"Resentment on the Jade Steps" by Li Bai
White dew grows on the jade steps, which invades the stockings for a long time at night.
But under the crystal curtain, look at the autumn moon exquisitely.
Appreciation of the work
This is a poem about palace resentment. The first two sentences are about the silent and independent jade steps. The dew is heavy and soaked into the stockings, but the protagonist is still waiting impatiently. The last two sentences describe the chilly weather. The protagonist goes back to his room and puts down the curtains, but is still staring at the autumn moon. The first two lines about long waiting show people's infatuation; the last two lines use the exquisiteness of the moon to set off people's resentment. There is not a single word in the whole poem that directly expresses resentment, yet it seems to make people feel that the sky is full of sorrow and thoughts, and it has a profound and profound beauty.
Although the title of this poem by Li Bai is marked with the word "resentment", the back of the poem is only powdered, and the word "resentment" is not found at all. Silently, I built the steps independently, so that the cold dew soaked my socks; I saw the darkness of the night, the long wait, and the depth of resentment. "Luo Socks" shows a person's deportment and identity. The night is cool and the dew is heavy, and the socks are cold, and the grievances of others are like complaints when you see them without talking about them. The two characters seem to be realistic, but they reflect Cao Zhi's artistic conception of "Lingbo steps slightly, and the socks are dusty".
The resentment is deep and the night is deep. The protagonist cannot help but feel lonely. He goes from outside the curtain to inside the curtain. After pulling down the curtain, he cannot bear to make the bright moon lonely. The moon pities people, and people pity the moon; and if people don't have the moon, there will be nothing to accompany them. The moon is speechless, and so are the people. But the reader knows that people have infinite words, and the moon also understands these infinite words, but when writing, they just stare at the moon. This is exactly "resentment without resentment", which is why it seems so deep.
The word "quexia" conveys the spirit with virtual characters, which is the most secretly passed down by the poet. There is a turning point here, which seems to break the real connection; it seems to be breaking away with one stroke and pushing away the sorrow and resentment. In fact, after this turning point, the words are less and the feelings are more, and it goes straight into the subtlety. The word "but" seems to be unintentional, but there is infinite resentment in it. It turns out that the protagonist had no choice but to go back indoors due to the late night and deep resentment. After entering the room, he was afraid that the bright moon through the window would illuminate the lonely room, so he pulled down the curtains. The curtain is lowered, but it is even harder to endure this miserable and sleepless night. In the midst of being more helpless, it is even more necessary to look at the moon through the curtain. At this time, the protagonist's worries are constantly lingering, just like Li Qingzhao's "searching, deserted, miserable and miserable". The author expresses this kind of sentiment with the word "but". The word "que" runs directly through the next sentence, "but puts down the crystal curtain" and "but goes to look at the autumn moon". Between these two actions, there are many melancholy and repeated turns. The poem has fewer words but more emotion, and uses empty words to convey the spirit. In ancient Chinese poetry, there is the technique of "sound transmission in the empty valley", which is so true. The word "Linglong" seems to be a casual style of writing, but in fact it shows great skill. The delicacy of the moon is used to set off the resentment of people. Painting from the reverse side is better than painting from the front.
There is no appearance or mental state of the characters in the poem, and the author seems to be indifferent. He only uses the actions of the characters to express the meaning, leading readers into the most subtle part of the poem. Readers retain room for imagination, making the poetry infinitely far-reaching and profound. Therefore, this poem embodies the poet's true meaning of "without a word, all the romance". It is very common and easy to express emotions in a narrative style of describing people's affairs; it is rare and difficult to write about people in a lyrical style.
Chekhov has a theory of "reservation", and poetry writers often have a theory of "distance". The two are very similar and should be combined into one theory. The author should keep a certain distance from the object of his writing and maintain a certain degree of "reservation" and calmness. In this way, the work does not have the disadvantage of being hoarse, but has a profound and profound beauty. It writes indescribable feelings and unspeakable hiddenness, so that the whole poem is filled with poetic thoughts, but cannot be grasped in the words. This song "Resentment on the Jade Steps" is full of thoughts and has a lingering aftertaste. It is just such a masterpiece. It is enough to show the author's profound cultural background.