In Chinese teaching, we should pay attention to the appreciation of the two central images of "kapok" and "oak tree" in poetry, and reflect the aesthetic value of poetry teaching from the unconventional beauty of images and the harmonious beauty of artistic conception.
First of all, the unconventional beauty of images
The poet ingeniously chose the two central images of "kapok" and "oak tree", which contained delicate, euphemistic and profound feelings in the novel and vivid images. The poet chose two similar "trees", "oak" and "kapok" as the central images, symbolizing men and women respectively, instead of the familiar comparative images representing the status and relationship between men and women. The poet's understanding and pursuit of love is expressed through the love confession of "Kapok" to "Oak". The love it expresses is not only pure and warm, but also noble and great, like an ancient and fresh song, which touches people's heartstrings.
At the beginning of the poem, "I" told my lover "Oak" in a monologue, and expressed her love that she didn't want to be a vassal with a series of images in sharp contrast with the tall and strong "Oak"-climbing Campbell flowers, spoony birds, fountains, dangerous peaks, sunshine and spring rain. Therefore, "I must be a kapok beside you, standing with you in the image of a tree."
Due to the prejudice against women and the suppression of personality in China traditional society, most women have lost their due rights and opportunities to show their self-worth, and have not got the true love they deserve. In modern ideal love, men and women should love each other, and women's passionate love should be positively responded by men, not women's wishful thinking. Zhu Guangqian said: "Beauty is the nature that some things in objective aspects, nature and form are suitable for subjective ideology and can be integrated into a complete image." Li Zehou explained: "Only when people's subjective feelings, consciousness and objects are combined, can they achieve subjective and objective consistency in' ideology', that is, emotional thoughts, can they produce beauty."
We have to admit that the poet's careful design when choosing poetry materials, "kapok" and "oak" belong to tropical tree species, and they are also tall, flowering and precious. The two trees are equally outstanding, so the adjacent "trees" stand together. These two images give people a sense of balance and beauty, suggesting that what I need is to establish an independent and equal love relationship with you.
The masculine beauty of "Oak" is like a halberd, and the "Red Flower" of "Kapok" is as soft as a heavy sigh and as strong and tenacious as a heroic torch. Kapok is not only tall, but also has the dazzling and flexible beauty beyond the "oak tree". It implies the equality between men and women in the modern sense that the author pursues and needs, including the equality of birth (identity), social status, life value and career achievement, that is, the equality of personal dignity, realizing one's own value and enjoying rights.
Secondly, the oak tree is an evergreen tree, and the "high branches" and "shade" of "you" are a kind of meaning, which is tall, dignified, attractive and profound, implying the requirements of "I" for my beloved man. Although kapok is a deciduous tree, it has the appearance of safflower in spring, shade in summer, fruit in autumn and deciduous branches in winter. It has different beautiful displays throughout the year, implying that the poet is sober and proud of women's own characteristics, advantages and talents. The richness of the two images can only be felt by careful reading and appreciation.
Second, the harmonious beauty of artistic conception
The poet's persistence in love is no less than the ancients' "I would like to be a lovebird in the sky, and I would like to live together on the ground, with two branches in one tree." . "Root, close to the ground; Leaves, touching in the clouds. " Oak and kapok stood quietly and firmly. "Every time a gust of wind passes, we greet each other, but no one understands us." When the wind blows, swaying branches and leaves and greeting each other, they will have the same heart-that is the language of their world, the fit of their hearts, and the silent understanding. The so-called "however, I feel the harmonious heartbeat of the sacred unicorn."
The poet outlined the picture of men and women in her ideal love for us ―― for example, the oak tree and kapok stand side by side, with the grip of roots, the caress of leaves and the mutual greetings in the wind to convey and repay each other's love, so as to combine with strong love and let the two sides stay together for life in the long years. Two people are guarding it like this, two determined trees, two fresh lives and two noble hearts. A brave guard, every branch is always ready to stop attacks from the outside world and defend the world of two people; One is a passionate life, with red flowers, willing to cheer for him and light up his future when he is struggling. They face difficulties, threats and setbacks together. Similarly, they enjoy the splendor of life and the magnificence of nature. This is the great love. The love built on this cornerstone is fresh and complete, and this true love is the love worthy of pursuing equality. The poet's ingenious imagination of love "kapok" and "oak tree" grows together so tacitly and quietly, which embodies their spiritual and emotional integrity and the harmonious beauty of idealized love.
The poet's ego points not only to the past, but also to the future. It is not only an evaluation of what the poet himself looks like, but also a poet's exploration or thinking of what he should look like. In the poet's view of love, love should not only be connected with the soul (rooted in the ground), but also set each other off (you have your copper and steel branches, I have my red flowers). Love should forget yourself, but don't lose yourself. Love needs to be based on equality of personality, independence of personality, mutual respect and admiration, and mutual affinity. Poetry embodies the awakening of personality value and the consciousness and self-improvement of intellectual women. In this way, the lyric hero must contain the poet's personality ideal, making it an idealized self. From deep affection to soul mate, the beauty of love poems becomes sublime because it shows the value of personality.