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Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
It was a long time ago that I met her, but since we separated, the time has become longer, the east wind is blowing, and a hundred flowers are blooming.
Silkworms in spring will weave until they die, and candles will drain the wick every night.
In the morning, she saw her hair cloud changing in the mirror, but she bravely faced the cold of the moonlight with her evening song.
There are not many roads to Pengshan. Oh, Bluebird, listen! -Give me what she said! . (Pengshan Zuo Yi: Penglai)
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Untitled: Since the Tang Dynasty, some poets often use "untitled" as the title of their poems when they are unwilling to mark the topic that can express the theme.
When the east wind rises, a hundred flowers blossom: this refers to late spring, when a hundred flowers wither. East wind, spring breeze. Remain, wither.
Silk perfection: silk is homophonic with "thinking", which means "thinking" and contains the meaning of acacia.
Candle Torch: Candles.
Tears began to dry: tears refer to the burning candle oil, and pun here refers to the tears of acacia.
Xiaojing: Get dressed and look in the mirror in the morning. Mirror, used as a verb, means to look in the mirror.
Yunbin: A woman's beautiful hair is a symbol of her youth.
I should think: the word imagination.
Leng Yue: It refers to the deepening of the night.
Pengshan: Penglai Mountain, the legendary fairy mountain on the sea, refers to the fairyland and the residence of Sifu.
Jade bird: a mythical messenger who sent letters to the Queen Mother of the West.
Diligence: Friendship is sincere and profound.
Kan: visit.
This poem expresses the love psychology in a feminine style. It contains burning desire and persistence in sorrow, and its emotional realm is profound and rich.
The first two sentences are about the unfortunate experience of love and the mood of the lyric hero: because of some power, it is difficult for a pair of lovers to meet each other, and the pain of separation is unbearable for her. The "don't" in the first sentence does not mean that we say goodbye now, but refers to the established forced separation. The word "difficult", the first refers to the difficulty of meeting, and the second is pain and embarrassment. In previous poems, some sentences such as "It's a piece of cake to meet difficulties" (Ge Yanxing by Cao Pi) and "It's a piece of cake to meet difficulties" (Hugh by Ding Du by Song Wudi) all emphasize the difficulty of reunion and lament the pain of parting. Li Shangyin went further from here, saying that "seeing each other late" means "parting is also difficult"-it is difficult to give up and the pain is unbearable. The poet used the word "difficult" twice in one sentence, and the appearance of the second word "difficult" gave people a slight sense of suddenness because of repetition, which made the whole poem interlocking and made the parting pain of reunion after a long separation particularly profound and lingering because of the low expression; This sentimental modality is not easy to understand in such a straightforward narrative as "Don't be easy to get". This lyric hero is already so sad, but facing the scenery in late spring, of course, it makes her sad. In late spring, the east wind is weak, flowers bloom and fall, and the beautiful spring is about to pass away. There is nothing that human beings can do about it. Their own misfortunes and mental pains are like flowers that wither with the passage of spring, because beautiful things are destroyed, which makes people feel endless disappointment and regret! The phrase "the east wind rises and a hundred flowers blossom" not only describes the natural environment, but also reflects the poet's state of mind. Things blend with me, and the mind and nature reach a subtle fit. This kind of description that reflects people's situation and feelings with scenery is common in Li Shangyin's works.