What social functions did Cambridge play at that time?

Farewell to Cambridge by Xu Zhimo is a modern poem describing the beauty of Cambridge and expressing feelings of parting. At that time, this poem played the following social functions:

1, aesthetic function:

Farewell to Cambridge shows the beauty of Cambridge and the author's parting feelings with beautiful language and image description, giving people a beautiful enjoyment. It meets the spiritual needs of people to appreciate and pursue beauty, and has aesthetic function.

2, emotional * * * Ming:

The poem depicts the author's reluctance and nostalgia when he left Cambridge, which is easy to arouse readers' * * *. When people read this poem, it is easy to associate them with their emotional experience when they left, thus producing a * * * sound.

3. Cultural inheritance:

Farewell to Cambridge is one of the representative works of modern poetry, which inherits the excellent tradition of China's classical poetry and has the characteristics of modern poetry. Through this poem, people can understand the development and evolution of China's modern poetry and play a role in inheriting culture.

4. Artistic value:

Farewell to Cambridge shows the author's understanding and expression of the beauty of Cambridge and the feeling of parting with unique artistic techniques and forms of expression. The artistic value of this poem is not only reflected in the poetry creation, but also in the influence on the poetry creation of later generations.

5, social criticism:

Although the theme of Farewell to Cambridge is to describe the beauty of Cambridge and express the feeling of parting, it implies a criticism of the social reality at that time. Through this poem, the author expresses his dissatisfaction with reality and his expectation for the future, which has certain social critical significance.

Expanding knowledge: Xu Zhimo

Xu Zhimo (1897 65438+ 10 65438+May-193165438+19), formerly known as Zhang Yao, is a student studying in the United States. Used pen names are Nanhu, Shi Zhecun, Gu, etc. Shi Xia, a native of Haining, Zhejiang (now Shixia Street, Haining, Jiaxing), is a modern poet, writer, essayist, crescent poet, member of Crescent Poetry Society and Jingxing Society in China.

19 15 graduated from Hangzhou No.1 Middle School and studied in Shanghai Hujiang University, Tianjin Beiyang University and Peking University successively. 19 18 went to Clark university to study banking. I will graduate in ten months with a bachelor's degree and a first-class honor award. In the same year, he transferred to the Graduate School of Columbia University in new york and entered the Department of Economics.