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Loss In Poetry
The Understand Of Li Bo, Du Fu, Man'yoshu's Poetry
What is the sense of loss found in the poetry of Li Bo, Du Fu, and Man'yoshu? In this essay, an analysis of their works will be discussed and noted behind each work. Following the analysis of all the works will be a brief determination of the loss in each anthology. Lastly, there will be a final determination of loss in a combination of all of the anthologies.
Li Bo collection consists of eleven written poetry works. The eleven written poetry are; "The sun rises and sets": Tells of things without thanks and real loss., "South of the Walls We Fought": Tells of a battle never thought to end., "Bring in the Wine": Tells of drinking away pain., Question and Answers in the "Mountains": tells of the happiness of him living in the mountains., "Summer Day in the mountains":
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The poetry written explains the loss of many different notions: It consists of "Printed Hawk": telling of the death of an animal., "Moonlight Night": Tells of the loss of someone., "Spring Prospect": Tells of the loss of a nation., "Quang Village I": Tells of the happiness of his arrival home, however through the despair of the possibility of him not arriving., "My Thatched Roof is Ruined by the Autumn Wind": Tells of pieces of the roof being torn away, and children taking pieces leaving a hole in his roof, and his son's rest not being well because of it., "I stand Alone": Tells of his worry at things not being complete., "Spending the night by a tower by the river: Tells of his loss of sleep due to battles., "Thought while traveling at night": Tells of what he is like at night and being similar to a gull., "Ballad of the Firewood Vendors": Tells of the losses due to battles., And "Autumn Meditation IV": His thoughts are represented on his old homeland". The poems are a creation representing his life and history he has seen, through many losses, sadness grief and pain brought on by

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