Why does the author of I Love this Land use symbolism instead of saying I love this land directly?

In Ai Qing's poem I Love This Land, the poet Ai Qing wrote his love for the land by symbolic means. Ai Qing described the land visually and abstractly in his poems, and expressed his love for the motherland and his worries about the fate of the motherland with two images of "bird" and "land".

In the poem, Ai Qing expressed his sincere feelings for the motherland with the image of "bird". "Bird" is the embodiment of the poet, and the poet's thoughts are reflected in the bird. He regards land as the noblest god, while "river", "wind" and "dawn" symbolize the future of the motherland and the hope of the people. Through these symbols, the poet expressed his love for the motherland and his worries about the fate of the motherland.

Ai Qing did not directly say "I love this land" in his poems, but expressed his love for the motherland and his worries about the fate of the motherland more deeply and vividly through symbolic means. This writing technique makes readers more easily infected by the poet's emotions, and more deeply feel his love for the motherland and his anxiety about the fate of the motherland.