In ancient poetry, poets usually express their thoughts through descriptions of scenes, narratives, lyricism and other methods. Here are some examples.
1. Express your feelings directly. It is a way to express emotions directly to scenes and things, and can express the author's thoughts strongly and candidly. For example, Chen Zi'ang's "Song of Climbing Youzhou Terrace": "I saw no ancients in front of me, and no one came after me. I thought about the tranquility of heaven and earth, and shed tears all alone." The first two sentences look down on the past and the present, writing a long time; the third sentence climbs the tower and looks out, It describes the vastness of space; the fourth sentence depicts the poet's loneliness, sadness and depression. The two contrast each other and are particularly moving. This poem does not hide the emotions of underappreciation of talents, loneliness and boredom. You will feel a desolate and tragic atmosphere strongly and deeply.
2. Touch the scene and create emotion. It is also called "emotion arising from events", that is, being touched by seeing a certain phenomenon and triggering some kind of emotion. Generally, the scene is described first, and then the emotion is expressed. There is often a close connection between emotion and scene. For example, in Li Qingzhao's "A Cut of Plum Blossoms", "The fragrance of red lotus roots lingers in the jade mat in the autumn, I undress lightly and get on the orchid boat alone. Who in the clouds sent brocade books? When the wild goose returns, the moon is full on the west tower", which is written What a person does in one day, the scenery he touches: in the autumn, I went boating alone, went up to the west tower, and saw the geese returning home, but there are also emotions in it: "Who sent" the brocade book, naturally no one sent the brocade book The book expresses her longing for her husband Zhao Mingcheng and her sorrowful feeling of looking forward to his brocade book and looking to the end of the world. Xiaque connects the previous and the following with "flowers are falling and water is flowing", and the scene of falling flowers and flowing water is used as a metaphor for life, love, time, The helpless feeling of separation touches all the author's emotions. The next five sentences "One kind of lovesickness, two sorrows. There is no way to eliminate this feeling, so I lower my brows, but it is in my heart." It turns into complete lyricism, and the last three sentences It is particularly exquisite and unique. Under the background of the description of the scenery throughout the article, I can only feel the sorrowful thoughts flowing between my brows and my heart, and it has greater artistic appeal.
3. Embodying feelings in scenery. That is to place one's own emotions on the scenery and express them indirectly and implicitly. For example, in Li Bai's "Yellow Crane Tower Sends Meng Haoran to Guangling", "The solitary sail is far away and the shadow of the blue sky is gone, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky." It is a poetic farewell in a beautiful scenery: Li Bai sends his friend to Guangling Boat, watching the sail shadow go away until it disappears at the end of the blue sky, then notice the spring water of the river flowing to the intersection of water and sky in the distance. This seems to be a description of the scene, but in the description of the scene, Li Bai's deep affection for his friend is reflected in his long gaze, and the ups and downs of his heart are like the spring water of this vast river flowing eastward. Although these emotions are not stated clearly, they appear implicit and profound. Another example is the sentence in Qin Guan's "Traveling on the Sand", "It's so cold in spring when the cuckoo sings, and the sun sets in the dusk in the sound of cuckoos." It describes the loneliness of the lonely pavilion, the cold weather in spring, the cuckoo's cries of blood, and the setting sun in the dusk. All of these scenery are revealing. It contains strong loneliness and sadness. In this heavy sadness, the poet was demoted and frustrated, and the unbearable misery and helplessness were not expressed in a single word, but they were revealed through this emotion and scene, making people feel doubly sad when reading it. 4. Integrate emotions into things. That is to say, there is no direct lyrical discussion, but the emotions of praise, criticism, and joy are embedded in the narrative. For example, in Du Mu's "Port of Qinhuai", "The merchant girl did not know the hatred of the country's subjugation, but she still sang "The Flowers in the Back Garden" across the river." On the surface, it refers to the singer who, in her declining years, still played and sang the song that once destroyed the Southern Dynasty. Sound, in fact, the irony is that the appreciators in the seat - the feudal aristocrats, bureaucrats, gentry, they are the real people who "do not know the hatred of the country's subjugation". The author did not write it clearly, but it has a profound meaning, showing bitter irony and deepness. of grief and infinite emotion. Another example is the sentence "Three Quatrains on Passing the Huaqing Palace (Part 1)" by Du Mu, "The concubine riding on the red dust is laughing, no one knows it is the lychee." It does not clearly describe Xuanzong's lewdness and the concubine's pampering and arrogance, but vividly The use of "riding on the red dust" and "concubine's smile" constitute a sharp contrast, and it has received a much stronger artistic effect than expressing one's own opinions directly. As Wu Qiao said in "Poetry Talk around the Fire": "Poetry has an implicit meaning." , especially those who discuss stories quietly are the best.
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