Xu Zhimo's poem "Accidental"

Poetry is the strangest thing in our daily study, work or life. Poetry shows the art of language with strong sense of rhythm, wonderful rhythm, refined language, strange imagination and rich feelings. There are many kinds of poems, you know? The following is my collection of Xu Zhimo's poem "Accidental", hoping to help everyone.

Xu Zhimo's poem Accidental 1 Author: Xu Zhimo

I am a cloud in the sky,

Occasionally projected into your heart—

You don't have to be surprised,

There's no need to be happy-

It disappeared in an instant.

You and I met in the dark sea,

You have yours, I have mine, direction;

You remember it well,

You'd better forget,

The light that shines on each other at this intersection.

Appreciate:

Being able to visualize such an abstract adverb of time as "chance" and put it into a symbolic structure is full of interesting philosophy, which is not only beautiful and elegant, but also catchy and memorable, and its significance is beyond words. For me, it is no exaggeration to use the language of "having a special liking" in Xu Zhimo's short poem "Accidental".

In the history of poetry, a thousand long poems can be buried in the ruthless historical precipitation with the passage of time, while some exquisite short poems can shine alone in the long river of history. This short poem with two paragraphs and ten lines should be regarded as a wonderful flower in the modern poetry gallery.

In the process of Xu Zhimo's pursuit of poetic beauty, this accidental poem also has a unique "turning point" significance. According to the famous poet Ka Zhi Lin, a student of Xu Zhimo, "This poem is the most perfect in the author's poetry." (Poems of Xu Zhimo, edited by Ka, p. 94) Chen Ye, a crescent poet, said: "A few poems, such as accidental and pure heart, opened the gap in his previous two issues. He erased his previous anger and wrote the secret of that exquisite soul with neat, soft and refreshing poems." (In memory of Xu Zhimo). Indeed, this poem can quite see Xu Zhimo's skill in meter. The whole poem has two sections, which are symmetrical up and down. The first sentence, the second sentence and the fifth sentence of each section are all composed of three steps. Such as: "occasionally projected on your wave center" and "the light released at this intersection.

The third and fourth sentences of each section consist of two steps, such as "You don't have to be surprised" and "You'd better remember/forget. "Obviously, in the arrangement and handling of steps, there is no lack of free and easy. Longer steps alternate with shorter steps, which makes it easy, euphemistic and catchy to read. What I want to emphasize here is the various "tension" structures that are full of this poem and are not easy to be noticed. These tension structures exist between muscle and frame, between image and image, and between intention. The unique tension structure should be said to be a mystery of the artistic charm of this poem.

The so-called "tension" is a critical term advocated and practiced by British and American New Criticism. Generally speaking, it can be regarded as an organism of the whole poem, but it contains the contradiction and dialectical relationship of * *. A poem, on the whole, must be organic and holistic, but all kinds of contradictions and tensions are allowed and should be filled in. Poetry full of tension can be profound, chewy and memorable. Because only such poems are not static, but "moving in silence". For example, the bow is still full, but it is full of energy and strength that can erupt at any time.

About this poem, first of all, there is a certain tension between the title and the text. "Accidental" is a completely abstract adverb of time, and what to write under this heading should be said to be free and arbitrary. But under this abstract title, the author writes more about two practical things, one is the wave heart that clouds in the sky occasionally project into the water, and the other is "you". I (two symbolic images) meet at sea. If you use "you and me" and "meeting" as the title, it is no problem, but the poetry is far from it. If we use such practical words as "you and me" and "meet" as the title, the tension between abstraction and concreteness will naturally disappear. Thirdly, there will be more tension structure in the poetry text. "You/I" is a pair of "binary opposites", or "occasionally projected in the heart of the wave" or "met at sea", both of which are passers-by in a hurry in the journey of life; "You don't need to be surprised/you need to be happy more" and "Do you remember/you'd better forget" both show full tension with the emotional attitude of binary opposition and semantic contradiction rhetoric. Especially the poem "You have yours, I have mine, my direction", I think it is not too much to praise it as the classic poem most suitable for "tension" analysis praised by "New Criticism". "You" and "I" met by chance in the vast sea of people because of their respective directions, but they passed by and went their separate ways. Two completely different and completely opposite intentions-"You have yours" and "I have mine" are exactly contained in the same sentence and boil down to the same word-"direction". As a romantic poet, Xu Zhimo's symbolic meaning-both a general symbol and a local image symbol-may be particularly noteworthy. The overall symbol of this poem is consistent with the tension structure between the title of the poem and the text we analyzed earlier. Under the title of "chance", many images can be born. Images such as "cloud-water", "you-me", "sea of night" and "mutual light" and the relationship between them can be understood or constructed differently because of the differences and depth of readers' personal emotional experience. This is the wonderful use of the "symbol" of "its name is also small, and its categories are also large" (easy to connect), with more to less, more to small, and more to individual. Or the world is frustrated, or the mood is wrong, or it is too late to regret, the pain is aggravated, or the helpless smile is lost ... Life is destined to have such an "accident", "encounter" and "encounter". And this "light that shines when you meet" will surely become an unforgettable memory, which will accompany you all your life.

