This poem does not use much ink when describing specific images, but it plays an important role in coloring.
The phrase "golden sword is dressed in white jade" describes the beauty of the sword's appearance. The blade is decorated with gold, and the handle is inlaid with white jade. The gold and jade complement each other, making it extremely gorgeous. The sentence "light shines through the window at night" describes the inner quality of the sword. It shines brightly in the dark and can penetrate windows, which is truly extraordinary. These two sentences, from the perspective of poetry, are to support things. Through the description and praise of the sword, they naturally lead to the image of the man holding the sword below. In terms of inner connotation, it also plays a role in reflecting the identity and aspirations of the person holding the sword. It essentially implies that the sword has no use and the hero has no way to serve the country.
“The husband has not yet accomplished his fifty merits, so he raises the sword and takes care of the wasteland independently.” There are three meanings here: “Holding the sword independently” describes the movements of the man holding the sword, showing his eagerness to go into battle to kill the enemy; "Gu Bahuang" writes about the demeanor of the man holding the sword, which not only expresses the loneliness and melancholy of a hero who has no place to perform, but also the heroic spirit of looking forward to his own glory; "The husband has not accomplished fifty merits" is generous and straightforward, sighing to the sky, and even more... The man holding the knife has great ambitions.
"When you came to join the army, it was by the Han Dynasty that the Nanshan Mountains were jagged with snow and jade." It is written that the rocks on the top of Zhongnan Mountain are rugged and the white snow is dazzling. Although it is only slightly dyed, the light of the snow and the light of the sword complement each other, but it is patriotic. The "loyalty" of the patriot greatly adds to the color, and ultimately highlights the awe-inspiring and unyielding image of the lyrical protagonist in the poem.
"Ugh! Although three households of Chu can destroy Qin, how can China be empty and empty!" At the end of the poem, the poet made the strongest voice of the era: "How can China be empty and empty?" Quoting the folk song of Chu Che from the Warring States Period, "Although Chu is hostile to the enemy, Chu will surely defeat Qin", and uses a rhetorical sentence to show that there must be heroes among the Han people who can drive away the Jurchen rulers and regain the Central Plains. Although Chu folk songs only have eight characters, they profoundly illustrate the truth that people's hearts will never die and people's power can be restored. Although Lu You lived in the Southern Song Dynasty when the country's national power was declining and it was settled in Jiangzuo, based on his correct understanding of the people's support and power, when describing his ambitions, he firmly believed that there were people in China who would be able to complete the Northern Expedition. His patriotism was deeply touching.
This is a seven-character song line. Song-style poems often change rhymes. The rhyme used in this poem is four lines and one change, which adapts to the ups and downs of the poet's emotional expression and reads with ups and downs.
Lu You lived in an era of profound national crisis. The power of the Southern Song Dynasty was in decline, the great cause of restoration was repeatedly frustrated, and the anti-Jin people were heartbroken. Lu You made up his mind to serve the country when he was young, but he had no reason to volunteer. When he was about 50 years old, he got the opportunity to serve on the anti-golden frontline and personally devoted himself to the fiery military life, which greatly inspired his long-standing enthusiasm for serving the country. So he borrowed the golden sword to express his heroic sentiments of fighting against the golden sword to the death and for "China" to win. This patriotic spirit that reflects the sun and the moon is a manifestation of the great righteousness of the Chinese nation and will always have great power to inspire and inspire people.
This is a piece of work that expresses interest in objects, and its structure has the characteristics of expanding from objects to people, layer by layer. The whole poem is divided into three levels of meaning:
The first level starts from the beginning to "carrying the sword to care about the wasteland independently", starting from praising the gold and wrong sword, and eliciting the image of the man holding the sword eager to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds.
The second level goes from "making friends with all the extraordinary people in Beijing" to "repaying the emperor with a single heart", and from the person carrying the knife to the group image of "unique people", expressing their common loyalty to serve the country.
The third level starts from "You came to join the army and Tianhan is near the seaside" to the end. It combines the current military experience to reveal the theme of the whole poem and expresses the heroic ambition of "China" to win.
"The husband has not yet accomplished fifty years of service." The "husband" here is the image of a patriotic hero. Mencius said: "Wealth and honor cannot be fornicated, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. This is called a true man." ("Mencius: Teng Wen Gong") This passage helps to understand the meaning of "husband". The "gong" mentioned in the poem cannot only be understood as Lu You's personal fame, but refers to the great cause of restoring the motherland's rivers and mountains to fight against the Jin Dynasty. The phrase "repay the emperor with a single heart" seems to have the color of loyalty to the emperor. However, under the historical conditions at that time, it was difficult to separate the "emperor" from the country and the country. "Repay the emperor" means serving the country, and its positive significance should still be affirmed.
"Beijing has made friends with all the wonderful people, and their spirits are linked to life and death." This means that he was not the only one who had the heart to serve the country. At that time, a group of patriots had already formed in the imperial court. In the early years of Longxing, the anti-war faction in the DPRK and China was on the rise, and veteran Zhang Junzhong was appointed to prepare for the Northern Expedition. Lu You was also recommended by Zhang Jun. These patriots were loyal to each other for life and death and shared the same hatred of the enemy. They were the mainstay of the fight against the Jin Dynasty and the restoration of the country.
The last two sentences have changed the sentence structure. First, they use the interjection "woo hoo" to sing, and the last sentence uses a nine-character rhetorical sentence that is rushed out at once. It sounds sonorous and powerful when read, as if there is a sound of gold and stone being thrown to the ground. .
This poem is titled "The Journey of the Golden Sword", but it is not a poem about objects. It does not aim to describe the sword, but only uses the sword to describe the embrace and aspirations. Therefore, there are many discussions and straightforward sentences in the poem, which use momentum and strength to infect and inspire readers. In the poem, whether it is the sigh of "the husband has not yet accomplished fifty years of service", or the confession of "the relationship between life and death; whether it is the oath of "a devoted heart to repay the emperor", or the statement of "how can there be no one in China?" The declaration is based on the poet's national pride and self-confidence that justice will prevail. Therefore, it is definitely not comparable to the work of rough and arrogant people. It reads loudly, is impressive, and is good at argumentation. At the same time, it is full of emotion. This is the primary reason for the artistic success of this poem.