The poem begins with "if" and describes the singing of birds with "hoarseness". Then he continued to write the content of singing, from singing before death to writing that the soul of the bird returned to the earth after death. Finally, the image of the bird was replaced by the image of the poet himself, which showed the poet's sincere and ardent patriotism.
The writing background of I Love This Land;
I love this land was written in 1938 after the beginning of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. At that time, the Japanese invaders successively occupied vast areas in North China, East China and South China, and went crazy everywhere in an attempt to destroy the China people's will to resist the Japanese war.
The people of China rose up and waged an indomitable struggle. The poet wrote this impassioned poem at the critical moment of national decline and national peril, with love for the motherland and hatred for the invaders.
The feelings expressed in I love this land;
The poem "I love this land" is not difficult to understand, and its meaning is clear. And this poem is so outstanding and influential. This clearly shows that whether a poem with clear meaning can be created depends on the artistic strength of the poet.
The poem "I love this land" is the representative work of Wuhan poets. This poem, together with The North and other poems, marks another bumper harvest period for the poet. Poetry in this period occupies an important position on the poet's creative road.
I love this land.
I love this land.
Author: Ai Qing? Dynasty: modern
If I were a bird,
If I were a bird,
I will sing with my hoarse voice:
I should also sing with a hoarse throat:
The land was hit by a storm,
This land hit by the storm,
This river that flows with our sadness,
This river of sadness and anger will surge forever,
The angry wind kept blowing,
This endless wind,
At dawn, the forest is covered with infinite tenderness. ...
And the gentle dawn from the forest ...
Then I will die,
And then I died,
Even my feathers will rot in the soil.
Even feathers rot in the ground.
Why are my eyes always full of tears?
Why do I often cry?
Because I love this land deeply. ...
Because I love this land deeply. ...
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Appreciate "I love this land";
The poet compares himself to a bird:
"If I were a bird,/I should also sing with a hoarse throat:/This land has been hit by a storm,/This river of sadness and indignation is always surging,/This angry wind is blowing endlessly,/There is an incomparably gentle dawn from the forest .../-Then I died,/Even my feathers rotted in the ground."
I am a bird, and I want to sing to death. Who are you singing for? The poet summed up the mission of "I" with four symbolic poems. These four poems have no specific reference, but they have expanded and deepened the connotation of this mission with more vivid and broader general references.
The land that the poet loves deeply is experiencing a great historical struggle and great changes. In this land, it is no longer a stagnant pool, nor is it just desolation and suffering. The people are rising, the nation is awakening, and the "incomparably gentle dawn" is just around the corner ... As a bird, the poet will sing for this great era!
In order to accomplish his historical mission, the poet looks upon death as death. "-then I died,/even my feathers rotted in the ground." This sentence sharpened his determination and made the relationship between the poet and the land thorough.
When I die, my flesh, bones and blood will be buried in the land, and my feathers will rot in the land, that is to say, everything I have will be dedicated to this land without reservation. ...
At this point, the poet's love for the land has been fully expressed. The phrase "even the feathers rot in the ground" is enough to shake people's hearts. However, the poet did not stop there, but shocked the readers again with the last two sentences:
"Why do I often have tears in my eyes? /Because I love this land deeply ... "
These two sentences are simple and clear, but they have earth-shattering power. Because these "tears" contain too many emotions! A thousand words, needless to say, everything is contained in this "tear".
Here, we see how the poet grasps his emotions well and how he expresses his emotions well!
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-I love this land