First, the background of poetry creation
Ai Qing was born in 19 10 and grew up in a family full of patriotic passion. Influenced by the May 4th New Culture Movement, his poetry creation began to pay attention to social reality and people's sufferings. In his poetry collection, we can see many works describing the life of working people, such as Miner and Autumn Harvest.
Second, the theme of poetry
Ai Qing's poems are rich and varied in themes, both praising the natural landscape and reflecting on the social reality. In his anthology of poems, we can find many themes about life, love and faith. Such as "Snow Falls on the Land of China" and "The Pain of Love", all show Ai Qing's love for life and longing for beautiful love.
Third, the artistic characteristics of poetry
1. Beautiful language: Ai Qing's poems have beautiful language and vivid images. He is good at using symbolism, metaphor and other rhetorical devices to concretize abstract emotions and thoughts and make poetry more appealing. For example, "I am a fish/in your eyes/I see my tears/you are a cloud/in my dream/you are my shadow" in Rain Lane expresses the poet's yearning and helplessness for love through the images of fish and clouds.
2. Sincere feelings: Ai Qing's poems are sincere and deeply rooted in people's hearts. In his poems, there are both love for life and anxiety about social reality. For example, the poem Miner expresses the poet's sympathy and care for miners through the description of their hard life.
3. Profound thoughts: Ai Qing's poems are profound and have high ideological value. His poetry works pay attention to the fate of individuals and countries. For example, the poem Torch symbolizes the hope and strength of the nation, and expresses the poet's confidence in national rejuvenation through the image of the torch.
Fourth, the evaluation of famous artists.
Ai Qing's poetry works have been highly praised by many literary critics at home and abroad. For example, Zhu Ziqing, a famous literary critic, once commented on Ai Qing's poems: "His poems are independent, complete and harmonious works of art", and Pound, an American poet, once praised Ai Qing: "He is one of the greatest poets of our time."
Ai Qing's poetry presents us with a colorful literary world with its unique artistic style and profound ideological connotation. Through the interpretation of his selected poems, we can better understand and appreciate the artistic achievements of this literary master.