Poetry is actually a language ","as a means to convey the concept of poetry, the factors of writing are also different from those used in prose. This is the purpose of poetry itself and should be refined. " "Poetry can't stay in the inherent concept of poetry, but should use language to express the image created by intention. In this respect, poetry should do two things: first, poetry must adapt its inner (spiritual) image to the expressive ability of language, so that the two are completely matched; Second, the language used in poetry cannot be regarded as daily consciousness, and language must be treated with poetry. No matter in the choice and arrangement of words, or in the tone of language, it is different from the expression of prose. "
The basic language of poetry is image language. Image is a concrete feeling and emotion. Image language has the characteristics of intuition, expressiveness and transcendence, and it should conform to the laws of the poet's subjective sensory and emotional activities rather than the objective grammatical laws. This is the essential difference between poetic language and practical language. Therefore, the art of poetry cannot take the daily practical language as the medium.
Only by "destroying" and "transforming" the practical language and "breaking the neck of grammar" as Eliot said, can a poet make it the language of poetry. Therefore, it is necessary to study the language rhetoric of poetry, that is, to master the language expression of poetry. The language expression methods of poetry mainly include metaphor, awakening, metonymy, contrast, symbol, synaesthesia, contradiction modification, combination of reality and reality, etc. In addition, there are other methods of revision, all of which contribute to poetic expression. Only by reading more, researching more and writing more can learners master the rhetorical skills of poetry. Writing poetry should not only pay attention to rhetoric, but also pay attention to the tempering of words and expressions. Famous poets in ancient and modern times pay attention to the scrutiny and tempering of poetry. The scrutiny of a poem is by no means a simple matter of formal skills, but is closely related to the poem, its taste and the theme of a poem. The meaning like "the night is over and the day is bright" will make people feel indifferent and tasteless if you say it directly. Cang Kejia thought and thought, and finally wrote: "Under the wings of the long night,/there is a bright morning light."