【ANopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeoneteacherorstudent.Betterstillperhapsisthepracticeofreadingittwiceonceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend】

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　　Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeoneteacherorstudent.Betterstillperhapsisthepracticeofreadingittwiceonceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheendsothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.

　　Alldiscussionsofpoetryareinfactpreparationsforreadingitaloudandthereadingofthepoemisfinallythemosttelling“interpretation”ofitsuggestingtonerhythmandmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoiceonrecordsoronfilmisobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitorbestofallrecitingit.

　　Ihavecometothinkinfactthattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”itifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”and“aheightening(提升)oflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.

　　IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnatureaboutitssoundaswellasitssenseandtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.

　　1.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoemoneshould________.

　　A.discussitwithothers B.analyzeitbyoneself

　　C.copyitdowninanotebook D.practisereadingitaloud

　　2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?

　　A.Extendingyourlife B.Savingyourlife

　　C.Criticizinglife D.Heighteninglife

　　3.AccordingtothewriteroneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents________.

　　A.tounderstandlife. B.toenjoypoetry.

　　C.tobecometeachers. D.tobecomepoets

　　4.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

　　A.Morestressshouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry.

　　B.Poetryismoreim