Image is the soul of poetry art and an objective image, which casts the author's subjective feelings in poetry. In the long course of China's classical poetry, many traditional images have been formed, and their meanings are basically fixed. If we are familiar with these images, it will be of great help to appreciate poetry.
First of all, farewell class.
1. Willow
Reason, meaning: from The Book of Songs Xiaoya Cai Wei "I died in the past, Liu Yiyi; Today I come to grace, it is raining and snowing. " Liu's reluctant state is combined with the feeling of parting. "Liu" and "Liu" are homophonic. When the ancients bid farewell, they often used folding willows to express farewell, so that many literati used this to express their resentment and nostalgia.
Example: Yu Lin Ling: Where will you wake up after drinking tonight? Fear is just the edge, facing the sad morning wind and the setting sun of the waning moon.
2. Changting
Reason, meaning: In ancient times, there were pavilions along the road for travelers to rest, rest or send off. In ancient words, it became an image containing feelings of parting.
Example: "Lin Yuling": Cold cicadas are sad, and it is too late to have a long discussion.
3. Nanpu
Reason and significance: Nanpu often appears in Nanshui Road Farewell Poetry.
Example: Bai Juyi's Nanpu Bie: Nanpu is sad, and the west wind is curling in autumn.
4. wine
Reason, meaning: wine can not only relieve depression, but also contains deep blessings. There are countless poems that associate alcohol with divorce.
Example: Wang Wei's Song of Fortress Besieged: Advise you to drink one more glass of wine and go out of Yangguan for no reason.
5. Cao Fang
Cause, meaning: Metaphor from hate and sadness.
Example: Song of Harmony Drinking Horses in the Cave of the Great Wall written by Han Yuefu: The grass is beside the Qingjiang River, far away from the horizon.
6. partridge
Reason and significance: Partridge's singing makes people sound like "I can't live without my brother", which easily evokes the association of hard journey and full of parting thoughts.
Example: Xin Qiji's "Bodhisattva Man wrote to Jiangxi to build a river wall": the river is sad at dusk, and the mountains are deeply heard of partridges.
7. Flute, Flute, blowing sheng
Reason and significance: convey the pain of parting, the pain of lovesickness and inner loneliness.
Example: Wang Zhihuan's "Liangzhou Ci": Why do Qiang people complain about Liu? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass.
Second, homesickness
1. Moon
Reason and meaning: Generally speaking, the moon in ancient poetry is synonymous with homesickness.
Example: Li Bai thinks at night: the foot of the bed is bright, is it frosty? . I looked up at the moon and looked down, feeling nostalgic.
2. Hongyan
Cause, meaning: Hongyan is a large migratory bird. Every autumn, it struggles to fly back to its lair, which often causes homesickness and sadness of wanderers, so poets often use geese to express their feelings.
Example: Li Qingzhao's "One Plum Dried": The word "Wild Goose Return" means that the moon is full of the West Building.
3. Double carp
Reason and significance: In ancient times, people used carp-shaped letters to collect books and letters, so many literati also used carp instead of letters in their poems.
Example: Yan's "Butterfly Loves Flowers": The butterfly goes to the warbler to fly, and there is nowhere to ask, and the building is separated by water.