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2020年9-12月雅思口语part2&3答案解析：诗歌里的词句
Describe a sentence or a few words you like from a poem or a song.
You should say:
What it is
How you know this poem or song
Why you like this poem or song
And explain how you feel about this sentence or a few words
Oh this is a tough question! But the one that really stands out in my mind is the line from a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all’. To me this line is very meaningful and it’s clear what the poet is trying to say. Although it is painful to love someone, then lose them, through separation or death, the process of being in love with someone, being at their side, and sharing love, the struggles of love, too, is better to have experienced, than have not experienced at all. He’s basically saying that despite the suffering, we learn things from intimate experiences in life, and those things can make us stronger people. They build our character, they increase our empathy and understanding of others, and they make us the people we are today. If you hide away from experiences in life, simply to shelter yourself and keep ‘safe’ from hurt or danger, then you will never really be a strong person with a profound understanding of life and human nature. Like most lines of poems and songs, you can interpret this one in different ways, and expand on its meaning. This is something I really like about poems. They are often open to varying interpretations. I think most people are drawn to poems about love and relationships, because these things form the foundations of passion and struggle in our lives, and also these things are the things that confuse us too. Matters of the heart are always hard to deal with, sometimes troubling, and we are all left wondering in our marriages or relationships “is this really worth it? Is it worth the struggle and conflict of personalities being with this person?” – for many relationships involve a degree of conflict, difference of opinion, arguments and strife about differing values and life decisions, and we all think, if we are honest with ourselves “is this really worth it!? It could be easier if I were alone!!’ This quote by Tennyson is a reminder of the value of what we learn from relationships, and even failed relationships or those in which a partner sadly dies. And, therefore on several levels it resonates with me and is meaningful.
Part3
1. Do you think children are interested in learning songs and poems?
I think that children are particularly attracted to songs and poems, actually. I think a lot of kids’ learning involves music, songs and rhymes. This is because it helps vocabulary and ideas stick in their heads, as well as, of course, being entertaining. Children like learning with movement, song and dance, and enjoy being actively engaged in things with other children. Songs provide this, especially if combined with movements, gestures and dance. Performance is a great way to learn and I am a strong believer in performance art being incorporated into curriculums for children in school – it makes them feel encouraged, engaged in the learning materials, and active and happy at the same time. Learning certainly should be much more focused on songs and musical activities in my opinion. Kids find it inspiring – actually, adults do too!
2. Do you think it is easier for children to learn a song or poem than adults?
I think it depends. Some adults are really into songs and poems and can pick up the words really quickly, too. So, I think it depends on the level of motivation. But, in general I reckon that children are more willing to sing and get involved in group performance than adults. Adults can be a bit shy and find these things intimidating, so I think that can prevent them wanting to get into these things, and therefore they aren’t so willing, and because they’re not so willing, they are less likely to remember words of songs and poems if they’re pushed. Having said this, I think most adults remember the words of their favourite songs, the songs they play a lot on headphones or so.
3. What kind of things do you think we can learn from poems?
Poems are like pieces of art in writing. They are expressions of sentiments, emotions, feelings and also descriptions of real life scenes, scenarios and situations. We can learn a lot from poems, and there are a huge variety of different types of poems too – from the more simple and easily-understandable nature poems, to the more deep and mysterious, more abstract poetry. It depends how we approach poems. I once was involved in a poetry class with an American teacher in university and she took us through the history or poetry in the USA over a period of around 100 years, and this was really fascinating. I was especially drawn to the more abstract and radical poets of the Beat Generation, who used irregular rhyme-schemes and approached more daring topics and themes. But, there’s a lot of good and interesting poetry in the world, and I think there are all sorts or types of poetry that are worth learning a little bit about.
4. How can we know the maid idea that the writer or composer wants to convey from a poem or song?
Usually a song is easier to understand, especially a pop song, and the meaning is quite clear from the lyrics, but some poems are more obscure and difficult to understand at first. It really depends, there’s a huge variety of different types of songs and poems in the world, and some are really literal and easy to understand, whilst others are more mysterious and less transparent in their meanings – full of metaphors and other literary devices that convey meaning in a more subtle way – a way that is harder to initially grasp and understand. When I studied poetry in school I found the older poems harder to understand because the language is a bit different than modern poems and because people are more keen to hide the meanings in lots of imagery and metaphor. Whilst, in contrast, modern pop songs are designed for the masses, written so that anyone can easily understand the meanings very clearly. So, this is one example of a stark contrast between words that are easy to understand and words that are harder to understand in poems an,d songs!
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