On the Structure of Prose Poetry
The basic ways of prose poetry structure can be divided into four categories: documentary (direct expression), imagination, philosophy and symbol. 1, documentary (direct expression), that is, "meaning is like a table", is relatively exposed. Such as lyrical scenery, lyrical narrative and so on. In other words, the mind feels that the external world is basically primitive, and what is projected on the mind rarely changes. This method is usually used in prose poems that express their feelings directly. 2. Imagination means that when the author of prose poems feels the outside world, he often imagines, from this imagination to that imagination, from concreteness to abstraction. For example, when I write the sunset glow, I think of the rose garden, and then I think of people's twilight years. 3. The difference between expressing a certain philosophy and other prose poems is that it has rational direct and indirect intervention and is characterized by new philosophical discovery and expression. Writing is to express some philosophy. 4. Symbolism implies poetry through the disjointed coincidence of objects and ideas in a symbol. For example, Mao Dun's Praise of Poplar, Gorky's Haiyan and so on. Liu Bannong, Xu Yunuo, Xu Dishan, Jiao Juyin and Xu Zhimo of Crescent Poetry Society published prose poems during the May 4th Movement. The prose poems of Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Zhu Ziqing, Bing Xin, Guo Feng, Michelle and other writers have considerable influence in China's new literature, among which Lu Xun's prose poetry collection Weeds has the highest ideological and artistic achievements and the greatest influence. The Sea Rock written by Gorky, a former Soviet writer, is also a famous prose poem.
It is not difficult to write prose poems, but it is difficult to write prose poems well. The author of prose poetry should know how to write both poetry and prose. We should understand and master the characteristics of poetry and prose. Although the syllable, antithesis, meter and conciseness of poetry may not be thoroughly studied, the artistic conception, jumping rhythm and conciseness of poetry are all necessary for the form of prose poetry itself. In addition, we should be familiar with the lyricism and argumentative nature of prose, absorb these factors and characteristics from prose into prose poetry, and let the characteristics of prose and poetry naturally and organically integrate into prose poetry, which is the basic skill that must be possessed in writing prose poetry. Besides, there is no shortcut. In excellent prose poems, the artistic techniques are dignified and graceful, showing the beauty of femininity, and the text focuses on poetry; The artistic technique is lively, frank and masculine, and the writing is mainly prose; Because it is neither poetry nor prose, but a combination of poetry and prose, which is a new style. Secondly, it is the style of prose poetry. It can be roughly divided into: philosophical (fable) type, lyrical type and narrative type. Philosophical fables write prose poems in the form of fable dialogue, which is popular and vivid. Fables are profound in metaphor and strong in thought, which can prevent emptiness. Lyric writing has many forms, expressing the author's thoughts and feelings through a scene, a point or a fragment of the side of an object. The difference from lyric prose lies in its jumping and fragmentation, which is an independent point and fragment. Because it is a lyric prose poem, its emotion, artistic conception, artistic conception, imagination and illusion are all subjective, and the whole body is subtle and implicit. The more lyrical prose poems with the writer's unique personality, the more profound and sincere their feelings are. If this kind of prose poetry can't solve the problem of combining with the times and real life, firstly, it looks pale and empty because of insufficient emotion, or the theme is not clear and has no positive significance; Second, prose poetry is incomprehensible, or it hides its own emotions, or it writes something that is inexplicable and unclear, and it is also consciously "hazy". We say that the metaphor, implication and vagueness of art should be expressed through emotional images, which is an artistic skill and has nothing to do with those things that cannot be understood or explained clearly. Narrative prose poems put the narrative scenery and people in the first place, and objectively express their feelings by describing the plots of certain scenes and fragments. It is characterized by clarity, roughness and close combination with reality. Life is full of flavor. Beginner writers start with narrative style, express their feelings on this basis, and then rise to a certain philosophy. First, this kind of prose poetry should prevent the scene description from floating on the surface and not digging deep; Second, we should prevent it from being practical. The above three styles sometimes alternate with each other, and it is also common for philosophy, lyricism and narrative to be integrated. Third, talk about the theme of prose poetry. The theme is the soul and commander of the work, and the ideological nature of prose poetry can not be ignored. Some people and even famous artists have said that prose poetry can't reflect the big theme, which is a misunderstanding. If prose poems are short and pithy, and play the role of "knickknacks in life", then prose poems will enter a narrow dead end and have no strong vitality. That was not the case. In recent years, the creators of prose poems have made successful practices and breakthroughs in form and content, and outstanding prose poems reflecting major and profound themes have emerged one after another. The revolution of prose poetry will certainly promote the leap of prose poetry. In addition, we can write some prose poems with small capacity, and we can also "see the big from the small" to reflect bigger and more content. The problem is that we are required to be good at selecting materials. Choose a side of the theme, and take a point on the side of the theme, which is the most typical and essential side and point, that is to say, use the smallest and most essential part of the theme to reflect all the connotations of the theme. This is the superiority of short prose poetry, and the author of prose poetry must follow this law of creation. Prose poetry should vividly and accurately reflect the theme of the work through scenes (images) and things. It is not art to oppose formulaic, slogan-like, rigid theme writing and rigid preaching in works. Excellent prose poetry is the unity of artistry and ideology. A famous poet of prose poetry once said: the author of prose poetry is a blaster, who consumes the least and the best explosives and erupts the greatest heat energy. To do this, we can only feel and dig deep theme ideas from life and choose the best typical theme. Fourth, talk about the structure of prose poetry. The structure of prose poetry is the most rigorous, with scattered form and concentrated spirit. The theme is the selected typical side or segment. One or two (or more) selected typical sides and fragments can be organized together to accurately express the author's theme and form a complete prose poem. Taboos drag their feet, taboos appear meaningless pictures, and taboos contain redundant waste pens. The structural feature of prose poetry is jumping, and poetic jumping is an inevitable requirement for expanding its capacity. To jump from one association to another, we must quickly switch from one scene to another. Images flicker and overlap, and the connection points are the same. Can't speak from beginning to end, can't be dull, empty, and have nothing to say. The structural beauty of prose poetry is from fragment to fragment, the ingenious connection of one or two (even more) points, the beauty of jumping and stopping, and the blank beauty that gives readers unlimited imagination. In the structure of prose poetry, one fragment after another leaves a short gap in the reader's mood, which is also called pause. This is the unique blank beauty of prose poetry. Fifth, the language, thoughts and feelings of prose poetry. Prose poetry, like other literary styles, is also a language art with stricter requirements and higher standards. Mastering words, cultivating emotions and exploring themes are the basic literary qualities of prose writers. What is the language of prose poetry? How to seek the unity of form and content of prose poetry? The exploration and research in this aspect will inevitably have a negative effect on the materials, thoughts and feelings reflected in prose poems. The author's thoughts and feelings are the key to the success or failure of a prose poem. Deciding what materials to use, what to write, from what angle and how to write prose poems should be dominated by the author's thoughts and feelings, especially prose poems should reflect things through the author's strong thoughts and feelings. How to cultivate thoughts and feelings is a fundamental problem in how to write prose poems well. Only by discovering new and beautiful things from complex and ordinary life and gaining keen eyes, unique insights and profound emotions can we be handy in the brewing of theme ideas, artistic expression techniques and the use of words and characters.