Vague introduction

William Empson. He emphasized to explore the rich connotation of literature through in-depth text analysis. In his monograph Seven Types of Complex Meaning, he called the richness of text meaning "ambiguity" and defined it as "any slight influence of language can add boring meaning to direct statements." Ambiguity or ambiguity has actually become an evaluation criterion for the success of literary works, especially poetry. Empson's views have had a wide influence, especially welcomed by new criticism.

Among William Empson's seven ambiguities, the theory of "ambiguity" is:

(1) One thing is similar to another, but they are similar in several different properties; (2) Various meanings caused by context coexist, including polysemy of words and polysemy caused by poor grammar; (3) Two apparently unrelated meanings appear at the same time; (4) Two or more meanings of a sentence are contradictory, reflecting the author's complex comprehensive mentality; (5) Looking for the true meaning while writing, resulting in inconsistent meanings of a word; (6) the statement is contradictory or cumbersome, forcing the reader to explain himself; (7) The two meanings of a word and the two values of a vague language are exactly the opposite meanings stipulated by the context.