Firstly, the growth environment of poplar was expounded. The author grasped the characteristics of the Loess Plateau-the color of the "yellow-green complex" and the "boundless and open terrain", and pointed out its "grandeur" and "greatness", which played a positive role in describing poplars.
Secondly, the author compares "monotony" and "tiredness and drowsiness" with the "standing proudly" of poplar, which means that although the Loess Plateau is great and magnificent, it still feels monotonous without poplar, so poplar is more worthy of praise.
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1, Praise of Poplar is a famous essay by Mao Dun, a modern writer in China. Written in March of 194 1 year, the northern farmers who are persisting in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the simple, strong and enterprising spirit of our nation represented by them were praised through the praise of poplars.
2. Writing background
This article was written in the most difficult period of China people War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Because the die-hards of the Kuomintang in China are passive in resisting Japan and active in opposing * * *, the anti-Japanese national united front is on the verge of splitting, and the China * * * production party shoulders the arduous War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
1940 In May, Mao Dun left Xinjiang and returned to the mainland, and was invited by Comrade Zhu De to Yan 'an. During my lecture in Yan 'an, I personally observed the fighting life of the soldiers and civilians in the liberated areas, and saw the spirit of the anti-Japanese army and civilians fighting in unity, which left a deep impression. After the Southern Anhui Incident, the author expressed his love and praise for the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in the north by praising the poplars on the northwest plateau.