Xiao Xiao means: the sound of wind.
The swaying Wu leaves send out the cold sound, and the autumn wind on the river stirs up the guest sentiment. I know that there are children picking and knitting, and a light falls on the fence late at night. From Ye Shaoweng.
Ye Shaoweng: a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. He belongs to the "Jianghu Poetry School". He once served as an official for a short period of time and later hid in West Lake. At that time, he was famous for writing poems in memory of Yue Fei. He wrote the eternal classic "A Visit to the Garden Is Not Worth It". His poetic style was light and far-reaching, and it was thought-provoking. This poem "What I Saw in a Night Book" was written on his way back home after resigning from office.
The two sentences "The swaying phoenix leaves send a chilly sound, and the autumn wind on the river moves the guests' feelings." describes the scene of autumn. The bleak autumn wind blows the sycamore leaves, sending bursts of chill, and the autumn wind on the river also blows the sycamore leaves. The poet can't help but miss his hometown. This way of describing the natural environment creates a melancholy and lonely atmosphere, further triggering feelings of homesickness.
The two sentences "I know there are children knitting, and a light is shining under the fence late at night" describe that the poet saw a light under the fence in the distance at night, and guessed that it was the children catching crickets. This scene made the poet feel intimate and triggered memories of his childhood. This poem expresses the poet's longing for his hometown and his childhood by describing the emotional changes in the natural environment and the poet's inner world.
When describing the natural environment, the poet used elements such as "wu leaves", "autumn wind" and "lights" to create a lonely and deserted atmosphere and deepen his homesickness.
When describing childhood memories, the poet used elements such as "picking and weaving", "fence falling", and "a light" to show a scene full of childlike interest and warmth, further deepening the meaning of the poem. artistic conception. The whole poem has sincere emotions and concise language, which profoundly expresses the theme of homesickness on an autumn night.