Comparative Analysis of Metaphors of “Flowers” in English and Chinese Poetry from the Perspective of Cognitive Metaphor Theory

Poetry,as a crucial form of literary expression,often employs metaphor as a common rhetorical device.According to the perspective of cognitive metaphor theory,metaphor transcends its traditional linguistic boundaries and is recognized as a profound cognitive mechanism,manifesting as a broader cognitive phenomenon.This article is based on metaphorical examples of“flowers”in Chinese and English poetry,carefully selecting representative cases for in-depth analysis.The aim is to compare the imagery of“flowers”in Chinese and English poetry,observe their similarities and differences,thereby fostering a better understanding of poetry in both languages.Through this study,we not only delve into the intricacies of metaphor within poetry but also shed light on the distinct interpretations of the symbol of“flowers”in different cultural contexts,expanding our appreciation for the cultural diversity inherent in poetry.

On the Significance of Poetry in ChatGPT Era

ChatGPT is essentially a technical tool.However,unlike the previous technical tools,it is more anthropomorphic and can be taken as another deepening of application of digital technology in human life.Its advantages are beyond all doubt.Its deeper limitation and possible harm lie in that it will alienate natural people’s thinking and psychology of receiving world information,to certain extent.To overcome the new split between rationality and sensibility brought by ChatGPT,we need stronger and more independent natural creativity of human beings,and poetry is the best way to cultivate this creativity of human beings.There are three ways for poetic thinking to strengthen human creativity:creatively understand and use content of the dialogue with ChatGPT with poetic thinking;integrate poetic thinking and machine thinking;have to create a new way of thinking in the era of ChatGPT,by transcending machine thinking through poetic thinking.

The Power of Poetry

Writing a poem might not be part of the development of young students,but if it makes them dream,learn more about literature,and get an understanding of the diversity of the world,then it has important meaning.

A Study on the“Social Behavior”of Zen Poetry Culture:A Case Study of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

During the Sui and Tang dynasties,Buddhism and Zen poetry underwent great development.Zen poetry is diverse in form,strong in personality,and high in achievement.Among the types of Zen poetry are poems,lyrics,and prose,some of which have social attributes closely related to the development of Chinese Buddhism.An analysis reveals that the viewpoints and information conveyed in these poems,lyrics,and prose are positively correlated with the attitudes of the emperors towards Buddhism.When the attitude of the emperor towards Buddhism reached its peak of positivity during the Tang dynasty,there was a change towards a negative correlation with the viewpoints expressed in poetry.

A Survey of English Translation Studies of Lu You’s Poetry Based on the Data Analysis of Domestic Academic Journals (2001-2022)

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of research on the English translation of Lu You’s poetry, utilizing a data sample comprising research papers published in the CNKI Full-text Database from 2001 to 2022. Employing rigorous longitudinal statistical methods, the study examines the progress achieved over the past two decades. Notably, domestic researchers have displayed considerable interest in the study of Lu You’s English translation works since 2001. The research on the English translation of Lu You’s poetry reveals a diverse range of perspectives, indicating a rich body of scholarship. However, several challenges persist, including insufficient research, limited translation coverage, and a noticeable focus on specific poems such as “Phoenix Hairpin” in the realm of English translation research. Consequently, there is ample room for improvement in the quality of research output on the English translation of Lu You’s poems, as well as its recognition within the academic community. Building on these findings, it is argued that future investigations pertaining to the English translation of Lu You’s poetry should transcend the boundaries of textual analysis and encompass broader theoretical perspectives and research methodologies. By undertaking this shift, scholars will develop a more profound comprehension of Lu You’s poetic works and make substantive contributions to the field of translation studies. Thus, this article aims to bridge the gap between past research endeavors and future possibilities, serving as a guide and inspiration for scholars to embark on a more nuanced and enriching exploration of Lu You’s poetry as well as other Chinese literature classics.

