“Fishhawk”—
1. Why might the speaker begin his poem with the image of a male bird calling to a female bird?
2. What do you think is the major idea of the poem?
“Boat of Cypress”
3. What is the connection between the opening and the rest of the poem?
4. What is the theme of the poem? What metaphors are used to illustrate the speaker’s feeling?
“Zhongzi, Please”
5. Explain how the sequence of lines in each stanza demonstrates the opposition between person as a social being and statement of true feelings.
Confusious—–
II. 4.
1. What does Confucius try to convey through his own experience?
Xl.26.
2. What are the differences among the answers given by the four disciples? Why does Confucius favor Zeng Dian’s response? What is left unsaid?
XVIII. 6.
3. What is going on in the story? What is the difference between Confucius and the Daoists?
http://history.cultural-china.com
http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at/song/song01.html
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at/song/song19.html
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at/conf_tradition/tct01.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQ1hcpUedU
