Mountain Ghost
"Mountain Ghost" uses the inner monologue of the mountain ghost to create the image of a beautiful, straightforward and infatuated girl. The whole poem has a simple plot: the heroine and her lover agreed to meet in a certain place one day. Although the road was difficult, she arrived with joy, but her lover did not come as promised; the storm came, and she was infatuated. She waited for her lover for a long time, forgetting to go home, but her lover finally did not come. It was getting late, and she returned to her residence. In the wind and rain, and the chirping of apes, she felt sad and mournful.
The whole poem interweaves fantasy and reality, with a strong romantic color.
The author uses the method of combining humans and gods to create a beautiful image of the mountain ghost:
She wears Xili, Nvluo, Shilan and Du Heng, and rides on a red leopard. The Xinyi car
The car has a flag woven from cinnamon branches, and is followed by a patterned cat...
The food, clothing, housing and transportation all have a strong divine and wild color, and It is suitable for Shan Gui’s identity and status
However, Shan Gui’s appearance, posture and emotional changes are all manifestations of normal people
She laments that youth cannot last forever and hopes that her lover will soon If you come, you will be sad and lonely if you don't come...
This kind of image creation of the unity of man and god is exactly the consistent method in Qu Yuan's poems
Caiwei
The whole poem is divided into three chapters. The first three chapters are stacked together, and the story begins with the inspiration of picking weeds. The weeds are soft and strong, while the garrison soldiers are far away from their hometown and have not returned for a long time. They are homesick and worried! The author wrote: Shanwei, you have sprouted and been born. It’s time for us to go home! But in the blink of an eye, another year has passed and we can’t take care of our family. Why is this? We didn’t even have time to sit down for a while, also because of the lynx invasion. We need to attack! It’s time to pick weeds again. The weed leaves have grown up and the branches and leaves are tender. It’s time to go home! The sorrow in our hearts is so intense, we are rushing for the war, our garrison period is not yet determined, who can hardly bring us a letter home! Shanwei has grown strong and strong, it’s time to go home! It’s already October! But the king's affairs were not over yet, and he had no time to spare. His sadness was so painful, but no one came to comfort him! Chapters 4 and 5 are about the busy and tense border wars: What are the blooming flowers? It is the flower of Tangdi. The flourishing of flowers is used as a metaphor for the flourishing of the chariots, horses and costumes of the troops on the expedition: What is that big, big thing? That is the military chariot of the generals. The chariots have already been driven up, the horses are tall and strong, battles are frequent, and the army has to move. How dare you settle down? Driving four tall stallions, the generals sat on the chariot, and the infantry hid behind the chariot. The horses were powerful and powerful. The soldiers held elephant bone bows and fish skin quivers at their sides at all times. The war of aggression is so powerful and rampant, how can we not strengthen our vigilance every day? These two chapters describe the fierceness of the 烃狁 and the grand military power of the Zhou family's army, with strict discipline and strong soldiers. However, the life of a soldier is also difficult and tense. The author writes these things in a realistic way. Chapter 6 takes a turn and writes about the sad mood of the soldiers who suffered from hunger and cold on the way back home: I think of the willows with lush branches and leaves when I went out for the battle, but at this time, the journey back was snowy, the road was long, and the weather was cold. , hungry and thirsty, it can be said to be very embarrassed and miserable. Xie Xuan, a native of Jin Dynasty, regarded the four sentences "I am gone in the past" as the best poems among the 300 poems. It had a great influence on the history of literature. It is often chanted and imitated repeatedly by later generations of literati. Since the Book of Songs is known for its simplicity and simplicity, there are not many works of this kind that are so poignant and moving. Therefore, it has become a model of lyrical works in the Book of Songs and has been praised by writers of all ages.
From the writing point of view, it uses the same Wei Qixing technique as many works in the Book of Songs, plus repeated refrains in composition and lexicon, so that the content and interest can be laid out layer by layer, and gradually It deepens and enhances the musical beauty and rhythm of the work. The whole poem contains narratives, discussions, scenery, lyricism, and psychological descriptions. The combinations are well-proportioned and very appropriate. Therefore, "Plucking Wei" is indeed one of the best chapters in the "Book of Songs".