Ancient poetry volume

Interpretation of Common Images in Ancient Poetry (Plants)

The autumn wind rustles, murmuring the sadness of the poor people's dereliction of duty, the loneliness and sadness of weak women floating in the pear blossom spring rain, and the strong flute and pipa conveying the blood and courage of northern men. There are also begonia peony, perch water shield, bamboo wild pond, duckweed, lone remnant star, MOS rail glacier ... Among these images, plant images should be promoted with high frequency, beautiful images and deep emotional load.

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Image interpretation

First, chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum, not only has rich medicinal value, but also, as a kind of flower, has a unique temperament of late blooming and proud autumn frost. In the bleak autumn wind, this blooming chrysanthemum is particularly eye-catching. The poet found that it was unwilling to compete for the integrity of living alone in spring. Some people praise its strong character, while others appreciate its noble temperament. Qu Yuan's Lisao: "Drinking Mulan Dew in the morning and eating Qiuju in the evening are not beautiful." The poet symbolizes his noble character by drinking dew and eating flowers. Tang Yuanzhen's Chrysanthemum: "Autumn bushes are like Taoist priests, and the more they surround, the more inclined they are. It's not that chrysanthemums are preferred in flowers, but that this flower is even more flowerless. " Expressed the poet's pursuit of firmness and noble character. Other poems, such as "I'd rather hold incense on the branches and die than blow it into flowers" (Cold Chrysanthemum by Zheng Songxiaosi), "Dew in the Lonely East, Sand shines before the gold" (Two Chrysanthemums after Chongyang by Song Fan Chengda), all use chrysanthemums to express the poet's spiritual quality, and the chrysanthemums here undoubtedly become a portrayal of the poet's personality.

When it comes to chrysanthemums, it is inevitable to mention this famous poet-Tao Yuanming, who resigned and retired to devote himself to farming. Tao Yuanming's love of chrysanthemum is widely recorded in his own poems and those of others at that time. Scholars in later generations often regard Tao Yuanming and Chrysanthemum as a whole, and the chrysanthemums written by later generations have the symbolic meaning of "seclusion".

Second, the lotus.

Lotus is the daughter of water, and the beautiful natural beauty represents the graceful charm of female beauty, which has been a symbol of "beauty and love" since ancient times.

It is also common to use lotus flowers to express people's appreciation and pursuit of beautiful things and beautiful situations. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei's Hulin Pavilion, "Welcome guests with a light song, and come up to the leisurely lake. When Xuan was drinking wine, Furong was on all sides. " -It's about the beautiful scenery and the good mood of toasting the lotus flowers. Monochrome Cutting of "Lotus Leaf and Luo Skirt" in Wang Changling's "Two Lotus Songs II" in Tang Dynasty. Lotus flowers bloom on both sides of the face. I can't see it when I enter the pool, but I feel someone coming when I hear the song. "-is about the beauty of the poet in the lotus, listening to songs, distinguish people's delicious. Li Qingzhao, a poetess in the Song Dynasty, wrote "Like a Dream". Go back to the boat at night. Mistaken into the depths of lotus. Fight for the ferry, fight for the ferry, and open a beach of gulls and herons. " -It's about being drunk in the depths of the lotus, and the natural beauty brings the poet a lingering intoxicating pleasure.

"Lotus" is the homonym of "pity", which means pun. Lotus is the object of love, so as to express various states of love, whether bright or dark, mature or immature. Similarly, there is "Xizhou Song": "Bow your head and get lotus seeds, which are as blue as water. In the lotus chest sleeve, the lotus heart is all red. " Lotus seeds are used to express the purity and enthusiasm of love. Lotus seed means "Reiko Kobayakawa" and "love" means "love". Punning, it endows the poetic scene with a hazy beauty, artistic charm, expressive and subtle, with endless aftertaste.

Third, bananas.

Among these plants, bananas can be compared with Mei Song He. Bananas seem to be born with "rain", and rain on bananas has musical beauty. Bai Juyi said in his poem: "It rains at night through the window, and the banana sounds first." Du Mu's poem says: "Bananas move because of rain, so they are planted in front of the window." Yang Wanli has a poem, "Bananas are happy when it rains, and the night is quieter."

