Image is something in poetry that is imbued with the author's emotions. The author should express his inner feelings through imagery. Grasping the implication behind the image is an important factor in the success of appreciation. Here is a list of common images in ancient poetry.
(meaning) image
Meaning
Examples
Author
Source
Dusk
Loneliness, sentimentality, sadness
It is getting dusk, the cold corners are blowing, and the city is empty.
Jiang
"Yangzhou Slow"
Fragrant Grass
1 Cherish time, life is short
Sigh Time has passed by, but the grass is luxuriant, reflecting the tower.
Du Anshi
"Shantinghe"
2 Friends
There is no grass anywhere in the world.
Su Shi
"Butterflies in Love with Flowers"
3 Separation
Separation is like spring grass, it can travel farther and come back to life.
Li Yu
"Qing Ping Le"
Spring
Sad for spring, feeling that time is fleeting, (cherishing spring, feeling spring, hating spring) , Spring Resentment, Spring Embrace)
The forest flowers withered the spring reds in a hurry.
Li Yu
"Happy Meeting"
Autumn
Depressed, somber, lamenting the pain of life (Jingqiu, Sad Autumn, Autumn thoughts, autumn feelings)
The sky is blue, the ground is yellow, the west wind is strong, the wild geese flying from the north to the south, whoever comes at dawn and is drunk in the frost forest will always shed tears when leaving.
Wang Shifu
"Farewell at the Long Pavilion"
Drizzle and Smoke
Melancholy and depression
What is the relationship between sunset and hometown? Wherever you go, the Yanbo River makes people sad.
Cui Hao
"Yellow Crane Tower"
Floating Clouds
Wandering is an indefinite metaphor for a wanderer
Floating Clouds means a wanderer , the setting sun is an old friend’s love.
Li Bai
"Farewell to a Friend"
Cuckoo
1 Because of its miserable sound, it means desolation and decline
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It’s a cold spring when the solitary pavilion is closed, and the sun sets in the dusk amid the sound of cuckoos.
Qin Guan
"Treading on the Shasha"
2 Feelings of missing family and returning home
Midnight in the atrium It just shines on the pear blossoms and snow; the pear blossoms and snow are so miserable that the cuckoo cries blood.
He Zhu
"Recalling Qin'e"
Han Cicada
1 Cherish time: because of its miserable sound, I feel that time is fleeting< /p>
Today the cicadas are chirping suddenly, as if they were moving in for love. It is convenient to work for a year and be able to recite all kinds of emotions.
Sikong Shu
"New Cicada"
2 Painful Parting
The first autumn cicada is sad, but it is the time when a guest travels.
Zhang Qiao
"Cicada"
3 Thoughts on Life Experience
It is difficult to fly when the dew is heavy, and it is easy to sink when the wind is loud.
King Luo Bin
"Singing Cicada"
Hongyan
1 Thinking of Return
When a person returns home after the wild goose, he thinks Hair in front of flowers.
Xue Daoheng
"I miss my return home every day"
2 Letters
Who in the clouds sent brocade letters? When the wild goose returns, the moon is full on the west tower.
Li Qingzhao
"A Cut of Plum Blossoms"
Willow
"Liu" means "stay", which means farewell and long-distance.
< p> In this nocturne, I heard the broken willows, who can't help but feel the love of my hometown.Li Bai
"Listening to the Flute in Luo City on a Spring Night"
Bamboo
Has integrity, thoughtfulness, and uprightness
< p> Tens of thousands of blows are still tenacity, no matter what the east, west or northZheng Banqiao
"Bamboo and Stone"
Green Pine
Upright and moral integrity
I will never sleep with sorrow, the window is empty at night under the pine moon.
Meng Haoran
"Returning to Nanshan at the End of the Year"
Chrysanthemum
Live peacefully, proudly and unyielding
Not a flower I prefer chrysanthemums, and when the flowers bloom, there will be no flowers at all.
Yuan Zhen
"Chrysanthemum"
Lotus
Pure, refined, noble
Bamboo noise returns to the raccoon Girl, Lotus got off the fishing boat.
Wang Wei
"Autumn in the Mountains"
Plum Blossoms
Aloof, refined, unyielding
Falling into mud Grinded into dust, only the fragrance remains the same.
Lu You
"Bu Shuzi Ode to Plum Blossoms"
The Moon
Homesickness
The dew is white tonight, the moon is Hometown Ming.
Du Fu
"Remembering My Brother-in-law on a Moonlit Night"
Changting and Baqiao
A place to say goodbye, a metaphor for farewell
< p> The cicadas are mournful, and it’s late to the pavilion.Liu Yong
"Yulin Bell"