浅谈一节英语公开课上的英语诗歌教学 随着新课程标准总目标的调整，英语基础教学的目的也更趋向于多元化。课堂教学由原来的一味的教和学，也就是“师者，传到授业解惑也”，到素质教育，也就是更注重能力的培养。教育部（2012：8）更明确提出“通过英语学习，使学生形成初步的综合语言运用能力，促使心智发展，提高综合人文素养。”这个要求，使英语基础教学，在原有侧重英语作为一门学科，一种语言工具的基础上，更加注重了英语作为语言学习能力的培养。 诗歌，是世界上所有语言艺术形式中，最为与众不同的，除了它韵律优美，同时还集中体现了该种语言的历史背景、人文素养等，这些因素使学生对于英语诗歌望而却步。现在初中牛津英语教课书中，增加了诗歌篇幅，就是让学生能在课堂上慢慢接触诗歌题材，让他们了解诗歌并没有想象中的那么难。 一、引导学生对诗歌的理解 （一）从牛津英语的全六册，研究诗歌体裁课文的分布及难易度 对于初中生来说，初次接触英语诗歌，要从言简意赅的诗歌开始，好比刚开始学说话的幼儿一样，先用一些朗朗上口的儿歌，在反复朗读的过程中，慢慢理解并感受儿歌所传递的内容。有了一定的基础后，慢慢增加难度。回想笔者自己英语学习过程，诗对于从来没有直接就是莎士比亚。歌是到了大学才开始接触的，
接触过诗歌的人来说，一下子接触这么高深的内容，让人感觉有点无从入手。 所以，早在7B第八单元，学生就学过两篇关于动物的诗歌，其中一首的一段是这样的： My goldfish is a wonderful pet. She doesn't need a bed. She isn't any trouble. She doesn't bark. She doesn't miaow. Just bubbles， Bubbles， Bubbles. 这是学生第一次遇到英语诗歌，文字简单直白，以描述场景为主，有的句子以一个单词单独成句成行，除了降低难度，降低学生对英语诗歌的恐惧外，大大吸引了学生的兴趣。原来英语诗歌没那么难，英语诗歌也有押韵，只不过是因为语法问题，没法做到文字的对应和工整。 因为有了那次诗歌体裁的内容，为学生打下了一定的基础，同时，学生的认知水平、对语言文字的赏析能力，随着年龄的增长，而有所长进。所以，在8A第7单元的诗歌，其中一段是这样的：，The autumn leaves turn brown Fall into piles upon the ground.
英语诗歌入门诗歌是纯文学。英美文学传统中此种文学形式十分繁荣，在这方面甚至可与被称为“诗的国度”的中国相提并论。正如学习汉语不明诗词歌赋为何物，就难入佳境一样，学习英文而不解诗味，也堪称憾事。然而，由于用词典雅、句法精炼、形式别致以及意象丰富等等缘故，英文诗号称难读。本课程精选莎士比亚以来名家名诗数十首，解其句读，析其格律，达其妙趣，并判其风格，使初学者尝其一脔，略知滋味，并望其由此获得进入英诗宝库之门径。 导引 诗歌是一种精美的艺术，趣味高一点的人一般都喜欢诗歌。受过良好教育的中国人都会背诵若干首古诗。现在人们很重视学习英文，学习英文，视野也应宽阔一些，也应当对英文诗歌多少有些领略才好。中国文学中诗歌成就极大，英语文学中，诗歌也极其丰富多彩。语言艺术的最高表现形式在诗歌。如果只是知道实用性的英文，只学习商业英文、法律英文等英文，对英语文学毫无修养，对英文诗歌一无所知，那将是一个不小的遗憾，将会影响到审美能力的发展和提高， 学英文而不懂英文诗歌，不仅从审美角度看是一个遗憾，而且从英语学习这一角度看，不学一些英文诗歌，其英语水平也达不到很高的层次。诗歌语言最精炼，语汇最丰富，表达形式最精美，语言的色调最细腻。如果对诗歌有一定修养，其语言表达能力会大大提高。试想一个学汉语的人，如果对唐诗宋词一无所知，其汉语水平不会很高。学英语者也是如此。如果他对莎士比亚、弥尔顿、华兹华斯、拜伦、雪莱、济慈等人的著名诗篇一窍不通，其英文水平也不会很高。 总之，有一定英语基础的人不能不更上一层楼，读一点英文诗。这不仅有助于提高我们的文学素养，丰富我们的审美能力，也有助于提高我们的英语水平。 英诗基础知识 读英文诗歌相当不容易。其中的主要原因是诗歌有其独特的语言特点和表达方式，与散文有明显区别。为更好地欣赏英文诗歌，很有必要了解一些相关的基本知识。这方面的知识极其细致，以下只介绍一些最基本的。 一节奏 诗歌是具有音乐性的语言。音乐作品的最大特点之一是音符的流动是有节奏的。所谓节奏就是强拍和弱拍按一定的形式配合起来，有规律地反复出现。懂点音乐的人都知道，音乐中基本的节奏有两种，即强——弱（2/4拍）和强——弱——弱（3/4拍）。举两个简单的例子： 《东方红》的节奏就是强——弱： 5 56│2 —│1 16│2 —│5 5│6i 65│1 16│2 —│ 《新年好》（HAPPY NEW YEAR）这首儿歌的节奏是强——弱——弱： 11 1 5 │33 3 1│13 5 5 │43 2 —│23 4 4 │32 3 1│13 2 5│72 1 —│ 中国古诗有节奏。其节奏主要是通过汉字特有的声调表现出来的。传统汉语中的声调有四：平、上、去、入。平声称“平声”，上、去、入三声统称仄声。平声与仄声结合起来反复出现，就是中国诗歌的节奏。如一首五言绝句，其最常见的节奏是： 仄仄平平仄，平平仄仄平。
Teaching Plan for Poetry Appreciation Class < A Perfect Day > Wuxi NO.3 Senior School Grade Two By Wu Yan
A Perfect Day When you come to the end of a perfect day, And you sit alone with your thought, While the bells ring out with a carol gay, For the joy that the day has brought Do you think what the end of a perfect day Can mean to a tired heart, When the sun goes down with a flaming ray, And the dear friends have to part? Well, this is the end of a perfect day, Near the end a journey too; But it leaves a thought that is big and strong, with a wish that is kind and true. For memory has painted this perfect day, With colors that never fade, And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we’ve made
