He Zhizhang, the author of "Ode to the Willows", was an earlier poet among the poets of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Jizhen, and he called himself the Kuangke of the Siming Dynasty. He was a poet in Yongxing, Yuezhou (now Zhejiang). Xiaoshan) was born in about the fourth year of Emperor Xianqing of the Tang Dynasty (AD 659). Empress Wu passed the Jinshi examination in the first year of Zhengsheng, and her official career has been relatively smooth since then. During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, he served as minister of the Ministry of Rites and bachelor of Jixian Academy, and finally became Secretary Supervisor. He was free-spirited and open-minded by nature, informal about etiquette, liked to drink freely, was friendly with Li Bai, and was good at poetry and calligraphy. At that time, he was known as the "Four Scholars in Wuzhong" along with Zhang Ruoxu, Zhang Xu, and Bao Rong.
Some people say that "articles hate destiny", but He Zhizhang's successful official career did not affect the artistic achievements of his poems. In the third year of Tianbao's reign in the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang was ordered to return to his hometown, and hundreds of officials saw him off. We took a boat via Nanjing and Hangzhou and followed the Xiaoshaoguan River to Xiaoshan County. Yuezhou officials came to greet us at the inn, and then we took a boat to our old house by the Panshui River outside the South Gate. It was early spring in February, and the willow buds were beginning to sprout, and the spring was full of joy. , the breeze blows. He Zhizhang returned to his hometown like a bird out of its cage, and he was naturally very happy. Suddenly he saw a tall willow, standing tall like a flock of chickens on the river bank, full of heroic appearance. In a moment of excitement, he wrote a poem "Ode to the Willow", which became an eternal masterpiece.
"Jasper makes up a tree as tall as a tree." The word "makeup" at the beginning personifies the tree, like a beautiful woman putting on make-up, and when she puts on make-up, she does not apply makeup, but uses "jasper".
This "jasper" is not only similar to the green of willow trees, but also leaves people with elegant beauty. Because when mentioning jasper, people will naturally think of the poem "When Jasper Breaks a Melon" in "Jasper Song" and the demeanor of "Jasper Little House Girl". She is not only beautiful, but also young and pure. It can be seen that the author has good writing skills.
"Ten thousand hanging green silk ribbons" is written closely following the previous sentence. The word "hanging" implies the softness of the "jasper little house girl"'s slender waist, and sets off the beauty Tingting's curling figure. The word "green" also complements the word "green" in the previous sentence. This turns this early spring weeping willow into the embodiment of beauty.
“I don’t know who cuts out the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors.” This is written by the author following the idea of ????the beautiful tree. This woman's "makeup" is so lovely, and the "green silk ribbon" hanging down is so decent, so who's skillful hand cut it for her? It turns out to be Er. The warm spring breeze in the moon, holding a pair of scissors in hand, gave the earth new makeup. Here, He Zhizhang used novel imagination and anthropomorphic techniques to depict the image of spring willows, showing the infinite opportunities of spring, making people feel fresh and refreshing, and it can be said to be original in conception.