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Name of the poem "Joining the Army" Yang Jiong, the author of the prosperous Tang Dynasty
The original text of his poem
Joining the army and blazing fire in Xijing, and his heart is full of injustice. Yang Jiong joined the army.
He said "Phoenix Que" and rode an iron horse around Longcheng. The colors were darkened by the heavy snow; The wind howled, and the drums beat. I would rather be a junior officer to fight for the country, also more than when a white - faced scholar only carved a chapter.
Annotated translation of his poems
Note 1. Joining the army: write more about military life for the old title of Yuefu's "Harmony Song Ping Diao Qu". 2. Xijing: Chang 'an. 3. Tooth Zhang: The military symbol used in sending troops in ancient times is divided into two pieces, and the joint is tooth-shaped. The court and the commander-in-chief each hold half. Refers to the general who was ordered to go out. 4. Phoenix Que: The Palace. There is a golden phoenix on the round que of Jianzhang Palace in Han Dynasty, so the phoenix que refers to the palace. 5. Longcheng: the place where the Huns gathered to worship heaven in the Han Dynasty, which refers to the gathering place of Huns here. 6. withering: the original meaning refers to the withering of vegetation, which means the loss of bright colors. 7. Centurion: the leader of one hundred soldiers, generally referring to junior officers. When the beacon of alarm reached Chang 'an, the hearts of strong men could not be calm. As soon as Fu Ling, a soldier, was out of the palace gate, the general's knight went straight to Longcheng. The snow stirred the sky, the flag faded, and the sound of the wind blowing was wrapped in drums. I'd rather be a centurion in the front, and who will be a scholar?
Appreciation of his poetic works
This poem is selected from the whole Tang Dynasty. It borrows the old Yuefu title "Joining the Army" and describes the whole process of a scholar joining the army and fighting. Only forty words not only reveal the psychological activities of the characters, but also render the environment and atmosphere, and the brushwork is extremely vigorous. The first two sentences were written and reported, which aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of people with lofty ideals. The poet did not directly explain the military emergency, but said that "the bonfire shines in Xijing" and showed the military emergency through the visual scenery of "bonfire". A word "photo" plays up the tension. "Self-injustice in my heart" is caused by the bonfire. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, and he doesn't want to spend his youth between pens and inkstones any more. A word "self" shows the scholar's sincere patriotic passion and writes the spiritual realm of the characters. The first two sentences explain the background of the whole event. The third sentence, "Ya Zhang resigns from the Phoenix Que", describes the scene of the army resigning from Beijing. "Tooth Zhang" is the symbol of the emperor's transfer of troops. It is divided into two parts, concave and convex, which are in the hands of the emperor and the general. "Phoenix Que" is synonymous with the palace. Here, the poet uses the words "tooth Zhang" and "phoenix que", which are elegant and steady, which not only shows that the soldiers who went to war have a lofty mission, but also shows the solemnity and solemnity of the scene. In the fourth sentence, "The fighters rode around the Dragon City", it was obvious that Tang Jun had reached the front line quickly and surrounded the enemy castle. "Iron Rider" and "Dragon City" are relative, which shows the atmosphere of war in enter the dragon. The word "detour" vividly depicts the military posture of Tang Jun encircling the enemy. The five or six sentences began to write about the battle, but the poet did not write from the front, but set it off through the description of the scenery. "Snow darkens the flag painting, and the wind is noisy with drums." The first sentence starts from people's vision: the heavy snow covers the sky, which makes the colorful paintings on the military flag look eclipsed; The latter sentence starts from people's hearing: the wind whistling, intertwined with the magnificent marching drums. Two poems, vivid and colorful, are wonderful. The poet has a unique way to express himself, symbolizing the "flag" and "drum" of the army, showing the brave and fearless spirit of the soldiers who fought against the enemy in the snow and the tragic and fierce scene of bravely killing the enemy under the encouragement of the sound of drums. The last two sentences of the poem: "Better to be a centurion than a scholar." Directly express the lofty aspirations and lofty sentiments of the scholars who joined the army to protect the border and defend the country. Hard and fierce fighting has added to his love for this extraordinary life. He would rather be a junior officer galloping on the battlefield and fighting to defend the frontier than a scholar in his study. Expressed the poet's loyal heart of serving the country. This short poem tells the whole process of the scholar's joining the army and going to war. The ability to condense such rich content in a limited space shows the poet's artistic skill. First of all, the poet seized the most representative fragments in the whole process and made a general description of the image. As for how the scholar joined the army, how he bid farewell to his parents' wives and wives, and how he marched along the way, …… The poet omitted everything and did not write. Secondly, the poem adopted a leaping structure, jumping from one typical scene to another and developing forward by leaps and bounds. For example, as soon as the third sentence was written, the fourth sentence surrounded the enemy and then showed the scene of fierce fighting. However, this kind of jumping is very natural, and there is a rich room for imagination between each span. At the same time, this leaping structure makes poetry have a lively rhythm, such as the turbulent flow on a cliff, giving people an indomitable momentum, effectively highlighting the scholar's strong patriotic passion and the spiritual outlook of Tang Jun soldiers. The four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty were very dissatisfied with the beautiful poetic style at that time. They had made fruitful explorations and innovations in the content and form of poetry, and the style of Yang Jiong's poem was vigorous and impassioned. In particular, it is not simple to write such a poem describing the battle of the golden drum in the form of a regular poem with strict rules. Generally speaking, only the two couplets in the middle are required to be antithetical. This poem is correct in all three couplets except the first couplet. Not only is the sentence right, but it is also right in the same sentence, such as "tooth Zhang" against "phoenix que" and "iron riding" against "dragon city" The neat antithesis makes poetry more rhythmic and imposing, which is very valuable in the early Tang poetry world. It is the highlight of Tang poetry.
a brief introduction to the author of his poems
One of the four outstanding poets in early Tang Dynasty in Yang Jiong. He is good at five laws, and his frontier poems are vigorous and vigorous, including Yingchuan Collection. Tang Ruxun said, "This young man was angry at joining the army because he didn't meet his talents. Those who felt aggrieved were treating the military officials with respect by the imperial court, which deepened the poverty. Although it was not a storm, it was sealed by Mao's seal, which made a hundred men better than us." Yang Jiong, together with Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin, opposed the style of palace poetry and advocated the style of "backbone" and "vigor". His poems, like other poems of the "Four Masters", are characterized by breaking through the "palace style" of Qi Liang in content and artistic style, and play a role in the history of poetry development. His poems are few, and several frontier poems, such as Joining the Army, all show heroic style.