In ancient poetry, reduplication is a common rhetorical device. Through the repeated use of some words, the sense of rhythm and rhythmic beauty of poetry works are enhanced, which makes the works more catchy and helps to express the author's strong feelings. The following are the main functions and expressive effects of reduplication in ancient poetry:
Enhance visualization: By overlapping, natural scenery or characters can be described more vividly. For example, the words "every family" and "everywhere" in "Every family rains in Huangmei season and frogs are everywhere in the grass pond" make the scene of the rain frog more concrete.
Enhance accuracy: Reduplicated words can describe both sound and color, so as to achieve the rhetorical effect of description and make the expressed image more accurate. For example, the words "Mix" and "Xiao Shui Han" in Shui Han, a strong man is gone forever, vividly describe the wind and cold environment, and let readers feel the tragic mood of a strong man.
Enhance artistry: overlapping words can make the rhythm of poetry harmonious, catchy to read and pleasant to hear. For example, the poem "A faraway Altair, a beautiful and moving woman" in "A faraway Altair" makes the rhythm of the poem lively and cadence through the use of overlapping words.
Emphasize emotion: through overlapping, the author's emotion can be expressed more strongly. For example, the overlap of "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong" and "Mo, Mo, Mo" in Lu You's Hairpin Phoenix strengthened his deep attachment and deep love for his wife Tang Wan.
Highlight the theme: By overlapping words, the theme of poetry can be highlighted more intuitively. For example, in Li Qingzhao's The Sound Slow, the first 14 overlapping words of "searching, cold and clear, sad and miserable" vividly show the inner feelings of the protagonist and highlight the artistic conception of loneliness, loneliness and sadness.
Increase the sense of music: the use of reduplicated words in ancient poetry can increase the sense of music in poetry. For example, the poem "When a child meets a stranger, he laughs and asks where the visitor comes from" in My Hometown Couplet Book makes the rhythm of the poem more harmonious and rhythmic through the use of overlapping words.
To sum up, in ancient poetry, the correct use of reduplicated words can add color to the works and improve the expressive force and appeal of poetry. The use of reduplicated words not only enhances the expressive force of poetry, but also enriches the emotional connotation of the work and makes it more artistic.