“The Poetics”as Apology for Poetry and Poets

Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in Greek,and Plato is the teacher of Aristotle.But their attitudes to the philosophy and art are quite different from each other.In Plato's point of view,all poets should be rebelled out of his republic as they will lead the ordinary people to a wrong way;but to Aristotle,poets and the poetry they write should be admired because they will make good effects on the people and the society.This paper is going to discuss about their different attitudes to the so cial function of the poetry in three aspects:the content and the effect of the poetry;the nature of poetry.

Mastering Metaphors: A Possible Path to Understand Modern Poetry

Understanding modern poetry is a big problem for average readers because of all kinds of rhetorical devices filled with them,especially metaphors,which are hard for the readers to understand clearly.Thus,grasping metaphors would provide a possible solution to enhance the understanding of modern poetry.Based on the motivation to better understand modern poetry,the paper explores the 11 mechanisms of metaphors in modern poetry with examples in detail,i.e.,blending,mapping,frame shifting,image schema,conceptual integration,contextual grounding,inter-subjectivity,embodied cognition,recursiveness,juxtaposition,shape-moulding,by borrowing some concepts from Cognitive Linguistics,literary studies,and Rhetorics,which can be adopted as means and methods to understand modern poems.

The Early Love Poetry of W.B. Yeats——When You Are Old

When you are old is one of the most famous love poetry written by Irish Poet, William Butler Yeats. The paper elaborates deeply on one of the early love poetry of William Butler Yeats: When you are old. It gives an introduction of W.B. Yeats and then discusses Yeats' s early love poetry and his muse as well as her influence in the love poetry; Then the poem When you are old is analyzed and in the meantime the original French version and the Chinese version were provided for readers' literary appreciation.

An Investigation into the Case of Multi-interpretation in Poetry Translation

In translating poems, it is very common that different people have quite different versions of the same poem. This paper therefore intends to expound upon the underlying factors from the perspective of Hermeneutics,by exploring the relationship between the textual meaning and the textual significance of a poem, as well as the relationship between the author's intention and the textual intention of a poem, aiming to explain the key element in translating poems—multi-interpretation.

The Differences Between Conventional Poetry & Imagist Poetry

As a literary movement,Imagism,a strand of modernism,is a reaction to conventional poets.It was initiated in London at the dawn of the 20th century,but short-lived,and its effects reached British and American poetry.This thesis aims to find out the difference between imagist poetry and conventional poetry.

Faithfulness in Poetry Translation—A Comparative Study of Two Chinese Versions of Thomas Hardy's“The Darkling Thrush”

People have different points of view on the criteria applicable to poetry translation.This paper focuses on what kind of principle should be followed in poetry translation.It starts with a brief introduction of one interesting dispute over the standards and criteria applicable to poetry translation.Based upon a brief summary of the two conflicting theories raised by Professor Xu Yuanchong(许渊冲)and Professor Liu Yingkai(刘英凯),this paper compares two Chinese versions of Thomas Hardy’s"The Darkling Thrush"for the purpose of establishing the idea that"faithfulness"should be treated as the paramount principle and criteria in poetry translation.

中国古诗英译的可译性——赏读Transplanting the Seed:Poetry and Translation

在SusanBassnett的TransplantingtheSeed一文中提出诗歌翻译的可译性的基础上,简要介绍中国古诗英译的可译性和不可译性的客观存在;通过对一些古诗的英译文本进行研读,着重分析可译的客观性,并介绍了对不可译的处理方法,如风格、音韵和文化的移植。

On the Untranslatability of Poetry

Quite a number of scholars from western to eastern have been arguing about the question of translatability and untranslatability of poetry. Robert Frost, the well-known American poet once said,"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."Even though, practice of translating poetry has never ceased. This paper argues that poetry is untranslatable from the aesthetic point of view. Poetry's language function is to convey the aesthetic effect, thus the purpose of rendering poetry is to reach the aesthetic effect. However, aesthetic effect is based on its language form; the inerasable differences between languages determine that the translation of poetry is impossible, which tends to change language form of one language to another.

