1, the white dew withered, the cool wind blew the leaves, and the leaves began to dry up. -Bai Juyi's "Declining Lotus"
Interpretation: The lotus in the frost dew will not fall, and the withered lotus leaf will dry up when a slight cool breeze blows.
Appreciation: Bai Juyi emphasizes that flowers are unbroken, similar to the scenes written by Guo Gong. "The cool wind blows the fallen leaves before it dries" refers to the autumn wind. These two sentences are about the image of lotus, which is blown by autumn wind and beaten by white dew. Although the flowers are intact and the leaves are withered at the beginning, they are not a beautiful scenery when they are in full bloom, so they are not noticed.
2, this flower and this leaf often set each other off, green and red. -Li Shangyin's "Giving Lotus"
Interpretation: Lotus and lotus leaves set each other off and have a long history. What a pity it is when the lotus leaves fall and wither.
Appreciation: "This flower and this leaf" in this poem obviously refers to two different flowers, which are close to each other and set each other off. A metaphor is used here to compare flowers and leaves to interdependent people. This metaphor not only makes this poem more emotional, but also reveals the shortness and fragility of life.
"Less green and less red" means that the colors of flowers and leaves gradually fade, which not only makes people lament the impermanence of life, but also reminds people that good things will eventually disappear. This description not only makes people scream, but also makes people feel sad and helpless.
As for "fear of killing people", it is the author's way to express his sadness and push this melancholy to a climax through exaggeration. The "fear of killing" here is actually not about killing people, but about the depth of sadness, which is unbearable.
3. The lotus didn't shelter from the rain, but the chrysanthemum still had Ao Shuang's branches. -Su Shi's To Liu Jingwen
Interpretation: the lotus leaf is destroyed, and the leaves and roots like umbrellas are no longer as slender as summer; The chrysanthemums have withered, but the tall and straight chrysanthemum branches in Ao Shuang are still full of vitality in the cold wind.
Appreciation: the first two sentences of the poem describe the scenery, and grasp the "lotus flower exhausted" and "chrysanthemum remnant" to describe the bleak scene in late autumn and early winter. There is a sharp contrast between "nothing" and "still there", which highlights the image of Chrysanthemum Ao Shuang fighting the cold. The last two sentences discuss the scenery and reveal the purpose of giving poems. It shows that although the winter scenery is bleak and cold, it also has fruitful and mature harvest, but it is incomparable in other seasons.