1. Rain Alley. "Rain Alley" is a kind of foundation, providing an environment that makes people feel confused, wet, and desolate. The alley points out the dark, narrow, and long environment. This gloomy picture of the long, narrow and lonely "Rain Alley" in the south of the Yangtze River during the plum rainy season is a portrayal of the dark and gloomy social reality at that time.
2. Oil-paper umbrella. It was late spring, and under the lonely rain, there was a dreamy mood like a rain umbrella, which added to the indifferent and desolate atmosphere. The oil-paper umbrella itself has the characteristics of retro, nostalgia and mist.
3. The lyrical protagonist "I". Alone, indifferent, desolate, full of hope, but also infinitely melancholy and confused.
4. Rain. It can be seen as a kind of mourning song.
5. Fence. Even the fence is "decayed", which adds a bit of bleakness, helplessness and sentimentality to the whole poem.
6. "Lilac". In classical Chinese poetry, lilac symbolizes beauty, nobility, sadness, and sorrow. In classical literature, it is a "sad product" and a symbol of weakness and sorrow. Extended information
The poem describes the lyrical protagonist "holding an oil-paper umbrella" and wandering alone in a long and lonely rain alley. He cherishes a vague hope, hoping to meet "a girl who is as sad as a lilac". This girl has the same color and fragrance as a lilac, but her heart is full of sadness and sadness.
He met such a girl, but it was fleeting, "like floating in a dream", her color, fragrance, "eyes like breath" and "melancholy like lilac" all disappeared in " "In the Lament of Rain". He still "holds an oil-paper umbrella" and wanders alone in the long and lonely rainy alley, still holding on to hope, and hope floats past "a girl who is as sad as a lilac".
In "Rain Lane", the poet uses symbolic images and image groups to create a lyrical space and convey inner emotions. He also incorporates the artistic nutrition of ancient Chinese poetry, especially the delicate and graceful poetry of the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Not only that, the artistic success of this poem lies in its harmonious musical beauty.
Creative background: This poem was written in the summer of 1927. At that time, the country was in the grip of white terror. Because he had participated in progressive activities, Dai Wangshu had to take refuge in a friend's home in Songjiang. In solitude, he savored the disillusionment and pain after the failure of the Great Revolution, and his heart was filled with confused emotions and hazy hope.
The poem "Rain Lane" is an expression of his mood, which is intertwined with the dual sentiments of disappointment and hope, disillusionment and pursuit. This sentiment was somewhat universal at the time.
About the author: Dai Wangshu (1905~1950), whose given name is Cheng, courtesy name is Chaoan, and nickname is Haishan. A native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. One of the representative poets of Chinese modernism. He was once called the "Rain Lane Poet" because of his poem "Rain Lane". He is the author of poetry collections "My Memory", "Wangshu Grass", "Wangshu Poetry Draft", "Disaster Years", etc.
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