Prose writing clues generally have these kinds:
Take the author's thoughts and feelings as a clue.
Zeng Shaolu's prose "Falling Red", with the author's love and praise for falling red as the clue, has become a tragic symphony of life.
The author sincerely loves red, but red has no chance with him. However, he still regards red as the strength of emotional sustenance as always, and the source of poetry is always new. Because he feels that gentle and bright red is a symbol of light and a symbol of beautiful life. Just as he was intoxicated with the beauty of red, he found that "the falling of red" was "extremely beautiful" Although I feel blue when I fall in love, the eternal love makes me sad. It is the continuation, rebirth and eternity of life. In the second half of the article, I tried my best to sing the praises of falling red, and my feelings were so sincere and sincere. "I" "picked up a few scattered roses and gently printed my lips; Pick up a red leaf on the ground and read the hymn of life to the sun against the sunset; When facing a basket of red apples, I am immersed in the pride of life struggle and dedication! " "If I were the petal, I would not hesitate to throw myself into the arms of the earth; If I were the red leaf, I would also write a higher oath into the flowing blood; If I were the fruit, I would be ripe and leave the fragrance and sweetness to the sincere world of life. " What a broad mind, what a heroic spirit, what a lofty realm! The author expressed his feelings to the climax and sublimated the theme of making life more beautiful and meaningful.
Take things as clues.
Yang Guan's essay "Yard" is short in length and concise in sentence. It writes that "I" traveled to Wutai Mountain and stayed in an individual inn run by "Little Sister-in-law". Taking this as a clue, the article describes what I saw and heard in a small hotel and praises the simplicity, enthusiasm, understanding and tolerance of the "little sister-in-law" family. I expressed my inner admiration: "Facing the surrounding mountains, I can't help but feel a little drunk. My heart is drunk before I swim in the mountains. Ah! This flower reflects the fragrant family, this verdant and infiltrated yard. "
Essays "Love Willow" (by Zhang Chunjing) and "Willow in Tang Dynasty" (by Lu Jinping) are all about willow, which shows people's special liking for willow from the aspects of inserting willow, wearing willow, folding willow and chanting willow in ancient times, and then leads to the loveliness of willow-beautiful images: green willow color, weeping willow branches and dancing. A beautiful mind: it gives comfort to those who are sad because of parting, warmth to those who cry because of homesickness, and comfort to those who are sad because of homesickness; Beautiful sentiment: Although it is extremely common and insignificant, it bears the responsibility of symbolizing people's feelings, pinning people's thoughts and enriching people's hearts. Willow's dedication to mankind is selfless and whole-hearted. From beginning to end, the article takes willow as a clue and organizes other contents in series to make it an organic whole.
With time and space clues.
Liu Shaotang's "Yu Qian Er" takes the passage of time as a clue to describe people's different attitudes towards Yu Qian Er in different periods and eras.
In the childhood of the author in the old society, Yu Qianer was very popular. It is the "savior" of the poor when the green and yellow are not in March. During the civil strife ten years after liberation, Yu Qianer, who had been separated for a long time, appeared at the dinner table of every household to come to the rescue. By the early 1980s, Yu Qianer was left out in the cold, and then turned out to be unwelcome. The article intercepts several representative time periods to reflect the changes and progress of the whole society.
Hu Shi's Travel Notes on Lushan Mountain is based on the spatial transfer. According to the change of location, the author describes the natural scenery and introduces the historical sites.
On the way from Haiguang Temple to Bailudong, green mountains and red and light purple azaleas are bright and lovely. The streams, stone bridges and wisteria in Bailudong have good scenery. Bailudong has a special historical position, which "represents the great trend of Song studies in China in recent 700 years". From Bailudong to Wanshan Temple. Because Song Dachao and monks planted 10,000 Chinese fir trees, Tiansheng gave the name "Wanshan". From Wanshan Temple westbound for 23 miles to Xiufeng Temple. Xiufeng Temple is decadent, and the scenery outside the temple is excellent. From Xiufeng to Guizong Temple, and then to the hot springs. The landscape of Lushan Mountain is constantly changing with the shift of spatial position, and the author's pen describes it carefully with the change of landscape. The article is like a long scroll, with history and poetry in it.
Take the activities of the characters as clues.
Li Guangtian's "Flower Tide" takes people looking at flowers and enjoying them as a clue, and makes great efforts to exaggerate and describe the situation of flower-watchers of different ages and sexes in Kunming Yuantong Park. Climbing to the highest peak in one breath; If you are tired of walking, pick a good place to sit down and watch; Some are walking around under the flowers; There are those who stand and study carefully; Some are pulled and shaken; There is a nose that has been repeatedly sniffed; Some take pictures in front of flowers; There are people playing cards, playing chess, drinking tea and playing the piano under the flowers ... Everyone is looking at the flowers, "I can't care about anything else".
Shen Congwen's "Festival and Watching Lights" also takes people's folk activities as clues to show readers a series of local customs paintings full of local flavor.
On the Duanyang Festival on the fifth day of May, in memory of Qu Yuan, Jiangnan people wrapped zongzi, hung Pu 'ai, and held dragon boat races. The horse racing festival in Yunnan is very grand. There are bazaars where "department stores gather" and "all kinds of arts are presented", there are horse races, and there are duets between young men and women. Only by personal experience can we understand their enthusiasm. Watching lanterns on the Lantern Festival is not only the Lantern Festival in the first month, but also the Mid-Autumn Festival in July in ancient times and the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. Now there are lanterns on Labor Day and National Day, and everyone can watch the lanterns. In particular, the author describes the situation of watching the lion dragon lantern fireworks in Xiangxi, his hometown, which shows a strong hometown complex.
Some essays have more than one clue, but several clues, which will be described in the next article.