Classical poetry is the essence of Chinese civilization, although it has experienced the baptism of the times and cultural changes, but under the inheritance and innovation of countless people, it seems to be timeless. Ancient poems are like a shining jewel, which makes people feel rich in content and worthy of serious study and practice.
In ancient times, many literati and writers cherished words like gold, and sometimes they forgot to sleep and eat in order to chant a word. However, poetry also needs to be blank like paintings, and the choice of words and sentences should not be too straightforward, leaving some room for the reader's imagination, so as to gain more insights. The following introduces the two seven unique songs created by Wang Anshi in his later years, which return to the basics and are more integrated.
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Northern Song Dynasty Wang Anshi
Kawahara is green, and there are no flowers in the deep trees.
There is nowhere to go on a windy day, and the first time I return to Sangma.
After Wang Anshi resigned for the second time, he withdrew from the court and lived a leisurely and quiet secluded life in the ancient capital of Jinling. On the one hand, Jing Gong seriously reflected on the achievements and demerits of the first half of his life, and on the other hand, he began to actively adjust his rhythm of life. The poem is an improvisational work, vividly depicting a spring scene in the countryside.
It was late spring, and the husband walked slowly out of the outskirts of the city, only to see a verdant scene on the riverside. The three words "green and green" depict the green grass, green trees, green water and other scenery scattered together, which is pleasing to the eye. The poet suddenly felt that all his worries were forgotten, and he was in a good mood.
Jing Gong continued to slow down, and went to the depths of the woods, although the light in the forest was dim, and the wild flowers on the ground were also shaded by greenery, but the fresh air, the elegant fragrance, and the gurgling water, and the melodious birdsong, all made the poet feel extremely comfortable.
The third sentence turns to the spring sunshine, the wind is beautiful, and the sun is like a very amorous girl who wants to spread its light on the branches of the flowers in the forest. But she looked left and right, but she could not find a single flower, so she was disappointed to pour its brilliance on the mulberry linen. Scenery, in this case, sunlight.
This poem is fresh and simple, depicting the charming late spring scene of Qingbi and expressing the joy of secluded life. There are no allusions and legends in the whole text, and there are no various rhetorical devices, which can be described as returning to the basics. In particular, the last two sentences are quite poetic and thought-provoking. Perhaps the author is secretly holding something, or perhaps it is just a pure expression of pleasure, and in any case, it is all left to the reader's imagination and thinking.
Beicheng
Qingqing thousands of miles of chaotic spring robes, and the rain urges red peaches.
Looking back at the infinite thoughts of the North City, the sun is full of pure wild clouds.
The poet once came to the north of Jinling City and saw the splendid spring scenery there, so he excitedly wrote poems. The first sentence depicts a beautiful spring day, with grass stretching for thousands of miles, so much so that people can't tell the green robes worn by officials.
The late Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin once had a poem Yu Lang is the youngest, and the grass is jealous of the spring robe, Wang Anshi skillfully uses its meaning, and uses the word "thousands of miles" to exaggerate the vigorous vitality of the grass, which also lays the groundwork for the following.
The second sentence adopts the technique of contrasting, and after a rain, it gives birth to red peach blossoms, which are even more dazzling against the backdrop of thousands of miles of green grass. The word "urge" is an anthropomorphic technique, which is extremely appropriate and irreplaceable.
Another genius in the late Tang Dynasty, Du Mu, once recited the green and red of the warbler, and the poet quietly used his poetry here, which is quite the meaning of the Jiangxi poetry school to be reborn and turn iron into gold.
At the end, the poet stares at the infinite spring in front of him, excited and fluctuating. The sun is strong, the water is clear, the sky is vast, the white clouds are long, and the poet's heart seems to melt in the green grass and blue sky.
For a while, the poet felt more forgetful and otherworldly. The whole text is natural, the technique is exquisite, and it is more integrated, which is applauded.