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1 “EMxpy flaovroeritaelplotehmisngs Poetry Any Poem, Any Poet, Any Term” Teacher ฏํ๊Kobsak Sudhat Na Ayuddhaya 38

What is Poem? Reading Poems Poems ปนง น ขยนปร ภท นงทมรปร่ ง ก ณ ฉพ บบ น กจ กจ มจดม่ง ม ยทมง่ ค้ มรนรมย์ ร ค มบน ทง จ ก่ผ้ ่ น ้ ยง ท้ นค มร้ กนกคด ร ปฏกรย ข งผ้ ขยน ร ก ทมต่ ปร บก รณบ์ ง ย่ ง ลกษณะส คญ นก ร ่ นก นพนธ์ ร ค งก นภ งกฤ ้ ปนท ข้ จ ม รถตค ม ดถ้ กต้ ง ค ร ง กต ก ณ บ ง ย่ งท กย กบง น ขยน ปร ภทน ด้ ้ ย 1. ถ้ ยค น น ก ร รยบ รยง ก ร ก ชถ้ ้ ยค น น ร ค พทข์ งก ( Poet) มกท ้บทก น กดค ม พ ร น่ ฟง 2. ยง จง 2.1 ยง( Sound) ม ยถงร ดบ ยง งต ร มทง ยง ร พยญชน 2.2. จง ( Rhythm) กดจ กก ร นน้ ยง นก บ ข งพย งค์ น ต่ บรรทด ร ช่ งข งก ร ยด ก ยง นต นท้ ยข ง ต่ บรรทด 2.3 น่ ย ยง นง นบทก น รยก ่ foot ปร ก บขนด้ ยพย งคท์ ก ยง นก ยง บ 2.4 ก ร บง่ ค ภ ย นบรรทด ก ปน น่ ย ยงพร้ มพย งคท์ ก ยง นก บ รยก ่ Scansion 3. ก ร มผ ( Rhyming ) ก ร มผ ค ด้ ก่ 3.1 ก ร มผ ดยก รซ ยงพยญชน ภ ย นบรรทด รยก ่ Alliteration ช่น pretty pink pills for pale people 3.2 ก ร มผ ยง ร ท ม นกนภ ย นบรรทด รยก ่ Assonance ช่น lady baby free tree 3.3 ก ร มผ ค ดท้ ยร ่ งบรรทด รยก ่ Rhyme ช่น I was angry with my friend. I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe. I told it not, my wrath did grow. จ กต ย่ งจ น ด้ ่ ค ดท้ ยข งบรรทดท 1 ค f iend มผ กบค ่ end นบรรทดท 2 f e ค ดท้ ยข งบรรทดท 3 จ มผ กบค ่ g ซง ปนค ดท้ ย ข งบรรทดท 4 ต ม ดบ 4. รป บบ ชนดข งก นพนธ์ภ งกฤ 4.1 Dramatic poetry ม ก ณ ค ้ ยกบบท คร 4.2 Narrative poetry ม ก ณ ปน ร ง ่ 4.3 Lyric poetry ปนก รบรรย ยถงธรรมช ต ร รมณ์ ค ม ท น จ ร ค มร้ กนกคด 5. บทต น นค ก น จ บง่ ก ปนบท ร ต น รยก ่ Stanza มกจ มรป บบก ร มผ จง พ ค ม พ ร ย นก ร ขยนจ มก ร น้ ช่ งร ่ งบท ้ นชด จน บททค่ นข้ งจ ปนทร้จกด ดยท ป ด้ ก่ 5.1 Couplet ค บททปร ก บ ปด้ ย 2 บรรทด ช่น I think that I shall never see. A poem lovely as a tree. 5.2 Triplet ร Tercet ปนบททม 3 บรรทด ช่น Rain, sun, and rain ! and the tree blossom blows; Sun,rain, and sun! and where is he who knows? From the great deep to the great deep he goes 5.3 Quatrain ค บททปร ก บขนด้ ย 4 บรรทด ช่น Ge f bed, you silly fool! Ge igh n , i ime f ch l. If d n d e i h a f , I ll h naked n he bะ!

Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat Version 1 Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit the ……………….( rat, queen ) pussy-cat, what did you …………….? (there, see , share) I frightened a little mouse under her chair. Source: Elliott, Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870) Version 2 Poussie, poussie, baudrons, Where hae ye Been? I e been a L nd n Seein he king! Poussie, poussie, baudrons, What got ye there? I got a wee mousie, Rinnin a ai ! Poussie, poussie, baudrons, Wha did e d i ? I put it in my meal-pock, To eat it to my bread! Source: Chambers, The Popular Rhymes of Scotland (1842) Version 3 Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? I e been ee g andm h-e e he g een! What did she give you? Milk in a can! What did you say for it? Thank you, Grandam! Source: Oxford University Press, Notes and Queries Vol. 10 (1890) Historical Background P -Cat, Pussy-Ca da e back he i een h cen d ing he eign f Q een Eli abe h I, he fif h and la m na ch f T d England. I i aid ha ne f he Q een ladie in ai ing ned a ca h ande ed ab Wind Ca le. One da , he cat b hed b he Q een f and f igh ened he . The Q een c n in ed all he ca am ab -a l ng a he ke he hrone room free of mice.

Our Tree When spring comes round, our apple tree How many stanzas are in this poem Is very full of flowers, And when a bird sits on a branch Activity in each stanza The petals fall in showers. Rhyming When summer comes, our apple tree Is very full of green, And everywhere you look in it There is a leafy screen. When autumn comes, our apple tree Is full things to eat. The apples hang from every branch To tumble at our feet. When winter comes, our apple tree Is full of snow and ice. And rabbits come to visit it… We think our tree is nice Choose the best answer. 1. The em i ab .. a. an apple tree b. rabbits c. flowers d. autumn 2. The e al fall f m he ee hen .. a. the wind blows b. the bird sits on a branch c. it snows d. it showers 3. The a le ee i f ll f fl e in . a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter 4. In mme , he a le ee i f ll f .. a. apples b. leaves c. flowers d. branches 5. The a le fall f m he ee in . a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter 6. In winter, the apple tree i f ll f . a. ripe apples b. old leaves c. flowers d. snow and ice 7. In winter . come to the apple tree. a. birds b. rabbits c. rain d. children 8. The poet thinks . is nice. a. snow b. winter c. the apple tree d. bird Answer Key 1. a 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.b 8.c

Read the following poem and choose the best answers. I am a little scarecrow I have a pumpkin head I wear an old green jacket I never had a bed I stand up on a stick I stand there night and day I have a scary face To chase the crows away I live out in the field, The corn is all I see If you come by on Halloween Please stop and visit me 1. What time of year is this poem referring to? 1. Christmas 2. Easter 3. Halloween 4. Mother's Day 2. Why might the scarecrow frighten away crows? 1. because it wears an old green jacket 2. because it has a scary face 3. because it lives in the field 4. because corn is all it can see 3. According to the poem, what is most likely name of the scarecrow? 1. Pumpkin head 2. Scary face 3. Mr. Halloween 4. Jack-O 4. What surrounds this scarecrow? 1. the corn field 2. a pumpkin vine 3. a jungle 4. many crows 5. The word 'chase' means ......? 1. let escape 2. run across 3. go after 4. break out Useful Vocabulary • take place (v): occur; happen find (v): feel about something; attitude towards something refer to (v): point to description (n): a piece of writing or speech that says what someone or something is like stanza (n): division of a poem rhyme (n): short poem which has rhyming words at the end of each sentence simile (n): expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else metaphor (n): imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which has the qualities that you want to express t/one (n): overall feeling of something e.g. sad, happy, neutral, negative, pessimistic, positive, optimistic parody (n): humorous piece of writing sonnet (n): poem that has 14 lines incident (n): situation; event; occurrence verse (n): piece of writing with rhythm and often rhymes at the end of each line prose (n): language in its usual form, not poetry quotation (n): sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem or play, which is repeated by someone else pattern (n): regularly repeated arrangement of something function (n): use reflection (n): careful thought on a particular topic relationship (n): way in which two things or more are connected with each other

