Noun Interpretation (Introduction to Literature): Speech, Image and Meaning

The means of expression in literary creation have always had three elements: speech, meaning and image. The Book of Changes once said: "Words are not enough, and saints make the best use of statues." Zhuangzi also said: "The speaker cares too much and forgets to speak proudly." In the Book of Changes, Wang Bi used Laozi and Zhuangzi to explain the Book of Changes: "The husband has a point, and the speaker has a point." . Do what you want, do what you say. ..... So, the speaker is so clear that he forgets what he said. The elephant was so interested and proud that he forgot the elephant. "These remarks all say that words, meanings and images constitute the expressive elements of literary creation. Prose is the two major elements of "speech and meaning". Poetry is the three elements of "speech image". In creative thinking, although both belong to the field of image thinking, the specific thinking movement state is different. In the process of creating and conceiving prose, it is generally considered how to accurately describe the ideas in the brain and how to choose the language. In the process of poetry creation and conception, the generation and organization of images are generally considered, and how to make the feelings in the chest appear through images. In this process, language flows with images. The language of prose is aimed at thought; The language of poetry points to images, and images point to ideas. In other words, prose is language and poetry is image. Prose is an idea. Poetry is an image.