The Basic Elements of Appreciating English Poetry 1.What is poetry? ?Poetry is the expression of Impassioned feeling in language. ?“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” ?“Poetry, in a general sense, may be defined to be the expression of the imagination.” ?Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty. ?Poetry is the image of man and nature. ?“诗言志，歌咏言。” ---《虞书》 ?“诗言志之所以也。在心为志，发言为诗。情动于中而行于言，言之不足，则嗟叹之；嗟叹之不足，故咏歌之；咏歌之不足，不知手之舞之，足之蹈之也。情发于声；声成文，谓之音。” ---《诗·大序》 ?“诗是由诗人对外界所引起的感觉，注入了思想与情感，而凝结了形象，终于被表现出来的一种‘完成’的艺术。” ---艾青：《诗论》 2.The Sound System of English Poetry a. The prosodic features ?Prosody (韵律)---the study of the rhythm, pause, tempo, stress and pitch features of a language. ?Chinese poetry is syllable-timed, English poetry is stress-timed. ?Stress: The prosody of English poetry is realized by stress. One stressed syllable always comes together with one or more unstressed syllables. eg. Tiger, /tiger, /burning /bright In the /forest /of the/ night, What im/mortal /hand or /eye Could frame thy/ fearful /symme/try? ---W. Blake Length: it can produce some rhetorical and artistic effect. eg. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea, The Ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. ---Thomas Gray Long vowels and diphthongs make the poem slow, emotional and solemn; short vowels quick, passionate, tense and exciting. Pause: it serves for the rhythm and musicality of poetry. b. Meter or measure (格律) poem---stanza/strophe---line/verse---foot---arsis + thesis; Meter or measure refers to the formation way of stressed and
Dreams 梦想----by Langston Hughes ----作者：兰司敦·修司Hold fast to dreams 把握梦想 For if dreams die 如果梦想消失 Life is a broken-winged bird 生命将是折翼之鸟 That cannot fly 无法飞行 Hold fast to dreams 把握梦想 For when dreams go 如果梦想逝去 Life is a barren field 生命将是一片荒原 Frozen with snow 大雪冰封 【Never give up】永不放弃 Never give up, Never lose hope. Always have faith, It allows you to cope. Trying times will pass, As they always do. Just have patience, Your dreams will come true. So put on a smile, You'll live through your pain. Know it will pass, And strength you will gain 永不放弃，永不心灰意冷。 永存信念，它会使你应付自如。 难捱的时光终将过去，一如既往。 只要有耐心，梦想就会成真。 露出微笑，你会走出痛苦。 相信苦难定会过去，你将重获力量。
【ALWAYS HAVE A DREAM 】总是有一个梦想 Forget about the days when it's been cloudy. But don't forget your hours in the sun. Forget about the times you have been defeated. But don't forget the victories you have won. Forget about the misfortunes you have encountered. But don't forget the times your luck has turned. Forget about the days when you have been lonely. But don't forget the friendly smiles you have seen. Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right. But don't forget to always have a dream. 忘掉你失意的日子，但不要忘记黄金的时光。 忘掉你的一次次失败，但不要忘记你夺取的胜利。 忘掉你遭遇的不幸，但不要忘记你的时来运转。 忘掉你的孤独日子，但不要忘记你得到的友善微笑。 忘掉你没有得以顺利实施的计划，但不要放弃你的梦想。 【TODAY IS A NEW DAY】今天是新的一天------ Donna Levine唐那·莱文陈采霞译Your tomorrows are as bright as you want to make them. There is no reason to carry the darkness of the past with you into today. Today is a wonderful new experience，full of every possibility to make your life exactly what you want it to be. Today is the beginning of new happiness, new directions and new relationships. Today is the day to remind yourself that you posses the power and strength you need to bring contentment, love and joy into your life.
