In study, work and even life, many people are familiar with some widely circulated ancient poems. From the perspective of meter, ancient poems can be divided into ancient poetry and modern poetry. What kind of ancient poetry is a good ancient poetry? Below is the reading and appreciation of the ancient poem "One of the Twelve Poems on Encounters" that I compiled for you. Welcome to read and collect.
In poetry, plants and trees have their own intentions, so why ask for beauty!
Source: Tang Dynasty Zhang Jiuling's "Twelve Poems on Encounters (Part 1)".
It means that the beauty and fragrance of plants and trees are due to their true nature. How can they be obtained in order to obtain beauty? True nature: true nature, growth habits.
The orchid and osmanthus exudes fragrance not for the sake of beauty, expressing the ambition of a wise man who does not seek to be visible. The word "what to ask for" is written in reverse, like a lion fighting a rabbit, which is particularly powerful.
The poetic tradition of appreciating "vanilla beauties" has existed since ancient times. Beauties wear fragrant grass to show their virtue. But in this poem, the poet stands alone for the grass and trees. Spring orchids and autumn osmanthus are in full bloom, and they all have their own fragrant fragrance that they are proud of. Every plant and tree in this world has a noble heart, so why wait for beauty to climb up and down to appreciate it? The poet compares himself with fragrant plants and trees. No matter what kind of environment, he will stick to his beautiful character without any hesitation. shake. And all this is entirely out of one's own heart, not to ask for the appreciation of others. The inner independence and arrogance of the poet are revealed between the lines: he not only always maintains his inner nobility, but also does not follow the powerful at all, which is admirable and admirable. Later generations often use this sentence to clarify their own aspirations.
Usage examples are used to explain the situation of things or the behavior of people due to their nature, not to seek favor or appreciation from others. [Example] However, I think that when wild grasses and vegetables bloom a small flower to repay the kindness of sunshine and rain, they do not ask for "forget-me-not" from others. As the saying goes, "vegetations and trees have their own hearts, so why ask for beauty to break them." Disappearing among the crowd, not seeking to "race peonies", just being comfortable and comfortable is what you want. If a person doesn't want to climb high, he won't be afraid of falling, and he doesn't need to be squeezed out. He can keep his innocence, let nature take its course, and concentrate on accomplishing what he can do. (Yang Jiang's "Invisibility Cloak")
Complete poem
"Twelve Poems on Encounters (Part 1)"
[Tang Dynasty] Zhang Jiuling
The orchid leaves are lush in spring, and the osmanthus flowers are bright and clear in autumn.
It is a festive season to be happy with this business.
Who knows that those who live in the forest will feel happy when they hear the wind and sit there.
Plants and trees have their own heart, so why ask for beauty!
Notes ① Orchid: Zeelandia, blooming in autumn, vanilla. Wei Rui: Ye Shengmao. ②Xinxin: refers to the prosperity and vitality of orchid, osmanthus and osmanthus. Zier: Naturally. Er, language aid. ③Lin dweller: A famous person who lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests. Cao Pi's "On Confucianism": "If you don't follow the traces of the forest, you don't want the dragon holding the scales." Xiangyue: I smell the fragrance of orchids and osmanthus and love to enjoy them. ④Original heart: true nature, pure mind. Beauty: refers to those who live in the forest.
Appreciation of the whole poem
This is a group of twelve poems composed by the poet "Feeling Encountered" after he was persecuted by the traitors Li Linfu and Niu Xianke, and was dismissed and demoted. "To feel the encounter" means to feel the encounter. "One" is selected from the first poem in the series. This poem compares itself with spring orchid and autumn osmanthus, as a metaphor for "original heart", expressing one's noble character of cultivating one's moral character and resisting evil and uprightness.
One or two lines of the poem: "The orchid leaves are lush in spring, the osmanthus flowers are bright and clear in autumn", which evokes the object of self-comparison. You see, the orchids in spring are blooming in the spring, lush and full of vitality; the osmanthus in autumn has green leaves and yellow flowers, bright and clean, and the fragrance is overflowing. These two sentences are derived from the poem in Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs: Li Hun": "Spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums will last forever and last forever." It's just that the poet compared Lan and Gui, orchid and osmanthus for its leaves, and osmanthus for its flowers, replacing "Qiu Ju" with "Qiu Gui". "Wei Rui" and "Bright and Clean" reproduce the uplifting and elegant style of Chunlan and Autumn Osmanthus.
The third and fourth sentences of the poem follow the meaning of the first and second sentences, pointing out that the reason why Chunlan and Qiugui "enjoy this business", are prosperous and full of vitality, is because they "self-celebrate the festival". Since, each; Er, that’s what it means. That is to say, they bloom luxuriantly in the appropriate seasons (spring and autumn), showing the life characteristics of "luxury" and "brightness". Here, it not only points out the characteristics of Chun Lan and Qiu Gui in adapting to the "festival"; it also hints at the essential characteristics of Orchid and Gui in growing and declining according to their own nature, not to flatter others and not seek to be known. The five or six lines of the poem describe people's appreciation of orchid and osmanthus. First use "who knows" to change from the object images in the first four sentences to the description of people. Those "forest dwellers", that is, hermits who live in mountains and forests, often refer to themselves as orchids and osmanthus. Therefore, they "sit and enjoy each other when they hear the wind." When they smell the fragrance of orchids and osmanthus, they suddenly fall in love with them. Sitting means to sit for a long time, which means deep love and special love.
The seven or eight lines of the poem: "The grass and trees have their original intention, so why ask for beauty?" Based on the previous meaning, it once again affirms the noble qualities of orchid and cinnamon without seeking human glory. Although orchids and osmanthus are admired and loved by people, they do not want "beauties" ("forest dwellers") to climb and admire them. Because orchids are luxuriant in spring, and osmanthus is bright and clear in autumn. This is due to their nature ("original heart"), not to win the appreciation of "beautiful people".
At this point in the poem, the meaning suddenly becomes clear: Those wise men and gentlemen, such as Chunlan and Qiugui, keep themselves clean and pursue their careers and cultivate virtues, not to gain fame and wealth, but just to fulfill their duties as human beings. Naturally, Chunlan and Qiugui are also self-expressions of the poet, showing that although he is rejected by traitors, he still has a strong and noble character.
The whole poem adopts Bixing technique, the poetic meaning is gentle, elegant and profound, yet natural and appropriate, without any trace of artificiality, and has a simple style. From beginning to end, from beginning to end, echoing before and after, the poem is coherent, and the structure is rigorous.