A Laugh's the Answer: A Great Collection of Those Hilarious Satirical Verses
Since ancient times, Chinese poems are full of satire and humor. And these funny satirical verses not only make people laugh, but also let us appreciate the wisdom and talent of the ancients in a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. Here, let's take a look at these funny ironic verses!
First of all, let's take a look at the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's "Fugue Guyuan Grass Sends Farewell": "The grass on the plains of Li Li, withers and grows every year. Wildfire cannot be eliminated, but it grows again in the spring breeze." This poem uses the growth process of grass as a metaphor for the ups and downs of life, and also satirizes those creatures that undergo trials and tribulations but are reborn.
Let's look at the poem "Jiang Cheng Zi - Remembering a Dream on the Twentieth Day of the First Month of the Year of the B.M." by Su Shi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, "The small building listens to the spring rain one night, and the deep alley sells apricot blossoms in the bright morning." This poem uses spring rain and apricot blossoms to depict a mood of beauty, and at the same time satirizes those who live a boring life with spring rain.
To cite another example, the Ming Dynasty poet Yang Shen's "Linjiang Xian - Rippling with the Waves for Ten Million Miles" reads, "The white sun slopes down in the vastness of parting sorrows, and the eastward pointing of the bard's whip is the end of the world." The theme of this poem is the bitterness of parting, and the scene of the vastness of parting sorrow is used to satirize those who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
Apart from these famous poems, there are also many hilarious satirical verses circulating in the folklore. This poem uses an exaggerated tone to satirize those who do superficial work.
All in all, these hilarious satirical verses not only make us feel happy in our daily life, but also let us appreciate the charm of poetry in laughter. In the days to come, we should read more and savor these classics to make our lives more colorful.