This poem was finally finalized in 1820, when Shelley was at a low point in his life. He resisted the evil class oppression through poetry, foreseeing and expecting the working class to rise up and resist.
In To the Lark, the poet warmly praised the Lark, but he was moved by the freedom of flying and the joy of singing rather than admiring the Lark's freedom of flying and singing, and pursued this freedom and happiness. This poem expresses the desire for freedom and resistance to oppression. The poet regards the lark as a symbol of freedom and hopes to fly and sing freely like a lark. In this poem, Shelley expresses his pursuit of human freedom and indignation at social injustice through the image of lark.
Appreciation of larks;
To the lark is one of Shelley's representative works. It enthusiastically praised the lark in a romantic way and expressed the lark's yearning for joy, light, freedom and ideal.
The whole poem is divided into four levels. First of all, poets always describe the characteristics of larks flying high and singing, and praise larks as "happy spirits". Then, describe in detail the characteristics of skylarks flying high and singing, as well as the beautiful voice of skylarks. Through a series of metaphors, the poet summed up the unique aesthetic experience brought by the lark's singing, and explained that the lark's singing is sweet because it is always cheerful, never troubled and always full of love.
At the same time, the poet compares the reasons why human beings often worry, and concludes that larks' happiness lies in their contempt for dust. Finally, the poet expressed his willingness to learn from the lark's happiness and sing happy songs with his harmonious and passionate passion, bringing joy to the whole world. The lark image in the poem is not only the lark in nature, but also the poet's ideal self-image or image carrier.
Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-To the Lark