Question 3 of Reading Comprehension in the October 2007 self-study exam "College Chinese"
Read a section of Dai Wangshu's "Rain Alley":
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Holding an oil-paper umbrella, alone
Wandering in the long, long
And lonely rainy alley,
I hope to meet
a girl who is as sad as a lilac
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What are the characteristics of the artistic conception and rhythm of the poem?
Analysis of the correct answer: artistic conception; creating the artistic conception of Chinese classical poetry; rhythm: having musical beauty.