Philosophical poetry

1. "Fang Yan" (Bai Juyi)

I will give you a method to eliminate doubts, without drilling turtles and Zhu Pei.

It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material.

The Duke of Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.

Xiang Shi died at the beginning, who knows the authenticity of his life?

The theme of this poem is the detection of falsehood. Shoulian proposed that there is a way to resolve the doubts, and Zhao Lian introduced this method in detail starting from the natural scenery: let time prove everything. The neck couplets are transferred to historical figures, further proving the above method. The tail couplet follows the meaning of the neck couplet: If Duke Zhou and Wang Mang die before the truth is revealed, no one will know the authenticity of their virtues. This poem warns us: Don’t jump to conclusions prematurely when looking at things, otherwise we will be easily confused by illusions and unable to distinguish right from wrong.

2. "Poetry on the Qin" (Su Shi)

If there is sound on the qin, why won't it sound when placed in the box?

If the words are on your fingertips, why not listen to them on your fingertips?

In this poem, the poet depicts the two images of piano and finger, using two hypothetical sentences and two rhetorical questions, pretending to be difficult, but in fact humorous, new and wonderful, revealing It embodies the profound philosophy that "the completion of everything in the world depends on the close cooperation between subjectivity and objectivity".

3. "Crossing Shatou" (Yang Wanli)

After passing Shatou, there are villages gradually, and the flat river is broad and warm.

The undertide has arrived. No one can understand it, only the pole master can recognize the traces of the water.

This poem is clear and profound. The undertide has arrived, but ordinary people don't know it because they have no life experience on the water and don't know the laws of the rise and fall of the tide. Master Peng has been punting boats on the river for many years, and he knows the depth of the water, the speed of the flow, etc. , they can detect even the slightest changes. This reveals a profound and universal philosophy: practice leads to true knowledge.

4. "Thirty Poems on Poems" (Yuan Haowen)

The sentences that appear in the eyes are self-conscious, but groping in secret is always untrue.

When Hua Tu left Qinchuan Scenery, how many people came to Chang'an in person?

The first two sentences of this poem are easy to understand: the real scenes you see inspire the true feelings in your heart, and you can write poems with wonderful artistic conception; building things behind closed doors is like groping in the dark to make something, it will always take time. distortion. The last two sentences say: How many painters who painted Qinchuan scenery by copying the works of their predecessors went to Chang'an in person? The poet omitted one sentence, that is, no wonder those people could not paint well. This poem tells us: Without the feelings of real life and personal experience, it is impossible to achieve success in career.

5. Passing by Songyuan Chenchuiqigong Store (Yang Wanli)

Mo Yan said that it was easy to go down to the ridge, and he earned the favor of passers-by.

Entering the circle of thousands of mountains, one mountain releases another.

With the help of scene descriptions and vivid metaphors, the poet explains a profound truth of universal significance by writing about the feelings of traveling in mountainous areas: no matter what people do, they must be fully prepared for the difficulties on the way forward. Don't be intoxicated by temporary success.