The poet expressed the passion, sincerity and faithfulness of love with the oak tree as the object. Through the artistic technique of quasi-materialization, with the inner monologue of kapok tree, he sang his own personality ideal and his love view that requires standing shoulder to shoulder, being independent and affectionate.
In artistic expression, poetry adopts the lyrical way of inner monologue, which is convenient to express the poet's inner world frankly and cheerfully. At the same time, it constructs images by means of overall symbol (the overall image of oak tree and kapok in the whole poem symbolizes the independent personality and sincere love of both lovers), which makes the philosophical thoughts and ideas germinate and poetic in the intimate and sensible image, so this richest man is rational. Extended information
Shu Ting herself admits: "In the past 1 years, I have written many essays, and the total amount has far exceeded poetry. But most readers only remember my poems and often equate my name with To the Oak. " In the book True Water Without Fragrance, she recalled the prototype and creative process of To the Oak.
In p>1975, Cai Qijiao, an old returned overseas Chinese poet who once helped her a lot in writing, visited Gulangyu Island. That night, when Shu Ting accompanied him for a walk, Cai Qijiao told her about the girls she met in her life. It was bold to talk openly about liking girls in the 197s.
Shu Ting said that at that time, she was very angry after listening to it. She thought that it was male chauvinism and that men and women should be equal. So that night, she wrote a poem "Oak Tree" and gave it to Cai Qijiao. Later, when it was published, it was changed to "To Oak Tree".
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-To Oak Tree