This is a long narrative poem in the style of folk songs. Its narrative discourse has three narrative elements: love story and revenge story-"the revenge of killing his father", which eventually becomes a struggle story. For example, although the love between Gui Wang and Li Xiangxiang is described in the works, we can see the traces of avoidance. The author tries to regard the love between Gui Wang and Li Xiangxiang as "class brother and sister". This basic narrative mode is the product of revolutionary ideology guiding folk patriarchal ideology. It was also the same pattern of Yan 'an literary and artistic creation in that period. The long poem is written in the form of northern Shaanxi folk song "Xintian". Xintianyou is a folk song form in northern Shaanxi. Its characteristics are: freedom, flexibility and richness. Strong expressive force and strong musicality. In the creation of long poems. The author has absorbed a lot of rich nutrition from Xintianyou, and at the same time has innovation and development. Generally speaking, "believing in heaven" is just two sentences, which expresses a relatively complete meaning. When the poet adopts the format of "believing in heaven", it is still two sentences and one section, but not every section constitutes an independent meaning, only a few sections express an emotion or an independent meaning. Hundreds of sections are combined into chapters to tell a long story, which is both narrative and lyrical. Repetition and contrast are widely used in folk songs. Comparison, metaphor. Use nature. Write things in daily life or common things as metaphors to enhance poetry. Xing is touching the scene. This causes readers' association and creates a certain emotional color or atmosphere. "Shandandan flowers are red and fragrant, and talents are growing well." This sentence is the same as Xing. "Purple cows have their own horns, and everyone has a revolutionary mind." There are different competitions, only the competition is better.
This is not only conducive to the narrative and dissemination of the story, but also makes the image vivid and the theme prominent.
The language of poetry is concise and vivid, and the sentences are generally neat. Each sentence is usually three meals, and the rhyme is usually two sentences and one rhyme. Use various rhyming methods to strengthen the sense of rhythm and make the rhythm of poetry flexible and harmonious. Long poems are widely used in the refined spoken language of farmers in northern Shaanxi, which are plain and easy to understand, such as "horseshoe flattery, pike and spear, red tassel gun". This language condenses rich folk stories and has profound national cultural implications.
In a word, long poems creatively use folk art forms, creating a form that "people" like, reflecting the life and struggle of the peasant masses, and embodying Mao Zedong's policy of nationalization and popularization of literature and art.