英语诗歌的韵律(metre)英诗节奏(Rhythm) 构成英诗节奏的基础是韵律(metre)。在希腊语中，“metre”这个字是“尺度(标谁)”的意思。英诗就是根据诗行中的音节和重读节奏作为“尺度(标准)”来计算韵律的。 英诗的特点之一是与其他文体不同的排列格式。各诗行不达到每页页边，每行开始词首大写。几行成为一节(stanza)，不分段落。各行都要讲究一定的音节数量，行末押韵或不押韵，交错排列。 ……音节重读(stressed)，非重读(unstressed)。……这就是一种正规的重读形式，在诗歌中即体现为韵律。研究诗歌韵律规则的科学叫作韵律学(Prosody)。 1．音步(Foot)： 英诗中这种重读与非重读音节的特殊性组合叫作音步。一个音步的音节数量可能为两个或三个音节，但不能少于两个或多于三个音节，而且其中只有一个必须重读。分析英诗的格律就是将它划分成音步，并区分出是何种音步以及计算音步的数量。这种音步划分叫scansion。根据一首英诗组成的音步数量，每一诗行一个音步称“单音步”(monometer)；每一诗行有两个音步的，称“双音步”(dimeter)；含有三个音步的，称“三音步”(trimeter)；此外还有四音步(tetrameter）、五音步、(pentameter)、六音步(hexameter)、七音步(heptameter)、八音步(octometer)。 Is this | a fast, | to keep
The lard | or lean And clean? (Herrick) 2．韵律(Metre)： 英诗的韵律是依据音步包含音节的数量及重读音节的位置而加以区分的。传统英诗的音步有六种：即:抑扬格(Lambus)、扬抑格(Trochee)、抑抑扬格(Anapaest)、扬抑抑格(Dactyl)及：扬抑抑格(Dactyl)及抑扬抑格(Amphibrach)： “⌒”非重读音节；“／”重读音节。 英诗的韵(rhyme) 英语诗歌的押韵可以根据单词的内音素重复的部位不同而分成不同种类，最常见的有头韵（Alliteration）、谐元韵（Assonance）和尾韵（Rhyme）。头韵指词首重复，如great和grew；谐元韵是指词中重读元音重复，如great和fail；尾韵则指词尾音素重复，如great 和bait。但一行诗中可能同时存在多种押韵形式： The light that lies in women''s eyes. --Thomas Moore 这行诗中既有头韵light和lies，谐元韵light、lies、eyes，又有且有尾韵（这种押韵方式称行中韵middle rhyme）lies和eyes。 英语诗歌的行与行之间的押韵格式称韵法（rhyming scheme）。常见有两行转韵（AABB）、隔行押韵（ABCB）、隔行交互押韵（ABAB）
高中英语诗歌教学四部曲 ——以Module 6 Unit 2 Poems Reading为例 【摘要】在英语教学中加强英文诗歌的分析和鉴赏，对提高学生的语感和语言理解能力具有非常有效的作用。本文以一堂诗歌教学课为例，对高中英语诗歌教学模式进行了探究，总结出高中英语诗歌教学四部曲：体验音韵妙趣，感受诗歌之语言美；了解诗歌类型，感受诗歌之形式美；搭建创作平台，体验诗歌创作；赏析经典诗例，感受诗歌之意境美。 【关键词】诗歌语言形式创作意境 一、引言 语言是文化的载体，语言本身就是文化的一个重要组成部分。现代英语教学中，教师应根据学生的年龄特点和认知能力，逐步扩展文化知识的内容和范围，把英语语言教学置于跨文化交际的环境之中，培养学生的跨文化意识，提高对英美文化的感悟力。诗歌是真实的语篇，是语言艺术的精华它不仅语言优美、韵律感强，而且文化内容十分丰富，是不可或缺的教学资源。选用合适的诗歌进行教学不仅可以培养学生的听、说、读、写能力，还可以激发学生对语言本身的兴趣和热爱,培养学生的世界意识，有利于形成跨文化交际能力。高中的英语文化意识普遍比较薄弱，他们很少接触英语文学作品，更别说是诗歌。 下面我以Module 6 Unit 2 Poems Reading为例，谈谈我对高中英语诗歌教学模式的探究。本课堂以英语诗歌作为载体，组织大量有效的教学活动。在鉴赏诗歌时，每种诗歌组织不同的活动，如：朗诵、找韵脚、找主题、翻译等，让学生在活动中了解了英语诗歌的特点。这种“在活动中学习”的探究模式下实现知识的意义建构，有利于激发学生的学习积极性。 二、高中英语诗歌教学模式探究 1.体验音韵妙趣，感受诗歌之语言美 （1）读出诗歌韵味 诗人北岛曾说：“诗歌不是拿来看的诗歌是拿来读的，不懂得这个道理， 不会读懂诗，也不会写好诗“作为一个阅读文本，诗歌以富有节奏的韵律给语言
看到版主Andy如此煞费苦心，提高大家对英文诗歌的兴趣，我也有些手痒，来捧捧场。下面这篇文章是我学poetry时找到的，可惜忘记了网站地址。这个文章是有JPG格式的，更加容易理解，谁需要的话，请留言。括号里的文字是我自己的一点理解和补充，不尽详实之处，望大家不吝赐教。唯抛砖引玉而） Metrics in English Poetry By Samuel Schuman, Univ. of MN, Morris Metrics How to go about the analysis of the rhythm, the meter and the rhyme scheme of an English poem. (作者通篇都是用下面这首简单的小诗来介绍诗歌) A Stupid Poem I put my hat upon my head And walked into the strand And there I met another man Whose hat was in his hand. First, divide the lines into syllables(音节), and count them: I / put / my / hat / up/on / my / head (8) And / walked / in/to / the / strand (6) And / there / I / met / a/noth/er / man (8) Whose / hat / was / in / his / hand (6) (诗歌分析的第一步是划分音节。