Xu Zhimo's poem "Chance" 2 Chance

Xu zhimo

I am a cloud in the sky,

Occasionally projected into your heart—

You shouldn't be surprised,

There's no need to be happy-

It disappeared in an instant.

You and I met in the dark sea,

You have yours, I have mine, direction;

You remember it well,

You forgot,

The light that shines on each other at this intersection!

Creation background

This poem was written in May 1926, when the poet Xu Zhimo first met Lin in London. At that time, Xu Zhimo met Lin by chance, which ignited the fire of love and inspired him to write poems. With a wave of his hand, he got this masterpiece. It was first published in the 9th issue of Morning Post Supplement Poetry on May 27th of the same year, and signed by Zhimo. This is also the lyrics of the old blind man in the fifth act of the script Bian Kungang written by Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman.

Literature appreciation: the cry for life and the pursuit of love and beauty

Xu Zhimo's poem "Accidental" was written in1May, 926, and was first published in the 9th issue of the Morning Post Supplement Poetry Edition on May 27th of the same year, with the signature of Zhimo. The poet used a variety of images to integrate his life course into it, which shows that the poet has experienced too many accidents in his life. Visualizing the accident is not only interesting, but also leaves enough imagination for readers. Countless accidents, countless bumps, and countless encounters all seem so ordinary, there is no need to be surprised, and there is no need to be happy. Remember, you forget the attitude that constitutes a poet. His combination with Zhang Youyi was accidental, his love affair with Lin was accidental, and the storm with Lu Xiaoman was also accidental. It was accidental that he studied finance, fell in love with Cambridge, and the plane crash was even more accidental. These accidents are like a threaded bead.

The poem begins with the metaphor of "I am a cloud in the sky", which shows that the poet is wandering around the world but noble and kind, which directly means that he paved the way for the following. Suddenly, he changed his mind and "occasionally projected on your waves", giving people a soothing momentum but intriguing. The accidental meeting of the two is like the meeting of clouds and water, but it is illusory. A short encounter can make it better in distance, but it is still a flash in the pan. In particular, the word "heart" of "wave heart" is used properly, indicating that no matter how much investment and fate are in time, it may be just an accident. Although life is full of accidents, we can't stop waiting, only the pursuit of eternity. Just because this meeting was just an accident, it went on to explain the attitude that the other party should hold: you don't have to be surprised or happy. This is a common thing in life, full of philosophy of life, and there is nothing to miss. At the same time, it also shows the poet's frankness, which is only a trace that disappears in an instant.

The first section of the poem uses physical metaphors such as "sky", "cloud" and "water wave" to make the poem more vivid. The projection of a cloud in the sky on the wave center also reflects the poet's inner activities and psychological characteristics, indicating his pursuit of love and beauty. The verbs "project" and "destroy" are also used to express the accidental causal relationship between them. If the projection is illusory, it will inevitably lead to complete extinction, and finally it will change from accidental meeting to the trace of extinction, and the trace and projection form a corresponding relationship. In addition, the poet clearly shows the protagonists "you" and "I" in his poems, which shows that there is an inevitable connection between the two subjects. Although there is emotional support, you don't need to be surprised, let alone happy. It plays the role of a wave turning point, that is to say, although meeting you by chance seems to be relatively integrated, you don't need to be surprised, let alone happy. "Don't be surprised, don't be happy" has a further relationship. Surprise is unnecessary, and joy is even unnecessary. The word "Geng" in the middle is just right, which shows that the poet has repeatedly suppressed his excitement and is still persuading the other party not to be surprised and happy prematurely, indicating that the poet understands his life situation and does not want to hurt the other party because "I am a cloud in the sky". At the same time, we can see that life is not self-directed, and any good thing is restricted and influenced by various external factors. Since it is an accident, it must have happened in a twinkling, so we should cherish it doubly.

