Cen Shen's poems about snow
Cen Shen, a frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, "Bai Xuege Sends Magistrate Wu Back to the Capital" is a poem about snow written by him. Come with me below. Let’s appreciate it!
Bai Xuege sends Magistrate Wu back to the capital (Cen Shen of the Tang Dynasty)
The north wind blows and the white grass breaks on the ground, Hu Tian is coming in August Flying snow.
Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed.
The pearl curtains are scattered and wet, and the fox fur is not warm and the brocade quilt is thin.
The general's horns and bows cannot be controlled, and the guards' iron coats are cold and cold.
The vast sea is covered with hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds condense thousands of miles away.
The Chinese army prepares wine and drinks for returning guests, as well as playing fiddles, lutes, and harps.
Dusk snow falls one after another on the camp gate, and the red flag flutters in the wind but remains frozen.
I saw you off at the east gate of Luntai. When you left, the Tianshan Road was covered with snow.
I can’t see you on the mountain winding road, leaving a place for horses to walk in the sky above the snow.
Appreciation: This poem is a poem about snow as a gift. Du Fu said in his poem "A Trip to Mipei": "Brothers Cen Shen are all curious." This poem reflects the word "strange" everywhere.
The beginning of this poem is surprising. The wind spread before Bai Xue. The so-called "the breath has been swallowed before the pen reaches the mark" is the spirit of Feixue. Heavy snow must come with the wind, "North wind sweeps the ground" four words, the wonderful thing is that the wind brings snow. "Baicao", according to the ancient annotation of Yan Shi in "Hanshu: Biography of the Western Regions", is the name of a grass in the northwest. Wang Xianqian added that it has a very tough nature. However, frost-resistant grass is brittle, so it can be broken (if it is spring grass, it cannot be broken when it is tilted by the wind). ?The white grass folds? It shows that the wind is coming fiercely. Autumn is high in August, and the sky in the north is already covered with snow. "Hu Tian is snowing in August", a word "that is", vividly writes the surprised tone of people from the south, which is rare and strange.
It is bitterly cold outside the Great Wall, and when the north wind blows, heavy snow falls. The poet uses the "spring breeze" to make the pear blossoms bloom, and compares the "north wind" to make the snowflakes dance, which is extremely novel and appropriate. The word "Suddenly" is used very wonderfully. It not only expresses the unpredictable nature of "Hu Tian" and the rapid onset of heavy snow, but also once again conveys the poet's expression of surprise and curiosity. The magnificent artistic conception of "thousands of pear trees in bloom" is quite romantic. Southerners have seen the scene of pear blossoms in full bloom. The snow-white flowers are not only one by one, but also in clusters. The flowers are in clusters and the branches are low, which is very similar to the scene of snow in the winter forest. The spring breeze blows and the pear blossoms bloom, and there are thousands of trees. The overlapping rhetoric shows the prosperity and magnificence of the scene. ?Spring snow comes all over the sky, and everything it touches seems to bloom? (Dongfang Qiu's "Spring Snow") also uses flowers as a metaphor for snow. The ingenuity is similar, but both pride and curiosity have to give this poem three points. The poet compared the spring scenery to the winter scenery, especially the spring scenery in the south compared to the winter scenery in the north. It almost makes people forget the cold and feel joy and warmth in their hearts. To comment on this famous line of praising snow through the ages, there is an idiom that can be used to rejuvenate the spring.
After a beautiful start by writing about the snowy scene in the wild, the poem was written from outside the tent to inside the tent. Pieces of flying flowers floated in, passed through the curtains and entered the house, stuck to the curtains and slowly melted into the bead curtains and wet curtains. One word connected the previous and the next, the transition was natural and calm, and the objects were subtle. The influence of "white snow" invades the room. If it is the south, wearing a fox fur will make you feel hot, but here the fox fur is not warm, and even the soft brocade quilt feels thin. The general who can make five eagles can't draw his horn bow. The general usually wears his golden armor all night long, but at this time, the protective armor is too cold to wear. The two sentences are about the general Jianduhu (the chief of the Duhufu at the edge of the town), which makes sense to each other. Some people think that these four lines represent the bitter and cold life of the border soldiers. Who can say that it is not true if we only focus on these few lines? But from the theme of "Baixuege", it is mainly through people's feelings and through various things in the South. The strange cold weather and the power of white snow are written about things that others regard as abnormal. This is really a hymn to white snow. He writes about the severe cold through people's feelings, and his technique is concrete and realistic, not just an abstract concept. The poet talks about the strange cold so much that people don't feel the bitterness, but feel that the cold is fresh and interesting. This is another expression of the poet's curiosity and personality.
