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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty poem
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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
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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
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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
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social concern ⓘ vivid depiction of poverty ⓘ |
| portrays |
leaking house in autumn rain
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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
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Du Fu’s thatched cottage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese school curricula ⓘ |
| tone |
compassionate
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indignant ⓘ sorrowful ⓘ |
| usesImageryOf |
autumn wind
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broken thatch ⓘ rain ⓘ |
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