The second verse of the poem draws you and me together at the same time with "You and I meet in the night sea". Under the background of the night and the rendering of the sea, the sudden appearance of "you" seems to make me no longer lonely at night, and the appearance of "you" makes me feel entrusted. But even so, we are just passers-by in the journey of life, because: you have your direction, I have mine. Meeting in this accidental and inevitable way is like a favor from heaven, and the intentional plot in a sitcom will eventually be missed because of different directions. It can be seen that the choice of life direction is often full of drama and will not last forever. Dramatically arranging a theme corresponding to me here shows the poet's pursuit and yearning for love, but we passed each other because of different directions, perhaps leaving each other with a knowing smile, or even nostalgia for each other, but after all, in the dark sea background, because of the choice of direction, there is no other way but to miss beautiful things. Suddenly, the poet's lost emotions were revealed in his heart. Finally, he warned himself: "If you remember, you will forget", which played a role here. At the same time, undertake the above-mentioned "light of mutual interpretation at this intersection!"

The second part of this poem uses the physical metaphors of "night", "sea" and "light" to make this poem more vivid and concrete. Corresponding verbs such as "meet" and "meet" are also used to directly inherit the first plot and draw closer to the second plot. From the distance between clouds and water to the distance between you and me, from day to night, from water waves to the sea, it is a further sublimation of the previous plot. No matter how close you and I are, external factors may prevent us from meeting again. In the vast sea of life, no matter how well the plot is arranged, how well the environment is arranged, the difficult blending of heart and heart will eventually disappear in the depths of the sea. We all have our own direction, and the light we get in accidental meeting is only temporary, not eternal. So the poet told himself not to blindly recall the past, but to get out of the shadows as soon as possible. Remember or forget, this is also the condition of the poet's mood change, and the word "most" is used in the middle, which shows that the poet is eager to walk out of the trough of life confidently, persuade himself to forget the accident and welcome the new dawn. This is the helplessness of reality and life. Faced with the dilemma of "remembering" and "forgetting", why not choose the latter?

Throughout the poem, it is not difficult to understand the two scenes described in it. Vivid language, perfect form and ups and downs of the plot give people endless imagination. The two verses before and after the poem correspond, catchy and intriguing to read. On the surface, this is a love poem. It will be more interesting if you read it carefully. It gives people a feeling that the more you read, the more interesting it becomes. It contains profound philosophy and understanding of life, and there are many classic works. Chen Ye, a poet of Crescent School, said: "A few poems, such as Accidental, opened the gap between his first two issues. He erased his previous anger and wrote the secret of that delicate soul in neat, soft and refreshing poems. " At the same time, familiar images are interspersed in the whole poem, which blends the two protagonists in the poem into the artistic conception, just like a drama, giving people a fresh and natural feeling. Poets use two or two pairs of things to make them contradictory, which can be described as a clever writing technique of combining static and dynamic. Accidental meeting or never coming again, but whether we should know how to cherish the good times better, with the changes of the poet's feelings, all show the beauty of harmony. With our understanding of new things, our feelings will gradually deepen, because people always advance in the practice of constant understanding.

Looking up at the starry sky, the sky is still the original sky, but because our fate is not entirely in our own hands, we always encounter more or less accidents in full of setbacks. Since it is accidental, we should recognize the final result, make clear whether our environment is the clouds in the sky or the sea at night, and make suggestions for ourselves without hurting each other. While exhorting each other, we should also see our own direction. Why not forget it when you can't get it? We will meet again after all.

