It is said that the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi had a sister named Su Xiaomei, who was very talented in literature. One day, Su Xiaomei, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian were discussing poetry together. Su Xiaomei said: "The willows are soft in the breeze, and the plum blossoms are in the moonlight." Ask the two brothers to add a word in the middle of these two sentences to make them into a five-character couplet. "Su Shi blurted out without thinking: "The gentle breeze shakes the thin willows, and the bright moon reflects the plum blossoms." After hearing this, Su Xiaomei shook her head and said that the two words Su Shi added were not good. Huang Tingjian said: "How about I add the words dance and hide? The thin willows dance in the breeze, and the plum blossoms are hidden in the moonlight." Su Xiaomei said with a smile: "It is good to add these two words, but not very good."
< p>Su Shi and Huang Tingjian were both a little unhappy after hearing this. They thought Su Xiaomei was too arrogant, so they asked her: "What words do you think should be added? You might as well read more." Su Xiaomei casually chanted: "The breeze supports me." Thin willows, plum blossoms are lost in the moonlight." Su Shi and Huang Tingjian both applauded and praised Su Xiaomei for her good use of these two words. ”This short story is about Su Xiaomei practicing calligraphy, which is quite similar to the “Monk Pushes the Moon Gate” and “Monk Knocks on the Moon Gate”. If you choose to refine the characters If done well, it can greatly add color to the poem. Su Shi's "The gentle breeze shakes the thin willows, and the bright moon reflects the plum blossoms." The words "shake" and "ying" describe the movement of the thin willows swayed by the gentle breeze, and the bright moon reflecting the brightness of the plum blossoms. In Huang Tingjian's "The light breeze dances on the thin willows, and the moonlight hides the plum blossoms", the two characters dance and hide seem to be slightly better than the two characters shake and reflect. The word dance makes the movement of the willow more intuitive, and the word hidden makes the moonlight appear brighter.
Su Xiaomei's "The breeze supports the thin willows, and the plum blossoms are lost in the pale moon". The two characters "support" and "loss" are used appropriately. The word "support" is an anthropomorphic writing method, which expresses the lightness of the wind and the thinness of the willows. , the wind and the willows support each other because of their intimacy, how vivid and touching this missing word makes the brightness of the moonlight and the purity of the plum blossoms merge into one, which not only highlights the brightness of the moonlight, but also takes into account the nobility of the plum blossoms, which is in line with the meaning of the word "Dan". Poetic. It can be seen that Su Xiaomei is very strict in her choice of words when creating poetry, which is worthy of our careful study.