Poetry in Lan Su Chinese Garden
In Lan Su Chinese Garden, there is poetry everywhere
you look – carved into rocks, inside and outside buildings.
Many of the poems are two-lined poems called couplets.
These couplets often describe nature. In this exercise you
will get a chance to write your own couplet inspired by the
beauty and nature of Lan Su Chinese Garden.
What is a couplet? A couplet has 2 lines which are a
balanced pair and often have corresponding syntax or the
way the line is constructed. Here is an example by poet Wang Wei:
1st Line:
Walk and reach the place where the stream ends.
2nd Line:
Sit to watch the moment when clouds form.
Activity
Now it is your turn to add a second line:
1st Line:
2nd Line:
A fish gliding on the surface of the water parts the green
1st Line:
2nd Line:
White sand retains the color of the moon
Now create your very own couplet:
If you have time, try again:
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