Hu Shi, recognized by China as the earliest advocate of vernacular poetry, made many attempts. 19 17 In February, New Youth published eight vernacular poems by Hu Shi, which are considered as the earliest modern vernacular poems (modern new poems were all called vernacular poems when they first appeared in the early 20th century). He also put forward the corresponding theory of new poetry according to the reality of new poetry creation at that time. For example, On New Poetry in June 19 19 was regarded as the most authoritative theory of new poetry, which was called "the golden rule of poetry creation and criticism" by Zhu Ziqing. 1920 In March, Shanghai Yadong Library published The Trial Collection of Hu Shi (he also co-edited and published several books with contemporary people), which is the first modern personal vernacular poetry collection. Since then, Hu Shi has been regarded as "the first person of vernacular new poetry".
His Pigeon was first published in the issue of New Youth 19 18 1. Although there are some traces of trying, it is still very fresh to read today.
Each poem has four sentences, each rhymes (I rhyme) and rhymes to the end; It's all in the vernacular, but "Yi Ruyi" is a bit difficult to understand. "Yi" means peace, and the rest are fluent and catchy.
Appreciation of poetry should start with images, and the analysis of images is usually carried out from its color, movement, direction, strength, reality and so on.
The first sentence begins with "cloud". In late autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light, which outlines the quiet background of pigeons. It is easy to think of Tao Yuanming's poem "The mountains are getting better every day".
The next three sentences are the main body of the whole poem, describing the activities of pigeons: games. Write it first and then divide it. Always write them in the air first, free; Numbers are a group, not one.
Then describe their activities in detail. Looking at "3322" from the relationship, it is just like Tao Yuanming's "Birds and Return". Images in poetry are sometimes associated with national history and culture, traditional customs, lifestyle, psychological characteristics and so on, and are endowed with some special meanings. Look at "going back and forth" from the action and "meaning is like meaning" from the expression. The three are neatly arranged, highlighting the characteristics of "harmony".
The last sentence, another close-up, suddenly "turned over and reflected in the sun." When you appreciate poetry, you should pay special attention to verbs. A word "Fan" appears to move quickly, while the words "Ying" and "Lining" are more elegant and have primary and secondary points. The color of poetry often conveys the poet's different emotional experiences. As modifiers, "white against the blue sky", "white" and "green" are bright and beautiful, which enhances the sense of color and picture in the description and renders the atmosphere. It indicates that the poet is enthusiastic, lively, positive and high-spirited, and organically blends the poet's deep feelings with the life picture described into an intriguing artistic realm.
After 1922, vernacular new poetry won a decisive victory, basically replacing the hegemony of classical Chinese old poetry in the literary world. No one can deny Hu Shi's outstanding contribution. However, the "vernacular" or "prosaic" tendency of new poetry has also attracted people's attention. For example, pigeons have an obvious tendency of "vernacular" and proofreading is too wrong. Therefore, since 1923, the artistic problem or poetic problem of new poetry has become the direction of everyone's efforts and a necessity.