SKRK21_SOUND INTRODUCTION

Sound ("clap") the following excerpt from the poem A Dream of T'ien-mu Mountain:

T’ien-t’ai Mountain is fifty myriads of feet in height,

Crushing, about to fall, soaring in awful might!

Seeing, I longed to dream of Wu and the land of Yore:

Flew one night on a moonbeam over the Mirror’s shore.

Moon, that reflected my shadow dark on the lake below,

Carried me thence to Yen-ch’i, land that the spirits know.

In your own words explain your understanding of sound in relation to poetry?

Sound is caused by...

• syllables

• people

• vibrations

• space

Perfect rhyme is also known as...

• complete rhyme

• solid rhyme

• strict rhyme

• tight rhyme

How would you read the poem below, if you had to take into account enjambment and punctuation?

Speak of the Blessed Islands men from the Ocean’s brim.

Truth is hid in their endless billows and mist-wreaths dim.

Tell of the T’ien-mu Mountain men in the land of Yore,

Seen there, when rainbows scatter, and clouds conceal no more!

Reaching up to the zenith, the skyline it seems to fill,

Huge like the Sacred Mountains piled over Ch’ihch’eng Hill.

T’ien-t’ai Mountain is fifty myriads of feet in height,

Crushing, about to fall, soaring in awful might!

Seeing, I longed to dream of Wu and the land of Yore:

Flew one night on a moonbeam over the Mirror’s shore.

Moon, that reflected my shadow dark on the lake below,

Carried me thence to Yen-ch’i, land that the spirits know.

Place where the ancient Hsieh dwelt is yet to be seen.

Gibbons howl by the water dimpling so purely green.

(excerpt from "A Dream of T'ien-mu Mountain" by Li-Po)

Refer to the "Notes/Aatekeninge tab on eFundi for SU 3.1 "Sound introduction/Klank inleiding" and answer the question below:

Name three functions that shows how sound function in poetry.

What makes HHP's "Music and Lights" perfect rhyme unique?

Refer to the Powerpoint on Sound, SU3.1 on eFundi for the lyrics.

Answer explanation

HHP stands for Hip-Hop Pantsula and the stage name of Jabulani Tsambo.