What is the genre of "Spring Day"?

The genre of "Spring Day" is a seven-character quatrain.

The seven-character quatrain is a type of quatrain, which belongs to the category of modern poetry. The quatrain is composed of four sentences and has strict metrical requirements. Common quatrains include five-character quatrains, seven-character quatrains, and the rare six-character quatrains. A quatrain with seven characters in each sentence is a seven-character quatrain.

1. The original text of the poem

Spring

The sun is fragrant on the shore of Surabaya, and the boundless scenery is new for a while.

Easy to recognize the east wind, colorful colors are always spring.

2. Translation

It is a beautiful and sunny spring outing on the shore of Surabaya, and the boundless scenery takes on a new look. Anyone can see the face of spring. The spring breeze blows flowers into bloom and becomes a riot of purple and red. Spring scenery is everywhere.

3. Brief analysis

The seven-character quatrain "Spring Day" was written by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty. On the surface, this poem depicts the beautiful scenery of spring, but in fact it is a philosophical poem that expresses the poet's beautiful desire to pursue the path of a saint in troubled times.