| Classic Poetry is very important to Chinese curriculum. Affected by test-dealing education, Chinese teaching mainly concentrates on its meaning, but ignores the student's aesthetic cultivation and the development of image thought, which causes the student to fail to understand the poetry compare pensively.Making a comparison between modern and classic poetry, the thesis tries to find out their generality and individuality. With mastering their aesthetic traits respectively, teaching can be carried organically. This thesis develops into three parts. The first part deals with the generality and individuality of classic and modern poetry by explaining the characteristics of poetry, classic and modem poetry. The second part explains the formative causes of their individuality, referred to the difference of background of times and cultural viewpoint. The last makes a comparison between them, including their interaction, as well as classic and modern poetry teaching. It aims at mastering their characteristics from poetry to classic and modern poetry. Therefore the teacher can teach better, cultivated the student's aesthetic traits and sensation, develop the image and creative thought. |