First, "If Life Deceives You"
Alexander Pushkin, a great Russian poet and novelist, is known as "the father of Russian literature" in history. He is regarded as the founder of Russian literary language and new Russian literature. Born into a noble landlord family, he was inclined to revolution all his life and waged an indomitable struggle against dark autocracy. His thoughts and poems aroused the dissatisfaction and hatred of the tsarist Russian rulers, and he was exiled twice and refused to yield. Finally, he died in a duel with others under the conspiracy of the czar government, at the age of 38.
Pushkin has a great creative genius. He began to write poems at the age of 8, and wrote nearly 900 lyric poems in his life. His poems are full, beautiful, complete, well-proportioned, delicate, sincere, simple and vigorous, with distinct elegiac melancholy, melodious aesthetic feeling and strong artistic charm. Belinsky, a critic of Russian literary theory, praised Pushkin's poems in this way: "The beauty of tone and the power of language are amazing; It is as soft as the quiver of sea waves, as mellow as turpentine, as bright as lightning, as transparent and quiet as crystal, as fragrant as spring, and as powerful as the sword in the hands of warriors. "
"If Life Deceives You" was written on the day Pushkin was exiled by the czar. At that time, the Russian revolution was in full swing, but the poet was forced to be isolated from the world. In this case, the poet did not lose hope and fighting spirit. He loves life and pursues his ideals persistently, believing that light will come and justice will win. Poetry clarifies such a positive and optimistic attitude towards life: when life deceives you, don't be sad or impatient; A friend in need is a friend indeed, everything will pass, and the future will be happy and beautiful; It is impossible to live without pain and sorrow. Happiness will not be covered by sadness forever, and happy days will come. The poet went on to express his eternal positive attitude towards the future, telling people that when we look back on that past after overcoming difficulties and hardships, everything in the past will get better. This is the summary of the poet's life experience and the true meaning of life.
There is no image in this poem, and the short eight sentences are all in the tone of advice-according to common sense, this is something that should be avoided as much as possible in poetry creation, but this poem has convinced people with reasoning and achieved great success. The reason is that the poet writes in an equal expression tone, with a kind and gentle tone, enthusiasm and frankness, as if the poet were talking to you; The poem is fresh and smooth, warm and deep, full of human touch and philosophical meaning, which makes people feel the poet's sincerity, broad feelings and strong optimistic thoughts and feelings.
After this poem came out, many people wrote it down in their notebooks and became their motto.
Second, The Road Not Taken.
When it comes to roads, people will naturally think of the road of life. This poem is about the road of life.
Many poets and writers at all times and all over the world have described the "road" wonderfully. Qu Yuan said: "The road is long, and I will go up and down." Yan Shu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, said, "Climb the stairs alone and look at the horizon." Lu Xun also said, "In fact, there is no road in the world. If there are more people walking, it will become a road." People often compare a person's life to taking a road, and compare the choice of life to the choice of the right road. The Road Without Choice by American poet Frost has a special meaning. It is through writing the road of nature that I express my thoughts on the road of life.
This poem is divided into four parts. In the first section, the poet stood at the intersection of the forest and waited for a long time. He longs for two roads, but he can't walk at the same time. He must choose one. Once you choose one, there is no turning back. How helpless and helpless this is. Such a beginning naturally reminds people of the road of life: the road of nature can be turned back, just wasting time, and the road of life, like an arrow, can not be taken back, because time will not go back. So the poet looked at the path that disappeared in the depths of the jungle and lost in thought. In the process of this meditation, he may have made a decision in his heart. In the second section, the poet chose one of the roads, which is "green grass, very lonely,/more attractive and more beautiful", but "there are few footprints left by travelers". The poet chose a road that few people took, instead of a road that left many travelers' footprints like most people. The poet may know that the road with many footprints is dull and not challenging. In the third section, the poet embarked on the road of his own choice and began a difficult journey. But at this time, the poet's heart also misses the other way. He knows that he can only choose one road, but he can't give up the other, because although he has made a choice, he still has something in his heart. In case the choice this time is a mistake, it will be "hard to return." The poet wrote a kind of psychology that ordinary people have here. In the last section, the poet thinks about the past in the future: in a small forest, he chose one of the roads and decided his own life path from then on. Here, the poet did not write this poem in the third section, nor did he tell the reader the result of the road he chose, but wrote the road he had no choice, leaving the reader with imagination to experience. Yes, the road of life, who predicted the result? The poet obviously has the meaning of fate, with a touch of melancholy. But writing like this seems to be closer to the original state of life and can touch the hearts of readers.
Although the poet wrote the road of choice, he focused on the road without choice. The title also illustrates this point. Since it is a choice, why should we focus on not choosing? In fact, not choosing is choosing. It is the dissatisfaction and self-blame of many people in their lives that make them more reluctant to choose. Therefore, the poet in this poem is obsessed with the road that has no choice, not the road that has been chosen. This is also a true portrayal of life. This writing adds melancholy to the poem.
Poets extract poetry from daily life, which is simple and natural, full of philosophy and intriguing after reading.