"Yuanri" Wang Song Anshi
The roar of firecrackers, the old year has passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine.
The rising sun sheds light on doors of each household, New peachwood charm is put up to replace the old.
Explanation:
This poem depicts people celebrating the Spring Festival in the Song Dynasty: the spring breeze warms them, the sun rises, every family lights firecrackers, and the whole family drinks Tu Su wine. They are busy taking off the old peach symbol on the door and replacing it with a new door god. The author chose these typical scenes of the Spring Festival, showing a folk picture with a strong flavor of life. The firecrackers in the poem always exchange new peaches for old ones, which has become a classic sentence handed down from generation to generation, vividly showing the scene of Vientiane's renewal.
Translation:
In the sound of firecrackers, the old year passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine. The rising sun shines on thousands of families, who are busy taking off the old peach charms and replacing them with new ones.
The writing skills of the original day;
1. Lyric by borrowing scenery: Wang Anshi expresses his inner joy and feelings by describing the festive scenes of the Spring Festival in his poems, such as firecrackers, spring breeze, new peaches changing old symbols, etc. This lyrical technique of borrowing scenery can make readers better feel the author's inner world and emotional experience.
2. Emotion in the scene: Wang Anshi integrated emotion into the described scene, making the scene itself emotional. For example, firecrackers not only depict the custom of setting off firecrackers in the Spring Festival, but also express the feelings of old cloth and new cloth. Spring breeze brings warmth to Tu Su, and through the description of spring breeze and Tu Su wine, it expresses warm and joyful feelings. This technique of expressing emotion with scenery makes poetry more vivid and vivid.
3. Vivid images: Wang Anshi used rich images and vivid descriptions in his poems, such as firecrackers in the middle of the year, the warm spring breeze in Tu Su, and the fact that thousands of families always change new peaches into old ones, which made his poems more vivid and full of life. This feeling of vitality and hope has also infected countless readers, making them feel the beauty of life and the hope of the new year.