The Market in the Sky was written on 192 1 year1October 24th, and later included in Guo Moruo's second collection of poems, Starry Sky. The works included in Starry Sky range from 192 1 to 1922 in Japan and Shanghai.
In the early 1920s, the climax of the May 4th Movement had passed, the era of the Great Revolution had not yet arrived, and the poet hesitated in anguish. He is dissatisfied with reality and eagerly looks forward to a better future; Inspired by the brilliant starlight, he wrote this brilliant and rich "Market in the Sky", which showed his blueprint for heaven.
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The topic itself is full of magical and magnificent imagination, which brings people into an imaginary beautiful realm from the beginning. In the first section, the perspective of "star" and "street lamp" is consistent, which lays the foundation for the whole poem. From the real life market to the market in the sky, "street lamp" and "star" are metaphors, and the beautiful scenery in the sky and underground shines in contrast.
The second section describes the imaginary market, which is as rich as the human market, but more "strange" than the human market. The words "beauty" and "display" are slightly dyed to set off the prosperity and misty background of the fairyland in the sky, and "ethereal" seems to be absent and hidden from time to time, further arousing people's imagination. The third and fourth parts describe the happy life of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
If such a "beautiful market" and "rare" object becomes a series of still lives, and no one moves in it, it will not be wonderful. In these two paragraphs, the poet changed from a static scene to a dynamic scene, and the story of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" was led by "Tianhe".
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in folk myths and legends are angered by the Queen Mother, and only the poor "Tanabata" meets every year. However, in The Market in the Sky, with the help of bold artistic imagination, the poet transforms the mythical theme, expresses his ideal and yearns for a better future with the hero in the mythical legend as the object.
Everything will be fine. All shall be well, jack shall have Jill, enjoying a beautiful life in the sky, riding an ox, carrying a lantern, wading across the Milky Way and wandering in beautiful streets. "Shallow Tianhe" has become a landscape in the life of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, which is always fascinating.
The poet abandoned all the tragic factors of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, turned the obstacles that caused misfortune into a foil for a better life, and cast a charming color on the illusion in the poem. At the end, "They walk with lanterns" is the crowning touch of the poem, which seems endless.