The Semantic Analysis And The Culture Explanation Of "Shi" And The Words Of "Shi"

This article from the perspectives of the semantic and rhetoric, investigates its semantic features and the producing ways of rhetoric semantic meaning, and discussing that rhetoric mode influences the idiomatic phrase of "Shi". It is obvious that the metaphor, metonymy and hyperbole are the important ways of its semantic formation.In addition, the rhetoric also plays an important role in the idiomatic phrase of "Shi". On the basis of extensive collection of Chinese ancient literature, this paper investigates "Shi" with the classification and research. The paper explores the cultural symbol meaning of "Shi". "Shi" is well-liked by many great classics of ancient writers. Analysis the stone as a cultural symbol, a symbol of the nature beauty and solitude, a symbol of stumbling blocks, a symbol of morality, a symbol of immortality, a symbol of the pathetic destiny of women in ancient times, reflecting the unique Chinese nation Stone Culture, showing the Chinese way of thinking and cultural psychology. At last, the paper also introduce some simple teaching methods related with "Shi".