①Expands the expression field of words. Before Li Yu, the poems were mainly about eroticism, and the content was shallow. Even if they expressed a little love, they were mostly hidden and not revealed. Most of Li Yu's poems express his feelings directly from the heart, expressing his feelings about his family and country, with sincere feelings. Therefore, Wang Guowei said: "When the poets came to Li Houzhu, their horizons began to expand, and their emotions became deeper, and they changed from the words of Ling Gong to the words of scholar-bureaucrats." ("Ren Jian Ci Hua") ② It has a high generality. Li Yu's poetry often reflects a certain state of general significance in real life through concrete and perceptible personal images. "The east wind blows again in the small building last night, and the motherland cannot bear to look back in the bright moon" (〔Beautiful Poppy)), "The flowers fall on the flowing water and spring is gone, and the heaven and the earth are gone" (〔Lang Taosha)), "As a person grows up, I hate the water in the east" ( Famous lines such as "Meeting Happiness"), "Departure and hatred are like spring grass, travel farther and come back to life" ([Qing Ping Le]), etc., deeply and vividly wrote the joys and sorrows of life, and aroused the excitement of many readers in later generations. . ③The language is natural, concise and expressive. His lyrics are not embellished with gold and color, but they are elegant and moving; they are not subtle, but they are meaningful and meaningful; forming an artistic feature that is both fresh, smooth, graceful and profound. ④ Be original in style. The Collection of Flowers and the Southern Tang Dynasty poems are generally good at euphemism and euphemism, while Li Yu excels in sparseness. For example, the "arrogance" of "Spring in the Jade House", the "influence of the brushwork" of "Crying in the Night", and the "magnificence, wonder and resentment of Langtaosha" are two heroes at the same time (see Tan Xian's "Fu Tang Ci Hua") The "natural and unrestrained" and "uncontrollable catching of a foal" in "The Poppy" (Zhou Ji's "Jie Cunzhai's Miscellaneous Works on Ci") have the beauty of both strength and softness. It is indeed different from ordinary graceful works. It is unique among the Ci poems of the Tang and Five Dynasties. As Nalan Xingde said: "Huajian's poems are like ancient jades, which are precious but not applicable. Song poems are applicable but less high-quality. Li Houzhu has both beauty and mist.
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