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Analyzing The Emperor Jomei Poem 'From The Man'

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The Man’yoshu poems are the elements of human expression: love, separation, and respect. The poems frequently refer to the Japanese myths and legends that show their correlation between earth to heaven. From the Man'youshu poems, I choose the Emperor Jomei poem that tells about the journey to climb the Mountain Kagu and views the land of Yamato. The author uses natural images to represent the Japanese cultural symbolism. Mountain, smoke, seagulls, and dragonfly island are the natural images that author used to describe the journey of Emperor Jomei . This quote from the Emperor Jomei poem, " Is Heavenly Mount Kagu: When I climb it/And look out across the land,/ Over the land-plain /Seagulls rise, and rise. /A fair land it is,/ Dragonfly Island,/
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