moon 🌙
月 yuè
bright moon🌙
明月 míng yuè
I raise my head to look at the bright moon
舉頭望明月
poem
詩 shī
ancient poetry
古詩 gǔ shī
There is bright moonlight shed in front of my bed
床前明月光
frost ❄
霜 shuāng
lower one's head
低頭 dī tóu
As I lower my head, I begin to miss my hometown
低頭思故鄉
Which two lines provide the setting information of the poem, such as time, place, and season?
床前明月光,疑是地上霜。
gaze/stare👀
望 wàng
raise one's head
舉頭 jǔ tóu
I thought it was frost on the ground
疑是地上霜
Why does the poet look at the moon?
因爲詩人與他的家人可以看著同一個月亮。Because he thinks his family is staring at the same moon.
question/guess/think
疑 yí
hometown 🏘
故鄉 gù xiāng
Why does the poet raise his head and then lowers his head?
Because lowering one's head is a more emotional and emotionally profound gesture. It's also because of the use of parallelism.