The poem describing winter, "I know that the snow is heavy at night, and I can hear the sound of bamboo folding at that time", comes from Snow at Night and was written by Tang Juyi. The whole poem is just twenty crosses, and there is no direct word and sentence about how to snow, but each sentence is closely related to the poem topic, setting off the scene of snow at night from different sides, which can be described as another wonderful day.
The original source of the poem
Night Snow
Author: Tang Bai Juyi
I have been stunned that my pillow is cold, and I see the window bright again.
I know the snow is heavy at night, and I can hear the sound of bamboo breaking.
Explain
"I'm surprised that my pillow is cold, but I can see the window again."
It's cold, and people are awakened by freezing in their sleep. I'm surprised to find that the quilt covered on my body is a little cold. When I was in doubt, I looked up and saw that the window was brightly reflected. Start with tactile (cold) and then turn to visual (bright). The word "cold" has been dark for a long time. Generally speaking, when the snow first falls, the cold in the air is completely absorbed by water vapor to condense into snowflakes, and the temperature will not plummet, and it will only aggravate the cold when the snow is heavy. The word "stunned" is also writing snow. The reason why people didn't realize it at first was that they suddenly woke up when the cold hit, because the snow fell silent. This is another feature of snow besides "cold", just as Tao Yuanming wrote a famous sentence about snow, saying that "there is no hope in the ear, but it is clean in the eyes" ("Working with your brother in the middle of December").
These two sentences are what the writer feels and sees. Although they are all written in profile, they are closely related. Feeling "cold pillow" means that people have been lying down at night, thus pointing out that it is "night snow" "Seeing the window bright again", further writing night snow from the visual point of view. Seeing the window bright at night shows that the snow is falling heavily and deeply, and it is the strong reflection of snow that brings light to the dark night.
"I know how heavy the snow is at night, but I can hear the sound of bamboo breaking."
Only then did I know that there was a heavy snow at night. It snowed so heavily that I heard the sound of bamboo being crushed by snow in the yard from time to time. These two sentences are written from the perspective of hearing (smell). It is inverted, the upper sentence is the result, and the next sentence is the cause, which is ingenious and tortuous. The poet chose the detail of "folding bamboo" to set off the word "heavy". Judging from the sound of bamboo branches crushed by snow, the snow is very heavy, and the snow potential is increasing. The poet's feelings are really meticulous. "the sound of bamboo folding" and "late at night" and "smell at the time" show the tranquility of snowy nights.
this sentence is silent with sound, which makes the picture of the whole poem dynamic, fresh and elegant, and truly presents a quiet and silvery world. It can be compared with Wang Wei's poem "Birds are startled when the moon rises, and they are singing in the spring stream" and "Birds are singing in the stream".
Appreciation of Poems
This five-line poem was written in 816 AD (the 11th year of Yuanhe). Bai Juyi was forty-five years old and was appointed as Jiangzhou Sima.
among the many births in nature, snow is unique. She has won the praise of countless poets through the ages by decorating Guanshan's magical skills with her white and glittering natural beauty. In the dizzying chapter of chanting snow, Bai Juyi's "Night Snow" looks so ordinary, with neither color description nor gesture description. At first glance, it is almost unremarkable, but after careful taste, you will find that it is dignified and simple, fresh and elegant, and it is a unique flower.
this poem is novel and unique, and the first thing is that it has a good idea. There are not many poems about snow at night, which is related to the characteristics of snow itself. Snow is silent and odorless, and can only be distinguished by color, shape and posture. In the dark night, people's vision completely loses its function, and the image of snow can't be captured naturally. However, it is from this special situation that Bai Juyi, who is willing to innovate, avoids the usual positive description methods and uses the side to set off all the snow, thus vividly writing a night snow.
"I'm stunned that my pillow is cold" begins with people's feelings. Through "cold", it not only points out that there is snow, but also implies that it is heavy, because life experience proves that when it first snows, the cold in the air is absorbed by water vapor to condense into snowflakes, and the temperature will not drop immediately. Only when it is heavy will it aggravate the severe cold in the air. It's already cold here, so it has been snowing for a long time. Not only "cold" is writing about snow, but "stunned" is also writing about snow. The reason why people are unaware at first and suddenly wake up when the cold strikes is because the snow falls silent, which is another feature of writing snow besides "cold". This sentence is very tight, and I feel that "the pillow is cold" just shows that people have been lying down at night, thus pointing out that it is "night snow." "Seeing the window bright again", further writing night snow from the visual point of view. Seeing the window bright at night shows that the snow is falling heavily and deeply, and it is the strong reflection of snow that brings light to the dark night. All of the above are written in profile, but the night snow is everywhere. For more poems about spring, summer, autumn and winter, please pay attention to the relevant columns of "Xigutang Guoxue Network". ()
"I know the snow is heavy at night, but I can hear the sound of bamboo folding", which is still described from the side, but written from the perspective of hearing. The sound of snow crushing bamboo branches shows that the snow is increasing. The poet deliberately chose the detail of "folding bamboo" to show the word "heavy", which has a different feeling. "The sound of bamboo folding" is heard in the middle of the night, which shows the silence of winter night and, more importantly, writes the poet's sleepless night; This is not only for the sake of "cold pillow", but also reveals the loneliness of the poet when he lived in Jiangzhou. Because the poet expresses his unique feelings with true feelings, this poem "Snow at Night" is unique, poetic and subtle, and has a long lasting charm.
There is neither color description nor gesture description in the poem, which is simply unremarkable at first glance. But if you savor it carefully, you will find that it is not only dignified and simple, fresh and elegant, but also novel and unique, with a good idea. Imagine that snow is silent and tasteless, and can only be distinguished from color, shape and posture, but in the dark night, the image of snow is naturally difficult to capture. However, it is from this special situation that Bai Juyi, who is willing to innovate, narrates from four levels: touch (cold), vision (light), feeling (knowledge) and hearing (smell) in turn, and twists and turns, making the best of his appearance and his feelings. This little poem fully embodies the poet's language characteristics of being easy to understand and understand. The whole poem is simple and natural, but full of charm; The poetic scene is simple, but it is smooth, with no trace of arrangement and exquisite carving, which is the inherent style of Bai Juyi's poetry.