The most striking thing about "Li Sao" is its two types of images: beauty and vanilla. The image of beauty is generally interpreted as a metaphor, either as a metaphor for the king or as a metaphor for oneself. The former is like "Only the scattered grass and trees are afraid of the beauty's twilight", and the latter is like "all the women are jealous of my beautiful eyebrows, and there are rumors that I am good at lewdness". It can be said that Qu Yuan expressed his emotions to a large extent by pretending to be an abandoned wife, so the whole poem is emotionally sad and lingering, like crying and complaining. Using the husband and wife as a metaphor for the monarch and his ministers is not only vivid and in-depth with the situation at that time, but also conforms to traditional Chinese thinking habits. As early as the concept of yin and yang and the five elements developed in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the monarch and his husband, and his ministers and their wives were placed in the same position. This concept may have influenced Qu Yuan's creation. "Li Sao" is filled with a wide variety of herbs, which serve as decoration, support and enrich the image of beauty. At the same time, the vanilla image is an independent symbol. On the one hand, it refers to the noble character and personality; on the other hand, it is opposite to the bad grass and symbolizes both sides of the political struggle. In short, the image of vanilla beauty in "Li Sao" constitutes a complex and ingenious system of symbolic metaphors, making the poem subtle and vivid. "Li Sao" has an excellent description of his own pursuit. The first time he passed away passed through many divine realms, and was finally blocked by Emperor Yan. The second time he passed away, he couldn't bear to leave because he saw his motherland. The understanding of these two plots is generally based on what "Lingfen" said, "Where can there be no fragrant grass, how can you miss the old place", which is considered to symbolize Qu Yuan's attempt to leave Chu State and find another place where he can realize his ideals. However, Because of his nostalgia for his country, he finally couldn't make the trip.
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