First, the introduction of The Book of Songs:
The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems and the beginning of China's ancient poems. Collected poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period (1 1 century to the 6th century), with ***3 1 1 first.
Six of them are Sheng poems, that is, they have only titles but no contents, and they are collectively called six Sheng poems (Nan Chang, Bai Hua, Shu Hua, You Geng, Qiu Chong and You Yi), which reflect the social outlook of about 500 years from the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty to the weekend.
Second, the name origin:
The Book of Songs was written in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. Originally called The Book of Songs. Confucius mentioned this name many times, such as: "The Book of Songs is 300. In a word, it says' thinking without evil' ". "Reciting 300 Poems, teaching them as politics, is unattainable; Make it all-round, not exclusive. Although a lot, what do you think? "
Sima Qian also recorded this name, such as: "Three hundred poems, probably written by sages when they were angry."
Because the version handed down later recorded 3 1 1, it was called "Three Hundred Poems" for the convenience of narration. It was renamed The Book of Songs because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took The Book of Songs, Li, Yi and Chunqiu as five classics.
Characteristics of The Book of Songs:
First, the content is extensive and rich:
The poetic content of The Book of Songs involves all aspects of ancient social life, including politics, military affairs, sacrifices, banquets, folk customs, marriage, and reflections on life, nature and philosophy. In content, The Book of Songs has great diversity and richness.
Second, the language is simple and vivid:
The language used in The Book of Songs is very simple, which directly reflects people's living conditions and thoughts and feelings at that time. These poems use a lot of images and metaphors, as well as vivid descriptions, so that readers can intuitively feel the life scenes and emotional expressions at that time.
Third, the rhythm is unique and beautiful:
There are various prosodic forms in The Book of Songs, including classical poems, classical poems and elegant poems. Among them, the ancient poems are in the form of five-character poems, with flat and short sentences and smooth rhythm. Style poetry, on the other hand, expresses emotion in the minor of poetry, and its rhythm form is more free and changeable.
Fourth, multiple description skills:
There are various descriptions in The Book of Songs, including direct descriptions, figurative rhetoric and so on. Speak your mind directly, directly reflect the characteristics and emotions of things in simple and clear language, and leave an intuitive impression on readers. Metaphor rhetoric, on the other hand, transforms abstract things into concrete images by means of metaphor and symbol, making poetry more artistic and profound.