Confucian Poetry

Please read through some of these selections from Confucian poetry.  How do the poems here compare with the poetry in the Bible?  Do they serve a similar function?  How do they reinforce Confucian teaching?

Look also at the I Ching.  What would have made this work attractive?  How would it have reinforced Confucian teaching?

You can cast your hexagram here if you like. If that site doesn't work, here's another place to consult the I Ching.