In Liu Xijun’s “Lament,” the presence of Confucianism is most clearly felt in the
a) subject of a female character’s obedience to her family’s orders.
b) folk style of the poem.
c) reference to the woman’s diet in the verse.
d) association of the work to the Music Bureau.
Answer: a
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