Chinese poem illustration: 绝句二首/ Jueju Two by Du Fu

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The two poems looks like a very ordinary scenic view depicting poems , which was written at the same time, same place with same feelings, employed the writing technique of imbedding feeling in the scenic view depicting , express feeling through view depicting( 寓情于景, 写景抒情).

To explore the feeling expressed in thee two poems, knowing the poet and knowing the time being(知人论世) is the starting point. This video shows an example how to use this technique to analysis classic poems, especially with the comparison of other videos on Du Fu’s poems like 丽人行, 春望, 春夜喜雨, 茅屋为秋风所破歌, 江南逢李龟年.

Today, this poem was mostly known by its unique wording of contrast and exaggeration: 江碧鸟逾白,山青花欲燃.

绝句二首
杜甫

迟日江山丽,春风花草香。
泥融飞燕子,沙暖睡鸳鸯。

江碧鸟逾白,山青花欲燃。
今春看又过,何日是归年。

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