The four steps to learn ancient poetry are as follows:
1. Know the poet and solve the poem's title.
Ancient poetry was written by the ancients, so students must understand clearly which dynasty, which poet wrote it, and under what circumstances it was written.
2. Recite the whole poem and interpret the words.
When teaching ancient poetry, we must first let students read it thoroughly. Not only must you read every word accurately, but you must also try your best to read the rhythm of the poem and the beauty of the music. After reading, it is time to decipher words and string sentences together. Ancient poetry is written in classical Chinese. If you don’t understand the meaning of some classical Chinese words, you will not be able to understand the meaning of the whole poem. "Reciting the whole poem and interpreting the words and sentences" is the key and must be done in a down-to-earth manner. If students do not understand words and sentences, it will be impossible to talk about entering the country or understanding emotions.
3. Think of pictures and enter the realm of poetry.
A distinctive feature of ancient poetry is: "There are paintings in the poems." After guiding students to read through the poems and understand the meaning of the poem, they should be guided to imagine the picture depicted by the poem as a whole and enter the artistic conception of the poem.
4. Memorize poems and understand poetry.
Ancient poetry is not only beautiful in language and artistic conception, but also musically beautiful. If you read it well and memorize it well, it is simply an artistic enjoyment. The recitation cannot be vague and must be memorized by students. Once you memorize it, you can gradually understand things that you cannot understand now, and students will benefit from them throughout their lives.
By learning ancient poems in this way, students can master the general steps of learning ancient poems and the methods of reading them aloud. The teacher talks less and uses less time, and the effect will be equally good.