(1) An important artistic feature of "Rain Alley" is the use of symbolism.
"Rain Alley" is hazy but not obscure, low-key but not decadent, affectionate but not frivolous. It truly captures the subtlety and subtlety of the art of symbolist poetry.
(2) Dai Wangshu’s poetry creation has also been deeply influenced by the artistic nutrition of classical poetry.
First, the ancients used the lilac knot itself to symbolize sorrow in poetry. "Rain Alley" imagines a girl who is as sad and resentful as a lilac. She is as sad as lilacs, but also as beautiful and fragrant as lilacs. In this way, it changes from a simple metaphor of sorrow to the incarnation of a beautiful ideal filled with sorrow. This new image contains the author's pursuit of beauty. It contains the pain of disillusionment of the author's beautiful ideals.
Second, in ancient poetry, lilac knots in the rain use real life scenes to express the poet's feelings.
We say that the artistic conception and image of "Rain Alley" draw lessons from classical poetry, but also transcends classical poetry. The most important reason is that it is a creation based on the poet's life experience and his own imagination. It is the product of an artistic imagination that is larger than life.
(3) An important aspect of "Rain Alley" that was initially praised was the beauty of its syllables.