Pastoral poetry is famous for its meaningful and beautiful poetic environment, quiet and elegant style, beautiful and refined language and multi-purpose line drawing. The following discusses pastoral poetry from several aspects.

First, the origin and development of pastoral poetry

Pastoral poetry originated in the pre-Qin period, when poets created many excellent works with the theme of depicting natural scenery and rural life. Such as "July" and "Curled Ears" in The Book of Songs, describe the farming life, grassland scenery and marriage customs at that time.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, pastoral poetry reached its peak. Many famous poets, such as Tao Yuanming, Wang Zhihuan, Meng Haoran, Bai Juyi and Su Shi, have created a large number of well-known pastoral poems. Their works not only depict beautiful natural scenery, but also express their yearning for a better life and their love for a happy country.

Second, the characteristics of pastoral poetry

1. Natural scenery: pastoral poems mainly describe natural scenery, such as mountains and rivers, pastoral areas, lakes and grasslands. The poet showed the beauty and harmony of nature through delicate brushwork.

2. Rural life: pastoral poetry pays attention to rural productive labor, customs and habits and the living conditions of farmers. For example, Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden depicts a peaceful and happy pastoral life.

3. Hermit: Pastoral poetry embodies the poet's yearning and pursuit of seclusion. Many poets, such as Tao Yuanming and Wang Zhihuan, have resigned and retired, and they have expressed their love for a comfortable and quiet life in their works.

4. Language style: The language style of pastoral poetry is fresh and refined, full of rhythm. Poets use rich rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, personification and metaphor, to make their works have high artistic value.

Third, classic pastoral poems and famous sentences.

1. Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden: "The land is flat and spacious, and the houses are like this. There are fertile fields and beautiful pools of mulberry and bamboo. Bustling traffic, chickens and dogs hear each other. "

2. Wang Zhihuan's "Heron Lodge": "The mountains cover the day, and the sea drains the golden river. But as long as you go up a flight of stairs, you can broaden your horizons by 300 miles. "

3. Meng Haoran's "Dongting Lake to Prime Minister Zhang": "The lake here in August is in harmony with the sky. Clouds and clouds are in the valley, and Yueyang City is also trapped. "

4. Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass: The vast grass crosses the plain and comes and goes with the four seasons. Wildfire never completely devoured them, and they grew taller again in the spring breeze. "

Four. idyll

Landscape pastoral poetry is an idyllic poem with landscape and rural life as its theme. For example, Su Shi's "Huanxisha Soft Grass Crossing the Rain" and Du Xunhe's "Sending Friends to wuyue". These works not only depict the beautiful natural scenery, but also show the poet's longing for a better life.