Ask Liu Nineteen Appreciation

This poem can be described with two words, one is warmth and the other is elegance. It is getting late and it is about to snow. At dusk and snow, people are most likely to be lonely in their hearts, but this poem is written in a loving way because there is a warm and elegant friendship in it.

"New fermented wine from green ants, small stove made from red mud", green ants and red mud, a green character makes the dim twilight lively, a red character makes the cold white snow warm, plus The word "fire" allowed the warm affection to penetrate the snowy cold night and reach Liu Shijiu's heart. It's snowing in the evening, but it doesn't feel lonely and desolate. Instead, it's full of warmth and liveliness.

What is interesting in the poem is that Bai Juyi did not ask Liu Jiu if he could come and then prepare new fermented wine, but he had already prepared it and then asked Liu Jiu if he could come. From his acquaintance with friends, he knew that Liu Jiujiu would definitely come, so Bai Juyi would never be lonely in his heart. He had a good friend like Liu Jiuyi, and he would definitely come and drink with him when he was most lonely in his heart. . As a result, snowy days and cold nights no longer make people feel lonely. On the contrary, they make the stove in the house warmer.

The beauty of this poem lies in the word "cup". When heroes meet, they drink a thousand cups, which shows their generosity, but there is no emotional exchange; when elegant people meet, they drink at will and talk at will. Drinking is not the purpose, but a means of connecting feelings. The word "cup" makes the friendship between Bai Juyi and Liu Jiu become elegant but not indulgent. "Can I drink a cup of nothing?" The last sentence is a wonderful question, full of true feelings, and it has been heard for thousands of years.

The whole poem uses a homely tone, simple and friendly language, and expresses the sincere and intimate relationship between friends by writing about the desire to drink wine. The whole poem is concise and implicit, relaxed and free, and the poems are connected and coherent.

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The creative background of "Ask Liu Nineteen"

"Ask Liu Nineteen" is about Bai Juyi living in seclusion in Luoyang in his later years, "it was snowing at night" , written when I miss my old friend." Liu Shijiu was the author's friend when he was in Jiangzhou. The author also wrote a poem called "Liu Shijiu Stayed Together", which said that he was a virgin in Songyang. Some people also believe that this poem was written in the twelfth year of Yuanhe (817), but the poet was the Sima of Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) at that time, and it was impossible to invite Luoyang's old friends for a drink.

Looking through the whole poem, the words are shallow and emotional, but the words are short and the taste is long. Bai Juyi is good at discovering poetry in life, carefully refining the poetry in life, and using poetry to reflect the spring glow in human nature. This is what makes this poem so emotional for readers. The work is full of the sentiment of life, and the shallow language describes the beauty and sincere friendship in daily life.

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