Things and Mind can be understood as "write something else first, and then draw what you want to say in your heart". Xing is a form of expression of poetry. It is characterized by saying something else first, so that the lyrics can be sung. For example, the first song in The Book of Songs, "Guan Guan Sui Dove, In Dao Jiang", first talks about the sentimental bird Sui Dove, and then leads to a man's infatuation with the person he loves.
One of the expressive techniques of poetry is Xing, that is, using objects as primers, which is equivalent to the current symbolic rhetoric. Fu, Bi and Xing are the three main forms of expression in The Book of Songs. Get up, spread out, pave the road and lay the lining. A little red in the evergreen tree sets off the atmosphere and attracts jade.
Traditional poetic techniques
"Preface to Mao Poetry" said: "Therefore, poetry has six meanings: one is wind, the other is fu, the third is comparison, the fourth is pride, the fifth is elegance and the sixth is fu." In the six meanings, "style, elegance and praise" refers to the types of poems in the Book of Songs, and "Fu, Bi and Xing" are the expressions in poems.
Fu: It is a way to express things directly. Zhu, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, said in the Notes on Poems: "The giver must tell the truth." For example, Ge Tan and Slug in The Book of Songs used this technique.
Bobby: It's a figurative way to describe things and express thoughts and feelings. Liu Xie said in "Wen Xin Diao Long Bi Xing": "And what is Bi Ye? Cover things with attachments and threaten to cut them off. " Zhu said, "If you compare, you can compare this thing with another." For example, books in The Book of Songs, such as Cats and Storytelling, are written in this way.
Xing: It's a way to make things interesting, that is, to use the beginning of things to describe things and express thoughts and feelings. In the Tang Dynasty, Confucius said in "Mao Shi Zheng Yi": "Those who get the Tao are happy.
For example, to learn from others, from their own hearts, those who quote plants, birds and animals in poetry and prose are happy to say what it means. Zhu pointed out more clearly: "Say something else first to cause the lyrics to be sung." . For example, Guan Ju in The Book of Songs is the expression of "Xing".
These three methods of expression have been handed down all the time, and they are often used comprehensively and complement each other, which has a great influence on poetry creation in past dynasties.