Three Ancient Poems is a text in the first volume of the fifth grade Chinese textbook, which includes three ancient poems: Farewell to Ancient Grass, In the Loulou and Looking at Lushan Waterfall. Every poem has a different artistic conception and expression.
1. Farewell to Ancient Grass is a poem written by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, which describes the author's nostalgia and parting for the beautiful natural scenery there when he left his hometown.
2. Looking at the Heron Tower is the work of Wang Zhihuan, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. It is written that the author looks into the distance after boarding a mirage, laments that life is short, and expresses indifference to fame and power and praise for natural scenery.
3. Looking at Lushan Waterfall is the work of Yang Wanli, a poet in Tang Dynasty. It depicts the author's view overlooking the Lushan Waterfall, and expresses his love for the natural landscape and his thoughts on life.
These three ancient poems are all based on the beautiful natural scenery, and express the author's feelings and sentiments about life through the description of nature and thinking about life. They show the unique understanding and aesthetic pursuit of China ancient literati to nature and life.
The understanding of ancient poetry can be carried out from many angles. Here are some common techniques:
1. Grasp the artistic conception of poetry: Ancient poetry often pays attention to the creation of artistic conception. We can feel the poet's emotional expression and artistic conception by carefully tasting the scenery, emotions and images in the poem.
2. Understand rhetorical devices: Ancient poems often use various rhetorical devices to enhance the expression effect, such as metaphor, personification and parallelism. Understanding these rhetorical devices is helpful to grasp the deep meaning of poetry.
3. Pay attention to rhythm and rhyme: The rhythm and rhyme of ancient poetry play an important role in understanding the artistic conception and emotion of poetry. You can better understand poetry by reading aloud and feeling the rhythm of poetry.
4. Consider the historical background: Some ancient poems were created in a specific historical period and social background. Understanding the historical background behind poetry creation is helpful to understand the poet's creative intention.
5. Common sense of comparative literature: Sometimes ancient poems will involve allusions or quote other literary works, and the understanding of these allusions will help to better understand ancient poems.
The above are some common skills for understanding ancient poems, which I hope will help you. If you have any specific ancient poems you want to discuss, you can also tell me, and I will be happy to discuss them with you.