Poems Made Easy(Joint Us)

• About poetry:

  ◊ The main thing to remember is that poetry's purpose is to make us see the world in a new and different way. Whether a poem is written to entertain, amuse, criticise, praise, or describe, it should be enjoyable to read. It may make you laugh, cry, or even make you angry, but a good poem is there to be enjoyed!

• About the book:

  ◊ Prepares students for the HKDSE examination, in particular for the module "Learning English through poems and songs"

  ◊ Explains poetry in simple English with examples to help students learn English through poems and to give them the confidence to read poems on their own

  ◊ Outlines easy steps to understanding the language and message of a poem, enabling student to discover and enjoy English poetry

  ◊ A practice exercise with answers and detailed explanations to check students' understanding and to provide a quick review

  ◊ Technical terms are written in bold and explained again with glossary at the back of the book for quick and easy reference

• 關於英詩：

  ◊ 必須緊記，詩的作用乃讓人以全新且不同的方式察視這大千世界。無論寫詩之目的為娛人娛己、批判責難、歌頌讚美，抑或純為描繪物事，亦須讓讀者樂在其中。詩也許會逗你發笑、令你流淚、甚或使你動怒，但美妙的詩篇定能令你享受不已。

• 本書簡介：

  ◊ 適合應考香港中學文憑試的學生，特別是修讀「以詩歌學習英語 (Learning English through poems and songs)」單元的同學

  ◊ 以簡單的英語及援引例子解說英詩，讓學生從詩文中學習英語，並增強其自行閱讀英詩的信心

  ◊ 概述簡單步驟，教授理解詩文之法，使學生對英詩有新的體會，能享受讀詩之樂

  ◊ 提供練習（附答案及解釋），測試學生對英詩的理解，並讓同學回顧所學知識

  ◊ 專門術語以粗體標示，書末詞彙表亦再次列明相關用詞的解釋，方便查閱