In retrospect, I experienced many hardships in my early years as an official through the imperial examination, and now it has been four years since the armistice of the war. The country is in danger like catkins in a strong wind, and individuals are like duckweeds in a shower.
I'm still afraid of the fiasco at Fear Beach. It's a pity that I'm alone in Yuan Lu. Who can live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a patriotic heart that reflects history.
Guo Yang was written by Wen Tianxiang in Song Dynasty.
This poem is full of sadness, lamenting both the national luck and itself, exaggerating the hatred and suffering of the country to the extreme. However, the last sentence turned from sadness to strength, from depression to excitement. Generated and wrote a poem "Who has never died in life since ancient times, leaving a red heart to shine in history", which was impassioned. hit the floor, with his majestic momentum and sonorous tone, expressed the poet's national integrity and outlook on life and death.
The first two sentences of this poem spread the message, and the poet reviewed his life; The middle four sentences clearly express the author's understanding of the current situation. The last two sentences are the author's choice of his own destiny without hesitation. The whole poem shows impassioned patriotic enthusiasm, lofty moral integrity and the outlook on life, which is a lofty expression of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.
Creation background: This poem was found in Wen Tianxiang's Complete Works of Mr. Wenshan, and it was recognized as AD 1279 (Song Xiangxing's second year). In A.D. 1278 (the first year of Song Xiangxing), Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured in Wupoling, Haifeng, Guangdong, and was taken aboard. I wrote this poem when I was passing through Lingdingyang the following year.
Later, he was escorted to the cliff mountain, and Zhang Hongfan forced him to write a letter to make Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu and others who stood on the cliff mountain surrender. Wen Tianxiang refused to accept this poem and showed his ambition.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Guo Yang