Ancient poem 1: thinking at night
The foot of my bed is shining so brightly. Is there frost already?
I looked up at the moon and looked down, feeling nostalgic.
Meaning: This ancient poem was written by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, expressing the poet's longing for the bright moonlight and hometown on a quiet night. In his poem, the poet described the bright moonlight in front of the bed, just like the frost on the ground, giving people a cool and bright feeling. Du Mu raised his head, looked at the high moon, thinking about his hometown, and his heart was full of homesickness. I lowered my head and fell into memories of my distant hometown.
Ancient Poetry 2: "Compassion for Peasants"
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil.
Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard?
Meaning: This ancient poem was written by Li Shen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, expressing the hardships of farmers' hard work and the society's respect for agriculture. In his poem, the poet described the scene of farmers cultivating seedlings with hoes at noon, and sweat dripped on the land under the seedlings. The poet lamented: Who can understand that behind every grain of rice on the dining table is the fruit of farmers' hard work, and every grain of rice is obtained through hard work.
Ancient poem 3: staying at the heron lodge
The sun sets slowly near the western hills, and the Yellow River flows into the East China Sea.
By going up one flight of stairs, look further.
Meaning: This ancient poem was written by Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, expressing the poet's yearning for magnificent scenery and his encouragement to pursue Excellence. In the poem, the poet described the spectacular sight of the Yellow River flowing into the sea at the end of the mountain during the day. Wang Zhihuan said that although he has unlimited desires and wants to go far and wide, he should constantly strive for higher-level things and pursue bigger goals as in a castle.
Difficulty of ancient poetry in grade five or six
Students in Grade 5 and 6 have acquired a certain ability of Chinese reading comprehension, and can gradually get in touch with more difficult ancient poems. Students in Grade 5 and 6 can cultivate their language expression ability, understand cultural connotation and appreciate beauty by studying ancient poems. The teaching of ancient poetry can start with simple contents, including some classic children's poems, such as Thinking on a Quiet Night and Loving in a Heron. These poems are short in words, concise in language and clear in structure, which is convenient for students to read and recite.
For students with some ability, you can also introduce some slightly complicated ancient poetry works, such as Two Feelings of Going Out of the Hedge Gate in Autumn Night by Lu You and The First Story of Going Out of the Hedge Gate in Autumn Night by Du Mu. These poems are a little longer in content and have some lyrical expressions, which can help students understand ancient culture and emotions more deeply.