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Expression of Sentiment Through Bright Moon:On the Spiritual World of Li Bai in His Moon Poems

Xiong Su-ling

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As one of the greatest poets,Li Bai left us many renowned poems,among which the image of has an important part,for the moon appears more than 300 times in his poetry.From these moon poems,we can clearly find that the inner spiritual world of Li Bai was dominated by the theme of loneliness and anguish.Thus he made use of the bright moon as an expression of his own ideal and disappointment as well as the homesickness and friendship,and accordingly exerted profound and lasting influence in the history of Chinese poetry.

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As one of the greatest poets,Li Bai left us many renowned poems,among which the image of has an important part,for the moon appears more than 300 times in his poetry.From these moon poems,we can clearly find that the inner spiritual world of Li Bai was dominated by the theme of loneliness and anguish.Thus he made use of the bright moon as an expression of his own ideal and disappointment as well as the homesickness and friendship,and accordingly exerted profound and lasting influence in the history of Chinese poetry.

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As one of the greatest poets,Li Bai left us many renowned poems,among which the image of has an important part,for the moon appears more than 300 times in his poetry.From these moon poems,we can clearly find that the inner spiritual world of Li Bai was dominated by the theme of loneliness and anguish.Thus he made use of the bright moon as an expression of his own ideal and disappointment as well as the homesickness and friendship,and accordingly exerted profound and lasting influence in the history of Chinese poetry.

Key concepts: Poetry, Anguish, Literature, Expression (computer science), Theme (computing), Art, Friendship, Loneliness

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