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   The 2019 SAVE THE FROGS!A poetry contest will be run from January 15th to October 15th,2019.

Who can enter?

Anybody!We encourage students and teachers to get their writing classes involved on Save The Frogs Day. We encourage amateur and professional poets to take part as well. And the more countries represent the better!

Inspiration

The Japanese poet Basho wrote a famous haiku(十七音诗)in the 17th century:

an ancient

a frog jumps in

the splash of water.

How do I write a frog poem?

Here are some ideas for your frog poems:

(1)Find out a particular kind of frog and describe the world from that frog's point of view.

(2)What if you found the last frogs alive on the planet...What would you do?How would you feel?

(3)Write a poem that makes the readers understand the importance of saving frogs,or one that makes them realize the danger frogs are in.

(4)Write a poem about any of the threats to frogs.

(5)Imagine all kinds of daring ways in which you could save the frogs.

Categories

Category winners will be chosen from the following categories:

(1)18 + years old group

(2)13-17 years old group

(3)Under age 13 group

Contest Rules

(1)Submitted poetry must be your original creation!

(2)You may submit up to two poems. Please always give us the title of each poem. Please do NOT name your poems "Save The Frogs".

(3)All entries(参赛作品)are to be handed in no later than 11:59 pm on October 15th,2019.

Attention!

If you are a teacher,please inform your fellow teachers. If you are a student,please deliver this flyer(小传单)to your teachers. Please put this flyer up around your school as well.

If you are active on a poetry website,post an announcement. If you have a website,please link to this page. If you have a Facebook or Myspace account,put up a notice on your page,and tell your friends. In Facebook,you can post a link to this page. Thanks!

【小题1】Which of the following isn't mentioned in the text?
A.The contest rules.
B.The contest prizes.
C.The poem types in the contest.
D.The contest conditions.
【小题2】The writer mentioned Basho's poem to ________.
A.give an example of frog poems for writers to copy
B.prove Basho was a frog lover in the 17th century
C.give people the idea of writing a frog poem
D.show the interest Japanese poets have in frogs
【小题3】To write a frog poem,you are advised to ________.
A.describe the last frogs alive in the world
B.explain the importance of frogs to humans
C.make readers realize the threats of frogs
D.give advice on how to save frogs effectively
【小题4】From the last two paragraphs,we can infer that you are expected ________.
A.to take part in the contest actively
B.to spread the news of the contest
C.to write poems in different ways
D.to use new media to learn about frogs
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