Because of the author's different moods, the image of the moon often shows different meanings in different ancient poems, which reflects its richness. The image of the moon has many different meanings in the poet's mind: beauty, freedom, purity, beauty, eternity, desolation, misery, joys and sorrows, etc. It's all expressed The different meanings of the moon form different aesthetic artistic conception, which sets off the poet's different feelings.
First, use the moon to render a quiet atmosphere and set off the feeling of leisure and broadmindedness.
In the eyes of relaxed, optimistic and open-minded people, the image of the moon has become synonymous with tranquility, elegance and carefree.
In many ancient poems, literati often use the bright moon to render a quiet atmosphere and set off their carefree and broad-minded feelings.
For example, Wang Wei's "Autumn Night in the Deep Mountains": "After the rain, the mountains are empty, standing in the autumn night, there is moonlight in the pine forest, crystal stone in the stream, bamboo words of the washerwoman in front of the fishing boat, lotus leaves in front of the fishing boat, and the spring is over, so Wang Sun can stay."
"There is moonlight in the pine forest and crystal stone in the stream". What an elegant, clear and interesting picture! Here, everything seems comfortable, fresh and lively, full of the poet's love for natural landscape and elegant feelings of seclusion between mountains and rivers.
Another example is Wang Wei's birdsong creek: "When people are idle, osmanthus flowers fall, and the night is quiet and the mountains are empty. When the moon rises, birds will sing in the spring stream. " In this poem, the moon appears in a dynamic form, and the word "static" breaks the silence and awakens a closely connected world. In this quiet and spring mountain sky, the appearance of a bright moon makes it more beautiful and elegant!
There are many other ancient poems that praise the quiet atmosphere and set off the feelings of leisure and broadmindedness, such as: Xin Qiji: "The bright moon surprises magpies, and the breeze sings cicadas at midnight" ("Xijiang Moon walks along Huangsha Road"); "The bright moon is not high in the mountains, and the bright light is full of white hair" (Su Shi's Mid-Autumn Festival See the Moon); "The moon rises in Dongshan, wandering in the bullfighting room" (former Chibi Fu).
Second, use the moon to express homesickness and nostalgia.
In the eyes of people far away from home and relatives, the image of the moon is either entrusted with loved one among lovers, or contains infinite thoughts of home, relatives and friends. Among many ancient poems about the moon, this kind is the most.
Judging from the shape and change of the moon phase, the full moon is like a disk, round; The waning moon is like a hook, incomplete. The moon is round and missing, missing and round, which naturally evokes people's imagination and association. Bathed in the quiet and soft moonlight under the quiet mountain, it is easy for people to fall into meditation and daydream, resulting in a lingering sense of distance. People who leave home look up at the bright moon, and their thoughts often fly over space, thinking of their hometown, relatives and friends under this bright moon.
This is how the homesickness in Li Bai's "Thinking of a Quiet Night" came into being: "There is a bright line at the foot of my bed, is there any frost?" Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, sinking again, and I suddenly thought of home. " When the poet "looked up, I found it was moonlight", a ray of homesickness came into being. Such a process of homesickness is not only easy for people to understand, but also experienced by many people themselves, breaking through the emotional barrier that may arise between poets and readers due to different life experiences. Deeply loved by people. The moon in the poem is no longer a purely objective object, but an image full of the poet's feelings. In Li Bai's poems, there are a lot of poems about the moon, such as: "I am worried about the moon, and I only go to Yelangxi with the wind" (Li Bai's "I heard that Wang Changling moved to the left, and Long Biao Yao has this saying"); "High light flashing; My thoughts are getting deeper and deeper, and I sigh at the full moon "(Li Bai's Sauvignon Blanc); "From a pot of wine among the flowers, I drank it alone. No one accompanied me until I raised my cup, and I asked the moon to bring me my shadow and let the three of us "(Li Bai's" Drinking with the Moon Alone "); "The bright moon is like a mirror, the sea clouds are like a palace, and the water has the feeling of hometown, leading a boat for three hundred miles." (Li Bai's "Jingmen Ferry Farewell to Friends").