Quick Quiz: To Mr. Li Guinian, on the Occasion of our Meeting in Jiangnan

Who wrote To Mr Li Guinian, on the Occasion of Our Meeting in the South?

In Li Guinian, two characters meet in the south of China. What Chinese word is used for the south?

Why were the two people in the south?

What was Li Guinian’s profession?

Du Fu talks about meeting Li Guinian back in Chang’an. What kind of a place was Chang’an?

Are the memories of their past meetings happy or sad?

How long has it been since Du Fu and Li Guinian last saw each other?

Du Fu doesn’t ask Li Guinian what happened to him over the last few years. Why not?

How does Du Fu make the third line of his poem seem empty of meaning?

In the last line, Du Fu uses the image of falling flowers. What two things do they represent?