What is the function of poetry titles? (The more comprehensive, the better)

The title of a poem contains a lot of information, such as time, place, people, things, events and the type of poem. It often tells us the basic content of poetry, and determining the main content of poetry can help us understand the theme of poetry and the author's thoughts and feelings. For example, Wang Changling's "West Palace in Spring" shows that the content of the poem is the sorrow of the maid-in-waiting after falling out of favor, and Du Fu's "Spring Memories of Li Bai" shows that the content of the poem is the poet Du Fu's admiration for Li Bai. Therefore, by pondering the title of the poem, we can perceive the poet's attachment to the scenery, sentimental attachment, sad attachment, nostalgic attachment, or some views on life, life and society, and even some ideals and ambitions placed by the poet.

There are many poems without titles, such as some of Pasternak's poems, which are even unique among the pages without titles. This doesn't hinder reading, but it's a little troublesome when it is mentioned.

Some poems simply take the first sentence as the title, for example, some poems by Akhmatova adopt the phrase "When I arrived in Maimang, the first sentence was not only the title, but also directly connected with the second sentence".

Some poems are called "Untitled", such as Li Shangyin. Some poems are called "poems", such as O 'Hara.

The above four titles are very convenient, such as absolute music in composition. Music is abstract, and untitled poetry is not for abstraction. The convenience mentioned earlier is a kind of. There is also the abolition of the center or core of some kind of understanding, or the key or doorway of understanding. This may be a more responsible way.

Some titles are forms, such as sonnets and epigrams, which were originally used to express meaning, but later they were just signs. In recent years, people who use epigrams, such as Lin Mu, Liao, etc., have ideographic meanings, but more often use names, as Mu Duo said. In fact, this is a development of language.

Inscription of poems is not only a sign, but also reflects the author's intention. For example, giving people away, such as the main description object, such as the theme, and so on. Functional ... expressive ... enlightening ...

Some songs, such as Song of Eternal Sorrow, have the meaning of "success". This is related to the post-modern poetry technology, or the pan-cultural echo of "allusions". And some, it is a kind of artistic conception-this can be seen in many songs.