Image Teaching of Chinese Modern Poetry in Junior Middle School by People's education edition--A case study of Jiang He Variations on Stars

Abstract

In the Poem Words of Canglang written by Yan Yu in the southern song dynasty, there is a saying: "Poets chant their temperament." Poetry is a literary genre of lyrical expression. While appreciating poetry can effectively improve the students’ Chinese accomplishments and understanding, nowadays there are some problems in junior middle school language poetry teaching. One of the main problems is teachers in poetry teaching does not focus on appreciating poetry, but become more examination-oriented. They only pay attention to recite but lack poetry appreciation and analysis. Images are the channel and the window for us to appreciate poetry. If we understand the images in the teaching from the aspects, we can accurately grasp the poet’s thoughts to express their emotions. This article from the image and the meaning of poetry teaching poetry introduces and explains the advantages and the importance of teaching poetry images in modern poetry teaching, with a modern poem in Chinese textbooks for junior middle school as an example to further discuss and interpret.