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Unit 4 Exploring poetry
Extended reading
Li Bai and
his romantic poetry
Lead-in
He grew up in the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty.
He had a love for liquor.
He was best known for his rich imagination and free expression of strong feelings.
He was Du Fu’s good friend.
He was known as “Poet immortal”.
Do you know anything about Li Bai?
Watch the video about the essay and try to find the general idea of each paragraph.
Global reading
Para. 1
1
Introduction to Li Bai’s Romantic style.
2
Paras.
2-4
The shaping of Li Bai’s romantic style.
Para. 5
3
Analysis of Li Bai’s romantic style.
Para. 6
4
The significance of Li Bai and his poems.
Personal experiences
2&3
4
Historical background
A hundred feet the temple towers;
I can reach out for the stars in the sky.
But I dare not speak in a voice loud,
For fear of scaring dwellers on high.
(“A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple”)
It is believed that this poem was written by Li Bai in his teenage years. With striking imagination in expres