What do images in poetry mean?

The image of poetry usually refers to the natural image, that is, the image taken from nature and entrusted with feelings. The ancients believed that meaning was an internal abstract mind, just like an external concrete object; Meaning originates from the heart and is expressed through images, which are actually the sustenance of meaning.

In fact, China's traditional poetics refers to the artistic techniques of expressing feelings in scenery, borrowing scenery to express feelings and blending scenes. The process of poetry creation is a process of observation, feeling, brewing and expression, and a process of reappearing life. Sometimes, social things recited in poetry, characters depicted, life scenes depicted, social life plots and historical facts laid out are also used to entrust feelings, which is also an image.

That is, the social image relative to the object image and the natural image. It is a term used in the analysis of poetry and prose, which refers to everything that constitutes artistic conception. This kind of thing often carries the author's subjective feelings, and these images combine to form an artistic conception. For example, in Ma Zhiyuan's "Qiu Si", in the sentence "Old vines and old trees cry faintly, small bridges and flowing water"

Interpretation is: at dusk, a group of crows landed on an old tree with withered vines and made a piercing cry. Under the small bridge, the running water tinkled, and a thin horse on the ancient road struggled against the west wind.

Dead vines, old trees, faint crows, small bridges, running water and people are all images in the poem. When these images are combined together, they become a sad and sad artistic conception. The image is concrete, and the artistic conception is the combination of the overall environment and feelings composed of concrete things. Feelings are pinned on the scene, and there are feelings in the scene, and the scene blends.

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Images in ancient poems

First, the image of "Liu"?

The words "1", "Liu" and "Liu" are homophonic, which often means parting. "Where to wake up tonight? Yang Liuan, the breeze is weakening. Interpretation: Who knows where I am when I wake up tonight? I'm afraid only Liu 'an faces the sharp morning breeze and the waning moon at dawn. It shows Liu Yong's nostalgia for his lover.

2. "Willow" is planted in front of eaves and behind houses, and is often used as a symbol of hometown. "I went to Wan Li, a high city, and the willows were like Tingzhou." Interpretation: When Wan Li was climbing a tall building, homesickness came into being. In his eyes, water plants and willows are like Tingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. Expressed Xu Hun's infinite concern for his hometown.

3, "Liu" floc is erratic and often used as a relief. "If you ask how much leisure you have. Yichuan tobacco is full of wind. It rains when the plums are yellow. " Interpretation: If you ask me how sad I am. Just like endless tobacco, catkins flying all over the city, and the continuous plum rain in Huangshi. It vividly illustrates the depth of Zhu He's sadness at this time.

Second, the image of "Yan"?

1. Swallows become a symbol of love because they fly together. For example, "the fallen flower is independent, and the micro-swift flies." Interpretation: people are faint and independent in the falling flowers, and swallows fly in the breeze and drizzle. It shows the poet's sad and melancholy mood after waking up from his dream, and his love for the object of admiration.

2. The habit of swallows clinging to their nests has become the sustenance of classical poetry to express current events and personnel metabolism. "In the old society, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people." Interpretation: Swallows under Xie 'an eaves in Wang Dao have now flown into the homes of ordinary people. It not only symbolizes the prosperity of Wuyi Lane in the past, but also reveals the poet's infinite feelings in the face of past and present changes.

Third, the image of "water"

1. Because of the softness and coldness of water, water is often compared to something that can be seen and touched but difficult to grasp, such as moonlight. Such as: "The day is cool like water at night, sitting and watching the morning glory and Vega." Interpretation: The stone steps in the night are as cold as cold water, sitting in the bedroom and staring at the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. It reflects the tragic fate of women in feudal times from the side.

2. Because of the constant shearing and softness of water, water is often used as a metaphor for sadness. For example, Li Bai's "But since the water is still flowing, although we cut it with swords, it is even more worrying to raise a glass to dispel our worries." Interpretation: It's like pulling out a treasure knife and cutting water. The water was not cut off, but flowed faster. I raised my glass and drank heavily. I wanted to drown my sorrows in wine, but it turned out to be even more worrying.

It expresses the poet's anxiety and sadness, because he strongly feels the irreconcilable contradiction between reality and ideal.

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