Ailian said.
The general idea of this paragraph is:
The first paragraph: Use chrysanthemums and peonies as a foil to express your love for lotus.
The second paragraph: contrast the seclusion of chrysanthemum with the wealth of peony, and highlight the noble image of lotus.
Center:
In this article, flowers are used to contain people. By describing and praising the lotus, he praised the virtues of a gentleman who emerged from the mud without dyeing, and was clear without demon, and expressed the author's noble moral integrity and self-discipline attitude towards life.
Praise those qualities of lotus?
Out of the mud, not stained, clean but not demonized → lead a clean life, do not follow the customs.
Through external → internal understanding, honest behavior
No spread → founder, no collusion
Fragrant and clear → noble character and far-reaching reputation.
Elegant and upright → noble and independent, stick to moral integrity.
You can watch from a distance, don't be ridiculous → be serious, be self-respecting and self-loving, and make people respect.
give rise to
The first time: show yourself differently
The second time: highlight the noble image of lotus and show that the character of lotus is higher than that of flowers.
The third time: sigh that no one in the world has the same love as himself.
Chrysanthemum → Lotus/Peony
↓ (front lining )↓ (rear lining )↓
A hermit, a gentleman and a rich man
↘ (foil) ↓ (foil) ↙
Show ambition with things, lend people with things.
Personality: lead an honest and clean life and don't go with the flow.
Hold something to express your wishes.
Explain the truth with the help of sth. An expression of long-lasting feelings. In order to know the truth and express feelings, we must find the inner connection between things and wishes.
Note that the entrustment is similar to what is said.