Why is Li Sao the longest lyric poem in China?

Li Sao is the representative work of Qu Yuan, a long lyric poem with autobiographical nature, and the longest lyric poem in China classical literature. The word "Li Sao" was considered by Sima Qian to mean suffering. "Historical Records Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng" said: "Those who leave Sao are still worried." Ban Gu also said in the preface to Li Sao Zan: "If you leave, you will still be miserable, coquettish and annoyed." Wang Yi interpreted it as the sadness of parting. Li Sao can be roughly divided into two parts: the first part, from the beginning to "I can punish my luxury", describes the ideal and loyal sentiment of "beautiful politics"; The second part is extremely absurd and bizarre, showing my anguish and hesitation. It is generally believed that the theme of Li Sao is patriotism and loyalty to the monarch, and its main content is its beautiful political ideal and sense of life experience. "American politics" mainly refers to the common prosperity of Chu by monarchs, sages and ministers.

The artistic charm of Li Sao is mainly manifested in:

First of all, he created a glorious image of a loyal and noble lyric hero. His arrogant personality and indomitable fighting spirit inspired countless literati in later generations and became an important symbol of our national spirit.

Secondly, the symbol and image of vanilla beauty. This is Qu Yuan's creation, which is closely related to Chu local culture. The image of beauty is generally interpreted as a metaphor, or as a monarch, or as a self. The former is like "only the grass and trees are scattered, and the beauty is afraid of death", while the latter is like "many women are jealous of Yu Mei, so they say that Yu Hao is lewd". It can be said that Qu Yuan expressed his feelings to a great extent by writing his own story of abandoning his wife. Therefore, the whole poem is sentimental and touching. Yu Junchen and his wife are not only vivid, but also in line with China's traditional thinking habits. Li Sao is full of all kinds of herbs, which, as decoration, support and enrich the beautiful image. At the same time, vanilla image, as an independent symbol, refers to the nobility of morality and personality on the one hand; On the other hand, it is opposite to evil grass and symbolizes both sides of political struggle. In a word, the image of vanilla beauty in Li Sao constitutes a complex and ingenious symbolic metaphor system, which makes the poem rich and vivid. In addition, Bi Xing in Li Sao began to integrate things with me, feelings with scenery, thus making things symbolic and feelings more concrete.

Thirdly, the innovation of poetic form and language. The study of Lisao draws lessons from the formal characteristics of Chu Ci and also absorbs the brushwork of new-style prose at that time, thus enhancing the capacity and expressive force of poetry. In addition, a large number of auXiliary words, such as "xi", have been absorbed, which enhances the rhythm and musical beauty of the whole poem and makes Li Sao full of local flavor and life flavor.

In addition, Li Sao is full of rich romance. The poet combines reality with fantasy to express the complex thoughts and feelings aroused by the waves of life in the form of fantasy. After failing in reality, he died in the air in a BMW driven by a dragonfly and traveled abroad, showing the poet's rich and peculiar imagination.