It is pleasant to hear the sound of raindrops hitting bananas, but the falling rain inevitably evokes the poet's infinite sadness and disappointment. As a result, the rainy night on the banana, in the poet's pen, has become a variety of unspeakable melancholy. Xu Zaisi, a poet in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote "Water Wandering Fairy Night Rain": "A phoenix tree sounds like autumn, and a small banana is a bit sad." When rain hits bananas, it sounds like crying, which makes people feel sad most easily. Endless acacia tears and endless red bean feelings come to mind in this night's rain and rain, which makes people unbearable. Li Qingzhao, a poetess, wrote a poem "Adding Words and Picking Mulberry Seeds" after her husband died: "Who planted banana trees in front of the window? Yin fills the atrium; Yin fills the heart and leaves warm the heart. Sad pillow night rain, a little light rain; A little rain, I am worried about hurting northerners and I am not used to listening! " A little banana rain is the sadness of the poetess's lonely life experience, the sadness of the separation between heaven and man, and the hopeless pain of her home country. The rain at night falls on the sad pillow, which can't stop the permanent pain in my heart. It can be said that it is the swan song of Bajiao's poem.

Fourth, Cao Fang.

Cao Fang is often used as a metaphor for the hatred of parting in China's classical poems. One is looking forward to returning to China. "Chu Ci Zhao Hermit" wrote that the environment in the mountains is sinister and you can't stay long. I hope that "Wang Sun" will return at an early date. Among them, there are two sentences: "Wang Sun wanderers don't return, and spring grass grows." Later, "spring grass", "fragrant grass", "green grass" and "growth" became the images people yearned for. Bai Juyi said in "Farewell to Cao Yuan in Fude Valley" that "my friend's prince, you left again, and I heard them sigh behind you", which actually implied the allusion to recruiting hermits. "Wang Sun" refers to friends, "lush" describes lush grass, and also implies that the author's heart is full of homesickness.

Besides using grass to express your thoughts, you also have your own home. Conversely, you use grass to express your thoughts about your relatives in your hometown. Cui Hao's Yellow Crane Tower and "Every tree in Hanyang becomes clear in water, and Nautilus Island is a nest of herbs" imply people's homesickness. The next two sentences are very clear: "But I look at home and the twilight is fading? There is a sad mist on the river waves. " Most of the poems that leave for a long journey and are sad and hateful take grass as the theme, mainly because of its own characteristics. "Spring grass is green in one year", which clearly shows the change of time sequence and is easy to touch long-lost worries; "Green River is surrounded by green grass, and Philip Burkart Road is endless". In terms of spatial distribution, even the blue grass in the sky seems to lead people's thoughts to a distant place, which is endless.

Verb (short for verb) willow

"Liu" and "Liu" are homophonic, which makes people have the thoughts of parting, nostalgia, pity and retention, so Liu has become a special thing related to giving people away. The ancients often used Liu to express the pain of parting when saying goodbye. As early as the Book of Songs, there was a poem saying goodbye to Liu: "I have been there, Liu Yiyi; Today I think of it, it's raining. "In the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, willow is more common in ci, and it has become a custom for Baqiao to break the willow to bid farewell. Liu Yong said in "Youth Tour": "Baling Bridge is full of teeth and smoke, and the scenery is the best. Declining willows, after several climbs, languish in the waist of Chu Palace. "The willow trees in Baqiao area have become old, withered and withered because they can't stand the' climbing' year after year.

Willow image consists of willow branches, catkins and willow leaves. Willow branches are as soft as silk, and slender willows are consistent with people's long-term and permanent expectations for peace, pointing to their feelings of missing each other and homesickness. In Fan Li's poem Farewell to Qi Liang, there are "Liu Chang's east wind, which is sent to He Liang", while in The West Chamber, there are "Liu Yu Yu, but it is difficult to tie it" and "Chun Qing Yu Liu Xiao", which means Liu Chang, but in fact it is an eternal affair. In this way, the "soft and long" characteristics of willow branches have a certain symbolic significance, symbolizing the retention, tenderness, spring and even youth of pedestrians.

Six, other common plant images

Mei (): Don't be praised for its good color, just fill the air with dried Kun. -"Mo Mei" by Wang Yuan Mian

Wutong (bleak and sad): Wutong is even drizzling, and at dusk, it drips. -Song Liqingzhao's "Slow Voice"

Peony (rich and beautiful): Only peony is the real national color, and the capital moves when flowers bloom. -Don Liu Yuxi's "Appreciating Peony"

Bamboo (upright and positive): it is still strong after many trials, and there will be wind in the east, west, north and south. -Xie's bamboo

Pine tree (struggling with frost and snow): not cold, pine and cypress have sex. -Liu Hanzhen's My Brother's Gift

Red bean (acacia): Take a hug home for me as a symbol of our love. -Don? Wang Wei's Acacia

Falling flowers (frustrated, spring, yearning in my arms): When the sun sets, the east wind complains about birds, and falling flowers are still like falling from a building. -Don? Du Mu's Jingu Garden