1、英语选修 6 人教新资料 unit2 教学案 1Celebrate poetry除了课本上提到的清单诗、五行诗等，我们一起来看看其他几种诗歌形式吧。April is National Poetry Month in America. It is time to celebrate poetry. Poetry is a type of writing that lets people express, or show, their emotions. Some poems rhyme, and some do not.This month, everyone can take part in
2、the fun. Many people will go to poetry readings to hear poets read their work. Kids will read and write poems in school too.In this text, you will learn about three types of poems. An acrostic poemIn an acrostic poem, each line describes a topic word. Each letter of the word starts a new line. This
3、poem about spring uses the letters in the word spring to begin each line.SpringSunny days are coming.Pretty birds chirp early in the morning.Rain falls from the sky.Insects buzz and crawl.New baby animals take their first steps.Green grass grows, and flowers bloom!A two-line poemA couplet is a poem
4、that has only two lines. The last words in each line rhyme.Spring blossomsWhen rain comes down in drippity drops,Umbrellas go up with poppity pops.A four-line poemA quatrain is a poem that has four lines. The last words in the second and fourth lines must rhyme. SunflowerLeaves of green,Petals so bright,It grows quite tall.A beautiful sight!Help:acrostic 离合诗（数行诗句中的第一个词的首字母或最后一个词的尾字母或其它特定处的字母能组合成词或词组等的一种诗体）couplet 对句（指两行尾韵相谐的诗句）quatrain 四行诗（通常隔句押韵）Answer the following question.What are the two words in the last poem that rhyme?Key: bright; sight
