Yuefu folk songs in Han Dynasty are folk creations and non-mainstream existence (the mainstream is Ci Fu). This kind of non-mainstream creation has a unique style and achievements because it comes from the people, and its influence on Li Bai is also various.
First, the folk songs of Han Yuefu show strong and direct feelings. As mentioned earlier, in Qu Yuan's works, emotions are quite intense; But as a failed politician, lyricism has its uniqueness. It can be said that Han Yuefu folk songs are not only influenced by Chu cultural traditions, but also show this feature in a wider range of life and to a stronger extent, which is not found in Qu Yuan's works. No matter the performance of war, love, or homesickness, nostalgia, parting, they all enjoy the release of emotions. In particular, Li Bai was greatly influenced by Han Yuefu.
Secondly, the folk songs of Han Yuefu show vivid imagination. For example, the dead fish (dried fish) in "Dead Fish Crying Across the River" is actually crying and regretting. And will write to other fish, warning them to be careful; The dead man in the Battle of the South actually talked to the crow and asked the crow to howl for it, and so on. This vivid imagination is rare in pre-Qin poetry and Han literati poetry. Li commented on Eighteen Poems of Han Dynasty in Complete Notes on Chinese Poems, saying, "Oddity is whimsical, and ingenuity is skillful." In fact, this is also a common feature of the whole folk song of Han Yuefu, and it is also an inspiration to future generations. Li Bai attaches great importance to the inheritance of folk songs, inherits and develops their characteristics, boldly fantasizes and exaggerates in love poems, and does not stick to real things.
Thirdly, the folk songs of Han Yuefu adopted a new poetic style: miscellaneous words and five words. Li Bai developed the beauty of love poems to the extreme and formed his unique style of love poems.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Jian 'an poems and Ruan Ji poems were the most famous. Li Bai's praise is often rare. There are countless examples of his imitation and application of these poets' poems and songs. On the one hand, Jian 'an poetry
On the one hand, it inherited the tradition of Han Yuefu, on the other hand, it developed and reformed it. Cao Shi and his son had the greatest influence. special
Cao Zhi combined the artistic accomplishment of literati, the tradition of literati literature with the characteristics of Yuefu famous songs.
Ruan Ji's influence on Li Bai's poems is mainly "praising Shi Huai". Poetry completely gets rid of the imitation of folk songs, introduces profound philosophical concepts into poetry, and skillfully combines with a series of artistic images, which makes poetry present a very broad vision and contains very profound connotations. The emotion of cherishing poetry is also extremely sincere and strong, with touching power. Therefore, "Poetry" says that it is "capable of thinking and thinking". This way of expressing deep psychological feelings by writing poems is valued by future generations. Li Bai's "Antique" developed from this.