The significance of the moon in China's farewell poems

The moon can be an image used by the author to express sadness. Li Yu once wrote: "When is the spring flower and autumn moon? How much do you know about the past? " ? The small building was easterly again last night, and the old country could not bear to look back on the bright moon "(Yu Meiren). He used this to lament that things are impermanent, like smoke and dreams, and Jinling, the old country that once sang and danced, can only reappear in memory-the so-called impermanence; And the spring flowers and the autumn moon are eternal-the so-called eternity. The beautiful scenery of spring flowers and autumn moon can only set off the sadness that the country is ruined and the king is a prisoner. The moon is eternal, and everything on earth has already changed, from which sadness comes, which is particularly bleak.

Secondly, the image of "moon" often appears in love poems expressing happy and sweet feelings;

First, because of the unique romantic atmosphere of moonlit night, it is especially suitable to set off the tenderness between lovers and outline the lingering feelings between lovers; Second, because the bright and flawless moon can symbolize the constancy and eternity of love. Yan's "Six Commandments" in the sentence "The idle clouds come back, and the moon flowers in the old corner courtyard" explains the location and environment of lovers' tryst and exaggerates the atmosphere of the scene.

3. Expressing the sadness of parting and missing "Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, and then sinking, I suddenly remembered home" is a poem that everyone is familiar with. In fact, the moon is one of the things that can remind people of homesickness. Poets of all ages used the moon to express their homesickness. "Su Shi's" Water Tune Song Tou "should be the most open realm. The poet wishes the relatives, friends and lovers around the world who have suffered from parting peace of mind and body and enjoy the moonlight.

How to explore the "moon" image in ancient poetry?

Throughout the ages, the moon has been our lifelong companion. People go out early and come back late. The moon rises and sets, and the moon has a beautiful meaning. Open the collection of poems, and you can see poems praising the bright moon everywhere. Since ancient times, people have given the moon many eternal allusions and wonderful nicknames: Yue 'e, Guanghan, Jade Rabbit, Jade Wheel, Jade Toad, Ice Wheel, Ghost Woman, Chanjuan, Yujing, Yugui, Pan Yu and Jade Dog. ...

The various angles of the moon's orbit around the earth also form various moon phases that people see: full moon, lack of moon, first quarter moon, second quarter moon, full moon and new moon. The poet's works are endowed with various moon images: bright moon, dark moon, waning moon, new moon, hooked moon, setting moon, Leng Yue, new moon and so on.

There are countless beautiful meanings given to the moon by poets: Li Bai's "Thinking about a Quiet Night" is a classic sentence about homesickness for the moon through the ages; Ouyang Xiu's poem, "The willow blossoms are bright, and people meet after dusk", is a classic sentence full of affection under the moon; Zhang Jiuling's "Moon, now full of the sea, the end of the world at this time * * * is a classic sentence of homesickness since last month; Zhang's Moonlight on the Spring River deducts the moonlight on the Spring River to the extreme; And Su Dongpo's "Moon is full of rain or shine, and people have joys and sorrows" puts Moon in the realm of philosophical thinking ... This is an endless topic.

What are the images of the moon in ancient poems?

The moon is one of the most common images in China's classical poems. In ancient ci, we can clearly see that China people, especially poets, have unique feelings for the moon. Their surprise and love for the moon exceeds that of any other country in the world.