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Use Analogy and Metaphor to Imply Sentiment and Meaning, and Let Passion and Style Bask in Each Other’s Fragrance and Beauty

This concept emphasizes that the writing techniques, the meaning of the objects and the sentiment of the work should be highly compatible and integrated. If there is only technique without a rich and beautiful meaning, it is not clever; if there is only meaning without suitable technique to express it, it is not rich and beautiful either. The first part of the phrase was first used by Liu Xie (465?-520? or 532?) of the Southern Dynasties to praise the work of Qu Yuan (340?-278? BC). Now it is extended to refer to the artistic realm of high purity and fragrance in literary works. The term bilei yuyi (比类寓意) refers to the use of analogies, metaphors and symbolism to describe the appearance of unknown things by using the similarities and differences of familiar things to inspire the reader’s imagination.

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In Qu Yuan’s “Ode to the Orange Tree,” both his sentiment and literary style were highly refined. The work used similar things to analogize and convey the author’s own sentiment, and extended its content into subtle things.
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In his works, He Dafu expresses his emotions, describes objects, and makes analogies with the things he knows to convey his feelings. He does all this with perfection.
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The orange tree is a very wonderful plant grown in the south... Qu Yuan used it to convey his ideals and aspirations. By writing “Ode to the Orange Tree” Qu was actually singing his own praises.
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