对我们这样非英语母语的人可能有点困难。基本的方法是一个元音一个音节，例如upon是两个音节，another是三个音节。有的时候诗人为了强调方言等原因，会使用省略字，这种情况就要具体问题具体分析了。也有的时候是为了凑音节而省略的) Which syllables are accented or “stressed?”(重读) “Stress”in English poetic metrics means “said loudly.”It has nothing to do with the tension in your life. The symbol u means unstressed; the symbol / means stressed(诗歌里的重读，与一个单词本身发音里的重读未必是一回事。一般来说，重读的词，都是有实际意义，在句子中起重要作用的词。只要听清重读的词，就能够理解一句话的意思。比如第一句，听清了put/hat/upon/head 这四个字就大致知道说的是什么，而只听清楚I/my/u/my 这四个字的话......) u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u / I put my hat upon my head u / u / u / And walked into the strand u / u / u / u / And there I met another man u / u / u / Whose hat was in his hand
英语诗歌赏析课程描述（必修选修课） Understanding Poetry 2012-2-2 Course Outline This course aims at familiarizing the students with some canonical poems in English literature. This course will not be very heavy on input. It relies a great deal on your active participation and collaboration among yourselves in the process of your critical reading. The teacher will act as a coordinator or facilitator to help you through the whole process of your reading and classroom discussion. Throughout the course, you are required to make comments on the selected materials. We hope by the end of this course, you will find yourselves more aware of and interested in English poetry. Assessment 50% Classroom performance 50% Final Examination (sit-in, close-book)
《英语诗歌欣赏》课程教学诗选 Types of Poetry Unit one Nature The Pasture Robert Frost (1874–1963) I’M going out to clean the pasture spring; I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I shan’t be gone long.—You come too. I’m going out to fetch the little calf That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I shan’t be gone long.—You come too. 牧场 罗伯特·弗罗斯特 (1874–1963) 我去清一清牧场的泉水， 我只停下来把落叶全耙去 （还瞧着泉水变得明净—也许）； 我不会去得太久。—你也来吧。 我去把那幼小的牛犊抱来， 它站在母牛身边，小得可怜，一摇一晃，当母牛给她舔舔；我不会去得太久。—你也来吧。 （方平译） Daffodils William Wordsworth (1770-1850) I wondered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;
FOLLOW YOUR OWN COURSE Neil Simon Don't listen to those who say, “It's not done that way.” Maybe it's not, but maybe you will. Don't listen to those who say, “You're taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine Floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today. Most importantly, don't listen When the little voice of fear inside of you rear its ugly head and says “They're all smarter than you out there. They're more talented, They're taller, blonder, prettier, luckier and have connections...” I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, Not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, But with the strength of conviction That you can move others by your own efforts, And do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, The chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respect.
