The following is the original text of Feng Yanxiang Mouse:
You see, this hamster has skin, too. How can a man have no face? If a person doesn't look his face squarely, he might as well die.
You see ground squirrels and teeth, but people ignore virtue. A man without virtue should not wait for death.
Rats have bodies, but people are rude! If people are rude, Hu will not die?
The meaning of this poem is: Look at this squirrel with a belt and meat, how can it make people lose face? I'd rather die than lose face. You see this weasel is full of teeth, but people don't care about virtue. If people have no virtue, what are they waiting for if they don't die? You see, weasels still have limbs, but people don't know manners. People who don't know etiquette should die quickly.
By describing the skin, teeth and body of the weasel, this poem satirizes those who have no face, no regard for morality and no courtesy. The poet expressed his extreme disgust and anger at these people in plain language, hoping that they would die soon.
Although the language of this poem is vulgar, it reflects the ancient people's emphasis on moral etiquette and their hatred of shameless people. It tells us to have dignity, to be moral, to be polite and not to be a shameless person.
Characteristics of The Book of Songs:
1, rich in content.
The Book of Songs contains 365,438+065,438+0 poems, covering the poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period (from the first 65,438+065,438+0 century to the first 6 century). These poems reflect all aspects of society at that time, including politics, economy, culture, military affairs, love and so on, and provide us with valuable information for understanding ancient society.
The Book of Songs also contains many folk songs and sacrificial songs, which directly reflect the lives and beliefs of ordinary people in ancient times, making the Book of Songs have extremely high historical and cultural value.
2. Strong artistry
The poetry in The Book of Songs adopts various artistic techniques such as metaphor, symbol, exaggeration and antithesis, which makes the poetry vivid, beautiful in language and far-reaching in artistic conception. Many of these poems also take the form of folk songs, such as repeating chapters and sentences, which make the poems more rhythmic and musical.
In addition, the poems in The Book of Songs also pay attention to emotional expression, which reflects the social reality and the style of the times by expressing personal feelings, and embodies the tradition of expressing feelings and aspirations in ancient China literature.
3. Various styles
The poetry styles in The Book of Songs are diverse, ranging from solemn temple music to relaxed folk songs. There are both generous elegies describing the war and tenderness expressing love.
These different styles of poems reflect the expression and aesthetic pursuit of life and emotion by people of different social classes and different living conditions at that time. This diversity makes The Book of Songs more colorful, attractive and infectious.