nly worth a try. Where she awai ts her husband On and on the river fl ows. N ever looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the m ountain top, wi nd and rai n revol ve. Shoul d the traveler return, this Stone would uter speech. (by Wang Ji an) I’VE SAVED TH E SUMMER I’ve saved the summer And I give it al l to you To hold on wi nter m ornings When the snow is new. I’ve saved some sunl ight If you should ever need A pl ace away from darkness Where your mi nd can feed. And for m ysel f I’ve kept your smi le When you were but ni een, Ti l you’re ol der you’l not know What brave young sm il es can mean. I know no answers To help you on your way The answers li e somewhere At the bottom of the 濰坊正大鋼結(jié)構(gòu)有限公司 年產(chǎn) 200臺(tái)起重機(jī)和 10萬平方米鋼結(jié)構(gòu)廠房項(xiàng)目 可行性研究報(bào)告 濰坊正大鋼結(jié)構(gòu)有限公司 申報(bào)日期： 2020 年 05 月 24 日 but wi thout the Im pressi oni sts, many of these pai nti ng styles m ight not exi st. O n the one hand, some m odern art i s abstract。 that i s, the pai nter does not attem pt to pai nt objects as we see them with our eyes, but i nstead concentrates on certain quali ti es of the object, usi ng col or, l i ne and shape to represent them. O n the other hand, som e pai nti ngs of m odern art are so reali stic that they l ook li ke photographs. These styl es are so different. Who can predi ct what painti ng styl es there wil l be i n the future? TH E BEST OF MANH ATTAN’S ART GALLERIES The Fri ck Col lection (5th Avenue and E. 70th Street) Many art l overs woul d rather vi sit thi s sm al art gal l ery than any other i n N ew York. H enry Cl ay Fri ck, a ri ch New Yorker, di ed i n 1919, l eavi ng hi s house, furniture and art col ecti on to the Ameri can peopl e. Fri ck had a preference for pertwenti eth century Western pai nti ngs, and these are wel represented i n thi s excel l ent col l ecti on. You can al so expl ore Fri ck’s beauti ful hom e and garden whi ch are wel l worth a vi si t. Guggenheim Museum (5th Avenue and 88th Street) Thi s m useum owns 5, 000 superb m odern pai nti ngs, scul ptures and drawi ngs. These art works are not al di splayed at the sam e tim e. The exhi bi tion i s al ways changi ng. It wil l appeal to those who l ove Im pressioni st and PostIm pres