The classic of poetry contains 305 poems and consists of three parts the “Airs of the Domains”, the “Odes/ elegances” and the “Hymns. Confucius thought highly of the classic of Poetry. He advised his own son to study the Classic of Poetry to enhance his ability to express his opinions. “The Classic of poetry can provide you with stimulation and with observation, with a capacity for communion, and with vehicle of grief (pg1320-1321). Confucius High opinion of the Classic of Poetry led to it inclusion in the canon of the “Confucian Classics.” Confucius strongly believed that the political order depended on the ability of individuals in society to cultivate their moral virtue and thus contribute to social order.

These poems are unique in using repetition with variation; they consist of three rhyming stanzas of four or six lines with four syllables each. They use evocative Image which means stimulus or excitement for comparison/simile of a person or a situation. For example in Boat of Cypress (pg1325 XXVI) the protagonist is expressing his feeling and sorrow throughout the poem, comparing his heart to objects such as a mirror, stone and Mat. These poems were a means of communication, expression and away to give the people a voice helping them keep bad rulers in check and allowing rules to install virtuous behavior. The Classic of poetry plays a great part in shaping the literacy cultures of East Asia and the modern era.

It is still remain unclear of when exactly the Chinese Scripture began to be developed but it appears to have a fully functional writing system during the late period of Shang Dynasty, where there writing was part of ritual practice that guided political decision making and harmonized the relation between human beings and the world of unpredictable spiritual forces in the cosmos (pg1313). It wasn’t until the rise and decline of the Eastern Zhou arose the age of china Philosophical Masters. Confucius and the philosophical maters join together and formulated vision on how to govern and live in a corrupt world. Chinese called this period “a hundred schools of thought bloomed.” Chines maters traveled between states in search for employment and patronage.

Throughout the Chinese Long history, its territories, ruling classes, capitals, religions, and customs kept changing with the rise and fall or ruling dynasties. Following the decline of the eastern Zhou came the foundation of imperial China: the Qin and the Han. With Qin unification china was finally an empire but it was a short lived dynasty with a reputation of ruthlessness and untrustworthy. Han Dynasty was when Chinese dynasty was able to adapt set patterns. During this period china was able to expand their boundaries to central Asia, modern Korea, and Vietnam. It was not until Emperor Wu was the privilege Confucian scholars established, founding a state academy for the education of government officials and setting up positions for professors to teach the so called five classics, which included the classic of poetry.