Quiz 1: Comparison between the past and the present. Comparing the luxury of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who let fireflies roam the valley at night and dug canals to travel south with the desolation of the Sui Dynasty after the fall of the country, it expresses the rise and fall of the past and present. (3 points)
Quick Question 2: The last couplet assumes a rhetorical tone, satirizing Emperor Sui Yang for repeating the same mistakes as Empress Chen, directly pointing to the theme of debauchery and subjugation, and implicitly expressing his disapproval of the current dynasty. Criticism of corrupt behavior of rulers. (3 points)
Small question 1:
Test question analysis: Neck couplet "There are no fireflies in the rotten grass today, but in ancient times there were dusk crows in the weeping poplar trees." Linking "fireflies" with "rotten grass", "weeping poplars" and "twilight crows", the past and present are reflected in the sharp contrast between "have" and "nothing", which deeply embodies the historical lessons of debauchery and country subjugation. "Today there are no fireflies in the rot grass", this not only means that the place where the fireflies were released is now in ruins, and there are only "rotten grasses"; the deeper meaning is that Yang Guang searched for everything in order to fly the fireflies at night. Catch them and make the fireflies extinct. "In ancient times, there are weeping willows and dusk crows", which exaggerates the desolate scene after the country's subjugation. The first sentence says "today" and "nothing", which naturally implies "there is" in the past; the second sentence says "since ancient times" and "has" naturally implies the "nothing" in that day. In the past, Yang Guang "traveled to the south on the occasion of prosperity", with thousands of sails and horses, marching on land and water, drums and music were noisy, and flags covered the sky; Sui embankments drooped with willows, and dusk crows naturally did not dare to perch. Only after Yang Guang was killed and his journey to the south became a thing of the past, did the returning crows dare to fly to the weeping poplar trees on the Sui Embankment to spend the night. These two sentences contrast the present and the past, but in terms of artistic expression, they only show one aspect of the contrast, allowing readers to imagine the other side from this aspect, which is both emotional and implicit.
Small question 2:
Test question analysis: The last couplet "If you meet Empress Chen underground, why should you ask about "Flowers in the Back Garden" again!" Use Yang Guang and Chen Shubao to meet in a dream Chen Shubao surrendered to the Sui Dynasty because of his debauchery and subjugated the country. He was very familiar with Yang Guang, the prince of the Sui Dynasty at that time. When Yang Guang became the emperor and traveled to Jiangdu by dragon boat, he met the dead Chen Shubao and his beloved concubine Zhang Lihua in his dream, and asked Zhang Lihua to dance a song "Yushu Backyard Flower". This dance music was composed by Chen Shubao. Later generations denounced it as "the voice of national subjugation". The poet specifically mentions it here, which means that Yang Guang witnessed Chen Shubao's debauchery and subjugation of the country, but did not learn the lesson. He indulged in the dragon boat ride and was obsessed with the sound of subjugation. Finally, he repeated Chen Shubao's mistakes and died. The world laughs. The poem ends with a question: If he met Chen Shubao underground, would he still have the nerve to ask Zhang Lihua to dance "Flowers in the Back Garden"? Asking without answering leaves an endless aftertaste.
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