What artistic techniques are used to describe the difficulty of Shu Dao?

Rhetorical methods (exaggeration, metaphor ...)

Expression techniques (lyricism by borrowing scenery, blending scenes, combination of reality and fiction, allusions, side contrast, combination of motion and static ...)

Wuding Mountain and Six Dragons belong to Japan.

The use of allusions (myths and legends) adds a sense of history and mystery to Shu Road, describes the insurmountable obstacles between Qin and Shu in history, and highlights the "difficulties of Shu Road".

2. Yellow cranes can't fly, but apes worry about climbing.

-Set off (Introduction) The mountain is so high that even a yellow crane flying thousands of miles can't fly, and it is light.

Agile apes also worry about climbing, setting off the mountain, which shows the difficulty of Shu Dao.

3, sad birds, ancient trees, Zigui jathyapple

-The desolation of ancient trees and the shrill singing of birds make people disheartened, which adds to the sadness of travel and the desolation of the environment, effectively highlighting the difficulties of Shu Road.

The highest cliff is less than a foot from heaven, and the withered pine trees hang low on the cliff surface.

-Exaggerate the height of mountain peaks and the danger of cliffs, and render a thrilling atmosphere.

5. "The highest cliff is less than a foot from heaven ... let the rotating stone make a thunderous sound through thousands of valleys."

-first, show the high risk of the mountain, and then turn from static to static, and write a thrilling scene of water and stone stirring and valley roaring, like a series of focal planes: at first, it was a distant view of rolling mountains and even peaks; Then gently push out the close-up of dead pine hanging upside down; Then, followed by a group of fast shots: speeding rapids, waterfalls, cliffs and rocks. With the sound of thunder and thunder, it flashed quickly before our eyes, which produced overwhelming artistic effects and made the description of the difficulties of Shu Dao reach its peak. If the high risk of the mountains above is daunting, then the mountains and rivers here are even more thrilling.

Li Bai's unconstrained imagination, high exaggeration and myth and legend combined to create a broad artistic realm full of romanticism.