Polysemy and fuzziness of literary images

Good aesthetic images often make it difficult to get the most accurate results, as if there are countless solutions, which makes literary images ambiguous and ambiguous.

First, let's look at the fuzziness of the image. The spring breeze has different meanings in the poems of different writers. For example, in Du Fu's six poems, "the moss in the village is turbid and the wine is quiet, and the clear water in the wild is faint." The "spring breeze" in the poem is a descriptive image. In Li Bai's "Old Pavilion", "Spring breeze knows whether it is bitter or not and does not send willow green", and the "spring breeze" in the poem is an image symbolizing parting. "Spring breeze, since I dare not know you, why should I separate the silk curtains beside my bed?" In Li Bai's spring thought, the "spring breeze" in the poem is an image symbolizing love. In "Falling in the Woods and Blowing the Flute on a Spring Night", the "spring breeze" in the poem is an image symbolizing homesickness. In addition, the "spring breeze" in his three poems "Qing Ping Diao Ci" is an image symbolizing beauty. "Spring breeze" can give different emotions and express different meanings, which embodies the fuzziness of literary images.

In addition, the literary image is ambiguous. For example, in Wang Zhihuan's "Liangzhou Ci", "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, with Gucheng Mountain. "Why should Qiangdi complain about the willow, and the spring breeze does not cross Yumenguan"? The "spring breeze" here has three meanings; First, exaggerate the cold of Yumenguan, saying that even the spring breeze can't blow there, which is the literal meaning of the spring breeze. Second, the metaphor of the favor of the imperial court can not reach the frontier fortress, and no one cares. This explanation is to compare the hair dryer to the image of "the emperor's demeanor is terrible." Thirdly, the combination of "spring breeze" and "willow" in the previous sentence symbolizes the departure of soldiers. There are three different understandings of the image of "spring breeze". ⑦

Precautions:

① Ling Long: Principles of Literature, Shanghai Social Sciences Publishing House, p. 19.

② M H Abram: A Concise Dictionary of Foreign Literature, Hunan People's Publishing House, p. 150.

(3) see "literary theory course" on page 230.

(4) See Selected Modern Western Literary Theories edited by Wu Yifu, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, page 27.

⑤ Malamei's On Literary Development Shanghai Translation Publishing House, pp. 262-263.

⑥ Schopenhauer's The Concrete World: The Purpose of Art, Renmin University of China Press 1998.

⑦ Chen Zhihua: On Poetic Images China Social Sciences Press 18 1~ 186.

References:

1 Linglong: Literary Principles Shanghai Social Sciences Publishing House

2 m h Abram: A Concise Dictionary of Foreign Literature, Hunan People's Publishing House.

3 Tong Qingbing's "Literature Theory Course"

4 Malamei's The Development of Literature Shanghai Translation Publishing House

5 Chen Zhihua: On Poetic Images, China Social Sciences Press.

6 Schopenhauer's The Figurative World: The Purpose of Art, Renmin University of China Press 1998.