Ai Qing's Reef expresses his determination not to bow to fate and the indomitable feelings of the Chinese nation.
Reef is a new poem written by modern poet Ai Qing 1954 in July. This poem was written by Ai Qing in an effort to shape the sea he loved all his life. This poem conveys the poet's reverence for the reef, and also implies the poet's praise for the reef-like figures.
The theme of Ai Qing's poetry collection "Reef" is to express his thinking and exploration of life, society and history through poetry. Ai Qing expressed his concern and reflection on all kinds of injustice, contradiction and suffering in the real world in quiet and profound language.
The Reef is a poetic and intriguing poem about things. In poetry, the poet observes things from a brand-new angle, casts his thoughts in the concrete image of "reef" and eulogizes the glorious image of "reef".
"A wave of unrest, another wave, endless", "endless" and "pouncing" describe the aggressive, overbearing and "endless" waves, indicating that there are many waves and a long time. It is determined to smash the rock to pieces and will not stop until it reaches its goal. What should I do if I am deeply beaten by the waves?
In order to survive, it stubbornly struggled with the waves: "Every wave is under its feet/broken into foam and scattered …" How calm and brave it is! In the face of strong enemies and difficulties, the reef took the initiative to fight and trampled the enemy to death. Here, a few words vividly describe the strong and brave image of the reef. Through the image of the reef, we can easily find that the reef is actually a true portrayal of the poet's indomitable self-spirit.
In the struggle against the waves, the face and body of the reef are "like a knife", "but it still stands there/smiles and looks at the ocean ..." After all kinds of hardships, although the reef is scarred, it still stands tall, smiles and looks at the ocean, still full of confidence in victory, which shows how confident and great the reef is.
So we can't just treat it as an ordinary stone, and we can't just limit it to Ai Qing's self-image. We can also regard it as a heroic image that dares to resist oppression and countercurrent. They are not afraid of power, dare to struggle, and face difficulties and obstacles with a smile. They should be the mainstay of the times and society.