Reflections on Ai Qing's poem I Love This Land

The poem begins by saying "If I were a bird", which is not a simple image comparison, but an emotional virtual. The poet's sincere love for the motherland is expressed through the wishes of birds, and the euphemistic lyric technique combines the poet's deep feelings and sincere feelings. Then the poet arranged a set of images to express the content of his singing. Strong passion permeates the poet's mind, which makes these images full of vivid and rich connotations: "the land" has been attacked by a storm, "the river" is sad and angry, "the wind" is irritating, and "dawn" is gentle. Connecting with the era of poet's writing, we can realize that the poet's writing shows a tragic era of broken mountains and rivers and the destruction of the country. It is commendable that the poet did not despair because of this. He is still full of hope in the dark, so the dawn is "gentle". "-then I died,/even my feathers rotted in the ground." The poem skillfully uses the natural passive ending of birds to express the poet's active pursuit, which more truly shows the poet's dedication. Finally, he directly expressed his feelings of worrying about his country and patriotism, which not only clarified the theme, but also echoed the logic of the first half sentence. If the first eight sentences are the accumulation of feelings, the last two sentences are the opening of emotional floodgates and the rushing of emotional torrents.