When I was one-and-twenty When I Was One-and-Twenty IWhehaerdnaI wiasse omnaen-saanyd, -twenty By A. E. Housman IGhi eeacrd anwiasnedmanndsaayn,d guineas B‘BuGutitvnoentocytroouywrohunersahratenaadwratpyao;wunayd;s and guineas The elder tells the younger guys not to \"throw [their] heart[s] away\"—that is, to Give pearls away and rubies avoid falling in love. He advises them that while it is OK to give away things like GBivuet pkeeaerlps aywoauyr afnadncruybfierese.’ money, they must keep their hearts at all costs. The youthful speaker of the BButkeIewas onfean-acndf -etew. enty, poem has either heard that guidance directly or indirectly from the so-called BNuot Iuwsaes toonet-alnkd-ttowemntey., \"wise man.\" That same wise man also suggested that presenting presents to a potential paramour was fine as long as the giver maintained his wits about him No use to talk to me. and was not tricked into losing his own good judgment. The elder, wiser guy emphasizes to the younger, less experienced males the significance of maintaining one's emotional and mental well-being. When I was one-and-twenty The young speaker goes on to say that the older speaker warned her that allowing I hWeahrdenhimI wsaays aognaein-,and-twenty herself to fall in love would have consequences. The younger speaker is also WTI‘WahTsheahenhseeaevnrahdeerevhgaeiirmvrtegonisfuvainethynevoaabfiginntah;ivnema,ibno; som mulling that suggestion. The speaker recalls the sage telling him of the sadness that would face the young man if he did not heed the older's warning. ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty TAi ndaisdoldi hfosirgehsndalpelesnstryue.’ Now that the speaker has aged a year, he has allowed himself to become entangled AnAdnd lIdafm etnwdole-and-et.wenty, by giving up his heart. He has been a victim of lost love and now knows that the AnAdnIdamoht,w’ot-isantdru-tew,e’nttiys, true. advice he was given was true. By giving his heart away, the young speaker is now paying the price in agony and anguish, as he continues to sigh and cry and ponder And oh is r e is r e that wise man. In Housman's \"When I was one-and-twenty,\" the speaker at age twenty-two reports the truth of sage advice he received at age twenty-one about falling in love. Housman is a short two stanza poem. Each stanza is made up of eight lines, known as octets.

Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions 1. how many stanzas are there in the poem? 2. what is the theme of the poem. 3 What are the lines of poem called? 4. What is rhyming scheme example? and also give me some examples 5. The heart out of the bosom, What does it mean. 6. In the first two lines of \"When I Was One-and-Twenty\" the speaker recalls words from? 7. In line 12, the term vain means. 1. without direction. 2. without purpose 8. The theme of this poem can be found in which lines? 1. Give pearls away and rubies/But keep your fancy free.” 2. But I was one-and-twenty,/No use to talk to me.” 3. The heart out of the boson/Was never given in vain” 9. In line 14, the word rue refers to....... 1. regret. 2. money. 3. wisdom 10. At what age did the poet hear words of wisdom?

