Lu you's cat is called a slave by him, and his love for cats is beyond words. In his poems, he often describes the loveliness of cats, such as their soft hair, flexible skills, curious personality and so on.
Lu You wrote in the poem "A Gift to a Cat": Wrap salt to welcome Xiaoli slave to protect thousands of books and the mountain house. I am ashamed that my family is poor and humble, and I have no food or fish because of the cold. In this poem, Lu You describes how he greets a kitten.
His gratitude to the kitten is also revealed. He called the kitten a raccoon slave and vowed to protect thousands of books at home. However, he is also ashamed because his family is poor and can't provide better living conditions for kittens.
Lu You's poem "Cats in the Village, Poems in the Name of Cher" says: If you are a tiger, you can do something, if you are a owl, you are extremely afraid of people. Being lonely and old seems to be poor. In this poem, Lu You describes how he got a kitten named Xueer.
He compared the kitten to a tiger and an owl and described its agility and fear of human beings. However, he is also happy, because the kitten seems to know that he is a lonely old man and wants to express his poor life.
Characteristics of Lu You's poetry creation;
1, with realistic characteristics.
And romantic style. Lu You is bold and unconstrained, ambitious, pursuing vigorous and vigorous poetic style, and despising delicate and delicate at the same time, forming a poetic style with bold momentum and grand realm. Lu You poured all his lofty aspirations and lofty sentiments that could not be realized in real life into his poems, and often used dreamland and dreams to spit out the lofty sentiments in his chest.
Lu You's dreamland and dreamland poems are elegant and unrestrained, and he is known as Xiao Li Bai. However, there is an insurmountable contradiction between the desire for fame and the resistance of those in power, and the harsh realistic environment has caused an unavoidable burden to the poet's mind. Therefore, Lu You advocates Du Fu, cares about reality, and advocates that poetry should be done outside poetry. His poetic style is close to Du Fu's gloomy and sad side.
2. Take patriotic poetry as the main theme.
Express patriotic feelings. Lu You lived in the Southern Song Dynasty, the country was invaded by foreign enemies, and ethnic contradictions were sharp. His poems take patriotic poems as the main theme, expressing his love for the motherland and praising the national spirit. His patriotic poems are sincere, magnificent and infectious.
3. Be good at using allusions and symbolism.
Allusions and symbolism are often used in Lu You's poetry works, which enriches the connotation and expressive force of poetry. His allusions are flexible and changeable, including ancient allusions and popular folklore and stories at that time. His symbolism is also excellent, and he often expresses his thoughts and feelings through vivid metaphors and vivid descriptions.