Ancient Poetry: Summer Pavilion

This poem about scenery describes the scenery (courtyard, balcony, pool) and other places, showing the characteristics of mountain pavilions (tranquility).

[translation]

Summer is long, green trees are lush and the shade is dense; The pond is like a mirror, reflecting the reflection of the balcony. A slight mountain breeze blows, and the crystal curtains flutter gently; The roses are in bloom and the whole yard is full of flowers.

Appreciation: This poem feels cool and quiet in hot summer. The quiet courtyard in the mountains is full of green trees, the balcony leaves the reflection in the pool, the breeze blows, the crystal curtains sway gently, and the fragrance of roses ripples and permeates every corner of the courtyard. The poet captured the subtle details of the curtain movement and the fragrance of flowers after the breeze, vividly describing the tranquility of the pavilions in summer.

This is a seven-character quatrain describing the summer scenery.

The first sentence seems dull, but carefully pondering the word "shade" not only makes the tree lush, but also implies that the sun is like fire around noon in summer, so the "shade" can be "thick". This "thick" is not only the chance of shade, but also the meaning of "deep" in depth, that is, the shade is dense and deep. A Dream of Red Mansions describes the scene of the Grand View Garden at noon in midsummer, which means "the scorching sun is in the sky and trees are everywhere". Around noon in summer can give people the feeling of "long summer". Yang Wanli said in "Taking a nap in early summer" that "sleeping for a long time is ruthless", which was written by me. Therefore, "the length of summer" is implicitly associated with "the shade of trees", which is by no means an ordinary pen.

In the second sentence, "the balcony reflects into the pond", the poet sees the balcony reflection in the pond. The word "Ru" is well used: at noon in summer, the sunny sky is silent, the water in the pool is crystal clear, and the reflection of the balcony is very clear in the pond. This word "Jin" just writes the real scene of the balcony reflection at this time.

The third sentence, "The water curtain moves and the breeze rises", is the most exquisite sentence in the poem. This sentence can be divided into two meanings. First, the pool water under the scorching sun is crystal clear; The breeze is blowing gently and the sea is blue. The poet used the metaphor of "water curtain moving" to describe this scene, which is wonderful and very realistic-the whole water surface is like a curtain made of crystal, blown by the wind, and under the rippling water waves, it is the reflection of the balcony that shakes. How beautiful! Secondly, poets who look at the scenery first see the fluctuation of the pool water and then feel the wind. Summer breeze will not be felt at once, only when you see water waves, so it is said that "the water curtain moves and the breeze rises." If you write "wind rising" first and then "water curtain moving", it will be as tasteless as chewing wax.

Just as the poet was intoxicated with the beautiful summer scenery, suddenly there came a burst of flowers, which was refreshing and refreshed the poet's spirit. The last sentence of the poem, "the fragrance of roses all over the yard", adds bright colors to the quiet scenery and is full of intoxicating fragrance, which makes the whole poem full of unique vitality in summer. "One Courtyard Fragrance" coincides with the above sentence "The breeze rises".

Poetry about summer scenery is purely similar to painting: the trees are dark, the balcony is reflected, and the pond is full of roses, which constitutes a picture with bright colors and harmonious artistic conception. All this was described by the poet standing on the mountain pavilion. Although there are no mountain pavilions and poets in the poem, when we appreciate this poem, we seem to see mountain pavilions and leisurely poets.