Qingming Festival
Du Mu
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
Ask local people where to buy wine? The shepherd boy just laughed and didn't answer Xingshan Village.
2. Translation
On this day, it was raining in Mao Mao, Tomb-Sweeping Day, and people traveling on the road were as confused and desolate as those who lost their souls. Asked the shepherd boy where there was a restaurant, he pointed to Xinghua Village in the distance.
3. Brief analysis
Qingming is a poem by Du Mu, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. This poem, written in the drizzle of a clear spring, has been widely read because of its light color and cold artistic conception. The first sentence explains the scene, environment and atmosphere; The second sentence describes the characters, expressing their grief, anger and confusion. The third sentence puts forward how to get rid of this mentality; The fourth sentence, writing answers with actions, is the highlight of the whole article. The whole poem adopts the technique of rising from low to high, with the climax at the end, which is memorable and intriguing.