This description vividly shows the tragic situation of the old horse and reveals his indomitable personality and slim hope. The poet said: "Even if you can't have a keen eye to predict the future, you should reflect the tragic situation in front of you in your poems, otherwise it will be a shame to be a poet."
(Cang Kejia's On New Poetry) In fact, the poet wrote about the life he saw through the old horse's situation, and the image of bearing the heavy burden of life and bowing his head to endure it was a manifestation of "perseverance".
Obviously, the poet was infected by the peasant character, and the image he created was an out-and-out peasant. No wonder some people regard this poem as a poem describing the life of farmers. In fact, this limits the connotation of poetry. It should be said that this kind of life and attitude expressed by the poet is of universal significance in our country.
Based on the sober realistic spirit of "refusing to whitewash reality or escape from reality", the poet made a profound examination of the national spirit, thus making his poem "not a poem without the greatest real life significance".
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This poem was written in April 1932. The author once said: "After the failure of the 1927 Great Revolution, I completely denied Chiang Kai-shek's regime, but I was very uncertain about the future of the revolution. Life is bitter, and the mood is gloomy and sad.
At this time, the thoughts and feelings are connected with the oppressed and suffering peasants, and with the old horse whose back is pressed into the meat. So, I wrote the old horse. "
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