What expression and function does cicada use in this poem?

Expression technique: the meaning of support

Function: To express rich meanings with the help of specific objects, which is vivid and fascinating.

Original text:

cicada

Tang Dynasty: Yu Shinan

Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.

Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind.

Translation:

Cicada hangs down its tentacles like a hat tassel, sucking the clear and sweet dew, and constantly chirping from the sparse branches of the phoenix tree.

Cicada's voice can spread far because of its height, not by the power of autumn wind.

Extended data:

Cicada is a five-character ancient poem by Yu Shinan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, and it is a poem with symbolic significance. The author's implication is that the first and second sentences are based on the topic of cicada habitat, drinking dew and cicada singing, which is a metaphor for people's comeliness, high standards and elegance; The third sentence and the fourth sentence use the words "self" and "non" respectively, which are full of tension in both positive and negative aspects, expressing warm praise and high confidence in people's inner character.

The whole poem is concise and vivid, and the metaphor is clever, which is thought-provoking with Qiu Chan's noble and arrogant character.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-cicada