Lu You's Poems in Different Periods

Lu You was a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. His poems are full of individuality and creativity and are deeply loved by later generations. His poetic style is changeable, which can be roughly divided into three periods: The Romantic Period, anti-Yuan period and pastoral period in his later years. This paper will start with the poems of these three periods and discuss the poetic art of Lu You.

Lu You's poems in the charming period are full of boldness and passion, full of love for life and criticism of the secular. Spring Tour in Qiantang River is one of his representative works. This poem depicts the beautiful scenery of Qiantang River in spring, and also depicts the prosperity and noise of people. There is such a sentence in the poem: "Life is like a dream, and one statue is still on the moon." It expresses the poet's profound understanding of life and his awe of nature.

Lu You's Poems in Anti-Yuan Seclusion Period

During the anti-Yuan period, Lu You's poetic style tended to be fresh and indifferent. His Feeling of Going Out of the Hedge Door to Meet the Cold in Autumn Night is one of his representative works. This poem depicts the beautiful scenery of an autumn night and the poet's deep thinking about life. There is such a sentence in the poem: "I don't know where to play the flute, and I want to recruit people all night." Expressed the poet's yearning for his hometown.

Lu you's poems in his pastoral seclusion in his later years.

In his later years, he retired to the countryside, and his poems tended to be quiet and profound. His Yongmei is one of his masterpieces. This poem depicts the beauty and tenacity of plum blossom and the poet's deep thinking about life. There is such a sentence in the poem: "Poor September third night, dew like a real pearl like a bow." Expressed the poet's praise for nature.