Poetic nature of this poem:
When I came to the Woods, I saw blackbirds flying freely on the branches full of red, purple and purple mountain flowers, and heard them singing happily with their hearts on the high and low treetops. I can't help feeling that if they are locked up, even if they are locked in expensive birdcages, they can't sing such beautiful songs. Because freedom is the premise of a happy life. Birds are like this, aren't people like this?
The whole poem is as follows:
The cries of thousands of birds echo their own hearts, and thousands of purple flowers on the mountain are on the height of trees. Only then did I understand that listening to the cry of the thrush locked in a golden cage is far less than singing leisurely in the forest.
Precautions:
Thousands of sounds follow, and the mountains are red and purple.
Now, the birds are singing softly. Casual: follow one's own (bird's) mind. Tree height: high or low in the forest.
Only then did I understand that listening to the cry of the thrush locked in a golden cage is far less than singing leisurely in the forest.
Golden cage: a valuable bird cage, which refers to a residence with superior living conditions and no worries about eating and drinking. Describe the skills and diversity of thrush calls. Start to know: I just know now. Not as good as: far worse.
Appreciate:
This is a poem about things, which is not only different from the leisurely work about flowers and birds, but also different from the general poem about things and feelings. This is a philosophical poem with profound significance and interest. This poem expresses the poet's melancholy after being demoted by praising the free life of thrush. It shows the poet's eager desire and pursuit of free life. At the same time, it also expresses the poet's strong hatred and denial of all kinds of restrictions and prohibitions that bind personality and suppress talent.
The first two sentences of Ouyang Xiu's "Thrush Birds" describe the scenery: the crow of thrush birds keeps rising and falling, making the colorful mountain flowers more pleasing to the eye. The last two lyrical sentences: Seeing those birds in cages, I really envy thrush flying in the forest, free and unrestrained. What should also be known here is that Ouyang Xiu, the author, was banished to Chuzhou at this time because he was excluded from the DPRK, which shows the mood of writing this poem.
Finally, the contrast is sharp and strong. The first two sentences, through the contrast of sound and color, describe a free and vibrant scene in the mountains: thrush birds are free, their songs are euphemistic and moving, and their living environment is so beautiful. The author's real intention in writing this way lies in the sharp contrast with the latter two sentences. After that, the comparison between The Golden Cage and The Mountain shows that "listening to the golden cage with a lock" is far less beautiful than "singing freely in the mountain".
The reason is that he was detained and lost his freedom. In this way, the word "locked in a golden cage" is in sharp contrast with the scene described in the first two sentences, from which the poet expresses his deep feelings, calls for freedom, sings freedom and pursues freedom, making freedom the main theme of the whole poem. Clever use of contrast, sharp contrast and strong contrast is conducive to highlighting the theme of poetry.