DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What ‘consolation’ does ‘The Continuance of Poetry’ offer its readers regarding death and loss?
- What role does suggestion and implication play in ‘The Continuance of Poetry’?
- How important is the idea of ‘translation’ in the sequence?
- Why does Dobson evoke the poetry of Wang Wei and Li Po in ‘The Continuance of Poetry’?
- In what ways is such poetry evoked?
