The charm and function of poetry lies in using words as a weapon and carrier to express what one sees and thinks, and to express one's inner thoughts. The so-called "expressing ambition with ambition" means that "there are no useless people in the sky and no nameless grass in the ground". Everyone has his own values and goals, especially the great poet Li Bai, who has thousands of books in his chest and great strategy in his stomach, and his literary talent is enough to make him seek loneliness.
However, at that time, Tang Xuanzong was already in his twilight years. When he was young, he didn't have the spirit and ambition to forge ahead and work hard. He just wants to keep this great country and pursue enjoyment. He only praised Li Bai, a great poet, as a royal poet who pampered Yang Guifei. Moreover, Li Bai did not know how to get along with bureaucrats and offended many people. In addition, he lacks certain political acumen and judgment. The result was rewarded by Xuanzong. This is simply painful for a poet who is arrogant and interested in doing great things. After that, they traveled around the world, addicted to landscapes and poems, and paralyzed their longing hearts.
And his poem "Grass for Orchid" is a typical five-character quatrain, short and pithy, vivid and lively. Comparing his ambition and quality to Lan Song, it vividly shows the poet's noble and extraordinary quality and interest.
Tang: Li Bai takes grass as the orchid and wood as the pine. Lan Qiuxiang is far away from the wind, but the cold does not change.
This poem of Li Bai has a feature different from previous poems. Not so passionate and bold and confident, but with a touch of bitterness and inner unwillingness. Resentment is beyond words. The previous self-confidence and wild convergence have disappeared without a trace. Different poetic styles let us appreciate the poet's inner sadness and unwilling resentment, and express his character and quality with Lan Song's self-metaphor, showing that "everyone is drunk"
China people have always attached importance to orchids as a symbol of elegance, simplicity and purity. Orchids are elegant in color, pure and unpretentious, naturally carved and beautiful, and are called "four gentlemen" together with "plum, bamboo and chrysanthemum". Matsuzawa and Meizhu are also called "three friends in the cold", not afraid of the cold and unyielding pressure. "Snow presses pines and cypresses, and pines and cypresses are tall and straight; You know, pine trees are noble before they melt. " Pine trees are widely praised for not being afraid of cold. Lan is regarded as a classic by scholars of all ages, and it is the external symbol and carrier of literati's noble quality and unyielding spirit.
The language of the whole poem is easy to understand, the picture is full of sense, the meaning is profound, the taste is noble and pure, the whole poem is extremely realistic, and a few strokes outline the external image of Lan Song. The grass is blue and the wood is loose. In this world, if it is grass, it will become blue grass. If it is a tree, I'd rather be a pine tree. These two sentences, the tone of which is based on noble quality, have laid a good foundation for the following.
In these two sentences, the poet borrowed the phrase "Lanzhi was born in the valley, but he is not fragrant because of no one" to interpret and decipher Lan Song's character, that is, a gentleman cultivates himself and does not change his mind because of poverty; "Autumn is coming, orchids send out a faint fragrance, dancing with the wind, and you can feel the rich fragrance of orchids from a distance. The weather is cold and snowy, but the pine trees on the mountain still stand still, proudly standing in the snow and cold, not afraid of the cold, I stand on my own feet. The last two sentences sum up Lan Song's indomitable noble qualities. The improvement of artistic conception makes the connotation of this poem instantly improve, giving this poem a higher spiritual connotation.
Li Bai's poem "Taking Grass as Orchid" depicts Lan Song's external image and internal quality with a few strokes, which perfectly combines image and connotation. The concept is ingenious, and the transition from front to back is very natural and smooth. It expresses the poet's deep affection by expressing his will, fully shows his inner softness, and sets off the poet's image very full and rich, which is memorable and unforgettable to read.