On the Mid-Autumn Festival, I read Liu Yuxi's poem "Playing the Moon", which is extraordinary and picturesque.

The night is as cool as water, the sea is blue and the moon shines all over the world.

Thousands of years ago, on August 15th, someone stood in an independent atrium and watched the western Western jackdaw perch on a tree, and the osmanthus was wet with dew. Someone is on Dongting Lake, driving a boat and singing.

"Until the end, I never took a private photo of a family." The bright moon passed by palaces and castles, and also took pictures of ordinary people. How many feelings and sorrows have been provoked and how much joy has been brought to the world.

I like Liu Yuxi's Playing with the Moon on the 15th of August very much. "Tonight will be the moon, and I will wash the world again and again." Every word is extraordinary and picturesque.

China people have always had a special complex about the "moon". As early as ancient times, there was a custom in Yue Bai, and the Mid-Autumn Festival evolved from the Yue Bai.

The first Mid-Autumn Festival was on the autumnal equinox. Later, with the development of history, it gradually moved to August 15.

In the early Tang Dynasty, August 15 was officially recognized as a national festival, which was recorded in Emperor Taizong, that is, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15.

Although there is official certification, the custom of enjoying the moon in Chang 'an, the capital, is also very popular, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that this festival really became popular among the people and gave it more significance.

Therefore, you will find that in the Mid-Autumn Festival poems in the Song Dynasty and even later, most of them showed the expectation of reunion, while in the poems in the Tang Dynasty, more people enjoyed the moon and played with it.

For example, Bai Juyi's Huayang View invites friends to play the moon on August 15th, Xu Hun's Mid-Autumn Night Playing the Moon in Helin Temple, Si Kongtu's Mid-Autumn Festival and Cao Song's Mid-Autumn Festival to the Moon. , pay more attention to personal appreciation.

The same is true of Liu Yuxi's "Playing the Moon on the 15th of August", which even adds a bit of originality and elegance. Only after reading this poem can I know how beautiful the Mid-Autumn Night is.

The first couplet of this poem comes straight to the point, depicting a bright moon in the sky and the world being washed away.

Here, the poet deliberately picked out the word "tonight", echoing the title "August 15th".

"Huanying" refers to the world, and the language comes from "Music in Jin Dynasty, Three Drinks", "There is nothing in the ruling and opposition, and Huanying is very healthy".

The former sentence emphasizes time, and the latter sentence starts from space, and the whole world is shrouded in moonlight, showing the vastness of moonlight.

The most interesting thing is the word "wash". In poetry, it is common to wash the air with rain and the air with dew. However, the poet here said that the moon washes the air, which can be described as ingenious. The bright moon like water suddenly jumped out of the paper.

The last two sentences of couplets vividly depict the coolness and clarity of Mid-Autumn Night in the form of duality.

The heat has gone, leaving only a trace of coolness between heaven and earth; Autumn is crisp, everything is beautiful, everything is ethereal and clear.

"Nine Clouds" refers to the highest place in the sky, and "Wanjing" uses a wide range of words and depicts an extremely open picture.

All the scenery is sentimental and the world is clean, which also reflects the poet's state of mind at this time, indifferent, quiet and carefree.

Let's take a look at the two sentences of the neck link. The poet no longer describes the bright moon in a positive way, but sets off the crystal of the bright moon with stars and wind dew.

The starry sky is not as bright as the bright moon, and even the golden wind and jade dew are shining under its irradiation.

The word "let" is used most skillfully here, as if the stars were impressed by the light of the bright moon and were willing to give way.

The former sentence is a negative foil, and the latter sentence is a positive superposition and diversified writing. Its effect is not only a direct description, but also a little fun and enjoyment.

The final couplet "can change the world, but it is a jade capital", which makes the finishing point and sublimates the theme.

"Yujing" is another name for the moon, as well as Yuchan, Yulun, Yutu, Ice Wheel, Chanjuan and so on, all referring to the moon.

Things have changed several times, but the bright moon has always been so leisurely and unchanging.

Here, the poet reveals the mystery of the universe and the magic of nature by contrast. Although it also implies feelings, this kind of lament is shared by everyone, and there is not much sadness.

Throughout the poem, the realm is open, the language is beautiful and full of philosophy. It describes the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlit night as if it were a dream, without earthy flavor, which makes people feel sad.

Fang Hui, a poetry critic in Yuan Dynasty, commented that this poem was "wonderful", and I deeply agree with him.

I wonder if you also like Liu Yuxi's Mid-Autumn Festival poems? Welcome everyone to discuss together.

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Author: Poems to relieve worries