What are the meanings of jasper, silk tapestry and scissors in the poem "Yong Liu"?

Jasper is green jade. Here is a metaphor for the bright green willow leaves in spring.

A rope made of silk. This refers to a wicker ribbon.

Like scissors: like, like scissors.

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He (659-744) was born in Yongxing, Tang Yue (now Shaoxing) and Xiaoshan, Zhejiang. He's poems are famous for quatrains. In addition to the movement of offering sacrifices to the gods and the poems he should write, his poems are unique, fresh and unique, including two famous poems, Chanting Willow and Returning Home.

Whole poem translation

Tall willows are covered with new green leaves, and soft willows hang down like ten thousand green ribbons fluttering gently.

Whose skillful hand cut off this thin young leaf? It turned out to be the warm spring breeze in February. It's like a pair of clever scissors.

Make an appreciative comment

Willow is like a graceful beauty, and the drooping willow leaves are the graceful old woman in her body. First, use a question to praise the beautiful willow leaves that can express their feelings. The answer to the question is that the Spring Breeze girl in February cut out these green Ye Er with her dexterous and delicate hands, clothed the earth with new clothes and conveyed the message of spring to people.

The structure of this poem is very unique. First, write the overall impression of willow, then write willow, and finally write willow leaves, from total to division, orderly. In the use of language, it is both fluent and gorgeous.