英语诗歌朗诵比赛选稿 【篇一】英语诗歌朗诵比赛选稿 Love at First Sight They both thought that a sudden feeling had united them This certainty is beautiful, Even more beautiful than uncertainty. They thought they didn't know each other, nothing had ever happened between them, These streets, these stairs, this corridors, Where they could have met so long ago? I would like to ask them, if they can remember - perhaps in a revolving door face to face one day? A "sorry" in the crowd? "Wrong number" on the 'phone? - but I know the answer. No, they don't remember. How surprised they would be
For such a long time already Fate has been playing with them. Not quite yet ready to change into destiny, which brings them nearer and yet further, cutting their path and stifling a laugh, escaping ever further; There were sings, indications, undecipherable, what does in matter. Three years ago, perhaps or even last Tuesday, this leaf flying from one shoulder to another? Something lost and gathered. Who knows, perhaps a ball already in the bushes, in childhood? There were handles, door bells, where, on the trace of a hand, another hand was placed; suitcases next to one another in the
《英美诗歌选读》课程教案第四讲首页 备注：教学进程一栏可根据教学内容的多少自定页数。
第四讲英美诗歌的基本押韵格式 押韵格式（rhyme scheme）指的是一首诗中各押韵诗行的组合形式。一般说来，每首诗都由数量不同的诗行组成，每一行的结尾都按照其读音的相同或类似而押韵，并表现出规律性。 押韵格式分为定型诗歌格式和普通诗歌格式。前一种格式主要有十四行诗体、斯宾塞诗体、回旋诗体等押韵格式；普通诗歌格式主要有双行押韵格式（aa）、隔行交互押韵格式(abab)和吻韵格式(abba)。 第一节基本押韵格式 双行押韵格式（aa） 它是英语诗歌最基本押韵格式，主要用于双行诗节（couplet）。双行诗节指两行押韵或不押韵的诗行。双行诗节可以单独成为诗节，也可以存在于其他诗节中。七行体（又称皇韵体，rhyme royal）诗和八行体（octa rima）诗用双行诗节结束，莎士比亚的十四行诗也是用双行诗节结束全诗。 双行诗节分开放双行诗节（open couplet）和完整双行诗节(closed couplet)两种。完整双行诗节如果是用抑扬格五韵步写成，就被称为英雄双行诗节(heroic couplet)。 开放双行诗节指的是跨行的双行诗体，即两行诗有共同的语法和逻辑结构，但第二行的意思需要继续下去，直到在后面的诗行中结束。如济慈叙述希腊神话中的美少年长诗《恩弟米安》开始几行： A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures (1) (John Keats: Endymion) 这些诗行的特点是： 1美的事物是一种永恒的愉悦：/ 它的美与日俱增：它永不湮灭，/ 它永不消亡；/ 为了我们，它永远/ 保留着一处幽境，让我们安眠，/ 充满了美梦，健康，宁静的呼吸。/ 这样子，每天清晨，我们编织/ 绚丽的彩带，把我们跟尘世系牢，/ 不管失望，也不管狠心人缺少/ 高贵的天性……（屠岸译）
Unit 2 Poems Section Ⅴ Writing —改写诗歌 本单元的写作任务是诗歌改写。改写是用不同形式表达同一内容，使之成为与原文意思相同而表达方式、文体不同的作品。改写可以变换文章的人称、顺序，可以改变原文的体裁、结构，也可以灵活运用自己的语言，尽可能用多种方法来表达、替换原文的内容。 一、基本结构 具体写作步骤一般是“三段式”，具体为： 第一段：简要介绍诗歌的作者及内容。 第二段：详细论述诗歌的主题。 第三段：启迪与感想。 二、注意事项 1．改写必须忠实于原作的中心思想。这就要求想象和联想要符合原作精神，不能任意想象，扯得漫无边际。 2．改写要注意创作性。改写是再创作的过程。作者并不是单纯地翻译诗歌，不能仅就诗歌的内容进行简单的扩充，而是要进一步展开种种想象，使人物形象有血有肉，栩栩如生，使故事情节更加完整生动。 3．改写时可以插入丰富的想象，将原来文中没有的东西，如人物的表情、动作、语言、神态和行为等都加进去，在不改变原作主题思想的基础上，写成一篇完整的文章。 总之，诗歌改写应该把握原文的主题，用通俗易懂的语言进行创作，加入自己的语言，使文章符合主题，流畅易懂。 三、增分佳句 (一)开头常用句式——介绍诗歌及作者 Here is a poem entitled “...” by ..., which enjoys great popularity among readers. ……是……写的一首诗，它深受读者欢迎。 (二)主体常用句式 1．Young as we are, we come to realize that as long as we try, nothing is impossible. 尽管我们年轻，但我们认识到只要我们尝试，一切皆有可能。 2．She often encourages me to face everything, sad or happy. 她常常鼓励要我面对一切，无论是悲伤还是幸福。 3．Remember, the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them.