The scene moved outside the tent again, and extended to the vast desert and the vast sky: the vast sea of ??sand, ice and snow everywhere; the snow covered the winter clouds, thick and dense. Although it was suspended, it seemed that the weather would not change It gets better in the short term. The vast sea is bounded by hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds are thousands of miles away. The two sentences use exaggerated pen and ink to majestically outline the magnificent sand and snow scenery, and also arrange a typical farewell environment for Judge Wu's return to the capital. In such cold and harsh weather, the long journey will be difficult. The word "sorrow" vaguely hints at parting and breaking up.
So I wrote about the scene of wine and drinks in the central military tent (the commander’s tent). If the above is mainly about praising snow and gradually showing affection, the following is about farewell with white snow as the background. The phrase "Huqin, Pipa and Qiangdi" juxtaposes three instruments without writing about the music itself, which seems clumsy, but it can still indirectly convey a scene of urgent pipes and strings, as well as the meaning of "always leaving the mountains behind." These borderland instrumental music can trigger nostalgia for the sender, adding a special flavor to the farewell. The farewell banquet left a deep impression on the readers without much ink, which also shows that the author divided the writing into priorities and details according to the meaning of the title.
It was already dusk when I saw off the guests and sent them out of the military gate, and saw heavy snowfall.
At this time, I saw a strange sight: despite the strong wind, the red flag on the camp gate did not move - it had been frozen by the ice and snow. This vivid and unusual detail once again expresses the extremely cold weather. The white snow is the bright red dot on the background, and the warm color on the cold-toned picture makes the whole realm whiter and colder; the motionless objects in the sky with flying snowflakes make the whole picture more vivid. This is another wonderful piece of writing in the poem.
Send guests off to the intersection, which is the east gate of Luntai. Although reluctant to leave, it is time to break up after all. The poet thought to himself: The mountain is blocked by heavy snow, so how can we walk on the road? The road turns around and the pedestrians disappear into the snow, but the poet is still watching affectionately. These last few lines are extremely touching, and become an excellent ending to the poem, matching the beginning. The ending leaves a lot of room for thought: Looking at the horse hoof tracks left in the sky, what is the poet thinking about? Is he nostalgic for the traveler who is reluctant to leave, and is he worried about when the long road to Guanshan will end? , or are you melancholy because of the uncertainty of your return? There is endless emotion here, forming an artistic blank. Its artistic conception is similar to the ancient poetry of the Han Dynasty. Step out of the east gate of the city and look at Jiangnan Road in the distance. In the wind and snow the day before yesterday, the old friend left from now on? The famous sentence is not close, but when used at the end of the poem, the effect is even better.
Full of strange emotions and wonderful thoughts, which is the main feature of this poem (this can well reflect the poet's creative personality). The author uses keen observation and sensibility to capture the wonders of the frontier fortress, with vigorous writing skills, large strokes of wine (such as "Hanhai" two sentences), detailed outlines (such as "The red flag does not turn over when it is frozen?"), and real and vivid descriptions. , there are also romantic and wonderful imaginations (such as? Huru? Two sentences), which reproduce the magnificent natural scenery of the border areas and are full of rich flavor of borderland life. The whole poem combines strong subjective feelings. While singing about the natural scenery, it also expresses the sincere friendship of sending people off in the snow. The poetry is rich in connotation, has a distinct and unique artistic conception, and has a strong artistic appeal. The language of the poem is clear and beautiful, and it uses the alternation of rhymes and scenes to form an ups and downs of rhythm and melody. In the poem, the rhyme may change from two lines to one, or the rhyme will change from four lines to the other. When the rhyme changes, the scene must be updated: the beginning of the poem has a sharp onset, which matches the scene of violent wind and snow; then the rhyme is soft and soothing, and then appears? Spring is warm and flowers are blooming. The beautiful scenery of ? then becomes dull and tense, and the bitter cold in the army appears; the last four sentences gradually slow down, and the horse hoof prints appear on the screen that are getting further away, which makes people feel depressed. The whole poem has excellent sound and mood, and deserves the praise of "audio picture".
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