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What contributes to Li Bai’s romantic style
Studying the
classics
Reading ancient philosophers of different schools
from legends to historical stories
famous mountains and great rivers
different customs and practices
Economic boom and social stability
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(1) What are the features of Li Bai’s romantic style poems
There are various features of Li Bai’s romantic style, such as the rich imagination, free expression of strong feelings, plus the wide use of exaggeration, metaphor and other artistic techniques.
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(2) How does Li Bai show his imagination in his poetry
Li Bai shows his imagination through the moon and stars, the natural landscapes and the figures in legends.
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(3) What is the biggest difference between Li Bai and other landscape poets
Li Bai’s free expression of strong feelings distinguishes him from other landscape poets.
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Part 4 (Para. 6) Answer the questions.
(1) What makes Li Bai recognized as the greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan
(2) What influences has Li Bai made on the world
(3) Why is the example of Ezra Pound used in the last paragraph
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Part 4 (Para. 6) Answer the questions.
(1) What makes Li Bai recognized as the greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan
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The extraordinary imagination, free expression of strong feelings and mastery of language make him recognized as the greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan.
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(2) What influences has Li Bai made on the world
Generations of poets, both in China and abroad, owe a debt to his inspirational poems. Today Li Bai’s poetry continues to be enjoyed by countless readers around the world.
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(3) Why is the example of Ezra Pound used in the last paragraph
(1885 — 1972)
Ezra Pound is a 20th century American poet. His fascination for Li Bai’s poems is a typical example to explain Li Bai’s significance and influence, which is beyond time and space.
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Summary writing
Li Bai started writing poetry from a young age. He wrote many poems inspired by __________________________ _____________________________ , which helped him ________________________________. ____________ __________________________________________ also impacted Li Bai’s poems greatly. Most of his poetry is of the romantic style, featuring _______________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________. Li’s works influenced generations of poets. Today they continue ______________________________________
_____________________________________________.
what he read and what he saw
when he was travelling
gain a reputation as a romantic poet
during the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty
Growing up
rich imagination, free
expression of strong feelings and wise use of artistic
techniques like exaggeration and metaphor
to inspire new generations of poets in China
and abroad and are still enjoyed by many readers
Analysis
Analyse the following poem by Li Bai to find out more about his romantic style.
Analysis
This poem displays Li Bai's well-known romantic style. The first line, "Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud", makes me see an image of Li Bai leaving a mountaintop town in his boat on a beautiful morning. The second line, "I've sailed a thousand miles through canyons in a day" and the fourth line "My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away", suggest that the poet moved away from White Emperor Town and in the direction of the canyons and that he covered many miles a day. In these lines, Li's use of exaggeration reflects his romantic style clearly. The third line uses vivid imagery that assists the reader to understand the sound Li Bai heard from the countless monkeys found along the Yangtze River: "With monkeys' sad adieus the riverbanks are loud". Furthermore, along with the fourth line, it gives me the sense of how fast his boat was moving down the river as well as how happy and excited Li Bai felt. The free expression of strong feelings is really impressive. This poem also shows where he was travelling and how his travel greatly inspired his poetry.
Language Points
1. unconstrained adj. 不拘泥的;舒服的;不受约束的
constrain v.& n. 强迫,限制,规定,约束
1. I felt _____________(不舒服) to do what he told me.
2. She tried to constrain herself _______ (忍住) a cough in class.
3. Cold weather ___________(抑制了) the plant's growth.
4. Don't constrain yourself only _____ class study.
不要把自己的学习只局限于课堂。
constrained
from
constrains
to
2. Given his personal experiences and the historical background, it is only natural to see that ... (lines 25-26)
given
adj. 特定的,规定的,已安排好的
prep.考虑到,鉴于 given that conj. 考虑到
1. You have to finish the work ___________________.
(在规定时间内)
2. ____________ (考虑到他的年龄), he did it quite well.
3. It was surprising the government was re-elected, given _____ they had raised taxes so much.
within the given time
Given his age
that
3. He was fascinated by Li Bai’s poems and translated some of them in his 1915 poetry collection entitled Cathy. (line43-45)
entitle v. 给题名;使…符合资格/享有权力
She read a poem _________(entitle) The Apple Tree.
His services in the navy force entitle him ____ our respect.
Everyone __________(entitle) to their own opinion.
他的海军服役经历使他应受到我们尊敬。
entitled
to
is entitled
人人都有权发表自己的意见。
Text Review
With ___________(strike) imagination in expressions like “scaring dwellers on high”, this early poem already displayed signs of a romantic style, which was later to _____________(character) Li Bai’s poetry.
By reading books of all kind, from legends to historical stories, he _________________________ (让自己熟悉) classical Chinese culture.
During his travels, he visited famous mountains and great rivers, ______________(encounter) different customs and practices.These travelling experiences also __________(培养) his love of nature and ___________(启发) him to write numerous poems in the romantic style.
striking
characterize
familiarized himself with
encountering
nourished
inspired
Text Review
This open and ________(tolerate) atmosphere allowed Li Bai the liberty to develop a free and _____________ (constrain) personality, which , _______(反过来,转而), ____________________(对...有重要影响) his poetic production.
Equally impressive is Li Bai’s free expression of strong feelings, which __________________(给...带来活力) lifeless objects he describes, and which ____________________(使他与众不同)other landscape poets.
tolerant
unconstrained
in turn
had a huge impact on
breathes vitality into
distinguishes him from
Text Review
These features are ____________(separate) from Li Bai’s wide use of ____________(夸张), ___________(比喻) and other artistic techniques.
Generations of poets, both in China and abroad, ______________ (感激) his _____________(inspire) poems.
He __________________ (着迷于) Li Bai’s poems and translated some of them in his 1915 poetry collection ________ (title) Cathy.
owe a debt to
inspirational
was fascinated by
entitled
inseparable
exaggeration
metaphor