Wang Bai was one of the four masters of the Northern Mountains in the Southern Song Dynasty.As a neo-Confucianist,he was also a writer,and his book Lu Zhai was handed down to the world.Wang Bai friends,Wang Mi,Wang Kan,Caihang and Pan Chi closely.In addition,Wang Bai devoted his whole life to learning Taoism and preaching,and Neo-Confucianism was his main thought.Wang Bai’s existing poems are considerable in quantity and rich in content.A total of 450 poems of Wang Bai are included in the Whole Song Poetry.According to the content of the poems,it can be divided into six categories: firstly,Wang Bai has a wide range of friends and many sincere friendship poems.Secondly,in Wang Bai’s poems on objects,"Four gentlemen in flower" is often the object of his chanting because it symbolizes good character.Wang Bai’s life is not official,indifferent to fame and wealth,his poetry has a lot of relaxed poems expressing the truth of temperament.In addition,Wang Bai cares about the world,there are many political poems concerned about people’s livelihood,and he is good at painting,there are a lot of painting poems both in form and spirit.Finally,Wang Bai’s poems have a profound neo-Confucianism imprint,so there are still some meaningful Neo-Confucianism poems.Wang Bai’s poems show his unique artistic characteristics.First of all,Wang Bai is a neo-Confucianism,which is the main part of his life,so his poems are full of rational interest.Secondly,Wang Bai also pays attention to the artistry of poetry,and is good at using rich rhetorical devices,such as metaphors,exaggeration and personification.Finally,Wang Bai’s poems have vivid images and blend scenes.With fresh and smooth,simple and natural poetry style. |