Bai Juyi [Tang Dynasty]
The long grass is so lush that the withered grass will thicken the color of the grass every autumn and winter.
Wildfire can't burn it out, but the spring breeze can revive it.
Weeds and wild flowers are all over the ancient road, and the end of the grass in the sun is your journey.
I once again sent my bosom friend, and the thick grass represented my deep affection.
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The Yuan Ye is covered with lush grass, which turns yellow in autumn and winter every year and thickens in spring.
Wildfire can't burn all the weeds on the ground. When the spring breeze blows, the earth turns green.
The fragrant weeds in the distance are covered with ancient roads, and Greentown is even deserted under the sunshine.
Today, I have come to bid farewell to my old friend. Even the lush grass is full of feelings of parting.
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Ford: Write poems with ancient poems or idiom propositions. There is usually the word "fu" in front of a poem. This is a way for ancient people to learn to write poems, or to write poems on different topics at literati gatherings, or to write poems on topics in imperial examinations, which is called "Fu Yi".
Separation: the appearance of lush grass.
As each season comes and goes: wither, wither. Rong, lush. Weeds flourish and wither once a year.
Honey, they are sweet on the road: Fang refers to the rich aroma of weeds. Fiona Fang: The fragrance of grass spreads everywhere. Invasion, occupation, full. The fragrant weeds in the distance have grown all the way to the ancient post road.
Green: the grassland is bright green.
Wang Sun: This refers to the descendants of nobles, and this refers to friends far away.
Lush: describes the appearance of lush vegetation.
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This is an exam-oriented exercise, which is said to have been written by Bai Juyi when he was sixteen. According to the provisions of the imperial examination, the word "Fu" must be added to all designated topics, which is similar to reciting things. Farewell to Grass in the Ancient Plain is to express farewell to friends through the description of weeds in the ancient plain.
The first sentence of the poem, "the vast grass crosses the plain", closely follows the title "ancient grass" and describes the lush spring grass with the overlapping word "Li Li". The second sentence "Come and go with the four seasons", and then write the law that weeds in the original world wither in autumn and flourish in spring, and the years are endless. The third sentence and the fourth sentence, "Wildfire didn't completely burn them, but they grew taller in the spring breeze", one wrote "withered" and the other wrote "glorious", all of which showed the meaning of "withered and glorious". No matter how ruthless the fire is, as long as the spring breeze blows, green weeds are everywhere, vividly demonstrating the tenacious vitality of weeds. The fifth and sixth sentences "Incense them to the old high road and reach the crumbling city gate" describe the spread of spring grass and the vast green fields with "invasion" and "connection", and "ancient road" and "desolate city" point out the places that friends are about to experience. The last two sentences, "My friend's prince, you left again, and I heard them sigh behind you", pointed out the original intention of farewell. The metaphor of endless lush spring grass is filled with vilen's feelings of farewell, with a blend of scenes and endless charm.
These two sentences not only describe the character of "grass on the original", but also describe an ideal model of regeneration from fire. One sentence is dry, the other is glory, and how "Endless Burning" and "Blowing Again" sing and sigh, the confrontation is also natural, so it is outstanding through the ages. Although Liu's sentences are similar in meaning, they lack charm and are far less than white sentences.
If these two sentences focus on "ancient grass" and focus on "grass", then five or six sentences continue to write "ancient grass" and focus on "ancient grass" to lead to the meaning of "don't", then it is a turning point. Running water is natural for the final combination; And this combination is right, the beauty lies in seiko, and it is quite changeable. Both Fiona Fang and Cui Jing describe grass, which is more concrete and vivid than the original grass. Fang said "far", and the ancient plains were filled with fragrance; Cui Yue is "sunny", and the green grass is bathed in the sunshine, which is as beautiful as the first time. The words "invasion" and "connection" follow the word "rebirth", writing a trend of spreading and expanding, once again highlighting the image of the strong weeds in the competition for survival. The "ancient road" and "desolate city" are extremely tangent to the "ancient plain" Although the ancient Taoist city was deserted, the growth of grass restored its youth. Compared with the original autumn plain with autumn grass, it is full of vitality.
The author didn't write about Guyuan for the sake of "Guyuan", but at the same time arranged a typical farewell environment: Guyuan's scenery in "The Sand" was so charming, and the farewell happened in this background was so melancholy and poetic. The word "Wang Sun" is borrowed from Chu Ci to make a sentence, which generally refers to the traveler. "The prince and grandson swam away, and the spring grass grew." Refers to people who have not come back when they see the lush grass. However, here, it is used in different ways. It is about the sadness of seeing the lush grass send away. It seems that every blade of grass is full of special feelings. It is really: "Hate like spring grass, and live further" (Li Yu's "Qingpingle"). What a meaningful ending this is! At this point in the poem, "Farewell" has been made clear, the meaning of the question has been set, and the whole article is closed. "Guyuan", "Grass" and "Farewell" are integrated into one, and the artistic conception is extremely muddy.
In the poems about objects in Tang Dynasty, the author's original intention can only be seen in the last sentence. Bai Juyi has always advocated that poetry should be easy to understand, but he is not opposed to the use of metaphors. The title of the poem "Ancient" is "Farewell", which is obviously a farewell poem for friends. And almost all the articles are written in grass, which is actually a metaphor for the continuous friendship between friends when they say goodbye. With deep feelings and clever metaphors, it is worthy of being Bai Juyi's masterpiece.