Think Through: Chinese Poetry.

1. I'd have to say, the poem that appealed to me the most would be "Still Night Thoughts". Even though it was so short, you can really get the flow and feel the words which makes you better understand his tone as well as emotion.

2. The relationship with the wife and the husband went from the wife being unsure and feeble to both of them loving one another strongly. you can tell they both cared for each other because she states "You dragged your feet when you went out". Also when she states that she'll meed him as far as Cho-tu-sa, which is several hundred miles away from her town, you can really tell that she's devoted.

3. In "Still Night Thoughts" I think that the speaker is just overwhelmed with hopes and dreams; drinking in the beauty of the sight. Like "the world is my oyster"...and the realization that even though hes so small in comparison to the moon and the world, the possibilities are endless.

4. The speaker in "Gazing at the Lu Mountain Waterfall" feels that the waterfall is almost a part of him; that it completes him. He is just overcome by the beauty of it all and it gives him a peaceful, serene feeling, although while still being in awe. As if the waterfall was a family member, he wants to hold fast and stay close.

5. These poems aren't written in everyday, standard writing format. Since we're not used to reading the text in this style, to be able to visualize the descriptions really help you to better understand what exactly the speaker is trying to communicate to the reader.

6. In both "Mulberry on the Lowland" and "The River-merchant's Wife: A Letter", the two women love their husbands so very much. One difference is that while the woman in "Mulberry on the Lowland" has always loved her significant other, while the other woman did not. In "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter", the woman started out unsure about her husband and their relationship, but grew to love him dearly.

7. I would say that people today view nature in the same way that Li Po did. The only thing is that today people don't appreciate it to the extent that he did. If we did appreciate nature to that extent we would be saving more trees, recycling more, and generally taking better care of our surroundings and world.