Liu Ji's poetry style in the Ming Dynasty was melancholy.
The artistic conception is far-reaching, and the vivid and profound plot is expressed in concise and concise words. It has an elegant lyrical nature, focuses on the expression of emotions, and is good at reflecting the natural rhythm of ordinary family life. Full of affection, emphasizing the way of investigating things.
Liu Ji had read extensively in classics, history, astronomy, calendar, art of war, and philosophy since he was a child, and he was especially proficient in the study of Xiangwei. In the fourth year of Yuan Zhishun's reign, he was promoted to Jinshi. Granted the title of "Guan" in Gao'an County, Jiangxi Province. Later, he served as the provincial official of Jiangxi Province, deputy elevator of Confucianism in Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, capital of the Marshal's Mansion in eastern Zhejiang, capital of Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, and doctor. Angry at being excluded, he resigned and returned to his hometown to write in seclusion.
In response to the situation at that time, he put forward eighteen policies for current affairs, which were adopted, and were later adopted. After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he served as Yushi Zhongcheng and Taishi Ling, and participated in the formulation of the calendar and the establishment of military and defensive laws. In the fourth year of Hongwu, he had an enmity with the left prime minister Hu Weiyong, and was ridiculed by Hu. He was given a gift to return to his hometown. In the eighth year of Hongwu, he died of sorrow and anger.
Characteristics of poetry
1. The content of poetry is the most concentrated reflection of social life. Poetry is rich in emotion and imagination. The language of poetry has the characteristics of conciseness, image, harmonious tone and distinctive rhythm. In terms of form, poetry is not based on sentences, but on behavioral units, and the division of lines is mainly based on rhythm, not meaning.
2. Use precise words to state directly, or use line drawings without modification to make it appear true, profound and approachable. The language strives to be plain, and does not pursue the gorgeousness of rhetoric, showing the characteristics of simplicity, but there is profound meaning in the plainness. The meaning is not stated directly, but hidden in the image, allowing readers to imagine and understand it.
3. Lyric poetry is an art form that reflects life with artistic images, and is a poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings inspired by the poet in life. Simply put, lyric poetry has the characteristics of implication, subjectivity, personalization, poeticity, etc., and some will also reflect the characteristics of the times.
4. It is not so much the characteristics of dynasty poetry as the characteristics of different authors. In the early period, Li Qingzhao wrote graceful poems to express his daughter's feelings. In the later period, when they were separated due to war, they mostly expressed the bitterness of separation. Li Bai, for example, was young, carefree and unrestrained, and pursued a lot of changes. The ideals are bold and heroic, and the desolation and sorrow lead to a crazy life. Different people have different styles and cannot be said in the same words.