lt; Baiyang Praise gt;’s outstanding feature in writing is the use of symbolic techniques. As a writer, it is reasonable for Mao Dun to look at the natural landscape of the northwest with an aesthetic and emotional eye, discover the symbolic meaning of poplar trees, and then express his aspirations based on objects and let his emotions drive him. Symbol is a rhetorical method that uses specific things to reveal a certain meaning or express a certain spiritual quality. Symbols contain two elements: symbolic body and symbolic meaning. Symbols in poetry are generally suggestive, but "Praise to the White Poplar" is explicit. Because under the conditions at that time, the war was sweeping across the land of China, and people had no time to ponder and appreciate the twists and turns of meaningful works. The writers used a straightforward way to express the will and wishes of individuals and the entire people. Therefore, the characteristics of this article are that it uses both symbolic techniques with lingering rhymes and direct expressions of feelings. In this article, the symbol is the poplar tree, and the symbolic meaning (or ontology) is the farmers in the north, the warriors among the farmers in the north, and the spirit and will of the Chinese people to resist Japan. In a sense, the two are similar and identical, which is an important basis for the use of symbols in this article.
1. First of all, we must clarify the difference between symbol, metaphor and personification:
Symbol also visualizes and personifies things. What is the connection and difference between this and personification and metaphor? First of all, we must understand that symbolism is a method of expression, that is, a method of writing, in terms of chapters. It is not a symbolic meaning as commonly said; personification and metaphor are rhetorical methods, which are only expressed in specific sentences, not in chapters.
The similarity between symbolism and personification is that they both personify things, but the way of writing symbols is mostly used in conception, that is, to place a specific meaning in the image of the thing described. The essence of a certain class or a certain meaning is expressed through the things described and depicted; while personification is used in the expression of sentences in order to write things vividly and vividly and enhance the expression effect. Although it also personifies objects, it still expresses the personified things themselves. For example: The mountain laughs and the water laughs, which only reflects the joyful mood of the character, but does not reflect the person's character and moral character, spirit and thoughts, image and vigor; it does not imply other deeper meanings, nor does it describe the image of the mountain. Nor does this mountain contain another image.
Symbols and metaphors also have something in common, that is, they both visualize things. But metonymy is built on the basis of similarity; symbol is to give a certain meaning to the thing described, so the metaphor must be described and portrayed carefully, and it should be carefully analyzed when understanding. There is no need to describe or describe metaphors.
2. The expression method of symbolism was created by writers. It has two basic functions: one is to give meaning to things that the writer wants to say but is unwilling to say directly, so as to enhance the expressiveness of the article; the other is to help the writer cleverly tell readers what he wants to say but cannot say. "Praise to the Poplars" and Gorky's "Petrel" belong to the latter. This method helped "Praise to the White Poplar" and "Haiyan" break through the "censorship" of the Kuomintang and the Imperial Russian government respectively. The symbolic writing method we use today generally belongs to the former, mainly to enhance the expressiveness of the article and achieve better literary education effects.
lt; Baiyang Praise gt;’s outstanding feature in writing is the use of symbolic techniques. As a writer, it is reasonable for Mao Dun to look at the natural landscape of the northwest with an aesthetic and emotional eye, discover the symbolic meaning of poplar trees, and then express his aspirations based on objects and let his emotions drive him. Symbol is a rhetorical method that uses specific things to reveal a certain meaning or express a certain spiritual quality. Symbols contain two elements: symbolic body and symbolic meaning. Symbols in poetry are generally suggestive, but "Praise to the White Poplar" is explicit. Because under the conditions at that time, war was sweeping across the land of China, and people had no time to ponder and appreciate the tortuous and meaningful works. The writers used a straightforward way to express the will and wishes of individuals and the entire people. Therefore, the characteristics of this article are that it uses both symbolic techniques with lingering rhymes and direct expressions of feelings. In this article, the symbol is the poplar tree, and the symbolic meaning (or ontology) is the farmers in the north, the warriors among the farmers in the north, and the spirit and will of the Chinese people to resist Japan.
In a sense, the two are similar and identical, which is an important basis for the use of symbols in this article.