Song of Eternal Sorrow is a long narrative poem by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The whole poem vividly describes the love tragedy between Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. The poet created touching stories with historical figures and legends, and reproduced the truth of real life through artistic images. The theme of this poem is "Song of Eternal Sorrow". This poem has had a far-reaching influence on many literary works in later generations.
The central idea of Song of Eternal Sorrow is to criticize the contemptuous color of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion caused by the mistake of his country, and at the same time sympathize with the love tragedy of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei and praise their immortal love. The whole poem is very artistic.
The first is the selection and application of original historical materials. Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was both the producer and undertaker of tragedy. When a poet writes about his evil side, he should be careful not to damage his image too much, so as to ensure the harmony and unity before and after the tragic story.
The second is to add romance to the story. Love can make the living die and the dead live. This power has never been described before. The third is the wonderful description of the characters and psychological activities.
Fourth, the positive description of the pain of parting and the feeling of lovesickness is not only large in space, but also varied from many angles. Fifth, the language is exquisite, vivid, concise, smooth, rhythmic and memorable.