Chinese Poetry- From, shadow, spirit

T´ao Ch´ien was not among the finest “old style” shih poets.

• True

• False

T´ao Ch´ien´s simple, direct style is easy to enjoy in mention, but his carefully formed structure, unfortunately, is not preserved.

• True

• False

Heaven and earth last. They will never end, mountains and rivers know no seasons.

• True

• False

The Great Potter never hands out favors, these ten thousands things thrive each if themselves alone.

• True

• False

One moment we appear in this world, and the next, we vanish, never to return.

• True

• False

Fill in the correct answers, in classical Chinese each line of shih poem has the same numbers of:

Rich or poor, wise or foolish, people are all busy clinging jealously to:

• Their lives

• Their time

• Their minds

Young and old die the same death. When it comes, the difference between sage and fool:

• Are remembered

• Does not matter

• Vanishes

To whom or to what does Shadow reply?

Do you think Shadow`s argument is more valid than form`s? Why or why not?