The first paragraph points out that I love lotus more, specifically what I love lotus. By contrast, the individual Tao Yuanming and himself can be on the same level, but it seems not rigorous enough to compare the group of Tang people with individuals.
The description of the characteristics of flowers at the beginning of the second paragraph is subjective, and the following conclusions are also drawn from the previous imprecise arguments and are also questioned.
Of course, because it is "saying", it is ok without strict argument.
My analysis is still a little critical and contradictory, because there is not enough theory and analysis. Try the professor's analysis The professor analyzes analogy, and I use contrast, but the concept is unclear.
By analogy, let's say that Tao Yuanming loves chrysanthemums. People all over the world have loved peonies since the Tang Dynasty. In Sohu, people and tigers are compared to heterogeneous comparison, and chrysanthemums and peonies are compared to homogeneous comparison here.
5. Zhou Dunyi's writing style is quite distinct, which shows that he doesn't light up the theory at the end like a tiger, but gives a conclusion in advance. After the comparison, he said why he loved lotus most, and then made a causal analysis.
6. Keeping clean because of mud is not only a description, but also a symbol. The symbolic meaning of mud is dirty environment. In this environment, the spirit of growth is not polluted, and morality will not degenerate. The advantage of this play is that it contains a philosophy.
Why is universal truth not general philosophy? Because general philosophy only applies to special objects, and philosophy is universal.
Why can pollution be common? Because there are contradictions and uncontaminated contradictions, which contain the universal internal characteristics of things.
The analysis of the professor here is really powerful.
7. Clear and enchanting, as opposed to the previous sentence. After washing with clean water, it is not glamorous, frivolous and obviously inferior, because under normal circumstances, pollution is dyed, but here it is not stained, so pollution and non-staining are contradictory, but not necessarily clear and evil, sometimes clear and evil, and more often. Qing is more pure, because the opposite of Qing should be turbidity rather than demon, which does not constitute obvious opposition, and it is precisely because there is no righteousness that it cannot constitute philosophy.
8. Straighten everything from the outside, including the graceful plants in the back, just to emphasize straightness and a symbol of character. The fragrance is clear no longer from the appearance, but from the sense of smell. With this sentence, we can see from a distance without being ridiculous.
Smelling incense and witnessing are also contradictory. It's better to smell near than far, and it's better to smell than to see. In words, the recent smell is an insult and has a derogatory color. Concealment, philosophical connotation.
9. Finally, analogy expands Ailian's concept, juxtaposing them into a whole organic structure, which is much more advantageous than saying that lotus is a gentleman in flowers alone. This is that the function of structure is greater than the sum of elements, which gives us an inspiration. If you have a beautiful concept, you'd better find something similar to it. Show in comparison, of course, when comparing, we should pay attention to prevent one-sidedness, and don't rashly deny others just because we emphasize what we advocate. In this respect, Zhou Dunyi is quite subtle. He didn't reject chrysanthemum because of love, but gave her affirmation.
10. Peony uses contrast. On the one hand, he boasted and put himself and Tao Yuanming on the same level. On the other hand, it shows its encouragement in criticizing secular tastes. In fact, it is isolation. There is a small problem with this contrast technique, that is, it seems inappropriate to smell the love of chrysanthemum after Tao Yuanming. On the contrary, peony's love is declining.