My friend, if you are a poetry lover, what is your pleasure when you read a good poem? Is there a surprise of "looking for him in the crowd for thousands of Baidu, suddenly looking back, but that person is in the dim light"?
My friend, if you are a poet, what kind of excitement will you have when you write a good poem that everyone praises? Are you excited about "winning two sentences in three years, one song and two tears" and "the spring breeze is proud and the horseshoe is urgent, and you can see all the Chang' an flowers in one day"?
Good poetry, good poetry, how many people are "haggard for Iraq, their skirts are getting wider and wider, and they don't regret it"?
Readers expect good poems, while poets seek them. What kind of poem is a good poem? In other words, what are the basic elements of a good poem? This paper is willing to discuss this ancient and young proposition with friends.
In my opinion, good poetry has three essential elements: first, true and pleasant feelings, second, appropriate and novel images, and third, sonorous and fresh language. Some people say that good poetry also has "profound and meaningful significance"; Therefore, entrustment should be listed as the fourth element. The author thinks this statement is inappropriate. There are many good poems with their sustenance, but there are also many good poems without their sustenance. For example, the poet Li Bai's "To Wang Lun":
Li Bai was just about to leave when he heard a farewell song from the shore.
Even if the Peach Blossom Pond is deep, it is not as deep as Wang Lun's sending away my love.
In this poem, the author runs through his feelings without seeing any sustenance. Therefore, this paper only discusses the above three elements. Let's discuss them one by one.
First, true and happy feelings.
People who love poetry like reading poetry, just as people who love wine like drinking, in order to seek the stimulation of beauty and get spiritual pleasure. This requires a premise that wine must be real wine, not fake wine; Poetry must be true, not fake. The so-called true poem means that the feelings expressed in the poem are true and pleasant (the so-called pleasure means that the feelings expressed in the poem are pleasant or can inspire people to be good). The so-called fake poem means that the feelings expressed in the poem are false and disgusting.