Liu Yong Ci Poem Structure Breakdown | Generated by AI
This question tests your understanding of the structural layers in Liu Yong’s poem “Eight Voices of Ganzhou - Facing the Twilight Rain Sprinkling the River and Sky.”
Question Analysis:
Let’s examine the structure of this ci poem:
Upper stanza: Describes scenery, depicting the desolation of autumn
- “Facing the twilight rain sprinkling the river and sky…”
- “Everywhere red fades and green diminishes, gradually the beautiful things cease” (flowers and grass withering everywhere, beautiful scenery gradually disappearing)
Transitional line: “Unable to bear climbing high and gazing far, looking toward my distant homeland, thoughts of return are hard to contain”
Lower stanza: Expresses emotion, conveying homesickness
- “Sighing at the traces of years gone by…”
- “Imagining my beloved gazing from her tower…”
Analysis of each option:
- A. Unable to bear climbing high and gazing far ✓ Correct answer
- This line connects to the upper stanza’s scenic description (precisely because of seeing the desolate autumn scenery)
- And opens the lower stanza’s emotional expression (leading to thoughts of return and homesickness)
- It serves as a bridge, linking what comes before and after
- B. Gradually the beautiful things cease ✗ Your answer
- This line is still part of the upper stanza’s scenic description
- It’s merely a summary of the scenery, not transitioning to emotional expression
- C. Everywhere red fades and green diminishes ✗
- Also belongs to the upper stanza’s scenic description
- D. Sighing at the traces of years gone by ✗
- Already part of the lower stanza’s content, not a transitional line
Why A is the transitional line:
The line “Unable to bear climbing high and gazing far”:
- Connects upward: Because of seeing the bleak autumn scenery of “red fading, green diminishing” and “beautiful things ceasing,” therefore “unable to bear” looking further
- Leads downward: Introduces “looking toward my distant homeland, thoughts of return are hard to contain,” naturally transitioning to the theme of homesickness
This is a典型 example of the transition from scenery to emotion technique.