What is the sentence preceding the phrase "the trees and grass are shaking and the dew turns to frost"?

The grass and trees are shaking and the dew turns to frost. The previous sentence means that the autumn wind is bleak and the weather is cool.

The meaning of the original sentence is: The autumn wind is bleak, the weather is cold, the grass and trees are withering, and the white dew is frost.

"Two Songs of Yan" is a set of seven-character poems created by Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty. This set of poems is about a woman missing her husband who is far away. It is a masterpiece of romance. The language of the whole poem is clear and beautiful, the emotions are euphemistic, and the syllables are harmonious. The emotions of the characters are expressed as lingering, sad, and moving. This poem is the oldest existing complete seven-character poem in the history of Chinese literature and occupies a very important position in the history of the development of Chinese poetry.

This is the oldest complete seven-character poem in the history of Chinese literature. Although it uses rhyme for every sentence and has the shortcoming of monotonous rhyme, it occupies a very important position in the history of the development of Chinese poetry. "One" was selected into the Yuefu poems in "Selected Works·Volume 27" by Liang Xiaotong of the Southern Dynasties.

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"Two Songs of Yan" is a poem written by Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty. It tells a story about a woman missing her husband who is a guest in a distant place. It is a masterpiece of romance. The language of the whole poem is clear and beautiful, the emotions are euphemistic, and the syllables are harmonious. The emotions of the characters are expressed as lingering, sad, and moving. This is the oldest complete seven-character poem in the history of Chinese literature. Although it uses rhyme for every sentence and has the shortcoming of monotonous rhyme, it occupies a very important position in the history of the development of Chinese poetry.

"The autumn wind is bleak, the weather is cool, the grass and trees are shaking and turning to frost, and the swallows are leaving and flying to the south." The first three sentences describe a solemn scene of late autumn, preparing for the appearance of the heroine. The image here is visual, auditory, and sensory. It gives people a feeling of emptiness, loneliness, and decline.

This scene is consistent with the inner feelings of the heroine who is about to appear. Although these three sentences are just descriptions of scenery and no positive romance, readers can already feel that the love is filling the page. This method of expressing feelings of farewell and nostalgia by writing about autumn scenery is traditional in China.

From here we can not only see the continuity of thoughts and feelings between "Yan Ge Xing" and them, but also the direct adoption of the language and vocabulary. But in Cao Pi's writing, everything has become something with his unique ideological outlook and unique artistic style.

The ideas expressed in the work are not complex, and the subject matter is not particularly new. However, as an upper-class figure in the ruling class, Cao Pi can care about such a matter that affects thousands of households, and he places such a great value in the poem. Deep sympathy is very valuable.

In art, he vividly depicts the emotions and psychology of the lyrical heroine. She is graceful and solemn, fiery yet reserved, eager yet dignified. The work skillfully integrates lyrical descriptions of scenes, narration of people, and the heroine's soliloquies, forming a style that is full of twists and turns, desolate and sad.