It makes flexible use of the double-voice rhyme and repeated chapter and sentence techniques in the Book of Songs. There are a total of six characters changed in the whole poem, all of which have obvious characteristics in pronunciation. Due to the evolution of ancient phonetics, the "cai" in the first sentence and the "you" in the second sentence no longer have the characteristics of double tones and overlapping rhymes in modern Chinese.
But the "掇" in the third sentence, the "捋" in the fourth sentence, the "jie" in the fifth sentence, and the "turn down" in the sixth sentence still have double tones and overlapping rhymes. characteristics, which makes its rhythm slow and relaxed, and also creates a gradual effect of the progression of actions and emotional changes in the content, which is thought-provoking in terms of meaning expression, rhetoric, and emotional experience.
The beauty of the form that comes to mind lies first in the beauty of its sentence structure. Repeating chapters and overlapping sentences is a very important artistic technique in this poem. Through overlapping and repetition, the characters' actions during labor are promoted, and the beauty of different changes in the same rhythm is presented.
This kind of repeated chapters constitutes a kind of rhythmic beauty that goes back and forth. It can be said that the beauty of sentence structure brings the beauty of rhythm and movement, which can directly reach the readers' hearts and allow us to appreciate the beauty of the characters.
Creative background
"Zhou Nan·Fengtuo" is a ballad sung by people in the Zhou Dynasty when they were collecting 芣苢. It should be a time when society was relatively clear, class conflicts were relaxed, and people could still live and work in peace and contentment. Works from the Zhougong era. "Preface to Mao's Poems": ""Fu Tiao", the beauty of the concubine is also, and peace makes women happy to have children." Many future generations do not agree with Mao's statement.
Other theories include the so-called "hurt husband will suffer from serious illness" theory, "the family and family get together happily" theory, "metaphor for seeking talents" theory, "praying for children to seek blessings" theory, "children playing fighting grass" theory, Common labor ballads and songs praising Xia Yu, etc.