Song Lei Zhen
The grass is full of ponds and the water is vicious, and the mountains are soaked in the cold by the sunset.
Cowherd's child sat on the cow's back and casually played the tune with piccolo.
This is a seven-character quatrain, a picture of a shepherd boy coming home in the evening, and a famous sentence in children's interest.
The first two sentences describe the scenery. The pond is covered with green grass and the water overflows the bank. The red sun sets in the west and falls into the arms of distant mountains. Castle Peak put it in its mouth and projected the reflection into the pond together, and the water was sparkling. The perspective is centered on the pond, from near to far, and then from far to near, depicting a quiet and beautiful realm. One of the words "topic" vividly shows the intimacy and caution of Qingshan to the sunset, which is in the same strain as the word "spit" in Du Fu's "Four More Mountains and Pictures of the Moon". A word "immersion" is even more wonderful. Imagine the green hills and the sunset, reflecting the beauty with the pond as the mirror; Or enjoy yourself as a swimming pool. The anthropomorphic interest is worth savoring.
The last two sentences were written by people. In the quiet dusk scene, the little shepherd boy appeared, sitting on the back of the cow, and the grass-covered buffalo walked slowly, with its tail swinging leisurely from time to time. The little shepherd boy took the piccolo and blew it casually, and his voice drifted into the distance without a tune. One of the words "horizontal" vividly describes the sophisticated and natural movements of the little shepherd boy, and an adjective "nonsense" highlights the laziness of people who have worked hard all day.
Quiet pond, warm reflection, leisurely ox, lazy shepherd boy and tune-free flute constitute an idyllic night scene with great interest in life. While expressing the poet's pleasure, the whole poem is also permeated with a comfortable and quiet atmosphere.
The whole poem consists of scenery and people, movement and stillness, narration and analogy. Words and expressions seem random, but in fact they are meticulous and need readers' careful understanding.