Student Poetry and English Language Exercises

 

The Moon

by Luo Ling, 06/2010

 

 

Last evening emitted the last tenderness.

The quiet stars unveiled a lake.

An outstretched hand quietly loved the moon.

The distant dance was a shower.

While you were sleeping like gentle breathing,

The gauze covered the moon with night hermit feathers.

The mysterious erosion of the night in my heart

Is a quiet sky gradually becoming transparent.

And as the years grow old,

The nights wind a path from the mystery.

Honey, don't worry;

Our love is crystal clear.

 

 

English Language Exercises

Part A. Vocabulary

emit (v): 冒,发射  veil (v): cover  gauze (n): 轻沙  hermit (n) 隐士  erode (v): 侵蚀

transparent (adj): 透明  wind (v) 弯曲  

crystal clear (adj): very clear, completely understood

 

Part B. Look at the pictures. Which are images in the poem?

 

Part C. Write the missing words onto the lines. Be careful with the form of the words. Answers are below.

1.       Is the new stove _______________ any heat? I think it is broken!

2.       - Do you have any questions about the plan?   - No, it's ______________________.

3.       Hyundai is likely to ___________ a small motorcycle that will go on sale in a couple months.

4.       The path _____________ through the forest. It doesn't go in a strait line.

5.       In some places beach __________________is a major problem. Big storms are taking all the sand out to sea.

6.       The leaders promised to be open and __________________, but instead they kept many secrets.

7.       There is a ________________ who lives alone in a cave on that mountain.

 

 

Answers: 1. emitting  2. crystal clear  3. unveil   4. winds   5. erosion   6. transparent   7. hermit