Question
One poem written during this conflict describes how “one letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold.”For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this conflict that inspired that poem which begins “The country is broken, but mountains and rivers remain” and is titled “Spring Scene.”
ANSWER: An Lushan Rebellion [or An-Shi Rebellion; or An-Shi Disturbances; or Ān Shǐ zhī luàn; or Tianbao Chaos]
[10m] This poet of “Spring Scene” also described the rattling of the title objects, the whinnying of horses, and the marching of conscript archers in his “Song of the Wagons.”
ANSWER: Du Fu [or Tu Fu; or Du Zimei]
[10e] Du Fu was a contemporary and friend of this Tang dynasty poet, whose work later inspired Ezra Pound to write “The River Merchant’s Wife.”
ANSWER: Li Bai [or Li Po; or Li Taibai; or Rihaku]
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