"Break the bamboo, continue the bamboo, fly the soil, and kill them one by one."
Note: "Mao" is the ancient word "meat"
The ninth volume of Wu Yue Chun Qiu, written by people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, recorded this ancient poem, and pointed out that it was produced in the ancient Shennong and Huangdi times. According to this, "the string wood of Shennong Huangdi is an arc, and the diagonal wood is an arrow, which is awesome." This poem appeared in the primitive times without words, and it can be called the earliest poem in China. Of course, this was first passed on by word of mouth and then appeared in the text. Even if the text is polished, it should be credible from its unique "two-character" ancient poetry form and original lifestyle.
The whole poem consists of four words and eight words * * *, which is also the shortest "short line" ancient poem in China. As a form of poetry, it is very different and neat. The words "flat and even" are opposite, "flat and even, flat and even", and the ending rhymes with "U", which makes people feel rhythmic and rhythmic, and the original oral works of the ancients have also been given to aesthetic comprehension, which has to be surprising.
A mini-poem (really Weibo is more than Weibo) is obviously the original portrayal of the life of the ancients. It is rough, heroic, brave and fierce, with indomitable fighting spirit, full of masculinity and original romantic amorous feelings.
It is not only the most concise narrative poem, but also describes the whole process from the preparation of "breaking bamboo and continuing bamboo" to the implementation of "flying soil and eating meat" It is short but not simple, with a verb-object structure and a two-word sentence. Every word is eloquent and powerful, which makes people think, and an ancient hunting scene suddenly comes into view.
It is also a narrative poem with rich narrative techniques and vivid plots. Literally, the first two sentences of "breaking bamboo and continuing bamboo" mean "cutting bamboo and then connecting it" What does this mean? Only when it is associated with the last two sentences "flying soil and eating meat" can it be understood as the meaning of making a slingshot (the word "bamboo" after repeated use is no longer straightforward and simple, but implicitly refers to a slingshot), and "breaking bamboo" and "continuing bamboo" are the first and second plots respectively, which are the preparation and foreshadowing of the whole process; When the bow is ready, it is natural to cut to the chase, bow and shoot arrows, and launch a quick attack on the prey. Flying soil is the third plot, which is the positive development of things; At the same time, the hunters are happily chasing their prey, keeping their eyes on their hands, and "chasing meat" has become the fourth plot, which is the last climax of things. The most wonderful thing in the whole poem, which can best reflect the romantic style of ancient primitive life, is the use of the word "meat by meat" (this is the associative technique used). Hunters are clearly chasing and hunting living beasts such as foxes and rabbits, but they are described as "chasing after meat" instead of "chasing foxes and rabbits" and so on. In the eyes of the ancients, they were
Interestingly, when playing "Play Song" on the computer, the word "tango" will pop up on the display screen. I want to be proud, too As early as five or six thousand years in primitive society, China was already singing and dancing "Tango", and this is the real "dance", masculine and heroic!