Two against what, orioles against what.

In ancient poetry, it is often required that the sentences before and after the poem are harmonious and consistent. Du Fu's quatrains are famous for their neat antithesis. If you want to know what two orioles are right about, read this article!

Two against what, orioles against what.

In quatrains, "two" is opposite to "one line", "oriole" is opposite to "egret". The poem "Two orioles sing among the green willows and a row of egrets fly into the sky" means that two orioles sing among the green willows and a row of egrets fly into the blue sky.

Quatrain

Du Fu [Tang Dynasty]

"Two orioles sing green willows, and egrets cover the sky."

My window framed the snow-covered western hills. My door often says "goodbye" to ships sailing eastward.

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Two orioles sang among the green willows, and a line of egrets went straight into the blue sky.

Sitting by the window, you can see the Millennium snow in Xiling, and ships from Dongwu, thousands of miles away, are parked in front of the door.

To annotate ...

Xiling: Xiling Snow Mountain.

Autumn snow: refers to the snow that does not melt for thousands of years in Xiling Snow Mountain.

Park: Park.

Soochow: The territory of ancient Wu, in Jiangsu Province.

Wan Li Ship: A ship not far from Wan Li.

Creation background

In 755 AD, the "An Shi Rebellion" broke out, and Du Fu once fled to Zizhou. In 763 AD, the "An Shi Rebellion" ended. In the second year after the end, Du Fu also returned to Chengdu Caotang. At that time, he was in a good mood Faced with the vitality of this school, he couldn't help writing this poem.