Fish Fossil is a new poem written by modern poet Ai Qing in 1978. It is a unique song sung by the poet Ai Qing after his "return".
The Fish Fossil is a typical philosophical poem that sticks to the objective, visualizes things first, and then reveals the main idea. Form and reason are closely combined, and the first section is in sharp contrast with the fourth section. "Li" is excavated from this contrast, and the poem is rigorous, clear and simple. This art form is determined by the nature of philosophy.
Appreciation of fish fossils
"Fish Fossil" embodies Ai Qing's poetic creation style after her return. First of all, we don't describe specific life scenes, but extract richer symbolic life experiences from specific life feelings, thus criticizing and reflecting on history.
Secondly, extract concrete and vivid images from daily life phenomena to express their thoughts and concepts. In this poem, "fish fossils" refers to Ai Qing's repeated refining and integration of his own life feelings on the basis of extensive observation of life, thus making this common thing "fish fossils" have profound ideological connotation. Finally, the language is simple, unpretentious, the poem is short and the lines are symmetrical.