A piece of ice is in the jade pot.
Letter to Han Chuo, Yangzhou magistrate,
After all, the world is just a small place.
This is a famous sentence in the Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi's Humble Room Ming, which expresses the author's pure and indifferent state of mind and his cherish and pursuit of friendship. This poem is still widely praised and has become one of the classics of China culture.
Then, if you are in Luoyang and a friend asks you what is the next sentence of this poem, can you answer it casually? If you don't know, don't worry, let's learn this poem together and master the context of this classic sentence.
Poetic background
"Humble Room Inscription" was written by Liu Yuxi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, and it is an article praising honesty and indifference to fame and fortune. In the article, Liu Yuxi expressed his pursuit of abstinence and indifference to fame and fortune with his humble room as the background, and also expressed his cherish and pursuit of friendship.
Poetry appreciation
If relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other,
A piece of ice is in the jade pot.
Letter to Han Chuo, Yangzhou magistrate,
After all, the world is just a small place.
This poem has four sentences, each of which expresses the author's feelings and thoughts. The first sentence, "Luoyang's relatives and friends ask each other", expresses the situation that the author has relatives and friends asking each other in Luoyang, and also shows the origin of the author and Luoyang. The second sentence, "A piece of ice in a jade pot", is a classic sentence of this poem, expressing the author's state of mind of abstinence, asceticism, indifference to fame and fortune and pursuit of lofty realm. The third sentence "A Letter to Han Chuo, Yangzhou Magistrate" expresses the author's cherish and pursuit of friendship, and also shows the friendship between the author and Han Chuo. The fourth sentence, "However, China holds our friendship, and heaven is still our neighbor", expresses the author's profound understanding of friendship and thinks that even if he is at the ends of the earth, he can feel the warmth and strength of friendship.
learning method
Mastering this poem can not only improve one's literary accomplishment, but also cultivate one's feelings and thoughts. Below, let's introduce some learning methods to help you master this poem better.
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Reciting is the most basic way to learn poetry. Repeated recitation can help us remember the content and language of poetry and improve our literary quality. In the process of reciting, the poem can be divided into several parts and memorized step by step. Rhythm and prosody can also be used to help memory.
To annotate ...
Annotation is an important tool to help us understand poetry. Through annotations, we can understand the source and meaning of some uncommon words and allusions in poetry, as well as the historical background of poetry and the author's life. Comments can be combined with dictionaries and related materials for in-depth research and understanding.
Make an appreciative comment
Appreciation is an important way to help us understand the connotation and significance of poetry. Through appreciation, we can understand the feelings and thoughts of poetry, as well as the artistic value and expression of poetry. When appreciating, we can combine the author's life and works for in-depth thinking and analysis.