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Li Bai

Published on Dec 29, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A TRANQUIL NIGHT

BY: LI BAI (LI PO) *HANNAH THOMAS*

LI BAI

KNOWN AS LI PO ALSO WAS CHINESE

POETRY

  • He stayed drunk throughout his poetry
  • His poems has complex underlying meanings
  • Touches on simple things and beauty of nature
  • He had a flamboyant style and got the title poet immortal

LI BAI

  • (701-763 AD)
  • Beloved poet of the tang dynasty in ancient China
  • Left home to seek inspiration from China's magical mountains
  • His poems were models for friendships, depth of nature,and
  • Joys of drinking wine.

"A TRANQUIL NIGHT"

  • Abed, I see a silver light,
  • Wonder if it's a frost aground.
  • Looking up, I find the moon bright;
  • Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.