What image does lilac generally represent in poetry and prose?

Lilac is a common image in classical poetry, symbolizing elegance, beauty and sadness. Poets always like to use cloves to describe women's troubles and worries. In Li Shangyin's seven-character poem "Dedication", "Bananas don't show lilac knots" use lilac buds to symbolize the sadness of women in the poem. Indeed, lilac bud is not like a woman's mood, resentment, mystery and purity, and it is not easy to be seen through. Let's talk about South Tang's "Huanxi Yarn"! "Lilacs in the rain are empty and sad" is a more vivid description of the sadness in the hearts of women with lilacs in the rain. The woman's lover traveled far and there was no news. Only lilacs in the rain and loneliness in my heart accompany women every day.

In short, in classical poetry, for various reasons, even if the techniques are different, clove and sorrow have formed an indissoluble bond.

There is also a girl like lilac in the modern poem Rain Lane. The "girl" described by the poet is not the real scene in life, but the poet's ideal. "Lilac girl" expresses the hesitation and pain that the poet insists on pursuing but can't grasp. In my mind, she should be a female college student in her thirties and forties with clear eyes. Extraordinary wisdom, holding an oil-paper umbrella, with a touch of sadness. The lyric image of "Lilac" is full of symbolic meaning, which is the poet's obscure hope after the failure of the Great Revolution.

I think the lilac girl in my heart should have the same color and fragrance as lilac, be more resolute than lilac, and have her own clear goals and ideals.