Laughing like the spring breeze caresses the heart: the wonderful beauty of humor in ancient poems

Laughing like the spring breeze caresses the heart: the wonderful beauty of humor in ancient poems

Since ancient times, poems have been known as the chicken soup for the Chinese soul, and the emotions, philosophies and even humor contained in them are intoxicating. In this vast world of poetry, ancient poems about laughter are especially striking. They put humor into words in a unique way, making people feel the fun of life while savoring the poems.

There is a famous line in the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's Fugue Gu Yuan Cao Sending Farewell, which reads, "When you laugh, your face is like a flower; when you cry, your tears are like snow. The poem uses the contrast between "when laughing" and "when crying" to graphically depict the emotional changes of the characters, thus creating a sense of humor. This kind of humor is not a superficial mockery, but a profound reflection of the complexity of human nature.

Let's take a look at Yuan Zhongdao's "Watching Meteors at Night", a poem written in the Ming Dynasty. In the poem, there are lines like "Like flying insects entering the ears, like falling leaves falling into the pool. It floats down to the Qiong Lou and enters the Milky Way Pond". Here, the poet compares the shooting stars to flying insects and falling leaves, which is vivid and humorous, but also reveals the poet's love and yearning for the starry sky.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty literati Yang Shen's "Linjiang Xian - Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water" begins with the phrase "Wave Amassed, the heroes of the ancient times", using the word "Amassed" as a pun to describe the raging waves of the Yangtze River, but also alludes to the heroes and heroes in the long river of history in the wash and elimination, humor in the sense of It has a sense of vicissitude in humor.

There are many other ancient poems about laughter, such as the Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji's "The Case of the Green Jade - Lantern Festival", which depicts the pomp and circumstance of the Lantern Festival with the phrase "The east wind releases thousands of flowers at night, and even more blowing down the stars, such as rain", creating a joyful atmosphere; and the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's "Autumn Sunset", which depicts the beauty of the autumn night with the phrase "The silver candles and the autumn light are cold on the painting screen, and the small fan is lightly wrapped around the light to flutter the streaming fireflies". The poet Du Mu's "Autumn Sunset" depicts the beauty of the autumn night, in which the scene of running fireflies is also with a sense of fun.

In a word, the beauty of humor in ancient poems not only makes people feel the joy of life while savoring the poems, but also conveys the poet's aspiration and pursuit of a better life. In today's fast-paced era, let's savor these ancient poems again, they will bring us endless joy and spiritual enjoyment.