In the era of poverty and darkness, the poet's accident is not a cry for life, the pursuit of love and beauty, and the poet's soul space. On the road of shouting and pursuing, isn't it a road of struggle?

Xu Zhimo's poem "Accidental" 3 I am a cloud in the sky.

Occasionally projected into your heart—

You don't have to be surprised,

There's no need to be happy-

It disappeared in an instant.

You and I met in the dark sea,

You have yours, I have mine, direction;

You remember it well,

You'd better forget,

The light that shines on each other at this intersection.

Appreciation 1:

In such a short poem, Xu Zhimo points out a hazy and glittering, small and boundless world with such a simple artistic conception, such a rigorous format and such a concise melody. We walk in this world, how many sighs of life, how many memories of the past, how many memories of the past, ... But we don't cry, let alone grab the land. We just walk slowly, a little heavily, and occasionally look up. Passing through the grape trellis or deep blue clouds, a meteor just flew by, and a faint sadness rose in my heart. But still walking, the slow and a little heavy footsteps, like an "Eternity", stay in the night sky.

It is light and elegant, but it can't hide the sadness of reality, and there is a faint loss hidden in the depths of emotion. The poet is not indifferent to beauty and life, but has a deep attachment and persistent pursuit, but "beauty" or other aspects of life, like clouds in the sky and lights on the sea at night, all disappear in an instant. He has a vision, but at the same time he can't get rid of a faint sadness. "If you remember, you'd better forget" seems philosophical and detached. But in aesthetic psychology, this is not the case. "You'd better forget" is actually the last thing you can forget. No detachment, no dispensation. Some are sad in reality, and they are songs sung by a real person, a person who is obsessed with life, and an ideal person who has been frustrated repeatedly. Vision and despair, sadness and chic are wonderfully intertwined. This is the sorrow of a pure poet. His elegance is mostly due to his pursuit of elegance and beauty and restraint of feelings.

Xu Zhimo lived in the darkest age of a poor country. He is full of "beautiful" hopes, struggling to pursue the ideal light in the cracks of the times, but all of them are like flowers on the beach, fading in an instant. His voice, forced by the "shadow of life", finally became dull and dry. Even some early poems, such as I don't know where the wind blows, are so gentle and elegant, but if you appreciate them carefully, they are all sad. 1926 wrote "accidental". The deep message of this poem is full of faint sadness. Poets have no intention to devote themselves to the fiery struggle of the times, nor to express the so-called "essence of the times", but the suffering of the times is also reflected in the depths of a real poet in a tortuous way.

Some researchers believe that "accidentally" sees "the relationship between people is erratic and without a trace" and "sees everything as insignificant and indispensable, turning fiery feelings and exuberant life into light smoke". This conclusion can not be completely wrong, but it can not be completely correct, because it is based on the researcher's understanding of the surface information of the poem "accident" However, the eternal charm of a poem comes from its deep information. The deep message in Accidental conveys a sense of loss in life-it is elegant and light. -it is the heart sound that the poet's soul full of aura pops up instantly. Simple notes reverberate with long, elegant beauty and ups and downs, and elegant artistic conception is profound. ...

Appreciation 2:

Note: It was written in May of 1926. On May 27th of the same year, the poetry edition of the 9th issue of the Morning Post Supplement was first published, signed by Zhimo. This is the lyrics of the old blind man in the fifth act of the script Bian Kungang written by Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman.

Being able to visualize such an extremely abstract adverb of time as "chance" and put it into a symbolic structure is full of interesting philosophy, which is not only beautiful and elegant, but also catchy and memorable, and its significance is beyond words. For me, it is no exaggeration to use the language of "having a special liking" in Xu Zhimo's short poem "Accidental".

In the process of Xu Zhimo's pursuit of poetic beauty, this accidental poem also has a unique "turning point" significance. According to the famous poet Ka Zhi Lin, a student of Xu Zhimo, "This poem is the most perfect in the author's poetry." (Poems of Xu Zhimo, edited by Ka, p. 94) Chen Ye, a crescent poet, said: "A few poems, such as accidental and pure heart, opened the gap in his previous two issues. He erased his previous anger and wrote the secret of that exquisite soul with neat, soft and refreshing poems." (In memory of Xu Zhimo). Indeed, this poem can quite see Xu Zhimo's skill in meter. The whole poem has two sections, which are symmetrical up and down. The first sentence, the second sentence and the fifth sentence of each section are all composed of three steps. For example, the third and fourth sentences of each paragraph are composed of two steps, such as "You don't have to be surprised" and "You'd better remember/forget." Obviously, there is no lack of free and easy steps in the arrangement and handling. Longer steps alternate with shorter steps, which makes it easy, euphemistic and catchy to read.

