Smelling Insects is a poem written by Bai Juyi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. The theme of this poem is to describe a spring scene and vividly express Bai Juyi's observation and feelings about nature.
original text
Smell insects
Bai Juyi [Tang Dynasty]
Insects are singing in the dark at night, and it is cloudy and rainy in autumn.
I'm afraid that people who are worried will sleep for a while and their voices will move closer to the bed.
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The sadness expressed by insects sounds worse in winter than in autumn, and even people who don't understand sadness will feel sad.
I am an old man. It doesn't matter whether you listen or not. Don't listen to young people, it will make you sad.
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Don't understand: I don't understand, I don't understand.
Old man: An old man.
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"Smelling Insects" begins with the following words: "In spring, insects sound at the edge of the garden, and flowers are forbidden to sleep in Wolong." The poem describes the scene of spring, and the insects coming from the edge of the garden make the flowers in the palace excited. This scene shows the vitality of spring and the revival of everything.
Then, the poet described in detail the musical effect of insect singing: "With cheerful wind and low Jinjingquan, the sound of jade and the strings in the sky." He compared the sound of insects to music, as if the wind had gently moved Jinjingquan, and the sound of insects echoed in the sky like beautiful strings.
Bai Juyi expresses his joy at the vitality of spring by describing the sounds of insects. He showed the tiny and beautiful things in nature with delicate brushstrokes, and expressed his praise for life and love for spring.
Smelling Insects shows Bai Juyi's unique literary talent and keen observation of nature with its beautiful description and affectionate feelings. This poem uses concise and rich language to make readers feel the beauty and vitality of spring more truly.
Brief introduction of the author
Bai Juyi (772-846), a native of Xinzheng, Henan Province, was born in Taiyuan, Lotte, Xiangshan, and drunk. He was a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three great poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen * * * advocated the new Yuefu movement, and together with Liu Yuxi, they called the world "Bai Yuan" and "Bai Liu". Bai Juyi's poems have a wide range of themes, diverse forms and simple and popular language, and are known as "the poet's magic" and "the king of poets". Official to Hanlin bachelor, Zuo Zanshan doctor. In 846 AD, Bai Juyi died in Luoyang and was buried in Xiangshan. Up to now, there are Bai's "Changqing Collection", and the representative works include Song of Eternal Sorrow, Charcoal Man, Pipa Travel and so on.