This is an object-chanting poem, which expresses the poet's infinite love for spring by praising willow trees.
The first three sentences of this poem are all about willows. The first sentence "Jasper makes the tree high" refers to the whole, saying that the high willow is made of Jasper. Use "Jasper" to describe the green crystal of willow and highlight its color beauty. The second sentence, "A tapestry of ten thousand strands of moss hangs down", is about willow branches, saying that drooping willow branches are like ten thousand ribbons, highlighting their gentle beauty.
The third sentence "I don't know who cut the thin leaves" is to write willow leaves, highlighting the delicate and delicate modeling beauty of willow leaves. The three poems are divided into different parts, and each sentence has its own characteristics. The third sentence and the fourth sentence constitute rhetorical questions. "I wonder who cut the thin leaves?" -ask yourself; "The spring breeze in February is like scissors." -self-answer.
This question and answer, from willow cleverness to spring breeze. It is said that cutting out these delicate willow leaves can certainly cut out bright green and bright red flowers and plants. It symbolizes the vitality of nature and the creativity of spring. This poem eulogizes the infinite creativity of spring by praising the willow tree. ?
Liu Yong is a seven-character quatrain written by He, a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This poem is a poem about objects. The first two sentences of this poem use two new metaphors of beauty to describe the vitality and prosperity of spring willow; The latter two sentences compare the spring breeze to "scissors" more ingeniously, and show the invisible "spring breeze" vividly, which is not only novel in concept, but also full of charm.
1, original:
Jasper dressed as a tree, hanging down ten thousand green silk tapestries.
I don't know who cut the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors.
2. Translation:
Tall willows are covered with new green leaves, and soft willows hang down like ten thousand green ribbons fluttering gently.
Whose skillful hand cut off this thin young leaf? It turned out to be the warm spring breeze in February. It's like a pair of clever scissors.
3, poetry notes
(1) Jasper: Jade with bright green color. Here is a metaphor for the bright green willow leaves in spring.
Make-up: Decorate and dress up.
3 a tree: full of trees. One: full, full. In China's classical poems and articles, the use of quantifiers does not necessarily mean exact numbers. The "ten thousand" in the next sentence is of great significance.
④ tāo: a rope made of silk. This refers to a wicker ribbon.
5 cutting: cutting.
6 like: like, like.
References:
Liu Yong-Baidu encyclopedia