Original poem:
The lake and the moon set each other off, and there is no wind mirror on the pool surface.
Looking at Dongting from a distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate.
Translation:
Calm waves, moonlight and water blend together, and the lake is like a bronze mirror that does not need polishing, smooth and bright. Overlooking Dongting, Dongting Mountain with green mountains and lush trees stands in Dongting Lake with white light, just like a green snail in a silver plate.
Author: Yuxi, Liu Tang
Poetry appreciation
The last sentence "green snail in a silver plate" is the poetic eye of this poem. At this time, the poet's line of sight focused from the vast lake to Junshan. He said that from a distance, Junshan looks like a small and exquisite green snail, embedded in the crystal clear, hazy and dreamy silver plate of Dongting. It's very cute. Although weightlifting is easy, "it can only be seen from a distance, not ridiculous."
However, using snails to describe mountains is too common. Is rachel willing to be so mediocre? He simply refers to Dongting Lake in autumn night, which is "vast and boundless". The plain white silver plate is only decorated with a small green snail. Its shape, color and rhyme are unparalleled in the world, creating this exquisite and incomparable artistic treasure.
It is natural, exquisite, meticulous, blue and white, and it permeates each other, giving people great artistic enjoyment. What is more commendable is that although the metaphor is small and exquisite, it does not affect the open and natural charm of the whole poem. At the same time, it retains the sense of time and space of Dongting.