"Nineteen Ancient Poems" is a model of ancient lyric poetry and a model of realism.
"Nineteen Ancient Poems" is a model of ancient lyric poetry. It is good at expressing emotions, but it does not speak directly. Instead, it twists and turns and wanders repeatedly. Many poems begin cleverly, but rarely do they begin with clear emotion. There are typical events and specific objects used to initiate the rise. "Plucking Hibiscus across the River" and "There Are Strange Trees in the Garden" both choose the plot of picking fragrant flowers to give to lovers, but one of them is a wanderer in a foreign country, and the other is a longing woman who stays alone in her boudoir. Most of the landscapes related to the time sequence are chosen based on the objects and images. The lyrical protagonists encounter spring grass or autumn wind, some look at the bright moon, and some listen to the chirping of insects. Various thoughts are triggered by these specific objects. Psalms that begin with an event often develop into a story. Both "The Cold Temperature of Mengdong" and "Guests Come from Afar" start with the heroines receiving items from afar, and then write about how they cherish the letters and gifts from the travelers, or carefully collect them, or tailor them skillfully. Poems that originate from specific objects form a beautiful artistic realm from these objects. "Nineteen Ancient Poems" begins with a description of scenes and narratives, and then transitions to lyrical expressions very naturally, in a natural and smooth manner.
Many poems in "Nineteen Ancient Poems" form a harmonious and harmonious artistic realm with the blending of scenes and the interaction between things and myself. "The Dusk of Cold Clouds" and "How Bright the Moon Is" are both typical writing scenes. One of the lyrical protagonists is a woman who misses her, and the other is a wanderer. At the end of the year, the missing woman sends clothes and quilts to people traveling far away, and her own thoughts are flooded with thoughts. In her dream, she saw the "beloved man" she had longed for, and they drove home hand in hand. However, the wanderer left suddenly before his bedmate and pillow could reach him. After waking up, the missing woman recalls her dream, leans back and feels sad, shedding tears of lovesickness. "How Bright the Moon Is" takes the setting of sleeping alone at night to express the homesickness of a wanderer. These two poems are basically realistic works, but the artistic conception they constitute is like a dream, hazy and deep. The lyrical protagonist of "There is a Tall Building in the Northwest" actually hears the music coming from the tall building, then savors the generosity and sadness in the area, and finally fantasizes that "I am willing to fly high as a pair of swans." It starts from the sound of sound in the air and ends with flying high. There are many imaginative words in the poem, creating a trance and ethereal state. "Bright Moon and Bright Night Light" starts with the moonlight and stars, and ends with the metaphors of the South Ji, the Big Dipper and the Altair stars, which have their own names. In the middle, there are stories about wealth and wealth. The whole poem gives people a sense of coldness and desolation. The author The environment creation skills are very clever. Most of the lyrical protagonists in "Nineteen Ancient Poems" appear directly in the poem. "Altair Far Far Away" is an exception. The whole poem describes the pain of the Altair and the Weaver Girl facing each other across the river but not being able to get together. The two stars are written like a loving couple torn apart alive in the world. There is not a single sentence in the poem that talks about his own difficulties, but there is not a single sentence that does not penetrate the author's emotions of separation.
The language of "Nineteen Ancient Poems" has reached the level of proficiency. The first volume of Zhong Rong's "Poems" called it "thrilling, almost every word is worth a thousand pieces of gold." "Nineteen Ancient Poems" does not contain difficult words or outlandish words, but expresses the true feelings and principles in the most clear and concise language. Send a message lightly, say something deeply, and use the full meaning to create a new message, thus forming a language style that is deep in meaning but shallow in appearance. The language of "Nineteen Ancient Poems" is condensed and accumulated for a long time, with a high degree of generality and rich expressive power. There are many famous sayings and aphorisms in the poem, which are concise and vivid, with profound philosophy and strong poetic flavor. The language of "Nineteen Ancient Poems" is like sweet springs in the mountains, like thousand-year-old wine, fresh and mellow, which benefits from the author's ability to integrate and digest various languages. There are many everyday expressions in the poem, which are plain but charming. The poem uses many ancient allusions, but it does not give people a sense of being obscure or blunt. As for the clever use of overlapping words in the poems "Green Grass on the Riverside" and "Far-Away Altair", and the natural integration of puns in the poem "Guests Come from Afar", they also capture the charm of Yuefu folk songs.
"Nineteen Ancient Poems" has made outstanding achievements in all aspects, and the ancients spoke highly of it. Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long? Ming Poetry" talked about "ancient poems" including "Nineteen Ancient Poems" and said: "Looking at the structure of prose, it is straight but not wild, tactfully attached, sentimental and emotional, and realistic. "The Crown of Five Characters" Ancient writers loved "Nineteen Ancient Poems" and consciously studied and borrowed its artistic style and creative techniques, and even imitated them. Cao Zhi, Lu Ji, Tao Yuanming, Bao Zhao and others all had this aspect. His works are handed down from generation to generation.