In this poem, six of the ten sentences begin with the refrain, "far away", "jiaojiao", "slim", "pulse" and "yingying", all for the purpose of expressing them appropriately. Regarding feelings, using repeated words can enhance the phonological beauty of the poems and make the poems more beautiful. At the same time, it also highlights the distance and the thinness, softness and beauty of the feelings.
Function
Overlapping syllables can enhance our perception of language and give our hearing a sense of reciprocating phonetic beauty. Words with overlapping sounds can also express feelings of kindness and love. This method is often used in literary works to express deep affection.
Reduplicated words are common in the children’s songs we read. For example: "The chicken chirps, the duck quacks." The use of onomatopoeic overlapping words outlines a pure, lovely, lively and lively picture, showing a unique interest in life and a lovely image.
Extended information
"Far Altair" is a literati five-character poem produced in the Han Dynasty. It is one of the "Nineteen Ancient Poems". This poem draws on the tragedy of the myth and legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl being separated by the Milky Way and unable to meet, to express the woman's longing for her separation and to write about the sorrow of the human couple who cannot reunite. Between the lines, there is a certain sense of dissatisfaction and resistance.
The poet seizes on the Milky Way and the machine-shaped objects related to the myth of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and writes about the Weaver Girl’s sentiments of being sentimental about her family, carelessly weaving, weeping across the river, and sighing at the water, to describe the relationship between divorced wives in the human world. The longing for the husband who has passed away. The whole poem is full of imagination, lingering emotions, graceful language, and strange realm. It is a new and high-key tone in the poetry of longing for the distant past.
Original text of the work
The faraway Altair star, the bright and clear river Han woman.
The slender hands are used to make tricks.
I can’t make up my mind all day long, crying like rain.
The river is clear and shallow, how far apart is it?
The water is full of water, and the pulse is speechless.
Vernacular translation
The distant and bright Altair, the bright and distant Vega.
The Weaver Girl is swinging her long, white hands, and the loom is making a lot of noise.
Because she was lovesick, she couldn't knit any pattern all day long, and her tears fell like rain.
There is only a clear and shallow Milky Way between them, so the distance between them is not too far.
Separated on both sides of the clear and shallow Milky Way, they stared at each other in silence and with affection.
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