? First, two angles
? The introduction at the beginning of the article sincerely apologizes to the readers from the perspective of an essayist and explains two reasons why he has been writing about blacksmiths. Finally, it is summed up as "a person who especially wants to be a what, but never becomes a what, then this what has become what he dreams of all his life." This little quote is sincere, humorous and unique. We originally wanted to listen to the stories told by avant-garde writers, but at first we heard the author tell his truest story in the most sincere words. While the following enters the novelist's point of view, the author hides behind the story and narrates it quietly with words. Such an arrangement is a bit like meeting the chef before we go to enjoy the food. For us, this food is not just food, but we have a special desire to explore while enjoying the food.
Of course, this little introduction is more than that. The experience described in it: I learned to play iron with Master Zhang and wrote a letter to his son. Later, when I was a soldier, I actually met Master Zhang's son. Although it is a reality, it is full of drama and magic. This makes us feel that the alternative reunion between Tian Kui and Huan Zi in the later part of the novel is not unexpected, but very real. Everything you lost will come back in another way.
? Reality and fiction are strikingly similar. Let readers be surprised and fall into deep thinking.
second, a traditional beginning
? When reading a novel, readers pay great attention to the beginning. If the beginning is attractive, they will continue reading. So the authors have carefully designed the beginning. The beginning of this article seems clumsy, but it is actually clever. There is a big tree at the head of every village, which is the news distribution center, and the story begins here. Such a beginning seems to be commonplace, but just like the image in classical poetry, the conventional connotation can help readers quickly understand the meaning of using this image. Such a beginning can give readers a message: the good play is about to be staged. Can help readers quickly brew a good story. At the beginning of this, almost all characters can appear in a scene in turn, laying the groundwork for the following.
Third, the rhythm of two languages
? Language is the flesh and blood of the article, and the language of this article is rather strong. There are almost no uncommon words in the language of the full text, and it is colloquial and uses short sentences. This makes readers very enjoyable to read. For example, at the beginning, the introduction of the blacksmith team, from appearance to personality to work sharing, can be done in more than 2 words and 26 sentences, giving readers a background introduction without too much expansion. Because readers prefer to see with their own eyes and judge with their own minds.
The characters' language is also very concise and expressive, and it feels like a steel knife being thrown at them. For example, Tian Qianmu's appearance, the author only used a word "sullen" to come to the blacksmith's furnace, a word that you and I have used many times, but it made readers feel that something unexpected was coming. Sometimes a character's words can tell us his character. For example, the last sentence of the protagonist Tian Kui is "Dare!" . One word shows the noble appearance of a teenager who suddenly lost a hand, faced the great disaster in life, bravely faced it, and finally became determined, mature and courageous.
? However, the language of the article is all in this style, but there will be reading fatigue, and the author knows this well. The conciseness and exposition of language in the article intersect. First of all, let's look at the scene described by the author while the iron is hot. The language has the characteristics of spreading the truth freely. At the beginning, I wrote about the process of pig iron being beaten into steel. The author took pains to write actions back and forth, using repetition and metaphor. This immersive description is like a camera, which makes readers enjoy it. The author also uses association and hearing to increase readers' interest in reading. At the end of this paragraph, children like "I" miss the "old Koreans" as a side foil, which makes readers who know nothing about striking the iron can not help but yearn for it.
? The wanton expression reached its climax in the sixth part. "The yellow fire in the furnace and the dazzling white light on the anvil shine on their faces like dark red iron. Three people stand in a triangle, and three hammers chase each other. The middle seems to be airtight, overwhelming, and thunderous. The softest and hardest, the coldest and hottest, the most cruel and the gentlest are mixed together, like a passionate and high-pitched music. " The novel is written here, because "Zuo Lian", the story development of young Tian Kui and the story of blacksmiths striking while the iron is hot converge, and the fate of characters and iron blocks have been integrated. The author's restrained emotions are vented here. Six "most" were used. The colors that impact vision are used: "yellow fire in the hearth", "dazzling white light on the anvil" and "like the faces of blacksmiths with dark red iron". Paired antonyms are used to form a magnificent parallelism. This tense rhythm pushes the plot to a climax. The author reveals the theme of the novel naturally: "This is labor, this is creation, and this is life. Teenagers grow up like this, dreams become a reality, and love, hate and hatred are presented and dissolved in such a vigorous forging. " Readers' emotions, which have been regulated, have also been released at this moment, with a sigh of relief and a sense of pleasure.
? Then there is a concise ending. With a word "dare", the story comes to an abrupt end, leaving readers with unlimited imagination: after Tian Kui and Huan Zi meet after suffering, there will be such a future ...
? In the tense and indifferent language rhythm, the reader's heart is firmly grasped.
? Of course, the readability of this article is not limited to this. When it comes to writing, I know that I have read too little.
(Illustration from Left Sickle)
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