Mother's love is the greatest love in the world. Singing mothers and praising maternal love is the eternal theme of poetry. In this lesson, let’s appreciate the hymn written by the famous modern poet Ai Qing dedicated to his adoptive mother, Dayanhe (Dayanhe): “Dayanhe—My Nanny”.
1. Read the whole poem in groups. (10 minutes)
2. Study Chinese Compulsory Course 1 "Model Classroom? Key Point Scanning" P14-16 and Chinese Compulsory Course 1 "Objectives? Competencies? Evaluation" Series P7-8, and complete questions 1-6 independently . (14 minutes)
1. Pronounce the words in bold below.
Self-pity (ài) Fire bowl (bō) Ice chip Xisuo (xiè)
Tuanji (jī) Shy and uneasy (niǔ ní) Stewed meat (dùn)
Crushed three times (niǎn) thorns (jí) Tianlunxule (lún)
2. Which of the following groups of words is written correctly is (B)
A. Sauce bowl, caressing, withered flowers, twisting buttons B． coffin scold wandering spell
C. Cailan, brilliant, insulted, miserable D. Moss, lice, apron, tiles
3. Fill in the words on the following lines in order. The correct one is (A)
For him, I often went to her house on the edge of the village _________.
Living in the _________of the master and the landlord.
With more than forty years of human life, ________.
A. Quietly scold and insult B. Quietly scolded and bullied
C. Quietly scold and insult D. Quietly scold and bully
4. fill in the blank.
Ai Qing is the most outstanding poet in the modern era. His lyrical short poems and long poems "Dayan River - My Nanny" and "I Love This Land" express the suffering of the motherland, nation and people with strong emotions, angrily curse the darkness of reality and praise the light; artistically, he Paying attention to the vivid image, association and imagination of poetry and the bright and implicit combination of language, his poetry has an artistic style of simplicity, rich imagination, unique imagery and philosophy.
5. The correct one of the following statements is (B)
A. "Dayanhe - My Nanny" extensively describes the daily life and labor scenes of Dayanhe.
B. This poem uses metaphors throughout.
C. "I" felt quite happy when I saw the luxurious furnishings in my home.
D. There is too much narrative in this poem, which weakens the lyrical power.
6. Regarding the image of Dayan River, the following item that is inappropriate to understand is (A)
A. She is an emotionally numb toiler.
B. She was poor, kind, and gave "me" the warmth of a mother.
C. She was the epitome of Chinese working women of that era.
D. She worked hard all her life, but was unable to change her miserable fate.
3. Introduction to Ai Qing:
Ai Qing (March 27, 1910 - May 5, 1996) was a modern Chinese poet. His original name was Jiang Haicheng, and his pen names were Lin Bi, Ke'a, etc. A native of Jinhua, Zhejiang. Born in 1910 into a feudal family in Jiang Village, Fantian, Jinhua County, Zhejiang Province. In 1932, he joined the Chinese Left-wing Artists Alliance in Shanghai. In 1933, he published a long poem "Dayan River—My Nanny" for the first time under the pseudonym Ai Qing. With sincere feelings and fresh poetic style, he caused a sensation in the poetry world. In 1985, he won the highest medal of literature and art in France. This was the first highest-level foreign literary and art award for a Chinese poet. His poems "I Love This Land" and "Dayan River-My Nanny" were selected into the middle school Chinese textbooks published by the People's Education Press. "The North" was selected as a compulsory trilingual book in the Jiangsu Education Edition.
4. Creative background
His mother had a difficult delivery when he was born in 1910. The fortune teller said that he was "the fate of his parents" and he was sent to a poor farmer's home to be raised. At the age of 5, he went home to study. But he was treated coldly and was only allowed to call his parents uncle and aunt. As he said, he grew up in an atmosphere of indifference and discrimination. In 1932, the poet joined the "Chinese Left-Wing Artists Alliance". On July 12, Ai Qing and 12 other young people were arrested. The Kuomintang reactionaries accused these unarmed young people of "subverting the government" under the "Emergency Code of Crimes Endangering the Republic of China". Ai Qing was sentenced to six years in prison.
"Dayanhe—My Nanny" was written when the poet was in prison. When he saw the snowflakes flying in the sky, he thought of his nanny's snow-covered grave, and wrote this poem praising the working people and cursing the dark world.
5. Clarify the relationship between the "lyrical protagonist" and the author
6. The students have already previewed the text, so what kind of poem is this poem?
A. Lyric poetry B. Narrative poetry C. Philosophical poetry D. Narrative lyric poetry
Lyric poetry with a certain narrative nature. As far as the general tendency of this poem is concerned, the author does not tell readers a complete or generally complete story about Dayan River. He uses these fragmented stories or pictures in order to express his deep feelings for Dayan River. So this poem is a lyric poem, not a narrative poem.
This article is a lyric poem. The "lyric protagonist" in the poem - "I" - is not equal to the author. However, since there must be me in the poem, the lyric protagonist has the shadow of the author, or in other words, is often the author. The poet himself.
7. Read the text silently. Think about how the author's ideas unfold? How many parts can the text be divided into?
Part One: (verses 1-3) Remembrance and mourning. The account of Dayanhe's tragic life experience and relationship with me shows the poet's deep memory and condolences for his wet nurse.
Part 2: (verses 4-8) nostalgia and gratitude. Recalling Dayanhe's hard work and misery, it concentratedly depicts Dayanhe's hardworking and kind-hearted character, and expresses the poet's deep nostalgia and gratitude for her.
Part Three: (verses 9-11) Sympathy and Accusation. Writing about the desolation after Dayanhe's death and the tragic experience of his family, he cursed and accused the dark social reality.
Part 4: (verses 12-13) Singing and praising. This part is the elegy and hymn presented by the poet to Dayan River, expressing the poet's deep nostalgia and heartfelt praise for Dayan River.
8. Homework
1. Read poetry.
2. Complete post-lesson reflections and exercises.