Xue Zhonggua’s ancient poems on pastoral poetry in four seasons are as follows:
"Pastoral Miscellany on Four Seasons" is a set of pastoral poems created by Fan Chengda, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. There are six pastoral poems in total. Ten songs.
"Learning to Grow Melons" is a poem in "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous". The whole poem is as follows: "I work in the fields during the day and work on hemp crops at night. The children in the village are responsible for their own homes. The children and grandchildren are still working for farming and weaving. , also learn to grow melons by the side of Sangyin."
This poem depicts the life scene of a rural family. In this family, young and old are responsible for housework and working hard to maintain the family's livelihood. During the day, the adults went out to plow and farm the fields, and returned at night to continue weaving and spinning. Although the children are not yet able to participate in these farm work, they are not idle. They are learning to grow fruits under the shade of mulberry trees.
This poem shows the hard work of farmers by describing every detail of rural life. At the same time, it also expresses the poet's love and yearning for this pastoral life. Here, the poet uses the detail of "learning to grow melons" to express the innocence and loveliness of rural children, as well as their expectations and hopes for future life.
We can start from the following aspects:
1. Describe the scenes of rural life.
The poem mentions "working in the fields during the day and weaving hemp at night", which can further describe the scene of farmers working in the fields during the day, and the scene of farmers returning home at night to continue weaving and spinning. At the same time, you can also depict the natural scenery of the countryside, such as fields, villages, mulberry trees, etc.
2. Show the affection between family members.
The poem mentions that "the children of the village are responsible for their own families", which can further describe the mutual care and support between family members. For example, how the children take care of the housework when the adults go out to work; how the family reunites after returning home at night.
3. Show the childhood life of rural children.
The poem mentions that "children and grandchildren are still farming and weaving, and they are also learning to grow melons under the mulberry tree." Here we can further describe the children's daily life, such as the scene of them learning to grow melons under the mulberry tree. and their close contact with nature.
4. Express the poet’s yearning for pastoral life.
While describing rural life, the poet's emotions and thoughts can be interspersed to express his love and yearning for this pastoral life. For example, he can lament the tranquility and beauty of rural life, contrasting it with the hustle and bustle of the city; he can also think about the hardships and difficulties of rural life, and express respect and sympathy for farmers.
Through the above descriptions, we can expand this poem into a vivid and touching story of rural life, showing the hard work of farmers and the poet's yearning and emotion for pastoral life.