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1、How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框

2、熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Poetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a song was meant to be sun

3、g. How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖

4、炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊In order to read poetry well, one needs to know a little about prosody. Poems can be broken down into 3 parts; (1) The stanza: a group of lines set off from the other lines in a poem. It is the poetic equivalent of a paragraph in prose. In traditional poems, the stan

5、za usually contains a unit of thought, much like a paragraph in prose. (2) The line: a single line of poetry. (3) The foot: a syllable or a group of 2 or 3 syllables. To scan a line of poetry one counts the number of feet in a line. For a beginner, the easiest thing to do is to count the number of s

6、tresses. Typically a foot will contain a stressed and an unstressed syllable. This does not always work, but it will work often enough to give one the feeling of the poem. In verse (traditional, formal poetry), there will be a regular pattern to the rhythm. Often, all the lines in a poem will contai

7、n the same number of feet. For example, in a sonnet, usually all the lines will have 5 feet. In many cases, though, a poet might alternate between lines with 4 feet and lines with 3 feet. And in other cases, the patterns will be more complicated. Eight steps for reading a poem are offered here:How t

8、o Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙

9、六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 1. Read from the very beginning to the very end of the poem. In this way, try to get a sense of the poem.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other

10、. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 2. Identify the sentence structure, for poetry at times consists of complicated sentences.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoet

11、ry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 3. Re

12、ad the poem carefully to figure out the meter. Note how many stressed syllables and unstressed syllables there are in a particular line.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each othe

13、r. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 4. Read the poem out loud. Pay attention to the rhyme scheme and try to follow the rhythm.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoe

14、try is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 5. L

15、ook up new and unknown words in a dictionary.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard t

16、he way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 6. Mark off any sections in the poem. These sections may be speeches given by a character, discussions of a particular topic, changes in mood, or a new stage of an argument.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is w

17、ritten to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 7. Analyze t

18、he tone and speaker of the poem.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲

19、瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Step 8. Re-read the poem.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that

20、 conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Reading poetry shares some similarities with reading fiction, drama and essay. One should perceive details of action and language, make connections, associations and inferences, and d

21、raw conclusions finally. One should also make use of his intelligence to arouse his emotional response based upon his general experience with life and literature. Anyhow, reading poetry presents a problem of its own. The difference comprises a readers being more alert to the connotations of words, m

22、ore responsive to the expressive qualities of sound and rhythm in line and stanza, more perceptive about details of syntax and punctuation. These high-demanded qualities in reading poetry are necessary and essential on account of the density and compression of poetry in itself. A prerequisite to lea

23、rn reading poetry well and appreciating its beauty is to learn to ask questions about how one feels about poems, how he interprets them, and how he evaluates them. Such questions can be the following:How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it wa

24、s common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊1. What emotion does the poem evoke? In what sensations, associations,

25、 and memories does it result?How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵

26、毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊2. What ideas does the poem convey? In what way does it express, explicitly or implicitly? What sense does it make? What does it suggest?How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was co

27、mmon for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊3. Whats the poets perspective of the world? Is it in agreement with yours

28、? Whats your opinion about the poets perspective? Does it influence your own way of understanding the poem? How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a p

29、iece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊DictionHow to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to

30、each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊 Diction is the choice of words, or the kind of words chosen, in a given passage. Poetry contains “the best words in the best

31、 order”. In reading any poem it is necessary to know what the words mean, but it is equally important to understand what the words imply or suggest. Every word has at least one denotation: a meaning as defined in a dictionary. But the English language has many a common word with so many denotations

32、that a reader may need to think twice to see what it means in a specific context. A word also has connotations: overtones or suggestions of additional meaning that it gains from all the contexts in which a reader has met it in the past. How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be rea

33、d aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Because poets often hint indirect

34、ly at more than their words directly state, it is necessary to develop the habit of considering the connotations of words as well as their denotations. Often for both the poet and the reader the “best words” are those that do the most work; they convey feelings and indirectly imply ideas rather than

35、 state them outright. Poets choose a particular word because it suggests what they want to suggest. Its appropriateness is a function of both its denotation and its connotation. How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to

36、 get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊William Wordsworth (1770-1850)How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be re

37、ad aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud1Ho

38、w to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬

39、缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊I wandered lonely as a cloudHow to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to

40、 be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊That floats on high2 oer vales and hills,How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem

41、 was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊When all at once I saw a crowd,How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for

42、 people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊A host, of golden daffodils;How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written

43、to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Beside the lake, beneath

44、 the trees,How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善

45、侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed

46、 data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Continuous as the stars that shineHow to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to eac

47、h other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊And twinkle on the milky way,3How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it

48、was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊They stretched in never-ending lineHow to Read a PoemHow to Read a P

49、oemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to each other. A poem was not simply a piece of language that conveyed data; it was meant to be heard the way a so橱饲瞪铭韵毕傣陶着叮阜抱金宿澜框熄羹忠蕉赁广善侦激亡证拆榆不皖炮窗踏虽撬缠窃拙六吁侥莆早懊蠢娄泌窜峭琐促梁眩列抑腑匡茂臂胡翱裙啊Along the margin of a bay:How to Read a PoemHow to Read a PoemPoetry is written to be read aloud and heard. In the past, it was common for people to get together and read poetry to eac