One of the functions of image technique in poetry is to pin abstract subjective feelings on concrete objective images, so that they can become tangible artistic images and be vividly displayed. If poetry is a spiritual vitamin of life, the poet just wants to provide some vitamins for readers. He doesn't need to provide pure preparations of vitamins, but can provide them in the form of fruits containing vitamins such as apples, bananas and oranges, because the latter have good color, fragrance, shape and taste, which may make the reading process a pleasant process.
2, the same meaning is different, each sees its interest.
The second function of image technique in poetry is to make the same or similar feelings get unique artistic expression with the help of their original images. If a poet wants to provide readers with the same vitamins, he may provide them with many different fruits such as apples, bananas, oranges, pears, cherries, mangoes, strawberries, lychees and their different combinations without the same feeling.
For example, love poems, in fact, all love poems at all times and all over the world are the same theme, which is nothing more than "I love you", "I really miss you" and "If you want to marry someone else, you must marry me", but love poems can never be finished. Why? I think it is mainly because of the different images that different love poems present different artistic temperament and charm.
3. The theme is vague and endless.
The third function of image technique in poetry is "words are not full of meaning, images are full of meaning", which makes the difficult feelings and unspeakable reasons use image pronouns to produce artistic effects of "endless words and endless meaning" that logical language can not achieve. The so-called "poetry without divination" (1 1) of the ancients mainly refers to this kind of poetry. At this time, due to the ambiguity and uncertainty of the theme of poetry, it provides readers with a broad imagination and room for aftertaste. If the poet wants to provide readers with vitamins, and vitamins are various, there may be some unknowns besides the known ones, which are difficult to distinguish one by one. The poet just dedicated a basket of multi-dimensional fruits to readers and let them taste it themselves.
4, the text has a prison, take the image and avoid it.
The fourth function of image in poetry, as Shi Mao and Zheng Yi said, is "seeing the loss of today, not daring to criticize, and speaking by analogy." "Analogy" means taking images. In an era when there is no freedom of speech, poets want to pour out their indignation at the dark side of society without being blocked by words. One possible choice is to use images to hide their sharpness and make euphemistic expressions. If a certain vitamin or any other medicine is taboo in this era, you have no choice but to produce some fruits containing these ingredients if you want to save the world at an appropriate time. Although its curative effect is doubtful, it is better than nothing, at least it can make the poet's conscience a little safer.
5. Refuse to be buried, which means elephant.
The fifth function of image in poetry is to keep a certain distance from the actual social politics, so as to avoid naivety and lack of foresight in judging certain social ideals, social forces and social figures at that time, and then embarrass the author and make the work a martyr when the ideals are disillusioned and the forces and figures turn to the opposite side. If the poet wants to provide readers with some spiritual vitamins, and some vitamins that were valued at that time may be considered useless or even harmful later, and poetry only provides fruits containing this ingredient, you don't have to pay for it. Image expression can leave some room for poetry.
Finally, it needs to be emphasized that imagery into poetry is not omnipotent. People's rich, profound and subtle spiritual world cannot correspond to the objective material world one by one, and people's feelings can't find suitable images to express at any time. Sometimes, the expression of images may not be as pleasant as the straightforward expression of "quick words". Therefore, telling the truth should be broken or even the whole process, including telling the truth, telling the truth and praising its beauty.