秋浦歌
（十七首其十五）
白发三千丈，
缘愁似个[1]长。
不知明镜里，
何处得秋霜[2]？
这一首是以夸张闻名的典型。第一句“白发三千丈”劈空而来，使人如见丈二金刚，摸不着头脑。第二句“缘愁似个长”点明，原来是忧愁使白发变得这样长的。那忧愁该有多么深重啊！诗人揽镜自照，大吃一惊，这哪里是满头白发，分明是饱经风霜的衰草嘛！这秋霜又是从哪里得来的呢？全诗戛然而止，发人深思，使人想起诗人饱经风霜的一生。
注释：
[1]个：如此，这般。
[2]秋霜：形容人的头发花白，宛如秋霜。
Songs of Autumn Pool
(XV)
My whitened hair would make a long,long cord,
As long as I am often bored.
I know not how the mirror bright
Reflects a head with hoarfrost white.[1]
Notes：
[1]with hoarfrost white=white with hoarfrost.
This is a typical poem famous for its exaggeration. The first sentence “white hair three thousand feet long” comes out of nowhere, making people feel confused as if they have seen a giant. The second sentence “sorrow is as long as this” points out that it is sorrow that makes the white hair grow so long. How deep must that sorrow be! The poet looked at himself in the mirror and was shocked. This is not a head full of white hair, but clearly withered grass that has been weathered by the frost! Where does this autumn frost come from? The whole poem ends abruptly, which makes people think deeply and reminds people of the poet’s weathered life.
