This poem by Li Po describes a journey in search of treasure that faces many obstacles. The poet has a restless heart and is unable to eat as he sees threats from the climate and must cross the unfavorable Yellow River and heights of the Tai-hang mountains. However, the phrase "Hard is the journey" reflects the difficulty, and in the end the weather clears and the poet is ready to set sail, showing an optimistic and heroic attitude towards the future despite the challenges.
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Eng G-7 Poem's Summary
This poem by Li Po describes a journey in search of treasure that faces many obstacles. The poet has a restless heart and is unable to eat as he sees threats from the climate and must cross the unfavorable Yellow River and heights of the Tai-hang mountains. However, the phrase "Hard is the journey" reflects the difficulty, and in the end the weather clears and the poet is ready to set sail, showing an optimistic and heroic attitude towards the future despite the challenges.
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Pakistan International School, Jubail
Academic Session 2023-2024
Poem: Hard is the journey
Summary: In this poem the poet “Li po” has described about treasure. He mentions about expensive, rare and tasteful treasure. Then the tone of poem changes and there is tension. He seems to have a restless heart. He is unable to eat. He sees obstacles from threatening climate. The unfavorable yellow river to the heights of Tai-hang mountains are in his way. He refers to the difficulty of journey with phrase “Hard is the journey”. But finally, the weather is fair and he is ready to set sail. The poem shows poet’s optimistic and heroic attitude towards future.