"Yi Ai Temple" is a five-character quatrain composed by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This is a short lyrical poem about scenery. There is stillness in the whole poem, and the scenery changes with each step. It depicts the vitality of Yiai Temple by making rocks by the stream, looking for flowers around the temple, listening to the songs of birds and the sound of running water, and outlines the The beautiful and moving scenery of Yiai Temple expresses the poet's love for nature through the description of actions such as "walking", "searching" and "walking".
Yi'ai Temple
Sit on the rocks by the stream and walk around the temple in search of flowers.
You can hear birds chirping all the time, and the sound of springs is everywhere.
Vernacular translation
Looking at the beautiful colored stones in my hands, I watched them facing the gurgling stream. Walk around the winding path next to the temple and explore the colorful wild flowers. The lark's voice is crisp and graceful. The spring water makes a thumping sound and flows.
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Literary Appreciation
“I sit on the rocks by the stream, looking for flowers and walking around the temple.” These two sentences are about the poet enjoying the scenery by the stream. Those strange-shaped creek rocks, the gentle breeze blowing the fragrance of flowers is refreshing. The poet looked around but didn't know where the flowers were, so the poet walked around the temple and walked in search of flowers along the way. "I hear birds singing all the time and the sound of springs everywhere." The mountains and water here are infinitely beautiful. The chirping of the birds is very beautiful, and the gurgling stream is endless. All this makes the poet feel relaxed and happy.
In this short and lyrical poem about scenery, the poet organically combines rocks, streams, flowers, birds, springs and other natural scenery to paint a fresh, beautiful and vibrant picture, outlining The fascinating scenery of Chuyiai Temple is expressed through the detailed description and depiction of movements such as "walking", "searching" and "walking", expressing the poet's infinite love for nature.
Although the two couplets of the poem are both antithetical, the poet is good at using verbs and changes the sentence structure in time in the second couplet, so that the poem has the beauty of order and is also full of flow. , lively poetry. It vividly expresses the vibrant, quiet and elegant environment around Yiai Temple. It expresses the author's love for natural beauty.