Study On The Functions Of Poem In The Formation Of Poetic Style In The Dream Of Red Mansion

The Dream of Red Mansion moulds the typical figures and typical situations. However, it cannot be categorized totally in the literature of realism. Cao Xueqin, who sensed the world from the perspective of a poet and understood the life in his own special way, broke through in the traditional narrative style of writing and created a poetic conception in the novel, the formation of this poetic style can not break away from the composition and writing style of the author. It also integrates with the large number of poem employed in the novel. Mr. Cao depicts the characters, creates a poetic atmosphere and makes a poetic plot with the poems, combines the realism with the romanticism, enthusiastic lyric with calm, and finally elevates the vulgar literature to the state of elegant literature.