Artistic Features of Bai Juyi's Sentimental Poems

As a famous poet, Bai Juyi's sentimental poems are a highlight of all his poems. From the perspective of subject matter, sentimental poems can be divided by his own definition of sentimental poems, that is, "things are taken from the outside" and "reason moves from the inside". The former can be divided into "holding things" and "holding things", while the latter can be divided into "moving in emotion" and "moving in reason". Among his 20 1 sentimental poems, the theme of "moving in emotion" is the most, which shows Bai Juyi's temperament of "deeper than poetry and more than emotion", and also shows that sentimental poems emphasize expressing inner feelings. Secondly, the sadness brought by foreign affairs, natural changes and ups and downs in life made him hard to let go. In addition, there are some works explaining the reasons, although the proportion is not large, but their special themes are also very important for a comprehensive understanding of Bai Juyi's sentimental poems and his mentality.

As a sentimental poem, Bai Juyi's true feelings and mentality are presented to readers through such poems. Namely:

First, the sense of bondage and loss in official career: the ideals of "caring for the family" and "serving the country" cannot be realized in reality, which makes Bai Juyi full of loss and helplessness. Bai Juyi, who pursues freedom and yearns for retirement, feels oppressed and bound everywhere in reality.

Second, the loneliness and impermanence of life experience: the profound experience of loneliness and disease, long and lonely, the years of being driven out of the house and relatives, and losing relatives and friends all contributed to the loneliness and impermanence in his sentimental poems.

Third, a clear understanding of the laws of natural personnel and contradictory mentality: Bai Juyi's philosophical thinking is everywhere in his poems, but at the same time he feels sad and emotional about it, so these two seemingly contradictory mentalities have always accompanied him. This is also Bai Juyi's true mental journey. He is famous for Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.