Advantages of Chen Shidao's Poetry

Chen Shidao's literary achievements mainly lie in his poetry creation. He himself said, "At the beginning of poetry, there is no poetic method." Later, when I saw Huang Tingjian's poems, I couldn't put them down. I burned my past poems together and learned from Huang. The two men pushed each other. Jiangxi Poetry School displays Huang Tingjian, Huang Tingjian and Huang Tingjian as "three schools". In fact, Chen Shidao only studied Huang Tingjian's poetic style for a period of time, and later found that Huang Tingjian was "too strange, not as strange as DUZH" (Poems on the Back Hill), so he devoted himself to learning from Du Fu. Huang Tingjian also expressed admiration for his achievements in studying Du Fu. He once said to Wang Yun that Chen Shidao "knew the key of the ancients in his composition, and Lao Du's syntax in his poems, but today's poets can't count" (Wang Yun's Collection of the Mountain after the Topic). Fang Hui's Ying Sui has the saying of "one ancestor and three schools", that is, Du Fu is the ancestor, and the three schools are Huang Tingjian, Chen. Fang Hui also said: "Lao Du's poems are the highest in Tang poetry, while Huang and Chen's poems are the highest in Song poetry." ,

Chen Shidao wrote poems about the back hill.

Generally speaking, due to the influence of Huang Tingjian, Chen Shidao's poems should be "passive without words", but his knowledge is not as good as Huang Tingjian's, and he needs to "tear down the east and make up the west" (the second rhyme Su Gong's Migratory Fish in the West Lake), which inevitably makes him tired. On the other hand, learning from Du Fu is only devoted to formal meter, so although it can be similar in form, it often lacks the deep spirit of Du Fu. He succeeded in learning from Du Fu's five-character and seven-character poems, such as "whatever happens at the end of the year, the guests in front of the lamp are not empty." In the troubled half life, there is nothing in the dream. Short worry is white, bad face is red with wine. I sing and dance, and I am slightly the same. "("Except at night, give a little chapter to wine ")" When it rains, there is no monk in the old house. I want to go out and laugh, but I don't want to go back to my temple to chase the dust. The wind turns over three cobwebs, and the thunder bee occupies two official positions. Many spring appointments with southern neighbors have failed, and they have not blossomed so far. "(Spring Show Neighborhood). The former can show his efforts in following the syntax of Du Fu's poems, while the latter is similar to the constitution of Du Fu's poems. His description of the Five Classics is very hard, and he asked himself to create words and meanings, but his frankness still did not break away from the habits of Jiangxi School. He also has some poems with simple feelings, such as "I am so happy that I can't speak, and my tears are all gone." "(Xiu San Zi);" What's the use of fame Don't worry. "("Send my uncle Dr. Guo to Xichuan to be punished "). The latter poem "Encourage My Uncle" was appraised by Fang Hui as "a realistic person who learns from Lao Du, withered and thin, with deep feelings." ("the marrow of the law"). Some of his poems are plain and tasteful, such as "books are easy to read and finish, and guests can't come." "(quatrains); There are also romantic and colorful ones, such as: "the spring breeze always closes the lane, which mistakenly gives the brothel its name." "I don't hesitate to take a look at the shutter in case your eyes are not clear." (Song Xing), but this is rare. According to legend, he works very hard in poetry. He usually travels, and as soon as he has poetic ideas, he rushes back to his quilt and lies down, and poetry becomes a success. Sometimes I groan for days and hate to hear people's voices, so Huang Tingjian called it "behind closed doors to find a Chen without me" ("Jingjiang Pavilion is a disease"). This serious creative attitude is worthy of recognition, but his poems are not deep enough and sometimes difficult.

Portrait of Chen Shidao