don't be young, read poetry for love. Good morning, classmates. I am very happy to read poetry with my classmates. Today we will meet a new poet, and he is Yuan Mei.
in the mid-Qing dynasty, there were two great celebrities in the literary world, which were called "Southern Yuan and Northern Ji". "Beiji" refers to Ji Xiaolan in the north. "South Yuan" is Yuan Mei in the south. Why do you call these two red people? It was because they were the most talented, famous and influential in the literary world at that time. Among them, Yuan Mei is not only a famous poet in China, but also an admirable gardener and a gourmet who knows how to eat best. Today, let's get to know this poet who loves writing, life and food!
note
shepherd boy: refers to a child who is herding cattle.
vibration: oscillation and reverberation. Explain that the shepherd boy's song is loud and clear.
Lin Yue: refers to the shady trees beside the road.
desire: want.
catch: catch.
Ming: call.
stand: stand.
translation
The shepherd boy rode on the back of the ox, and
the loud singing echoed in the forest.
Suddenly, I wanted to catch cicadas chirping in the tree.
I immediately stopped singing and stood by the tree silently.
A sentence or two describes the innocent, lively, carefree and lovely appearance of the little shepherd boy and his happy mood. The word "riding" directly describes the shepherd boy's posture, while the word "vibration" indirectly points out his mood. Through the two verbs of "riding" and "vibrating", the shepherd boy's carefree and carefree mood is brought out.
the three or four sentences are still the expression of continuing description. The third sentence is transition, which describes the psychological activities of the shepherd boy, explains the reasons for his "silence" and is also the turning point of the whole poem. The fourth sentence, the word "suddenly", vividly shows the shepherd boy's surprise and alert character when he finds cicadas singing in the tree. Now, please read this interesting little poem once!
What you can see
(Qing) Yuan Mei
The shepherd boy rides the ox, and
The song vibrates Lin Yue.
trying to catch cicadas,
suddenly shut up.
Appreciation
This poem is easy to understand and interesting. The poet said that he was in the wild in on the boulevard and saw a little shepherd boy riding slowly on the back of a yellow cow. I don't know what is happy. The shepherd boy sang songs all the way, and his voice was crisp and loud, which shocked the whole quiet forest.
Suddenly, the song stopped, and the little shepherd boy closed his mouth and stared straight at the high treetops. What happened? It turned out that the cicada in the tree attracted his attention. This cicada is singing proudly at the top of its voice. It doesn't find that the little shepherd boy has fixed his eyes on it and wants to catch it!
This interesting scene was accidentally seen by the poet, so he wrote it into the poem and named it "what he saw", which means a picture of life he accidentally saw. Just like we look at pictures and write words, poets describe the images in front of them in words. Let's learn how the poet describes it. Why does he write so vividly and interestingly?
at the beginning, the poet described the dynamics of the little shepherd boy, how free and relaxed he was sitting on the back of a cow and singing loudly, and then wrote the static state of the little shepherd boy. Look at the way he held his breath and looked at the cicada, how dedicated he was!
In this little poem, there are sounds and actions, dynamics and stillness, and the image of the little shepherd boy's innocence and curiosity is vividly portrayed. As for the next move, how the little shepherd boy caught the cicada and whether he caught it or not is left to the reader to imagine.
The artist says that beauty is never lacking in life, and what we sometimes lack is the eyes to find beauty. A small moment in life, because of a journey, because of a thoughtful poet, has been beautiful from the Qing Dynasty to the present, and will be beautiful in the future. Let's try to recite this little poem together!
What you can see
(Qing) Yuan Mei
The shepherd boy rides the ox, and
The song vibrates Lin Yue.
trying to catch cicadas,
suddenly shut up.
That's all for sharing today's ancient poems. See you next time!