In China's poetry creation, there are various types of images, of which image is an important one. Although the definition of astrology is different, it is generally believed that its basic feature lies in naturalness.
The concept of "Xiangxing" was first put forward by Si Kongtu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, in his Twenty-four Poems. It refers to the description of natural scenery or objects in poetry creation, which causes readers to associate and feel the emotions and artistic conception expressed by the author.
This description of natural scenery is not simply realistic, but incorporates the author's subjective feelings and feelings, making the image of poetry both natural and emotional.
For example, in Li Bai's Silent Night Thinking, "There is such bright light at the foot of my bed, is there already frost?" . Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, sinking again, and I suddenly thought of home. " Through the description of moonlight, the poet aroused readers' yearning for their hometown. The "bright moon" here is a typical image, which not only depicts the natural scenery, but also triggers readers' emotional association with their hometown.
Origin of intention:
1. The theory of image originated very early in China, and the Book of Changes has already said that "observing things and taking images" and "setting images to the best of their meaning". The image in Zhouyi is a divinatory image, which is represented by two combined symbols of Yang and Yin. These two symbols are combined into sixty-four hexagrams, which were originally used to record the universe and its changing laws, and later developed into historical and philosophical categories.
Poetics borrows and extends the principle of "setting images to the fullest", but the "images" in poetry are no longer divinatory images, but concrete and sensible objects. "This ability to create images will always be the symbol of the poet.
2. Metaphor is an important means of poetry (literature), and similes abound in Homer's poems. Aristotle first pointed out that metaphor is the basis of poetry. "The so-called simile or metaphor, that is, figurative image, is called metaphor (figurative image).
Hegel's definition of beauty and art is also related to the image theory of poetry: "Beauty is the perceptual manifestation of ideas." "The content of art is the concept, and the form of art is the image of appealing to the senses. Art should reconcile these two aspects into a free and unified whole. "