When the heating comes, the willow branches look brand-new, but a piece of ice and snow is even more sad. You should know that the real satrap has no integrity, and the east wind that you are eager to look forward to has not brought spring yet.
Poetry and appreciation
This poem takes the snow scene in winter as the background, expressing the author's dissatisfaction with the real society and his thoughts on the warmth and coldness of human feelings. The first section describes the bright green willow branches after the arrival of heating, showing the hope of spring. The heating here can be regarded as a symbol, representing improvement and progress. The new green of willow branches is in sharp contrast with the snow and ice, conveying dissatisfaction with winter.
The next two sentences express the author's disappointment with the real society. He criticized the bureaucracy at that time and accused the satrap (official) of lacking honesty and responsibility. This dishonest behavior makes people feel indignant and worried. Ancient poetry is the general name of China's ancient poetry, which refers to the poems created by ancient people in China. Ancient poems in a broad sense include poems, ci poems and Sanqu poems, while ancient poems in a narrow sense only refer to poems, including ancient poems and modern poems.
The last two sentences express the expectation of spring. The author mentioned the east wind, which is usually regarded as a symbol of spring and indicates the arrival of new vitality and hope. However, the author points out that the east wind has not yet blown, which means that the arrival of spring still needs to wait. It contains dissatisfaction with all kinds of injustice in reality and expresses hope for the future.
With the snow scene as the background, the whole poem expresses the author's dissatisfaction with social reality and yearning for a better future through the description of natural scenery. These four short sentences are a reflection on human nature and society, and show Li Gou's delicate feelings and care for social reality.
Ancient poetry, that is, China's ancient poetry, refers to China's poetry works before the Opium War 1840. Its original intention is a poem written by the ancients. Broadly speaking, China's ancient poems include poems, words and Sanqu written by the ancients. In a narrow sense, ancient poetry only refers to ancient poetry and modern poetry written by ancient people.