Philosophical poetry is a poem that expresses the poet's philosophical views and reflects philosophical truth. It clarifies the most basic and universal truth of nature and human society. Philosophical poems tend to integrate abstract philosophy with concrete images, understand people's truth with vivid images and touch people's feelings. For example, the stone title Xilin wall.
Seen from the side of the ridge, it becomes a mountain peak.
The distance is different.
I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain,
Just because I'm in this mountain.
The first two sentences of the poem show the magnificent image of Lushan Mountain in the reader's mind, while the last two sentences are reasoning. The philosophy revealed in the whole poem is that people's understanding of things is prone to subjective and one-sided idealism errors due to the limitations of subjective and objective conditions. If you want to see the problem comprehensively, you must learn to "go in" and "go out". Go deep into things and make detailed observations. "Going out" means jumping out of things, observing things from different angles and distances, and avoiding "being fascinated by the parties". Even in past lives, people who know things can avoid looking at problems in isolation, one-sided and subjective ways and fully understand things.
It can be seen that although philosophical poetry is only a few words, it reveals profound truth.
Second, the classification of philosophical poems
Those classified as philosophical poems, although they all contain philosophy, have different emphases and can be roughly divided into the following three categories according to their contents.
1, focusing on emotion. For example, "bean sprouts"
Good son,
Helpless to be put into the water tank.
Soak for a few days and nights to become,
White-haired old man-
Long beard,
Thin figure,
Not like a man or a ghost.
Poverty, compulsion,
Push to the market.
Sadly,
Sell your image,
Sell crispy ones.
This philosophical poem is shocking to read.
It involves social problems such as people's emotions.
2. Emphasize philosophy. For example, the title Xilin wall mentioned above, and for example, the dirt in modern Lu Li.
Always think of yourself as a pearl
There is always the pain of being buried.
Treat yourself like dirt.
Let everyone step on you.
There are many understandings of the poem, and Bian Xiao thinks the following understanding is correct: only the people are immortal, only history is eternal, and the role of individuals in immortality and eternity can only be minimal. The spirit of "treating yourself like dirt" is an eternal pursuit to make your life value immortal.
3. Emphasize the taste of life. For example, "bamboo"
Don't think I'm slim,
Birds don't buy my account,
The wind always bullies me,
Kiss and run.
The poem vividly depicts bamboo, which is full of fun and gives people beautiful enjoyment.
Third, the characteristics of philosophical poetry
Philosophical poems are vivid, implicit and meaningful. Vivid artistic images contain more abstract philosophies. Focus on summing up the wisdom of life and conveying rational interest. For example, modern Yu Yafei's Watching the Tide of Qiantang River.
Watching the waves in Qiantang,
Instantly, it is outrageous;
In a seemingly ordinary river,
The energy is amazing.
The poem takes the tide of Qiantang River as the image, showing that there is amazing energy under the seemingly ordinary waves of Qiantang River, which can turn up overwhelming waves in an instant. It means that there will be great power behind seemingly ordinary phenomena.
Fourth, the requirements of philosophical poetry.
When writing philosophical poems, the images should be vivid and implicit, and the reason should be in the images. Avoid being straightforward, shallow and tasteless, and try to avoid the concept being greater than the image. For example, the "World Boxing Championship"
Knocked down,
No one sympathizes.
Knock others down,
On the contrary, I got a handsome bonus.
This poem is poetic, but not subtle enough, and belongs to the category of "concept is greater than image", so it is not an excellent work.
In short, an excellent philosophical poem should not only have the essence of the poem, but also have vivid images, themes and logic implied in the images. Such a philosophical poem is well-deserved to be called "a bright pearl in the crown of poetry".
Appendix: Please correct and criticize the two philosophical poems written by Bian Xiao recently!
First, "five musts, inspection and prediction"
(Yun Tong. Betting on Europe rhymes)
Watching the trees grow and flowers fall,
See autumn in a leaf.
Depending on the good and evil in the world,
Remember to plan ahead.
Second, "the four wonders. Revelation of water "
(Yun Tong. Yayunyun)
The river gurgles eastward,
Thousands of ditches and valleys are inseparable from the sects.
Pentium Wan Li has finally arrived,
Into the ocean!
Three. life
On the Mercedes-Benz train,
Face the window.
Too late to recall the past;
Capture the fleeting moment;
Looking forward to the instant future.