(Poem Poetry) Poet - Poetry or poem Line “” Stanza 2-4 Theme Tone Inner meaning Idea poem Devices 1. 1.1 (Alliteration) - The fair breeze blue, the white from flew, the ferry followed free The sound of the silk skirt has stopped. 1.2 (Rhyme) The fair breeze blew, The white from flew, The ferry followed free. 1.3 (Heroic carflet) What is this life if, full of care We have no time to stand and stare 4

2. (Rhythm) V = stress ( ) - = unstress ( ) 1 -v- v-v-v What is this live if, full of care v- v - v - v - We have no time to stand and stare 2 v- v - v O rose thou art sick! v v - vv - The invisible worm v - vv - That flies in the night, v-vv - In the howling storm, 3. Meaning 1. Simple meaning or General meaning ( ) ) 2. Complex meaning ( ) (Personification) 3. Detailed meaning ( 4. Devices 4.1 Word device 4.2 Sound device as, like a. Simile The eyes like star. The rubies as red as red blood. Rosy lip, as green as an emerald. Cunning as a fox. 5

b. Metaphor or Picture poem He is a fox. Full of stars like sky at night. c. Onomatopoeia Hiss in the blow, tu-whit, tu-who d. Personification - The sun smiles. - The mango tree proudly grows into fruit. 5. Tone of poem happy tone humorous tone sad tone sarcastic tone satirical tone ironical tone etc. 6. Senses of understanding 5 1. Taste 2. Sight 3. Hearing “ ” 4. Smell 5. Touch 6

C. Discuss : The event in the poem : What an idea do you get in the poem? Poem 2 THE GREY SQUIRREL Like a small grey coffee-pot sits the squirrel he not. All he should be, kills by dozens trees, and eats he red-Brown cousins. The keeper, on the other hand who shot him, is a Christian, and Loves his enemies, which shows The squirrel was not one of those. By Humbert Wholfe Choose the correct answer. b. admiring the keeper 1. The poet’s intention is _______. d. persuading us to protect the forest a. blaming the hunter c. satiring the Christians 2. Which lines show the simile? b. kills by dozens tree, and eats a. who shot him, is a Christian, d. Like a small grey coffee-pot c. Love his enemies, which show 3. The squirrel was killed because __________. b. he was a Christian’s pet a. he was fierce and wild d. he eats a great number of trees c. he stole the keeper’s food 9

4. _________ killed a pitiful squirrel. c. A Christian d. A wild animal a. Humbert b. The hunter 5. “The squirrel was not one of those” c. the Christian d. the squirrels The underlined word refers to _____. a. the enemies b. the authors 6. “Love your enemies” is __________. b. the Buddha’s teaching a. the keeper’s rule d. Jesus Christ’s teaching c. the Christian’s speech 7. The general meaning is ________. a. Human right and animal’s right are equal b. The keeper is as narrow-minded as a squirrel c. The keeper killed the squirrel because it had eaten the trees d. A Christian killed the keeper because he killed a lovely squirrel 8. The poet compared a squirrel to _______. a. a cot b. a dot c. a pot d. a rod 9. The theme of this poem is _________. a. Human life b. Human cruelty c. The pitiful life d. The Jesus Christ’s teaching 10. The tones of the poem are ________. b. ironical and satirical a. sad and happy d. bitter and humorous c. happy and humorous _______________ 10

Your exercises : Study the following short poems and choose the best answer. Early Bird Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird, And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early bird … But if you’re a worm, ______. 1. Which phrase fits in the blank best? a. fly away b. sleep late c. shoot the bird d. hide a dish - The roses are growing; - Cut them with a knife. If you want to marry, Go and get a wife. * By Parinda Malairat* 2. What is the theme of this poem? a. Love b. Growing Flower c. Cutting flower d. Getting a wife What is orange? Orange is an orange tree Proudly showing off its fruit. Orange is a ladybird Dressed up in his Sunday suit. 3. The poet wrote the second line in order to show the _______. *By Parinda Malairat* a-. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification 4. What is this poem about? The old pig whistles, And the little pigs dance; a. dancing b. pig All the girls are marrying, d. love But I can’t get a chance. c. whistling 11

