Table of Contents of Aesthetics of Formal Design in Modern Poetry
Introduction: Aesthetics of Formal Design…………………………………1
Section 1 Form and Content…………………………………………………1
Section 2 Aesthetics of Formal Design in Modern Poetry…………………2
Section 3 Poetry, Music, and Rhythm………………………………………8
Section 4 Rhythm of Modern Poetry………………………………………12
Chapter 1 Repetitive Form: Repetition (類疊)…………………………32
Section 1 Repetition (類疊 / Iteration)……………………………………32
Section 2 Aesthetics of Repetition Form…………………………………33
Section 3 Structural Form of Repetition…………………………………37
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Repetition……………………………39
Section 5 The Distinction between Repetition and Parallelism…………53
Chapter 2 Parallel Form (Part I): Parallelism…………………………56
Section 1 Parallelism………………………………………………………56
Section 2 Aesthetics of Parallelism Form………………………………58
Section 3 Structural Form of Parallelism………………………………59
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Parallelism…………………………61
Section 5 The Distinction between Parallelism and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………77
Chapter 2 Parallel Form (Part II): Listing (列錦)……………………88
Section 1 Listing……………………………………………………………88
Section 2 Aesthetics of Listing Form……………………………………93
Section 3 Structural Form of Listing……………………………………95
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Listing………………………………96
Chapter 3 Oppositional Form: Antithesis……………………………103
Section 1 Antithesis………………………………………………………102
Section 2 Aesthetics of Antithesis Form………………………………105
Section 3 Structural Form of Antithesis………………………………108
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Antithesis…………………………110
Chapter 4 Sequential Form: Gradation………………………………124
Section 1 Gradation………………………………………………………124
Section 2 Aesthetics of Gradation Form………………………………128
Section 3 Structural Form of Gradation………………………………131
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Gradation…………………………132
Section 5 The Distinction between Gradation and Parallelism Figures…141
Chapter 5 Linking Form: Anadiplosis (頂真)…………………………144
Section 1 Anadiplosis……………………………………………………144
Section 2 Aesthetics of Anadiplosis Form……………………………146
Section 3 Structural Form of Anadiplosis……………………………146
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Anadiplosis………………………147
Section 5 The Distinction between Anadiplosis and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………157
Chapter 6 Cyclical Repetition: Palindrome (回文)……………………161
Section 1 Palindrome……………………………………………………161
Section 2 Aesthetics of Palindrome Form……………………………166
Section 3 Structural Form of Palindrome……………………………166
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Palindrome………………………165
Section 5 The Distinction between Palindrome and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………171
Chapter 7 Additive Form: Embedding (鑲嵌)…………………………174
Section 1 Embedding……………………………………………………174
Section 2 Structural Form of Embedding……………………………177
Section 3 Modes of Expression of Embedding………………………178
Chapter 8 Inverted Form: Inversion…………………………………189
Section 1 Inversion………………………………………………………189
Section 2 Structural Form of Inversion………………………………193
Section 3 Modes of Expression of Inversion…………………………194
Chapter 9 Elliptical Form (Part I): Ellipsis…………………………202
Section 1 Ellipsis…………………………………………………………202
Section 2 Structural Form of Ellipsis…………………………………205
Section 3 Modes of Expression of Ellipsis……………………………205
Chapter 9 Elliptical Form (Part II): Compression…………………213
Section 1 Compression…………………………………………………213
Section 2 Structural Form of Compression…………………………215
Section 3 Modes of Expression of Compression……………………215
Section 4 Discrimination between Compression and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………218
Chapter 9 Elliptical Form (Part III): Leap (跳脫)…………………222
Section 1 Leap……………………………………………………………222
Section 2 Structural Form of Leap……………………………………222
Section 3 Modes of Expression of Leap……………………………223
Chapter 10 Ornamental Form (Part I): Complexity………………231
Section 1 Complexity……………………………………………………231
Section 2 Aesthetics of Complexity Form……………………………235
Section 3 Structural Form of Complexity……………………………237
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Complexity………………………237
Section 5 The Distinction between Complexity and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………246
Chapter 10 Ornamental Form (Part II): Augmentation…………249
Section 1 Augmentation…………………………………………………249
Section 2 Aesthetics of Augmentation Form…………………………250
Section 3 Structural Form of Augmentation…………………………251
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Augmentation……………………251
Section 5 Discrimination between Augmentation and Similar Rhetorical Figures……………………………………………………………………254
Chapter 10 Ornamental Form (Part III): Iterative Appearance……256
Section 1 Iterative Appearance…………………………………………256
Section 2 Aesthetics of Iterative Appearance………………………259
Section 3 Structural Form of Iterative Appearance…………………261
Chapter 11 Transformational Form: Interweaving (錯綜)………266
Section 1 Interweaving…………………………………………………266
Section 2 Aesthetics of Interweaving Form…………………………269
Section 3 Structural Form of Interweaving…………………………271
Section 4 Modes of Expression of Interweaving……………………274
Extended Section: Unique Modes of Expression in Modern Poetry Texts……………………………………………………………………282
Section 1 Unique Types of Expression in Modern Poetry…………282
Section 2 Possibilities of New Rhetorical Figures…………………283
- Collage…………………………………………………………………284
- Darkroom Editing Techniques………………………………………287
- Film Shot Theory……………………………………………………292
- Three-dimensional Perspective in Painting………………………302
- Harmonics of Melody………………………………………………304
- Ambiguity across Lines……………………………………………306
- Coexisting Structure………………………………………………308
- Parody (Imitative Variation)………………………………………311
- Wordplay……………………………………………………………316
Table of Poetic Examples Cited in This Book…………………………326
References Cited in This Book………………………………………330
