The Thatched Hut Wrecked by Autumn Wind

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"The Thatched Hut Wrecked by Autumn Wind" is a renowned poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Fu that poignantly depicts his personal hardship and compassion for the poor amid social turmoil.

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instanceOf Tang dynasty poem
poem
aimsFor arousing sympathy for the poor
associatedPlace Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum in Chengdu NERFINISHED
author Du Fu NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin China
culturalStatus classic of Chinese literature
widely anthologized Chinese poem
expresses Du Fu’s concern for the common people
ideal of universal shelter
moral conscience
form regulated verse (lüshi) or near-regulated verse
genre lyric poetry
hasCharacter Du Fu (as lyrical speaker) NERFINISHED
historicalContext An Lushan Rebellion NERFINISHED
language Classical Chinese
literaryMovement realist poetry of Du Fu
literaryPeriod Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
mainTheme compassion for the poor
empathy
personal hardship
political turmoil
poverty
social injustice
suffering of common people
meter five-character lines
moralIdeal “great shelter for all the poor scholars under heaven”
notableFor moral idealism
social concern
vivid depiction of poverty
portrays leaking house in autumn rain
storm destroying the poet’s thatched roof
suffering of the poet’s family
wish that all the poor could have secure housing
relatedWork Du Fu’s poems on war and displacement
setting Chengdu NERFINISHED
Du Fu’s thatched cottage NERFINISHED
studiedIn Chinese school curricula
tone compassionate
indignant
sorrowful
usesImageryOf autumn wind
broken thatch
rain

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Du Fu notableWork The Thatched Hut Wrecked by Autumn Wind