0* \" >Evening red and morning grey Send the traveler on his way: Evening grey and morning red Bring the rain upon his head. 1 _ =o5. What is the indication of good weather? * By Carl Sandberg* 0a. Red sky in the morning b. Red sky in the evening ✓ c. Grey sky all day long d. G_rey sky every day I like the sun And the sun likes me And sometimes it goes down into the sea ฒํ๊This summer the sun turned me black The doctor says it’s good for my health Do you agree? 2 /6. “it” refers to ___________. c. the sea d. my heath a. I 0b. the sun d. the sun burns oo7. “it goes down into the sea” means _________. a. the sun rises b. the sSuumn sets c. the sun shines 8. This summer “I” _________. a. sat on the top of the tree Ob. too a sun-bath ✓ - °c. went to the sea d. saw the doctor ะ9. The poem mainly says about _________. a. the health b. the skin c. the sun in summer d. the tree and the sea 10. “Sometimes” refers to __________. a. the early b. the morning c. the afternoon d. the evening 1 Arnold Villiers. The Poetry, New York : E.P.Dutton Company 1990. 2 Sudaduang Kamnerdpetch. The Interesting Poetry, Srinakarinvirot Bangkhen, Bangkok, 1990. 12

Test yourself Directions : Read the poems and choose the correct answer. (10 marks) Mitty pushed his sister Nell Down the family drinking well. She’s there yet, because it killed her Now we have to buy a filter. 1. Why do we have to buy a filter? a. Every family needed water. b. Mitty was a criminal. c. We lack of water. d. The water is dirty. SCHOOL’S OUT Girls bscaSBrrceokhay,omsos,lh’souout;t Dogs ICnattostrrueBHnei,orrdssesflsyh. y; Babies OTcwarapnake,mne,-pesyehdid;e. If they MOledrrmyamWHn,oietbelcbso,lemheo. me; By W.H.Davies 2. What is the theme of the poem? ปรัชญา a. Emotion of life b. Philosophy of Life c. Social Information d. Psจyิตchวิoทloยgาical Understanding 3. Which stanza showed that the kids were more important than the old people? a. The first stanza b. The second stanza c. The third stanza d. The fourth stanza 4. Almost living things moved quickly eคxาpดeหcวังt ______ moved slowly. a. the bขeอgทgaาrนs . b. tตhัeวไmรites c. the old man d. the horses 13

5. When did these event take place? b. In the morning a. At school d. The children began their lessons. c. The school was over. A POISON TREE I was angry with my friend, I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe, I told it not, myคwวาrมaโtกhรธdid grow. And I watered it with fears Night and morning with my tears AAnnddIwsiuthnnsoedfหtลidtอeกwcลieวtงihtfsuml wilเeiลlsสeศsนยั And it grew both and night Till it bore and apple bright And my foe beเhฝา้eดlูd it shine And he knew that it was mind And into the garden stole When the night had veiled the pole My foe outstretched beneath the tree. William Blake 6. The poet’s intention is __________. a. satiring on the foe b. cutting down the poison tree I c. revenging on the enemy d. showing a ridiculous friend 7. The anger will increase, if _________. a. he tells to the others b. he keeps it in his mind c. he doesn’t keep secret d. he is scare of his foe 8. Which stanza did the poet show that his foe trusted him? a. The first stanza b. The second stanza c. The third stanza d. The fourth stanza 9. The theme of this poem is _________. a. a poison tree b. human cruelty c. a deceitful fellow d. a pitiful life 10. What happened to the enemy at last? a. He slept in the garden. b. He was arrested by his friend. c. He was dead under the tree. d. He became the absurd foe. 14

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เลอื กจากตัวเลือกท่กี ำหนดให้ 1.circumstances of life. 2. Circumstances of daisies เลอื กจากตวั เลือกที่กำหนดให้ 1 comprehending during one’s lifetime 2. Comprehension of humanity in the world. /Giving the example > Giving the example Name ................................................................Surname...................................................... Class.......................... Number ....................... 1 2 3 4 5