The Significance of Yuan Mei's Ancient Poems in Qing Dynasty

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Yuan Mei [Qing Dynasty]

Cowboys ride on the backs of oxen, and songs echo in the forest.

Suddenly want to catch the song of the tree, immediately stop singing and stand by the tree silently.

Then look at the translation:

The shepherd boy rode on the back of the cow, and the loud song echoed in the forest.

The shepherd boy probably wanted to catch the chirping cicada, and suddenly stopped and sang loudly.

Precautions:

Shepherd boy: refers to a child who tends cattle.

Vibration: oscillation; Echo. Explain that the shepherd boy's song is loud and clear.

Yuè: It refers to trees shaded by roadside.

Desire: want.

Catch: catch.

Ming: Call.

Stand: stand.

Creative background:

Yuan Mei loved life and lived in Jiangning after his resignation. He advocates expressing his temperament, and writes mostly about the leisure of literati. On the trip, the poet saw a shepherd boy singing on a cow. Suddenly he heard the sound of cicada, so he stopped singing and jumped down from the cow's back to catch cicada. This scene aroused the poet's poetic interest, and he wrote this poem "What he saw".

Appreciate:

The first sentence of this poem is plain and without trace. The tone of the second sentence suddenly rose, and the melody suddenly accelerated, forming a climax. One or two sentences describe the innocent, lively, carefree, lovely appearance and happy mood of the little shepherd boy. The word "riding" directly describes the shepherd boy's posture, and the word "vibration" indirectly points out his mood. Through the two verbs of "riding" and "shaking", the shepherd boy's carefree mood is brought out. He was almost completely intoxicated with the beauty of nature and hardly knew that there was a word "sadness" in the world. It is because of the joy in my heart that I can't help singing loudly and even stop the cloud "zhenlin".

Continue to describe the expression in three or four sentences. The third sentence is transition, which is posturing. Writing about the psychological activities of the shepherd boy explains his "silence" and is also the turning point of the whole poem. The fourth sentence, plummeting, such as thousands of feet hanging waterfall falling into a deep pool, came to an abrupt end. The word "suddenly" vividly shows the shepherd boy's surprised and alert character when he finds cicadas singing in the tree. "Suddenly" has changed: from loud to quiet, from walking to stopping, the expression of the little shepherd boy's eyes closed to pay attention to cicadas is full of charm. The verbs "approach" and "stand" vividly describe the innocent expression and childlike wit of a shepherd boy. The whole poem uses pure line drawing techniques, firmly grasps the performance of the little shepherd boy in an instant, vividly writes the clever characteristics of the little shepherd boy, and makes people feel the innocence and cuteness of the little shepherd boy.

This is a poem that reflects children's life. In his poem, the poet praised the little shepherd boy's life picture full of childlike interest. The poet first wrote about the dynamics of the little shepherd boy, and Gao sitting bull's style of singing loudly on his back was so loose and presumptuous; After writing the little shepherd boy's static state, he held his breath and stared at the cicada's expression with special concentration. "There are more silent complaints than talking". This change from dynamic to static is written suddenly and naturally, vividly depicting the image of the little shepherd boy who is naive, good at listening and troubled. It is in this ups and downs that this poem has achieved great artistic effect. The language of poetry is as clear, plain and natural as words. As for the next step, how the little shepherd boy catches cicadas or not, the poet hasn't written it yet, leaving it to readers to experience, daydream and think.

By describing the natural environment and social life, this poem directly expresses the feelings of life, which seems carefree, but in fact it entrusts with feelings. At the same time, this poem is lively and free and easy, with simple language and natural and vivid image. Throughout the poem, it depicts the peaceful, quiet and picturesque pastoral scenery, depicts the lively, free and naive image of a shepherd boy, and shows the poet's "true temperament". The poet once said, "A poet is childlike." Needless to say, what is described and depicted in the poem is the realm that the poet pursues all his life, and it is also the "true temperament" that he has repeatedly emphasized.

About the author:

Yuan Mei (17 16- 1797) was a poet and essayist in Qing dynasty. Zi Zi Cai was named Jian Zhai, and in his later years he was called Cangshan layman, Suiyuan master and Suiyuan old man. Han nationality, Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) people. Qianlong was a scholar for four years and served as a magistrate in Lishui, Jiangning and other counties. He has political achievements and came back at the age of forty. Build a garden at the foot of Xiaocang Mountain in Jiangning and recite it. A wide range of poetry disciples, especially female disciples. Yuan Mei is one of the representative poets in Ganjia period, and he is also called "the three great poets in Ganjia" with Zhao Yi and Jiang Shiquan.