Appreciation of "Cold Night" by Du Lei Abstract: The poem "Cold Night" by Song Dynasty poet Du Lei has simple language, implicit and meaningful, showing the deep affection and elegance of a friend. There are three characteristics in the creation: plain and straightforward narration to convey joy; side effects to highlight passionate feelings; and the combination of virtuality and reality to express admiration. Text: Du Lei [Song Dynasty] On a cold night, guests come for tea and wine, and the soup in the bamboo stove begins to boil and becomes red. The moon in front of the window is the same, but it is different that there are plum blossoms. Note: Du Lei (? ~ 1227), whose courtesy name was Ziye and whose name was Xiaoshan (Volume 1 of "Poet Master Dingyi"), was from Nancheng (now part of Jiangxi) (Volume 19 of "Jiangxi Shizheng"). Changguan's chief record (Volume 2 of "Shiping Poetry Collection" "Residence of Du Ziye's Master's Book in Xiantai"). Appreciation: This is a seven-character quatrain with simple language. The main feature of this poem is that its words are concise and meaningful, and the words are exhaustive but the meaning is endless. A plain and straightforward narrative expresses joy. The first sentence, "Guests come for tea and wine on a cold night", describes the rare arrival of guests and the hospitality of guests. This sentence seems ordinary, but in fact it is thought-provoking. It was a cold night, and this was not the time for visitors. But at this moment, a friend came to visit despite the severe cold. How could the host not be overjoyed? Naturally, hospitality is even more important. So what kind of hospitality should be used to treat guests? Replace wine with tea. We know that hospitality often involves wine. When Du Fu was living in Sichuan, some guests came to visit and held a "feast". "The market is far from delicious, and the bottle wine shop is poor and only old fermented grains." Although he could enjoy himself with a small amount of wine in poverty, why did the author of this poem write instead Where's the tea? It may be that the matter was in a hurry and there was no time to prepare; more importantly, although the author did not drink, he still had to use the concept of "wine" to express his mood at this time. Moreover, using tea instead of wine can better express the author's uncontrollable excitement without falling into the cliché of drunkenness as soon as they meet, which shows the refined and elegant relationship between the two. The host and guest enjoyed tea by the stove and talked freely. In such an environment, the quiet fragrance of tea is far better than the strong taste of wine. In this way, the guests will not regard the lack of wine as a sign of disrespect, and the host will not feel rude because of the lack of wine, and the conversation will be very pleasant, which will make people feel that "the guests come with courtesy". The sides highlight the passion. The author did not give a positive description of how the host and guest talked together, but turned his attention to the bamboo stove for tea soup. "The soup in the bamboo stove is red when it boils." Just imagine, the cold wind is howling outside the window, but inside the house there is a roaring fire and tea boiling. Such a warm description of the scene is enough to make people feel the heated atmosphere when the two are talking. If the poet writes about how the host and guest are beaming and how they sit at the table empty-handed, it can only be a feeling imposed on us. It is better to let us be infected by the boiling tea and the red fire, and more actively travel to the host and guest to talk freely. Go there and experience firsthand the deep friendship and rising passion between the two. It should be said that the foil used here is just right. The combination of virtuality and reality implies the feeling of praise. The night conversation is over, and the host is in high spirits. The last two sentences of the poem combine false and true, implicitly expressing the author's pleasure at this time and his high praise for the guest. The moonlight tonight is different from the past because of the plum blossoms. Under the moonlight in front of the window, the shadows of plum blossoms are slanting horizontally. The moonlight and the colors of the flowers complement each other, which naturally makes people feel very graceful. The author discovered the beauty of moonlight at this time, and the reason is the same as Du Fu's "feeling the flowers splashing with tears". The ancients often wrote poems to exaggerate their inner emotional experience by saying, "Look at things with my heart, and the things will reflect my intention." However, Du Fu wrote about "sadness" while Wang Lei wrote about "joy." The author's sudden discovery of the beautiful scenery at this time was actually his emotional expression of extreme satisfaction and joy after communicating with the guests, using the beauty of the scenery to describe his joyful mood. Xu uses "plum blossoms" to refer to guests. Plum blossoms represent elegance and purity in traditional culture. The author uses plum blossoms to praise the elegance of the guest's character. It is the elegance of the guest that makes his life glow with a different brilliance from the past. The combination of virtuality and reality makes this poem express an extremely rich meaning, which makes people chew on it repeatedly and become more and more emotional. "Containing inexhaustible meaning behind the words" is a great technique in ancient poetry creation, and this Qi Jue poem can be regarded as a superior work.