Ancient poetry game show (1)

I watched parts of the show out of curiosity. Regretably, it mainly encourages memorising and, to a lesser extent, some interpretation ability of poetry. Creativity is not a vital part of the game. Though it is not ideal in the eyes of  academics, it nevertheless stirred up an enthusiasm over classical poetry in the country. The question is: for how long?

Lily Lee <l.lee@sydney.edu.au>

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