Summary Of Words From Cold Mountain

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I have chosen to analyze poem IV from “Words from Cold Mountain,” by Han-Shan. “A thousand clouds, ten thousand streams, Here I live, an idle man, Roaming green peaks by day, Back to sleep by cliffs at night. One by one, springs and autumns go, Free of heat and dust, my mind. Sweet to know there’s nothing I need, Silent as the autumn river’s flood.” poetryintranslation.com, (2000-2017). The key theme identified throughout this poem is clarity. Two terms used to analyze, and interpret this poem are metaphor, and analogy. First, the use of analogy is expressed in line eight, “Silent as the autumn river’s flood.” poetryintranslation.com, (2000-2017). The poet is comparing silence to that of an autumn river’s flood. In other words, expressing