The first sentence is about indoor scenery. Late at night, the lamp oil will burn out, and the yellow flame will struggle for the last time. The flickering lights reflected on the wall made the room look particularly gloomy and lonely. How sad this scene is! Why does the author feel this way? He is in a bad mood. Of course, in March of the 10th year of Yuanhe (8 15), Tongzhou Sima was demoted. He just arrived, but unfortunately he was ill, and his heart was already very sad, not to mention hearing the news that Bai Juyi, a close friend from afar, was demoted to Jiujiang! He was shocked. He had palpitations and sat up in bed at once. The demotion of his best friend really stimulated him too deeply and too heavily. He can't sleep anymore. In the gloomy light and shadow, I only felt the night wind and rain, and the chill hit me through the sparse window.
The friendship between Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi is a much-told story in the literary world. Their views on literature are basically the same. Their political inclinations are similar, their integrity and their life experiences are similar, which makes their friendship extraordinary. If they don't meet for a day, they will feel like Sanqiu. The disgraced and seriously ill poet was heartbroken and emotional after hearing the bad news of his old friend. Isn't this the historical record of their friendship? It is reported that after Bai Juyi read this poem in Jiangzhou, he immediately wrote back a letter to Yuan Zhen, in which he shouted, "Nothing! A little! I have seen the foot below for three years; I can't write enough books. I want two years. How long is a person's life span? How far away! " These love words appeared four times in the short book. Regarding Yuan Zhen's poems, Bai Juyi commented: "This sentence is unknown to others, embarrassing! I still listen to my ears every time I sing. " Comparing Yuan Zhen's poems with Bai Juyi's letters, we are all moved by their profound friendship.
This little poem is very distinctive in writing. The first sentence and the last sentence are descriptions of the scenery, which seem objective, but in fact the scenery contains feelings. The first sentence focuses on rendering the sad atmosphere in the room, adding a hazy and sentimental color to the whole article. The last sentence, the scenery is both indoor and outdoor, and the brushwork is not just a change. And it is outlined with the words "black" and "cold". In this way, the residual lights, shadows, dark wind, autumn rain, cold windows and other scenery are organically integrated with the author's sad mood, which is sad and lonely and has a strong artistic appeal. In the middle two sentences, I describe what I heard and express my feelings, but I try my best to make my writing vivid and appeal to pictures as much as possible. Especially in the third sentence, the word "sit up in shock" is very heavy after "dying". The poet is dying, so it is obvious that his illness is very serious and dangerous. Hearing the news that "the king abdicated Jiujiang", he sat up at once. This news shocked the poet's soul, and the poet's concern and sympathy for his best friend, as well as the resulting anger and injustice, were strongly expressed. Three words can be described as a stroke of genius. The author is good at capturing the violent dynamics caused by people's sudden inner tremor. These words may not seem strange, but they are meaningful.