An important artistic feature of this poem is symbolism. In misty poetry, symbolism mostly replaces some subjective feelings and social attitudes with some concrete things and images that people can directly feel. The title of this poem "Mast Ship" is a symbol. The purpose of the whole poem is not to describe an objective schooner, but to express the poet himself with the concrete image of a schooner, which shows the poet's dual mentality and complex emotions. Or, the poet thinks, I'm like a schooner. The two masts on a brig imply some profound meaning. The coexistence of two masts means that the poet's love and career coexist but have different psychology. In addition, "shore", "wind", "storm" and "light" all have obvious symbolic significance. "Shore" symbolizes the love destination of women, and "wind" means the urgency of the times.
The use of images is another important artistic feature of this poem. What the poet wants to express in Mast Boat is a state of mind, an emotion and an emotional process. In language, it is concrete images such as "ship", "shore", "storm" and "lamp", which are combined to form a complete picture of the dynamic process.
The language of this poem is natural and fluent, with dignified and delicate feelings, deep personal sighs and open feelings of the times. The last four sentences of the poem: "I am not afraid of the ends of the earth/I am in the morning and evening/you are on my voyage/I am in your sight" are widely circulated and quoted as aphorisms.