"Poetry of Crying Flowers" is a poem written by Cao Xueqin about Lin Daiyu in Chapter 26 of "Dream of Red Mansions".
"Poetry of Weeping Flowers"
The young man is talented and beautiful, and he comes out of the embroidered palace alone with a delicate fragrance.
The whimpering still lingered, and the ground was covered with fallen flowers and birds flying in fright.
Appreciation:
1. From the perspective of artistic techniques, the poem uses the expression methods of line drawing, symbolism and contrast to briefly describe Lin Daiyu's sad and wandering posture when she steps out of her boudoir. At the same time, the symbol of "falling flowers all over the ground" is used to hint at Daiyu's fate, creating a melancholy, elegant and sad environment, and highlighting the protagonist's sensitive, delicate, complex and unspeakable mood.
2. From the perspective of artistic structure, the first sentence of the poem directly describes Daiyu’s unparalleled talent and appearance, the second sentence describes Daiyu’s lonely and noble character, and the third and fourth sentences use Daiyu’s movements to “whimper” directly. It evokes the effect of "falling flowers all over the ground and frightened birds flying". The virtual and the real complement each other, showing Daiyu's unique temperament and feelings, and conveying the author's love and compassion for Daiyu as a character.
3. Judging from the original work, the next chapter is the famous "The flying swallows burying the incense in the tomb and weeping with red remains", which is an important plot of the whole book. This "Poetry of Crying Flowers" also serves as a reference for the following chapters. To pave the way for the next chapter of writing, and to create a mood for the next chapter's melancholy, beautiful, graceful and tortuous atmosphere.
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