How to understand the title of this article?

How to understand the meaning of the title of the article?

In narrative reading, the following questions will arise: What does the title of the article mean? How to answer? Where should I start to answer?

The title is a high summary of the content, thoughts and feelings of the article. Setting such a topic is generally to examine the examinee's understanding and grasp of the thoughts and feelings of the article. If the topic is rhetorical, it will be more comprehensive to analyze it.

Understand the meaning or function of narrative title

The title is the "eyes" of the article. Generally speaking, the titles of narrative and lyric articles generally have profound meanings or implied multiple meanings. A correct understanding of the meaning or function of the titles of such articles can help students understand the ideological connotation of literary works and clarify the ideas of the articles. Therefore, the analysis and understanding of the title is particularly important, and understanding the meaning or function of the article title has become a hot knowledge point in the senior high school entrance examination over the years.

Techniques and examples

Skill 1. The analysis of headline words is to understand the original meaning and literal meaning of keywords in the title of an article and contact the content of the article to get the deep meaning or function of the title.

Example 1: 2009 Shenyang senior high school entrance examination "Light of Fog Lighthouse" No.1 12: What does the title "Light of Fog Lighthouse" mean? (4 points)

Analysis and Inspiration: This article tells the story of Colin Jr., with the help of everyone, rekindling the light of the lighthouse and welcoming his lost father at sea in the most primitive way, showing the love and true feelings of the world. Literally, the word "light" in the title of The Light of the Fog Lighthouse means the light of the lighthouse, but it obviously has a deeper meaning when it comes to the content and emotion described in the article.

Through the above analysis of the literal meaning of "light" in the title and the content of the article, we can sort out the following answers: the light that the lighthouse lights up again also refers to the light of human nature flashing by human love and true feelings.

Skill 2: Rhetorical analysis of titles is to understand the meaning or function of titles by understanding the rhetorical devices of titles and connecting the characters and implied emotions of the articles.

Example 2. In 2009, the senior high school entrance examination in Shandong Province entitled "Mother's Feather" Question 10: Read the full text carefully and think. What exactly does "mother's feather" mean? What are the advantages of this topic? (4 points)

Analysis and Inspiration: This article describes the beloved, carefree and happy life of my mother before she decided to be a mother, and the scene that she took on family responsibilities after becoming a mother, praising the greatness of maternal love. Whether a mother wears a down jacket or not is a portrayal of these two lives. Knowing this content, we can know that the title "Mother's Feather" is obviously a metaphor for mother before she decides to be a mother.

"Mother's Feather" means that she lived a beloved, carefree, free and happy life before she decided to be a mother. The vivid title makes the title full of connotation and charm, which is easy to arouse readers' in-depth thinking.

Tip 3. Analyze the content, that is, analyze the ideological content revealed by the topic from the writing content, the author's emotion and the theme significance.

Example 3, "The Door" in the senior high school entrance examination in Yangzhou in 2009 Question 22: What doors can be understood as the "doors" in the title? Contact the full text and give a brief explanation respectively. (6 points)

Analysis and Enlightenment: This article tells the story of a policeman who became a bad teenager because of ignorance. Finally, under the guidance and encouragement of an old man (the door that was intentionally opened for teenagers), he reopened his heart and restored his confidence in life. Knowing this content, we can analyze the meaning of the topic "door" by analyzing the content of the article.

Literally refers to the "door": ① the door of teenagers: the door where teenagers shut themselves at home; Old man's door: the door that the old man intentionally left unlocked for the young.

From the emotional analysis of content expression, it also refers to the virtual door, that is, the "heart door": ① the heart door of teenagers: teenagers shut themselves up because of their inferiority complex and dare not associate with others; Or: under the guidance and encouragement of the old man, the teenager finally restarted his heart and restored his confidence in life. 2 People's trust door: others dislike him, guard against him, stop trusting him, and close a door on him. In other words, the old man approached him and interacted with him, which skillfully opened a door of trust and confidence for him.

Tip 4. Analyze the background and clues. In some articles, we need to know the background of the article or sort out the clues of the article in order to deeply understand the content of the article and the author's emotions. When understanding the title of an article, we can analyze the ideological content revealed by the title by analyzing the background or clues.

