叶灵凤在小说中大量运用各种描述性、隐喻性和象征性意象,它们在叶灵凤小说中的地位十分重要。作为各种情爱内涵的暗示或象征,这些意象在承载或表达思想主题,形成小说的唯美风格等方面都发挥了重要作用。隐喻、象征性意象的使用也成为他后期创作转向的一个突破口,借此他创造了一种既西也中的独特的意象小说。其意象实验对后来的张爱玲等也颇有启发性。 Ye Lingfeng used a great deal of descriptive, metaphorical and symbolic images in his novels, and their status in Ye Lingfeng’s novels is very important. As the implication or symbol of various love connotations, these images play an important role in carrying or expressing the theme of thought and in forming the aesthetic style of novels. The use of metaphors and symbolic images has also become a breakthrough in the later turn of his creative writing. By this way, he has created a unique imagery novel that is both west and middle. The imagery experiments on later Eileen Chang et al. Are quite enlightening.