Du Fu's twenty-four poems of the Longshu Journey are not only written in two separate sections,but also have a cohesive narrative characteristic,with high intellectual and artistic value.Metaphor is the main rhetorical device in this group of poems,with both overall and local metaphors,as well as imagery metaphors.The academic community considers this group of poems to be extremely important in Du Fu's life and poetic development history,as it marks a turning point in his poetic style and has a"poetic history"nature.The"poetic history"connotation comes from Du Fu's multi-dimensional and multi-layered literary narrative,with literary themes such as the emotions of a traveler,patriotic sentiments,Zen thoughts in temples,awareness of death,and the joy of nature,allowing these poems to have both a macro narrative of the difficult journey on the Longshu Road and micro metaphors that peel away layer by layer,conveying both melancholy and diversity,with exceptional artistic expression.
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