Chapter 32 The Melt and Rhetoric of the Article

Once the meaning of the writing of a text, or the creation of a literary statement, is determined, it is followed by the problem of the complexity and simplicity of the rhetoric.

In terms of rhetoric alone, the root of it, whether it is rigid or soft, or both rigid and soft, depends on the genre; Then, it is the expression of feelings and the theory of discernment of judging the situation.

Although the genre of the article can determine the main intention of the work, there must be a trade-off between the length and the shortness of the text, and the decisive role at this time is the writing needs of specific current events.

For example, just like a driving road, the lane route generally has a main road and a fork in the road, and the so-called familiar road is the easiest to succeed.

Therefore, the melting of the article is like a familiar road;

"Melting" is the first thing

"Familiar with the road", while

The same is true for "dictation".

"Light car". Hence the one in this article

"Melting" is to clarify the goal and path of the style

"Cutting" is to remove any unnecessary burdens and burdens, and to always guard against going astray. In literary creation, diction is to remove the filth and clutter of rhetoric, and melt is the outline of righteousness.

For example, carpenters' utensils use rope and ink rules to accurately square and short lengths; Just like chopping wood for a wheel, you need a knife to chop and axe to remove the clutter.

Developmental malformations or growths in the human body, such as thumb or polyp tumors, are not only strange in appearance but also rich in form, but they are superfluous and even harmful to health.

Therefore, in the middle of the text, if a central idea appears twice, or the same rhetorical sentence is repeated repeatedly, it is like a developmental deformity or growth in the human body.

When people start writing, they usually have a lot of thoughts and thoughts. However, people's inner thoughts cannot be like a weighing scale, which can accurately grasp the priorities anytime and anywhere.

Therefore, when writing with a pen, we should first clarify the following three principles or criteria: first, according to the purpose of writing, clearly select the appropriate genre, style or text format; The second is to have a correct attitude, and the most important thing here is to clarify the righteousness and elegance of sentiment and righteousness, and then go to the matter or audit the example; Third, the key sentences or concluding parts of any article must be concisely worded to form sentences, in order to clarify and highlight the main points of the topic.

In accordance with the above principles, once the draft is formed, the work will be added or subtracted. so-called

"Addition and subtraction of polish", just like a carpenter, in addition to rope and ink, no matter how scarce and precious the material, you must also start with it, and you must endure the pain of love.

Because only by eliminating the redundant can it be integrated. Literary writing, if you crave beautiful words, will inevitably grow like a thumb or a polyp tumor.

Under the above three criteria, how to consider the words? If the text can still be added or subtracted, it means that there are still omissions or lack of rigor; If the words cannot be cut, it proves that they have reached a thorough and compact level.

Precise assertions or key sentences should generally be concise and concise. If the mind is rushing or the imagination is exemplified, it is usually bound to be a complex of words.

However, the implementation in the middle of the specific article, as for the simple or complex, it does vary from person to person, and each has its own shortcomings and strengths.

For example, in order to extend the topic, some sentences can be expanded into two sentences, so that they become one chapter; For the sake of simplicity and conciseness, some may condense a chapter into two short sentences.

In addition, under normal circumstances, once the writing is extensive, it must be complicated; If the writing is capable and exquisite, it must be simple and bright.

So

"Capable and refined writing" is nothing more than removing superfluous words and sentences, so as to retain a clear ideological viewpoint;

"Vast Spread of Literary Thoughts" is to highlight the theme ideas intended to be expressed through complex and diverse literary sentences.

However, if the deletion of words leads to a lack of meaning or difficulty in understanding, it is not concise and concise, but a defect and error. In the same way, if the rhetoric turns into repetitive nagging, then it is not the vastness of the literature but the chaos.

During the two Jin Dynasty periods, Xie Ai (ancestral home of Dunhuang, former Liangjiuquan Taishou Fulu Marquis, former Liang Confucian general) and Wang Ji (Jin Emperor Wen Emperor Sima Zhao's son-in-law, Western Jin Dynasty foreign relatives to Xiaocai generals), were both famous literati in Shanxi.

Zhang Jun (307-346 A.D., born in Liangzhou, the former Liang monarch reigned for 22 years during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms) once praised: Xie Ai's works, although they are numerous, cannot be deleted; And Wang Ji's article, although the content is brief, cannot be gained.

Xie Ai and Wang Ji should be well versed in the essence of melt diction, and it can be said that the complexity and simplicity of semantic words have been more or less truly achieved to the extreme.

However, like Lu Ji is talented, but he is on the verge of redundant words; Lu Yun's thinking is not good, but he likes to be concise.

Lu Yun once commented on Lu Ji's article, although he also pointed out the problem of too many words, but he thought that it was ingenious rather than flawed...... This is probably a deep brotherhood, love house and Wu.

In life, when you cut clothes with beautiful brocade, you can't lengthen the neckline and sleeves infinitely just because the fabric is beautiful and good.

Therefore, things with such exquisite textures must be cut short and long according to the needs of the time, not to mention those ordinary and clumsy materials.

Lu Ji said in his "Wen Fu": The branches of Qiwei trees do not need to be pruned, because they can attract kingfishers to roost, and the folk tunes do not need to be banned, and they may be able to achieve elegant music.

Lu Ji's view is not useless, and its flaw lies in the fact that he can't bear to cut his love. The human body has hundreds of joints and bones, and they are all to ensure the smooth circulation of Rong blood and health qi, so they will have a long and healthy life.

Although there are thousands of rules in the article, it is inseparable from the words and emotions after all. If the writing of the article is reasonable and thoughtful instead of red tape, if the rhetoric changes and does not become a floating extravagance, if it does not go through the melting of the word, how can it be brilliant?

To sum up: the article is like a portal window, only when it is opened left and right, can it be free and unobstructed. Literary and scientific rhetoric is just like rivers, lakes and seas, if it flows arbitrarily, it will definitely flood.

The content needs to be weighed, and the color shade needs to be pondered; Melt dictates ordinary things, pities the fragrance and pities the jade annoyance.