Xu Zhimo's Poetry "Accidental" 4 "Accidental" Xu Zhimo

I am a cloud in the sky, occasionally reflected in your heart-you don't have to be surprised, let alone happy-and then disappeared.

You and I met in the dark sea,

You have yours, I have mine, direction; It would be better if you remember, but you'd better forget the light released at this meeting!

Xu Zhimo's "Accidental" is probably just a love poem, written for a lover who falls in love by chance and then lives far apart. However, the image of this poem has gone beyond itself. We can completely regard this poem as an exclamation of life. On the road of life, there are many accidental encounters and many beautiful things. They are just accidental encounters and will never be repeated. Whether it's lingering affection or touching friendship, whether it's great maternal love or pure childlike innocence, whether it's a knowing smile on the street or a few words on the journey, it's often a flash in the pan and disappears. How much of those lost beauty and love can be recovered? The devil of time took everything away. Clouds in the sky occasionally flash by in Bo's heart, which is really "no need to be surprised, let alone happy". What's more, in the vast sea of life, sometimes even if you travel endlessly, you can't reach the other side. Everyone has everyone's direction, we meet by chance, and then we will be separated in a hurry, and there is no hope of meeting again. Those "lights" that are released to each other when they meet, and those feelings that are poured into each other when they meet, "remember, it is best to forget." The poet realized the disappearance of many "beauty" and "love" in life and wrote the sense of loss in life. This is the profound mystery and implication of life in this poem. The poet's feelings are temperate, and his modality is natural and unrestrained. After the most difficult and precious things disappear, expressing the sense of loss in a seemingly casual tone makes this poem not only achieve the beauty of harmony in appearance, but also have an elegant beauty in internal poetry. In the middle of the first two paragraphs of the poem, there are two sentences, "Don't be surprised, let alone happy" and "Remember better to forget", which contain a very tortuous mentality and a very delicate affection. On the one hand, it has the charm of Chris Dina Luo Saidi (1830- 1894, a British Victorian poetess). She wrote in Remember Me, "I would rather you forget and smile than you remember and be sad"; On the other hand, we can also experience a bitter emotional appeal that is helpless and pretentious in the face of fate. These two aspects constitute a three-dimensional, fuzzy aesthetic body. If you keep thinking and experiencing, you will have fresh feelings when you watch and ponder from different sides. Show quite elegant taste. In such a short poem, Xu Zhimo points out a hazy, crystal clear, small and boundless world with such a simple artistic conception, such a rigorous format and such a concise melody. We walk in this world, how many sighs of life, how many memories of the past, how many memories of the past, ... But we don't cry, let alone grab the land. We just walk slowly, a little heavily, and occasionally look up. Passing through the grape trellis or deep blue clouds, a meteor just flew by, and a faint sadness rose in my heart. But still walking, the slow and a little heavy footsteps, like an "Eternity", stay in the night sky. It is light and elegant, but it can't hide the sadness of reality, and there is a faint loss hidden in the depths of emotion. The poet is not indifferent to beauty and life, but has a deep attachment and persistent pursuit, but "beauty" or other aspects of life, like clouds in the sky and lights on the sea at night, all disappear in an instant. He has a vision, but at the same time he can't get rid of a faint sadness. "If you remember, you'd better forget" seems philosophical and detached. But in aesthetic psychology, this is not the case. "You'd better forget" is actually the last thing you can forget. No detachment, no dispensation. Some are sad in reality, and they are songs sung by a real person, a person who is obsessed with life, and an ideal person who has been frustrated repeatedly. Vision and despair, sadness and chic are wonderfully intertwined. This is the sorrow of a pure poet. His elegance is mostly due to his pursuit of elegance and beauty and restraint of feelings.