Example 4. The eighth question of "Beijing time is less than time" in the senior high school entrance examination in Henan Province in 2009: Contact the full text and talk about the meaning of "Beijing time is less than time". (3 points)

Analysis and Inspiration: This article tells that in Dicos, the father and son in the countryside missed the time of the "buy one get one free" preferential activity, and the customers, waiters and I deliberately made a mistake, saying that the time in Beijing was less than 10, so that the father and son got the discount burger as they wished. "There is not enough time in Beijing" is a white lie, which fully embodies everyone's love, kindness and sympathy. The question is: Why tell this lie for a father and son in the countryside? We need to know the background of the story: in order to reward his admitted son, the country father rushed dozens of miles to buy hamburgers early in the morning. Knowing this background, we can easily know that this sentence is a white lie and understand the topic.

Reference answer: (1) In order to let the father and son in the country buy discounted hamburgers, the customers, waiters and I made a deliberate mistake, saying that Beijing time was less than 10. (2) "Less than 0: 00 Beijing time/kloc-0" is a white lie, which fully reflects everyone's love, goodwill and sympathy.

Knowledge accumulation

The main functions of article titles

1, explaining the main content of the article; Reveal (hint) the main idea of the article.

2. Explain the environment in which the story takes place.

3. Point out writing clues or emotional clues.

4. Determine the description object and emotional tone of the article.

5. Explain the circumstances in which the story takes place.

6. Set suspense to attract readers; Very philosophical and thought-provoking.

Real exercise

_ _ _ _ _ _ Touch a chord

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That day, I went to the railway station to meet the guests from Hankou.

In the station square in the early morning, people were sparse, and suddenly a man in his thirties came out. He took two steps to me, and some hesitated to call me "Big Brother".

At first, I thought I heard him wrong, because I didn't know him, and when I looked back, there was no one else. Then the man called me "big brother", and his eyes looked very helpless. I said, "Did you call me? I want to make sure, "he nodded and said," brother, when I got off the bus just now, my wallet was stolen and I couldn't go home. I guess ...

I know what he means, and many pictures immediately pop up in my mind: beggars with broken limbs, liars who make up their own disasters ... such people are everywhere in the streets, and it is not difficult to find them. Just outside the ticket hall, there is an old woman lying on the ground, shaking her lunch box and asking for money!

What should I do? Is this a good man? Or a liar? Go away or save him? The man hung his head and waited for my answer. Just then, a six-or seven-year-old girl ran up to me and said, "Uncle … really, my father really lost his wallet. If you don't believe me, uncle, I'll sing you a song! " Say that finish, he smiled at me and began to sing, "little ya ya, little Jiro, put a book on her back and put it at school. ...

The little girl has been singing with a smile on her face, and that pure and sweet smile flows into my heart like a clear spring.

As soon as the man saw the little girl running, he shouted at the little girl, "I told you to wait. Who told you to come?" The little girl was frightened by her father's cry and stood firmly behind me.

Could it be a play directed by father and daughter together? I suddenly had this idea in my mind, but thinking of my daughter's innocent smile just now, how could they be liars? I also secretly scolded myself. Then I said, "Don't scold the children. How much do you need? "

I ... I need, I need 150 yuan. Men don't know whether they are excited or embarrassed. Anyway, it took him a long time to say this number. When I handed him the money, he asked me for the address and said he would pay me back later. I waved. I leaned down and patted the little girl on the face and said, "Little guy, it's so cute." Then I got up and left.

On the platform, I waited for the train I was waiting for, and I also received the person I should have met. Then we walked back along the platform. Just as we were about to get out of the platform, we suddenly heard several dull knocks at the train window. I looked up, and it was their father and daughter, grinning, waving at me and smiling at me. Ah! They are not liars. Yeah! There are not so many liars in this world.

At that moment, why did I suddenly and resolutely give the money to that person to help? Now I can only think of one thing: the pure angelic smile of that little girl suddenly resonated with me!

Smile, is it the same language that God has given to all mankind? You see, this sweet language, like a gentle hand, touches the softest part of human nature at once. What I want to say is, not only little girls, when we try to smile at others, will we suddenly strike a chord that is friendly to the whole world?

Reading training:

1, according to the content of the article, complete the title and tell me the reasons for your supplement.

2. Summarize the underlined content in the text in concise language.

Reference answer:

1. A smile that touches the heartstrings, because the article wrote the little girl's smile three times, and the little girl's smile strengthened my determination to help this stranger. The theme of the article can be revealed by the title "A smile that touches the heartstrings".

2. Described the complex psychology that I don't know whether I should help this strange man.