Farewell to Cambridge Section 6: But I can't play the song. Quiet is a farewell flute; Summer insects are also silent for me, silence is Cambridge tonight!
This sixth sentence is the climax of emotion, which fully shows Xu Zhimo's feelings for Cambridge and focuses on the sadness of parting. This poem needs to be understood in connection with other poems, including ancient poems.
"Quiet is the farewell flute" is a metaphor. For example, the description in Su Shi's Poems on Qianchibi is sad and the flute is joyful, so Xiao is used as a metaphor to illustrate the poet's mood. Therefore, the "quiet" action has the feelings of a poet, and then "Xia Chong is silent for me, and silence is Cambridge tonight.
Poetry pays attention to conciseness, repeating "silence", "quietness" and "gentleness" repeatedly, highlighting key points and not wasting language.
In fact, "silence" is the deepest feeling of people. It is said that silence is the deepest feeling, just like an example in life. The opportunity to express the deepest feelings and the boat are gone, but the farewell person stands still and thoughtfully. Combined with the sentence "Silence is Cambridge tonight", Cambridge is still like this, why is the poet worthy? In fact, it reflects the poet's deep feelings for Cambridge, so "quiet" carries the poet's subjective feelings.
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This poem was written in 1928, 165438 on June 6, and first appeared in New Moon 1928, 10, with the signature of Xu Zhimo. Cambridge, the seat of the famous Cambridge University in Britain. 1June 920 to1October 1922, the poet studied here. The Cambridge period was a turning point in Xu Zhimo's life.
The poet once came from director Chen in the preface to the tiger: before the age of 24, his interest in poetry was far less than that in relativity or civil contract theory. It was the river in He Kang that opened the poet's heart and awakened the poet's long-term fate.
So he later said with deep affection, "Cambridge taught me to broaden my horizons. My thirst for knowledge was aroused by Cambridge, and my self-awareness was given to me by Cambridge." (Smoking and Culture)
The poet revisited his old haunt. 165438+1On October 6th, he wrote this masterpiece handed down from ancient times on his way home from Nanhai, China. This poem was first published in February 18, 928 in New Moon 1 VolumeNo. 10, and later included in Tiger Collection. It can be said that "Cambridge plot" runs through Xu Zhimo's poems all his life, and Farewell to Cambridge is undoubtedly the most famous one.
This poem was written by Xu Zhimo on his way home after his third trip to Europe. The time is1928165438+10. The place is China. One summer at the end of July, after staying at the home of the British philosopher Russell for one night, a man quietly came to Cambridge to find his English friend without any notice in advance.
Unfortunately, none of his English friends are here, only Cambridge, which he is familiar with, is waiting for him silently. The scene of his past life reappeared before his eyes ... because he was in a hurry to meet another English friend, he didn't record this emotional activity.
It was not until he left Marseille by boat on his way home, facing the rough sea and the vast sky, that he unfolded the paper and wrote down his personal feelings about returning to Cambridge this time.