In 1930s, the main images in Ai Qing's poems were "land" and "light", and his poetic style was free. The poems after "returning" are more neat, poetic and poetic.
Ai Qing's early poems initially formed his unique artistic style, with deep melancholy, simple and vivid language and free form. On the one hand, he expressed the curse of the old world and sympathy for the working people. On the other hand, he also expressed his yearning for revolution and light.
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is the climax of the poet's creation. During this period, the poet's vision expanded and the theme of poetry deepened. Short poems include North, Poems for the Country, Yuan Ye, Dawn Notice, etc. During this period, the poet combined the melancholy of the motherland's suffering with the light and the joy of the ideal, and his understanding of the motherland's suffering was deeper and his understanding of the light was gradually deepened.
The Anti-Japanese War was the golden age of Ai Qing's poetry creation. Since the new period, it is the second peak of his creation, and his masterpiece Ode to Light.
Poetic style: Before liberation, Ai Qing cursed the darkness and eulogized the light with deep, intense and unrestrained brushwork; After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he continued to praise the people, praise the light and think about life. His "Return" songs are more extensive in content, deeper in thought, deeper in emotion, more diverse in techniques and more sophisticated in art.