There are seven types of images in the whole poem "Rain Alley" by Dai Wangshu. They are: rain alley, oil-paper umbrella, lyrical protagonist "I", rain, fence, "lilac", "lilac" "Same" girl.
The poem depicts a gloomy picture of the alleys in Jiangnan during the plum rainy season, thus forming a lyrical artistic conception rich in symbolic color. Here, the poet metaphorizes the dark and gloomy social reality at that time as a long, narrow and lonely "rain lane" with no sunshine, no vitality and vitality.
The lyrical protagonist "I" is a wanderer walking alone in such a rainy alley. "I" still cherish the longing and pursuit of beautiful ideals and hopes in loneliness. The "lilac-like girl" in the poem is a symbol of this beautiful ideal. However, this beautiful ideal is elusive and difficult to achieve. Extended information
"Rain Alley" creates a lyrical artistic conception rich in symbolic color. Here, the poet metaphorizes the dark and dull social reality at that time as a long, narrow and lonely "rain lane". There is no sound, no joy, no sunshine. The poet himself is such a lonely person wandering in the rain alley.
He cherishes a beautiful hope in his loneliness. I hope that a beautiful ideal will appear in front of me. The "lilac-like" girl described by the poet is a symbol of this beautiful ideal. However, the poet knows that this beautiful ideal is difficult to realize.
She was as full of sorrow and melancholy as herself, and it was fleeting, drifting away from her like a dream. What remains is the poet himself still wandering in the dark reality, and the hope that floats away like an unattainable dream.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuxiang