Drinking Alone by Moonlight
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Drinking Alone by Moonlight is a celebrated lyric poem by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai that portrays solitary wine drinking under the moon and an imagined companionship with nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese poem
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Tang dynasty poem ⓘ lyric poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Li Bai's image as an immortal of wine ⓘ |
| author | Li Bai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | lyric speaker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebrated example of Tang lyric poetry
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frequently anthologized in Chinese literature collections ⓘ |
| form | regulated verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Chinese poetic depictions of drinking and the moon ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
friendship with nature
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moon ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| imagery |
lunar imagery
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natural scenery ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | High Tang poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | five-character lines ⓘ |
| motif |
drinking alone
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moon ⓘ shadow ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| oftenIncludedIn | English-language anthologies of Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| oftenStudiedIn | courses on Chinese literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Li Bai's poetic corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
Daoist view of unity with nature
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reflection on human loneliness ⓘ |
| poet | Li Bai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
imagined companionship with the moon and shadow
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solitary wine drinking under the moon ⓘ |
| setting | night ⓘ |
| theme |
companionship with nature
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escapism ⓘ friendship ⓘ harmony between man and nature ⓘ solitude ⓘ transcendence ⓘ wine drinking ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedAs |
Alone and Drinking Under the Moon
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Drinking Alone Under the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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