Interpretation and Appreciation of Wang Anshi's Plum Blossom

Commentary: There are several white plum blossoms in the corner, blooming proudly alone in the cold. From a distance, I know it's not snow, because there is a faint fragrance floating from plum blossoms.

Appreciation: The poet skillfully borrowed Lin Bu's poems, but he was able to bring forth the old and bring forth the new. Look at the plum blossoms he wrote. They are as white as snow. They grow in the corner without inferiority, and they exude a fragrance from a distance. The author named his environment at that time. At that time, he was in an extremely complicated and difficult situation in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was actively reforming, but he was not supported. His lonely mentality and difficult situation are naturally related to Meihua. By appreciating the noble character of plum blossom that is not afraid of cold, the poet described the purity of plum blossom with snow, pointing out that plum blossom is more "dark fragrance" than snow, showing its great charm. This poem has profound implications, and the sentences are very simple and natural, without any traces of carving.