"Old bottles are new green, static stoves stir red", green ants, red mud, a green word makes the dim twilight lively, a scarlet letter makes Leng Xue warm, and a fire word makes warm affection penetrate the snowy night and reach the heart of Liu Nineteen. It snowed at night, but there was no feeling of loneliness and sadness. Instead, it was warm and lively.
What is interesting in this poem is that Bai Juyi is not suggesting whether my friend will come and prepare new wine, but whether he is going to suggest to my friend Liu again. With friends to know each other, he knows that Liu Shijiu will definitely come, so Bai Juyi's heart will not be lonely. He has a good friend like Liu Shijiu, and he will definitely come to drink with him at the loneliest moment in his heart. In this way, snowy days and cold nights no longer make people feel lonely, but make the stove in the house warmer.
The beauty of this poem lies in the word "a cup". Heroes meet and drink a thousand cups at a time, showing their tolerance, but lacking emotional communication; Gentlemen meet, drink freely and speak freely. Drinking is not an end, but a means to connect feelings. The word "a cup" makes the friendship between Bai Juyi and Liu Shijiu elegant but not indulgent. "How about a glass of wine inside?" The last sentence is a wonderful question, full of true feelings, and has been listening for thousands of years.
The whole poem writes down the desire for wine in a homely style and simple and cordial language, which embodies the sincere and intimate relationship between friends. The whole poem is concise and implicit, easy and free, and the lines are connected with each other.
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The Creative Background of A Suggestion for My Friend Liu
A suggestion for a friend Liu was written by Bai Juyi when he lived in Luoyang in his later years. "It snows at dusk and he misses his old friends." Liu Shijiu was a friend of the author when he was in Jiangzhou, and the author wrote a song "Liu Shijiu Sleeps Together", saying that he was Chu Shi of Songyang. Some people think that this poem was written in the twelfth year of Yuanhe (8 17), but the poet is Sima in Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi), so it is impossible to invite Luoyang's old friends to drink.
The whole poem, the words are shallow and affectionate, and the words are long and short. Bai Juyi is good at discovering poetry in life, refining poetry in life with his heart, and reflecting the spring scenery in human nature with poetry, which makes readers emotional. The works are full of emotional appeal of life, and the simple language expresses the beauty and sincere friendship in daily life.
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