An Analysis of Several Poems of Li Shangyin’s in Terms of Western Literary Theory

Heartrending and blurring, Li Shangyin’s four poems entitled as Yantai are objective projections and exterior images in terms of Western literary theory, but are, in fact, related to the poet’s sentiment to a great degree. To understand and grasp Li’s poems, we must share his mind to a basic degree and then his illusional mood. In this connection, Li Shangyin’s poems allow no farfetched comparison or realistic interpretation.