1. Appreciating the image of poetry
Appreciating the image of poetry is to understand the author's thoughts and feelings and the social significance of the poem by analyzing the personality characteristics of the poetic image.
A. Pay attention to the color of the image (literal and implied). Color conveys the poet's different emotional experiences.
Warm colors—warm, lively, positive, and high-spirited; cold colors—cold, depressed, negative, lonely, and desolate. For example: "Two orioles sing in the green willows, and a row of egrets ascend to the blue sky" (Du Fu's "Quequatrains"). The four distinct colors of "yellow, green, white, and green" in the poem weave into a gorgeous picture, conveying incomparable joy. mood.
B. Through the combination of movement and stillness, and the mutual contrast, the poetic realm is opened up and emotions are conveyed. For example: "People are idle, osmanthus flowers are falling, and the night is quiet in the spring mountain sky. The moonrise scares the birds, and they sing in the spring stream." (Wang Wei's "Birdsong Stream"), the dynamics of "flowers falling, moonrise, and birdsong" in the poem The scenery not only makes the poem appear full of vitality, but also highlights the tranquility of the "spring stream".
C. The image of poetry is sometimes related to national history and culture, traditional customs, lifestyles, psychological characteristics and other aspects, and is endowed with some special meaning. We should give priority to these special images with symbolic meaning when appreciating them. Special images:
"Looking at the moon and cherishing the distance", "Sad for the spring and sad for the autumn", "Seeing the flowing water reminds me of the passing of time, and the drizzle of the sycamore trees makes me sad and desolate".
2. The language of appreciating poetry
1. Memorize commonly used terms, such as: accurate, vivid, vivid, expressive, concise, incisive, concise, bright, fresh, meaningful, novel , graceful, gorgeous, elegant, subtle, simple, natural, unrestrained, etc.
2. Pay attention to the "poetry eye" ("word refinement")
For example: "The red apricot branches are full of spring"; "The spring breeze turns green to the south bank of the river"; "The reflecting steps are green The grass has a spring color, and the oriole's voice is heard in the sky."
"The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear water, and the faint fragrance floats in the moonlight." - The plum blossoms are sparse and faint, and the fragrance is lingering. The plum blossoms are vivid.
"Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass." - It is obviously a personification technique, which is not only the emotion in the music, but also the heart of the flute player.
“I feel the flowers splashing with tears when I feel the time, and I hate the other birds that frighten their hearts.” ——The fresh words highlight the poet’s inner pain.
3. Pay attention to "refined sentences"
Due to the constraints of poem length, rhyme or rhetorical needs, poets often perform special processing on poems, so we must master some ancient poems Only with grammatical knowledge can one understand poetry and then appreciate poetry.