Poetry appreciation of dreams

19 18 In May, Lu Xun published the first vernacular novel "Diary of a Madman" in the history of new literature, as well as three vernacular new poems: Dream, Cupid and Peach Blossom, and then published Their Garden and People and Time. Lu Xun said that he "doesn't like to write new poems", "just because the poetry circles there are lonely, so he plays drums and has some fun; As soon as the poet appeared, he stopped washing his hands "(preface). The theory of "pass the parcel" is naturally Lu Xun's self-mockery. But later, Lu Xun concentrated on writing novels and essays and rarely wrote new poems, which is the reason. These poems really played an important role in the development of May 4th new poetry.

In the poem Dream, Lu Xun used the image of "dream" to express some of his thoughts. The psychological phenomenon of dreaming always occurs in sleep. But the poem says "dreaming" and "booing" at dusk. The "dusk" mentioned here obviously does not refer to the neighborhood Committee at sunset, but refers to a specific historical period; The so-called "dream" does not refer to the "dream" of psychological phenomena, but refers to a yearning, a hope and an ideal. Lu Xun said that he "had many good dreams" when he was young. For example, when he went to Japan to study medicine, he had a "very happy" "dream", that is, to save a life or become a military doctor when necessary; Later, when I gave up medicine and devoted myself to literature, I had a "talk about my future dreams" with a few friends (preface to Scream) when I was preparing for "New Life". However, none of these "dreams" have come true. The meaning of the "dream" mentioned in this poem is that in that stormy dark age, all kinds of people are dreaming all kinds of "dreams", such as "hooking claws", "manufacturers' review of the constitution", "anti-Qing revolution" and "restoring the dignity of Han officials". One dream after another is either "as black as ink" or "as black as ink", which makes no difference. Both "going" and "being" and "dreaming" are called "true lust" and both are "good dreams". Maybe so, but how can you tell it clearly in the dark? Even what kind of people are bragging about their "good dreams" is not easy to figure out. The meaning here is: Let bygones be bygones! This is a complete denial of the past.

The two lines at the end are the main idea of this poem: being in the dark and seeing nothing is like being in an "iron house" without windows, feeling "hot and headache" and suffocating. However, the poet has been sensitive to: "It is the twentieth century, and the dawn has already flashed before people's eyes" ("My View on the Grave"). Calling for "come quickly and understand the dream" is exactly the poet's earnest expectation for the light.

Taking "dream" as an image, there are specific forms of research and development, which are implicit but not hazy; Rational content, straightforward but not didactic. This is the main feature of this poem.