Yang Wanli, courtesy name Tingxiu and nickname Chengzhai. He was a writer and official in the Southern Song Dynasty. Together with Lu You, You Miao and Fan Chengda, he was known as the "Four Great ZTE Poets" of the Southern Song Dynasty. Speaking of Yang Wanli, you must know his poem "The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on its head." Do you know what the "head" in "A dragonfly has already stood on its head" means? Let’s take a look.
The "head" in "A dragonfly has been standing on the top" means: the top. The top here refers to the top of the lotus leaf. "A dragonfly has stood on it" means: There has been a naughty little dragonfly standing on it. "A dragonfly has been standing on the head" comes from Yang Wanli's "Little Pond". In this poem, the author uses rich and novel imagination and anthropomorphic techniques to delicately describe the characteristics and changes of the natural scenery around the small pond. It expresses the poet's love for natural scenery.
"Little Pond" Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
The spring silently cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, loving the clear and soft water.
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.
Translation:
The spring is silent because it is reluctant to let go of the thin water. The shade of the trees reflected in the water likes the soft scenery on this sunny day.
As soon as the pointed corners of the little lotus leaf emerged from the water, there was already a little dragonfly standing on it.
This poem is a fresh and refreshing poem that describes the beautiful scenery of the pond in early summer. Everything is so delicate, so soft, and so affectionate. It's like a colorful ink painting of flowers, plants, insects and birds. In the painting, the pools, springs, streams, lotuses and dragonflies are all small, yet exquisite and full of vitality. Through the description of the spring water, tree shade, lotus and dragonflies in the small pond, it depicts a simple, natural and vivid picture with unlimited vitality and full of life interest.
Yang Wanli composed more than 20,000 poems in his lifetime, and has 4,200 poems handed down from generation to generation. He is known as the master of poetry of his generation. He created the "Chengzhai style" with simple, clear, fresh and natural language and full of humor. Most of Yang Wanli's poems describe natural scenery, and he is famous for this. He also has many works that reflect the sufferings of the people and express patriotic feelings.