The Merchant’s Wife, A Letter In “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter”, the author Li Po uses the Dramatic Poem style to show the character. He takes on the persona of the young girl who marries the River-Merchant. Throughout the poem, the girl grows. She is forced to marry the River-Merchant at 14 years, and is very depressed because she doesn’t love him. Over the next few years, she grows very fond of him. …showed first 75 words of 934 total…

…showed last 75 words of 934 total…has grown to love him and how much she wishes that he would return. On the last line of the poem, Li Po purposely starts the line many spaces in from the usual beginning of the line. He is using the form of a concrete poem. By spacing out that line “As far as Cho-fu-Sa” he is showing in a physical way how far the girl is willing travel to try to find her husband.