On C-E Translation of Chinese Tang Poetry from the Perspective of Ecotranslatology

Tang poetry is a shining pearl in the history of Chinese literature.C-E translation of Tang poetry is regarded as a very complex and hard task because of its special style and form,concise diction and profound artistic conception.Eco-translatology provides a new perspective for the study on C-E translation of Tang poetry.Based on analysis of some practical examples,this paper discusses some C-E translation methods of tang poetry from the perspective of eco-translatology,namely,adaptive transformation from linguistic,cultural and communicative dimensions.

Yijing and Sense-Grammar as Possible Fields for Innovation of Modern English-Language Poetry,with Discussions on the Influence of Chinese Poetry on Ezra Pound and Imagism

尽管庞德和他的同伴们从中国传统诗歌中学到了不少东西,并且因此推动英语诗歌取得了巨大的创新成就,他们还是忽视了中国诗学中的许多精华,这限制了他们在创新方面的进一步发展。中国传统诗学中极有可能进一步推动英语诗歌发展的两个概念是：＂意境＂与＂会意语法＂。＂意境＂乃是由一群巧妙构思的意象所构成的一种五维诗意世界,而不是单个意象或者几个叠置意象,也不是几个按照时间顺序松散连接的意象。＂会意语法＂所反映的是人们在日常生活以及常识的基础上所形成的一种超越语法局限的对语言的理解能力。＂会意语法＂是创作好诗的关键所在,尤其是创作有深厚蕴涵的意境的诗歌的关键所在。

Deviation Theories and Applications in Poetry Analysis

Poetry is prominent for its stylistic characteristics since texts themselves are the carrier of meaning,an analysis of the stylistic features of poems is conducive to the understanding and interpretation of them.It is of great significance to learn something about stylistics if we want to explore the meaning of poetry,this kind of method can also be used to analyze other literary works.

From the Poem ‘Blue,blue is the Grass’ to Explore the impact of Chinese Classical Poetry on Ezra Pound

Blue,blue is the grass,Ezra Pound's version of a classical Chinese poetry,has enjoyed great popularity in the English reading public since its coming out in 1915.Through his translation Pound brought freshness into English poetry on the one hand,and disseminated Chinese culture on the other.And these verses happened to be a great stimulus as the Renaissance from the Greeks to the imagist poetry movement.This paper aims at a penetrating analysis of the impact of Chinese classical poetry on imagist poet Ezra Pound.

On the Translation of “Gold”&“Jade” in Chinese Poetry

Poetry is a precious part of traditional Chinese civilization.In the times of globalization,an increasing number of for eigners become interested in Chinese poetry.Hence,translating Chinese poetry into English and other languages is an arduous task for translators.Cultural image is a special cultural phenomenon in ancient Chinese poetry.Its proper translation will have a direct impact on the transmission of the artistic conception of poem,affecting the target-language readers’appreciation of the po em.In poetry,the images"gold"and"jade"whose cultural connotations have covered many areas such as politics,etiquette,reli gion,belief,custom,esthetical consciousness and so on,are indispensable parts of poetry translation.Therefore,this essay will anal yse the translation of images"gold"and"jade"in poetry under the cross-cultural perspective.

Noun-Inspiring Theme in Poetic Translation—On Noun Translation Governed by Theme of Classical Chinese Poetry

The presence of poetic noun is very common in classical Chinese poetry. And the absence of preposition and conjunction leading to noun juxtaposition is one of the poetic aesthetic features. At present, most researches of poetic translatio on n base individual impression and perception, fail to comprehend the nouns of source text in categorization, and critical analysis on the translated nouns is not interpretable and verifiable. This paper, taking a perspective of poetic theme relevance, categorizes the poetic noun from the indicative, descriptive and symbolic dimensions, proposes a poetic translation strategy called"aesthetic reproduction of poetic theme", and proves its necessity and rationality.

The Application of Wang Rongpei's Translation Strategies in Translating Chinese Ancient Poetry

Professor Wang Rongpei has put forward the translation principle—"faithful in meaning and vivid in description"and put it into use. Through a series of analysis and contrast of different versions, this essay would prove the rationality of Professor Wang Rongpei's translation principle.