What is the image of fallen leaves in poetry?

China's classical poems are extensive and profound. Some images often have multiple meanings. When reading, you should savor it carefully, so that you can appreciate a thing or two. Like falling flowers and leaves, falling flowers are not always associated with hurting spring; The connotation of fallen leaves is not limited to sad autumn. Li's "Flowing water leaves spring, this is heaven and earth" and Yan's "helpless flower leaves" all hurt spring, but the great poet Wang Wei's "falling flower" has its own characteristics. Let's see, "Birds are singing in the sky, and they often drop flowers after sitting for a long time", "Fallen birds are chaotic, and the mountain windows are silent and idle", "Fallen birds are still sleeping in Ti Ying Mountain", "Fallen birds cry silently, and willows are crossing the water", "Magpies milk spring grass first, and fallen birds cry silently" and so on. We find that "fallen flowers" and "singing birds" in Wang Wei's poems complement each other. "Tonamiyama is more secluded", and the songbirds in the mountains are beautiful but not noisy. "Falling flowers" and "singing birds" set each other off, moving in silence, and the sound and color are appropriate. Another example is "Wu Xinyi": "Hibiscus flowers with red calyx in the mountains. There is no one at home, leaving it open. " Wang Wei's description of hibiscus flowers only shows the moment of "opening" and "falling" and is full of strong life breath. There is also "Bird Singing Creek": "People are idle and osmanthus flowers fall, and the night is quiet and the mountains are empty. When the moon comes out, it surprises the birds and sounds into the spring stream. " Falling is a process. Including the beautiful arc drawn by the flowers when they fall in the air, the whisper when they flutter, and the silent state of falling flowers lying on the ground. This action itself can stimulate rich imagination and arouse people's aesthetic pleasure. People are idle, so they can feel the falling of osmanthus; The night is quiet, so I can feel the birds singing. "Leisure" and "quietness" are also a kind of quiet beauty. The birds and flowers falling in the quiet night blend with the poet's mood, forming a quiet and harmonious realm full of Zen. In a word, the fallen flowers in Wang Wei's works are not a symbol of sadness and decline, but show endless interest in life, calm and full of vitality. There are also some unique fallen petal poems, which give the fallen petal a different meaning. The most well-known is Gong Zizhen's poem "Falling Red is not a heartless thing, but turning into spring mud to protect flowers", which depicts the character of falling red from a unique angle, which is thought-provoking and full of philosophy. At the age of 30, Yu Yue, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, took an entrance examination (selected as an academician) in Baohe Hall. The test question was "Smoke and Rain", and Yu Yue started with "Flowers are still in spring", which won the appreciation of Zeng Guofan, the marking officer, and won the first place. Since then, Yu Yue took Spring in the Hall as the name of the hall, and wrote 250 volumes of works "Encyclopedia of Spring in the Hall". The phrase "flowers are still in spring" sweeps away the sadness of falling flowers in literary works, and is fresh and uplifting, reflecting the tolerance of scholars. If fallen leaves can also express the persistence and retention of life, then the poem about fallen leaves is an aria of life. "It's another autumn wind, and the waves of Dongting Lake are under the leaves", and "fallen leaves" first appeared in ancient poems in the quaint manner of "leaves", and from the moment it appeared, it formed an indissoluble bond with sad autumn. Yan Shu said, "Last night, the west wind withered the green trees. I went up to the tall building alone and looked at the horizon." . The fallen leaves are not clearly written, but the green trees are dying and looking at the horizon, then the depth of the fallen leaves will be known. Wang Bo's "When the wind is high, the mountains are yellow and the leaves fly", and he also writes about fallen leaves, giving them color and flying posture. Jia Dao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, lingered at the head of Chang 'an Street, singing the phrase "Autumn wind blows the Wei River, and leaves fall all over Chang 'an". When a leaf falls, you can know the autumn of the world. "At this time, Chang 'an Avenue has fallen leaves. The poet walked through the dancing yellow leaves, which fell to the ground, making his tall figure even more lonely. The fallen leaves are in line with the poet's lonely mood at this time. Seeing fallen leaves, poets not only lament the natural autumn, but also often lament the autumn of life. In Wang's poems at the end of Song Dynasty, fallen leaves are the most desolate and miserable. His "Water Dragon Hidden Leaves" expressed his endless yearning for the fallen leaves' old country. The poet vividly described the characteristics of fallen leaves and the pattern of flying: "The rustle gradually accumulates, but still falls, the door is deserted, and the path is quiet", "The shadows turn over the windows, and the sound is broken, which makes people sad". Finally, I gave a heartfelt sigh: "What do you want from my family? Just tonight, who will sweep the court? " In the past, the scene of sweeping leaves in my hometown in autumn was just ordinary at that time. Today it looks so warm, but it can no longer be owned. Poets are like fallen leaves, drifting in the vast world. In addition to expressing the bleak and desolate mood, fallen leaves often express the loneliness of monks and show a trace of Zen. Wei's "Message to Road flyover Quanjiao" said: "My office is getting cold today, and I suddenly think of my friends in the mountains. You must collect firewood at Jiandi and cook some poor food when you come back. I want to see you with a bottle of wine, so that you can get some comfort at night. But how can I find his footprints among the fallen leaves piled up on the bare hillside! ? "The Taoist priest hides in the fallen leaves all over the mountain, but he doesn't know where to go towards which corner of the mountain. This fallen leaf covers the empty mountain, hides the footprint, and makes the empty mountain deeper and ethereal. Falling leaves, such as white clouds, promote the alienation between man and reality, and show the feelings of poverty, self-sufficiency and loneliness of monks or Taoist priests. There is no such thing as "from my brother Jia Dao". What I said is "It's colder to hear the rain, and the leaves are deep when you open the door." In the morning, the poet opened the door as usual and saw that the ground was covered with leaves. He couldn't help but think of last night, when the wind and rain rang in his ears intermittently all night. Late autumn came like this. The leaves are deep, indicating that a year will pass; Listening to the cold rain, before the leaves fall, in the autumn when the group temporarily moves, the poet gains a sense of peace and tranquility. Falling flowers or leaves are indispensable images in poetry. Falling flowers and leaves will never be finished. /