Source "Guest"-Song Zhao Shi Xiu
Mei Huang Shi, every family was flooded by rain, and the pond was covered with green grass and frogs.
If you don't come at midnight, the chess pieces will knock down and die.
During the rainy season, every household is shrouded in misty rain, and there are bursts of frogs on the edge of the grassy pond. It's past midnight and the guests haven't come yet. I beat the chess pieces bored and watched the snuff fall one by one.
Extended data
1, the creative background of the guests
York is a seven-character quatrain written by Zhao Shixiu, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. This poem is about the poet being alone on a stormy summer night.
2. Appreciation of The Guest
Being in contact with someone for a long time will inevitably lead to anxiety. This is probably an experience that everyone will have. It is difficult to write interesting poems. However, this little poem by Zhao Shixiu is just like this emotion, but it is very profound and has a rich aftertaste.
When people are lonely and anxious, they often subconsciously make a monotonous and mechanical action, such as deliberately making a noise to break the silence and dilute their worries. The poet's "knocking chess pieces" here is just such an action. "Falling into Snuff" is of course caused by playing chess, but it also euphemistically shows the situation that the wick burns for a long time and the guests wait for a long time, and the image of the poet's frustration is vividly on the paper.
Another obvious feature of this poem is the use of contrast. The first two sentences about outdoor "it rains at home" and "frogs are everywhere" are as loud as two sermons. The last two sentences are written about sitting indoors, playing chess, being silent and bored, which is in sharp contrast with the previous ones. Through this contrast, the poet expressed his feelings of loneliness and disappointment more deeply.