【正文】 gi ve 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 squi re, I saw a person twelvefeet hi gh, I saw a cotage 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 sparrows run a race, I saw two horses m aki ng l ace, I saw a gi rl just l ike a cat, I saw a ki ten wear a hat, I saw a m an who saw these too, And sai d though strange they al were true. Our fi rst footbal l m atch We woul d have won… i f Jack had scored that goal, i f we’d had just a few m ore m i nutes, i f we had trai ned harder, i f Ben had passed the bal to Joe, i f we’d had thousands of fans scream ing, i f I hadn’t taken my eye off the bal l, i f we hadn’t stayed up so late the ni ght before, i f we hadn’t taken i t easy, i f we hadn’t run out of energy. We woul d have won… i f we’d been beter! Another sim pl e form of poem that students can easil y wri te i s the ci nquai n, a poem m ade up of fi ve l i nes. With these, students can convey a strong pi cture i n just a few words. Look at the exam pl es (D and E) on the top of the next page. (D) Brother (E) Sum m er Beauti ful, athl eti c Sl eepy, salty Teasi ng, shouti ng, l aughi ng Dryi ng, dropi ng, dreadi ng Fri end and enem y too Week i n, week out Mi ne Endless (F) A fal l en blossom (G) Snow havi ng m elted Is ing back to the branch. The whole vi l age i s bri mful Look, a butterfl y! O f happy chil dren. (by Mori take) (by Issa) H ai ku i s a Japanese form of poetry that i s m ade up of 17 syl abl es. It i s not a traditi onal form of Engl ish poetry, but i s very popular wi th Engli sh wri ters. It i s easy to write and, li ke the ci nquai n, can gi ve a cl ear picture and create a speci al feel i ng usi ng the mi nim um of words. The two hai ku poems (F and G ) above are transl ations from the Japanese. Di d you know that Engli sh speakers al so enjoy other forms of Asi an poetry – Tang poem s from Chi na in parti cul ar? A l ot of Tang poetry has been transl ated i nto Engli sh. This Tang poem (H ) is a transl ati on from the Chi nese. With so m any di fferent form s of poetry to choose from, students m ay eventual y want to wri te poems of thei r own. It i s easi er than you mi ght thi nk and certai nl y worth a try. Where she awai ts her husband O n and on the river fl ows. N ever l ooki ng back, Transform ed i nto stone. Day by day upon the m ountai n top, wi nd and rai n revolve. Shoul d the travel er return, thi s Stone woul d utter spech. (by Wang Ji an) I’VE SAVED TH E SUMMER I’ve saved the summ er And I gi ve i t al to you To hol d on winter m orni ngs When the snow i s new. I’ve saved som e sunl i ght If you shoul d ever need A pl ace away from darkness Where your m i nd can feed. An d for myself I’ve kept your sm il e When you were but nieen, Til l you’re ol der you’l l not know What brave young sm il es can m ean. I know no answers To hel p you on your way The answers l i e som ewhere At the bottom of the day. But i f you’ve a need for l ove I’l l give you al l I own It mi ght help you down the road Ti l you’ve found your own. (by Rod McKuen) Unit 3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD Dear Jam es, It i s a beauti ful day here and I am si tti ng under the bi g tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a l ong bi ke ri de to an ol d castl e. It seem s amazi ng that at m y age I am stil l fit enough to cycl e 20 ki lom etres i n an afternoon. It’s my bi rthday in two weeks tim e and I’l l be 82 years ol d! I think m y l ong and acti ve li fe m ust be due to the heal thy l i fe I li ve. This bri ngs me to the real reason for my l etter, m y dear grandson. Your m other tel l s m e that you started sm oking som e ti m e ago and now you are fi nding i t di ffi cul t to gi ve i t up. Bel ieve m e, I know how easy i t i s to begi n sm oki ng and how tough i t i s to stop. You see, duri ng adol escence I also sm oked and becam e addi cted to ci garetes. By the way, di d you know that thi s is because you bee addi cted i n thre di fferent ways? Fi rst, you can be e physi cal l y addi cted to ni coti ne, whi ch i s one of the hundreds of chemi cal s i n ci garettes. Thi s m eans that after a whi le your body be es accustom ed to havi ng nicotine i n i t. So when the drug l eaves your body, you get wi thdrawal sym ptoms. I rem em ber feel i ng bedtempered and som etim es even i n pai n. Secondl y, you be e addi cted through habit. As you know, i f you do the sam e thi ng over and over agai n. You begi n to do it automati cal y. Lastl y, you can be e mental l y addi cted. 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