The commentary of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love This term, we took the English Poem course, in which Mr. Luo guided us fling in the poem world to appreciate the beauty of poems. In all of the poems we have learnt, I appreciate The Passionate Shepherd to His Love most. Yet I really don’t know how to appreciate a poem. Indeed, I haven’t got to the level to appreciate poems. So, I just write my own understanding to this beautiful poem. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, was written by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593○)who was an English dramatist and poet，translator of the Elizabethan area, born in Canterbury，England, died in Deptford, England. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian until his mysterious early death. Marlowe greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe’s death. Marlowe’s plays are known for the use of blank verse, and their overreaching protagonists. Marlowe was the first great English Dramatist. He brought to the English stage a new concept of tragedy, one in which the drama centers around the struggles of a man overwhelmed by his passions and ambitions. ○2This short poem is considered to be one of the most beautiful lyrics in English literature. It derives from the pastoral tradition, in which the shepherd enjoys an ideal country life, cherishing a pastoral and pure affection for his love. Strong emotion is conveyed through the beauty of nature where lovers are not disturbed by worldly concern. The first time I read the poem, I just thought it was too directly for the shepherd to express his love to the girl he loved. For me, if I were the girl, I would not accept the shepherd’s love because his love was so intensely that I don’t know how to respond his love. But the second I read it carefully, almost word by word. I was deeply moved by the shepherd’s real and pure love. In the world he created for himself and his love, the girl lived an ease life like a princess. He showed a picture on what he would promise if she accepts to be his love. There was a heavenly like scene in the picture, he imagined them sitting upon the rocks, watching the other busy shepherd who had to work hard, and they relaxed themselves by listening to the birds' singing, and seeing the river falls. The shepherd also ensured her that he is willing to do whatever it takes to please her. He was so infatuated with the girl that I am a little jealous of her. The girl was so lucky to be loved by such a infatuated and romantic man. The structure of the poem is very clear. The poetry started out with a direct initiation. The speaker showed his purpose clearly, which is asking the woman he admired to be his lover. The following stanza showed a picture on what he would promise if she accepts to be his love. Then he drew different scenes when they were together. The shepherd also ensured her that he is willing to do whatever it takes to please her. This could be seen from the line 9~18. He made promises on difficult mission such as making bed of roses, thousand fragrant posies, and leaves of myrtle, coral clasps and amber studs…ext. From line 19, it responded to the idea of the first stanza that is to persuade the woman to be his love and to live with him. The repeating sentences "come live with me and be my love," may work as the function of emphasizing, and expression of eagerness. The style and writing type of the poem is very good. This poem is a typical pastoral, that is, a type of poem that deals in an idealized way with shepherds and rustic life. It sings