If a thousand hammers cut out the mountain and the fire burns casually, it will be destroyed, turned into mud, leaving innocence on earth.
Ode to Lyme is a poem expressing one's ambition. The author uses lime as a metaphor to express his determination to be loyal to the country, not afraid of sacrifice, stick to noble sentiments and never regret.
As an object-chanting poem, it is of no value if it is only a mechanical record of things without the deep meaning of the author. The value of this poem lies in the metaphor that lime is everywhere, and reciting lime is to praise a person's open mind and lofty personality.
In the first sentence, it is not easy to dig deep mountains with painstaking efforts. The second sentence is "If the fire burns, it will be idle." "Burning", of course, refers to burning limestone. Adding the word "if you are idle" makes people feel that you are not only burning limestone, but also seems to symbolize that people with lofty ideals will take their time and regard it as idle no matter how severe the test is. The third sentence is "I am not afraid of death." "Broken to Pieces" vividly describes that limestone is burned into lime powder. The word "not afraid at all" reminds us that there may be a spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice. As for the last sentence "keep the world innocent", it is the author's sincere feelings and determination to be a pure and innocent person.