Comparison of the similarities and differences in the styles of frontier fortress poems by Gao Shi and Cen Shen:
1. Similarities: Gao Shi and Cen Shen’s frontier fortress poems both describe scenes related to frontier fortress life.
2. Differences:
1. Gao Shi’s poems are tragic and desolate, while Cen Shen’s poems are tragic and beautiful
Gao Shi’s "Yan Ge Xing" is full of emotion from beginning to end. With a desolate atmosphere, it fully expresses the tragic style characteristics. This poem describes the situation of the Northeast border war and the disparity between the joys and sorrows of the military officers. It expresses the author's deep sympathy for the soldiers who have been bleeding and fighting hard on the battlefield for a long time, and expresses his dissatisfaction with the border generals who indulge in singing and dancing and lead a luxurious and luxurious life. Feelings of resentment. The poet poured a clear emotion of love and hate into his work, which aggravated the melancholy and desolate style of the whole poem.
Cen Shen's "Zou Ma Chuan March to Send Off the Army to the Western Expedition" describes the scene of the soldiers going out to fight against the enemy: "The general did not take off his golden armor at night, and the troops fought against each other in the middle of the night, and the limelight was like a knife cutting... ..." It describes the soldiers' courage to move forward without fear of danger, and expresses the confidence that the enemy will be defeated and the Tang army will win. At the same time, the poem also highlights the wind and sand in the desert: "Don't you see the horse walking on the river, walking on the snowy seaside..." Cen Shen used exaggeration The technique depicts the beautiful and spectacular scenery, showing the unique characteristics of language.
2. Cen Shen describes the rich and colorful life of the frontier, and Gao Shi describes his sympathy for the soldiers
Cen Shen’s works mainly reflect the friendly exchanges and harmonious coexistence between ethnic groups and the wonders of the Northwest The scenery and scenery, such as "Farewell with Cloud Songs of the Volcano", "Rehai Farewell Cui Shiyu Returning to the Capital", etc., it is not difficult to see that Cen Shen pays attention to describing the colorful life in the frontier fortress.
Although Gao Shi's poems also describe the scenery of the frontier fortress, they are mostly used as a foil to express his feelings. He profoundly exposed the shortcomings of the border defense policy in the style of political commentary, and at the same time revealed his sympathy for the soldiers and satire on the generals, such as "Fortress": "The dust on the border is full of the northern sky, and the captives are driving southward. If you turn to fighting, you will not be able to make progress, and you will make peace with your relatives." "Feiyuantu."
3. Gao Shi followed many traditions, while Cen Shen pursued innovation
Both Gao Shi's and Cen Shen's frontier poems were innovative while inheriting the old literary tradition. , and all highlight their own characteristics. Gao Shi's poems are more imitated in the inheritance of traditional art forms, but lack breakthroughs and innovations. In the creation of frontier fortress poems, he inherited many old Yuefu titles, such as "Fortress Above", "Fortress Below", etc. He could not express his emotions as he wished. He also wrote some new Yuefu poems, such as "Five Poems on Jimen", "Yingzhou Song", etc., which were able to give full play to his creative talents, but his poems were more copied and less innovative, lacking a kind of vitality.
Compared with Gao Shi's frontier fortress poems, Cen Shen incorporated more achievements in modern poetry since the Six Dynasties and made innovations, showing his own innovations in terms of sentence structure, rhythm, rhyme, etc. . The poem "Walking on the Horse River to Send Off the Master to the Western Expedition" has three lines to one verse, breaking the old pattern of two or four lines to one verse, and fully demonstrates the unique artistic characteristics of the style. Cen Shen used a new aesthetic attitude to look at the frontier fortress, "Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear blossoms bloomed on the trees." This is not about pear blossoms, but virtual writing. It is used as a metaphor for snow, and it expresses the spirit of the heavy snow on the frontier fortress. It expresses the "new" and "divine" aesthetic realm pursued by the poet.
Introduction to frontier fortress poetry
Border fortress poetry is a poem based on the life of Han nationality military and civilians and the natural scenery in border areas. It is generally believed that frontier poetry initially developed in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, began to flourish in the Sui Dynasty, and entered the golden age of development in the Tang Dynasty. According to statistics, there are less than 200 frontier fortress poems from before the Tang Dynasty, but there are more than 2,000 frontier fortress poems collected in "The Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". Some of these magnificent chapters are not only precious treasures of Han literature, but also of great historical significance.