Thinking Through Literature Page 470

*Connect To The Literature*
#1 Question: (What Do You Think?) Which poem do you think has the most vivid images?. Explain why?
Answer: I think the "Dreaming Of Li Po" because it shows great detail in the pictures it uses.

(Comprehension Check)
Question: In "Dreaming Of Li Po", why is Tu Fu so worried about Li Po?
Answer: Tu Fu is so worried about Li Po because Li Po doesnt look the same or he doesnt seem the same.

Question: What has apparently happend to the prince and the palace in "Jade Flower Palace"?
Answer: What has happend to the prince and the palace is that everything is coming down, like everything is going bad and it seems that everything is just gone.

Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya," what act of kindness does Tu Fu's friend perform?
Answer: The kind of kindness Tu Fu's friend performs is by helping.

(Think Critically)
#2 Question: In "Dreaming of Li Po," what might each of the following refer to: "land of plaque and fever", "wings to fly with", "waters," "horned dragons"?
Answer: They might refer to different types of dragons and what could happend.

#3 Question: How would you summarize the theme, or message, of "Jade Flower Palace"
Answer: I would summarize the theme as well the palace had broken tiles, it has black rooms, it had ten thousand organ pipes, and gold chariots. What is left of the palace is pretty much nothing but his stone horse. I Think life was probably instering in the palace, it seems like they were the richy type also.

#4 Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya", what details does Tu Fu provide about a family fleeing from a rebel army that wouldn't appear in a factual historical account?
Answer: The details he provides about a family fleeing from a rebel army is that he remenbers everything that went on when that was happending.

#5 [Question] ACTIVE READING: UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING POETRY Look back at the charts you created in your READERS NOTEBOOK. Did Your impressions and reactions change after the second and third readings of the poems? Did you discover new connections or insights? Discuss your experience with a classmate.
[Answer] I didnt discover anything.

#6 [Comparing Texts] Question: Compare "Jade Flower Palace" with "Ozymandias" (Pages 466-467). How did the narrators differ in their attitude toward their subject? What similar atmosphere and message do the poems convey.
Answer: The attitudes were different because in "Jade Flower Palace" everything got destroyed and "Ozymandias" is talking about something completely different.

#7 [Critic's Corner] Question: One critic has said that Tu Fu's appeal may be due to "the way he documents his life, from the smallest details to the biggest dimensions of social context." Do the poems you have read support this statement? Explain your answer.
Answer: Yes they do because he does document the way his life is.

#8 [Connect To Life] Question: Although Tu Fu wrote in the eighth century, his poems are still enjoyed today. In what ways are his poems relevant to the modern world?
Answer: His poems are relevant to the modern world because everything there is pretty much still the same and could still happend!