Originality and Appreciation of Ancient Chrysanthemum Poems

Dark purple, bright yellow.

They have the color of Tao Yuanming's Hedgerow and the fragrance of Lohan House.

Chrysanthemum is not afraid of wet dew, but afraid of the arrival of the sunset.

I am willing to stay by the water and drink the parrot cup, hoping to come to the feast of the rich.

Chrysanthemum appreciation

Li Shangyin felt hopeless about Bai Yutang's promotion, but he thought of self-destruction and turned into chrysanthemum wine, so that he could float in a parrot cup made of gold and ascend to a palace made of white jade. Although this feeling is strong, there is a desire to board the palace after all. By the end of the poem, those strong feelings had faded away. Bitter bamboo, pepper dock, faint fragrance, trickling tears, cold geese, cicadas singing at dusk, lonely road, pure respect for companions, a sigh and humiliation, and no anger at all. He lamented his works in his later years!

Except for the last couplet, the first four sentences describe the color and fragrance of chrysanthemum, which is similar to the brushwork of wild chrysanthemum, but the description of the latter is more abstract, mainly based on the author's impression. Writing about dying and dying is also similar to the feeling of "it's sad to coexist with the cold geese." At the end of the couplet, we can see the above analysis. The author has two views on this article: first, it is a matter of opinion to say that Li Shangyin's "self-destruction", and we can also interpret it as a sublimation. It takes brewing to become chrysanthemum wine, leaving the essence, so the emotion of the poem "Chrysanthemum" is indeed a little more positive than that of "Wild Chrysanthemum". Moreover, Li Shangyin's basic character will not change, although he lamented the old inferiority. The bitter bamboo, pepper dock and slight fragrance in the poem Wild Chrysanthemum have the same talent meaning as Ling Tao and Lohan in the poem, which is the poet's affirmation of his talent and character. We can see Li See Shangyin's sigh in different time and space from three poems: Chrysanthemum, Wild Chrysanthemum and Laibaifu, but we can also see Li See Shangyin's consistent attitude, and the poet's self-esteem has not decreased slightly. Finally, the author thinks that this poem "Chrysanthemum" is more suitable than the other two poems, which can not only get rid of the far-fetched history, but also compare the writing skills, words and emotional intensity.

A Brief Introduction to the Author of Chrysanthemum

Li Shangyin was born in Xingyang, Zhengzhou, and Qinyang, Hanoi (now Jiaozuo, Henan). He is good at poetry writing, and his parallel prose also has high literary value. He is one of the most outstanding poets in the late Tang Dynasty. Together with Du Mu, it is called "Xiao", and together with Wen, it is called "Wen Li". Because his poems and essays are similar to the paragraphs and essays of the same period, all three of them rank sixteenth in the family, so they are also called "Thirty-six Style". His poems are novel in conception and beautiful in style, especially some love poems and untitled poems are touching, beautiful and moving, and are widely read. However, some poems are too obscure to be solved, and there is even a saying that "poets always love Quincy and hate that no one writes about Jian Zheng". Caught in the struggle between Niu and Li, I was frustrated all my life. After his death, he was buried in his hometown of Qinyang (now the junction of Qinyang and Aibo County in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province). His works are included in Li Yishan's poems.