Stay overnight in a mountain temple
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands.
Don’t dare to speak loudly for fear of frightening the heavens.
This is a short poem about traveling and describing scenery. The content of the poem records Li Bai's interesting experience of visiting the temple at night. There is not a single uncommon word in the whole poem, and the "exaggerated" technique is used from beginning to end to vividly and realistically describe the extraordinary height of the mountain temple and the wonder of the starry night.
"The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands." These two sentences describe the height of the mountain temple. The first sentence depicts the temple towers from the front, which are steep and straight, towering into the clouds. The word "danger" at the beginning is very eye-catching. The ingenious combination with the word "high" in the same sentence accurately, vividly and vividly depicts the extraordinary momentum of the mountain temple standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the world. The second sentence uses extremely exaggerated techniques to highlight the towering mountain temple in the sky. Every word draws readers' aesthetic attention to the starry night sky. Instead of feeling like "it's too cold at high places", it gives people a sense of vastness. The beauty of the starry night arouses people's yearning for the "dangerous buildings" towering into the clouds.
"Don't dare to speak loudly for fear of frightening the people in heaven." Two sentences, "dare not" describe the author's psychological state when he came to the "dangerous building" at night. From the poet's "dare not" to the deep " In the mentality of "fear", readers can completely imagine the close distance between the "mountain temple" and the "heavenly man". In this way, the height of the mountain temple is self-evident.
The poet uses exaggerated artistic techniques to describe the towering mountain temple, giving people rich associations. The building on the mountain seems to be a hundred feet high. Standing on the top of the building, the poet can pluck the stars from the sky with his hands. I don't dare to speak loudly here, for fear of disturbing the immortals in the sky.
The language of this poem is natural and simple, but the image is lifelike. There are no unusual words in the whole poem, but the words are amazing. It can be called a masterpiece of "exceptional words can be seen in ordinary words". With the help of bold imagination, the poet exaggerates the extraordinary height of the mountain temple, and writes the towering mountain temple and the fear of night very realistically, thus presenting an almost unimaginable magnificent building in front of the readers, giving people an immersive feeling. These seemingly childish ideas of catching stars and shocking people were picked up by poets and used in poems, making people feel full of interest and return to nature.
Chile Song
Southern and Northern Dynasties: Collection of Yuefu Poems
Chile River, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields.
The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind, and cattle and sheep can be seen low.
This folk song outlines the magnificent and fertile scenery of the northern grasslands, and expresses the Chile people's passion for their hometown and life. It has a broad realm, a majestic tone, clear language, and a strong artistic summary.
This song has a distinct nomadic color and a rich grassland flavor. From the language to the artistic conception, it can be said to be completely natural. It is straightforward and simple, and its meaning is true and pure. There are no obscure sentences in the language, and it expresses the nomadic people's brave and heroic feelings in a clear, concise and hearty way.