Small bridges and flowing water, people's homes? is a sentence in "The Sky is Pure and the Shas are Autumn Thoughts". Although this sentence has only six words, it is very visual. When you read this poem, it seems that a slowly flowing river appears in front of you, with a small bridge on it and rural houses on both sides. The quiet pastoral scenery comes to mind. Starting from the whole poem
The analysis of any poem cannot be separated from its whole, so let us read the whole poem first. Withered vines, old trees and dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's homes, west wind and thin horses on the ancient road. The sun sets in the west, and the heartbroken people are at the end of the world. Analyze what the original poem is describing
The original poem does not have many words, less than 30 words, but it only takes 30 words to accurately outline a picture. The trees are old and the vines are withered. The protagonist is driving a thin horse on a road that can no longer be used. The west wind blows and the sunset loses its brilliance and is about to set. This situation makes the author's homesickness become even more intense.
Clearly clarifying "people" is the key
Only when we have a certain understanding of the original poem can we appreciate this poem word for word. In this poem, "people" is a word that is not easy to understand, or it cannot be understood with modern common meanings, so let us clarify the meaning and function of "people" in the poem: people: farmhouse. This sentence expresses the poet's desire for a warm family. This poem integrates emotions into the scene
Now we can look at the translation of this poem. The tone of the entire poem is sad, as if the poet’s full sadness is in this poem. . The water flowed under the bridge, and smoke curled up from the houses beside the bridge.
In such a sad mood, the poet looks at other people's houses and may still hear children playing and adults calling for children, which makes the poet feel homesick.
Impression is a very mysterious thing. Although this poem seems easy to write, and there are no difficult words, if you ask others to learn it, they will definitely not be able to write it. Such a brilliant sentence.