At first, most of them published their works in the supplements of Morning Post and Modern Review. 1The opening of the lithograph column of Morning Post Supplement in April, 926 can be regarded as the formal formation of this school of poetry. New Moon was first published in Shanghai on 1928, and was edited by Xu Zhimo and Wen Yiduo. The publication of Selected Poems of New Moon in 193 1 (edited by Chen) can be regarded as a summary of the poetic school and also marks the end of the poetic school. Wen Yiduo made the most important contribution to the poetry theory of Crescent Society. He systematically put forward the theory of new metrical poetry, thinking that poetry is made, advocating dancing with the shackles of metrical, and put forward the famous "three beauties", namely "the beauty of music" (syllables), "the beauty of painting" (words) and "the beauty of architecture" (symmetrical sections and neat sentences).
Wen Yiduo's poems
1. The pursuit of beauty
Wen Yiduo began to write new poems when he was studying in Tsinghua. From 65438 to 0922, Tsinghua went to the United States to study fine arts, and also wrote many poems. 1923, his first book of poetry, Red Candle, was published in China. This collection of poems clearly shows the poet's preference for artistic beauty, which includes the poet's love for life and his pursuit of beautiful ideals. From these pursuits, we can also see a lyric hero image who is loyal, earnest, earnest, persistent, pioneering and creating life.
2. Patriotism
Patriotism is the red line that runs through all Wen Yiduo's poems. There are probably two kinds of poems that directly express this theme: first, they are written abroad to express their feelings of missing the motherland, and they are mostly collected in Red Candle; Second, it was created after returning to China, showing my disappointment and indignation caused by my dislike of the dark situation, and it was mostly collected in stagnant water. His early works mainly include Yi Ju, The Lonely Goose, Sun Yin, Laundry Song and so on. "Easy Residence" shows the sincere praise of overseas travelers for "the bottom flower of the motherland" and "the flower of the motherland". Song of the Sun focuses on the homesickness of wanderers. In The Lonely Goose, the poet compares himself to a lonely goose that has lost its group, showing its aversion to the capitalist system. The laundry song written after returning to China shows the lyric hero's high national self-esteem, the integrity and backbone of daring to despise capitalism, and the most precious character of the colonial people without servility and obsequiousness. His later works mainly include Discovery, Silent Night, Abandoned Village and Still Water. Discovery shows a patriot's passionate feelings in the face of dark reality and his ardent heart for his motherland. Silent Night shows the poet's concern for the fate of the motherland and his uneasy inner world. "Abandoned Village" shows the desolate scene of the countryside in the warlord war. The stagnant water symbolizes the decadent society of China with a pool of rancid stagnant water. From the deep pain and extreme indignation of these poems, the light of hope for social progress is reflected.
3. Romantic characteristics
The romantic feature of Wen Yiduo's poems is mainly "expressing emotion by supporting things". He consciously avoids expressing his feelings directly and naked, but hides his feelings in a carefully chosen image. Such as burning candles, chrysanthemums, wandering geese, the sun, stagnant water and so on. These images are different from the symbolic images of Tian Gou and coal in the furnace written by Guo Moruo, and have no necessary corresponding relationship with the poet. However, there are also some works that express their feelings directly, such as Discovery. At the same time, his poems also pay great attention to the use of metaphor. Because his imagination is rich and magical, many metaphors in his poems are often unexpected, very appropriate and artistic.
4. Practice of Three Beauty Thoughts
Wen Yiduo paid attention to the choice of words, and used a large number of words with strong words in some poems to strengthen the expression of content. He attaches importance to the role of syllables in creating the musical sense of poetry, pays attention to the interlacing of rhymes and tones, and the use of disyllabic words. He not only pays attention to the neatness of poetry, but also pays attention to the changes of poetry. In the practice of "three beauties", stagnant water is the most successful one.