In the preface, the author said that the creative state at that time was "almost in the abyss of embarrassment", however, the "spirit that had been sleeping for a long time" was inadvertently "shaken alive". This shows that Xu Zhimo has basically given up paying attention to reality at this time, and his poems have turned into "spiritual struggle", "sudden trigger of inspiration" and "emotional leap" and become a simple and illusory song, "singing the glory of the stars and the moon and the hope of mankind". Therefore, most of the poems in Tiger Collection reflect a kind of ethereal beauty, losing the original erratic practical significance in Zhimo and Jade Night. At the same time, the meaning of confusion and helplessness is more intense, which has become the crystallization of the poet's pursuit of "pure beauty".
The content of works divorced from reality is bound to be barren, and the poet has repeatedly claimed that "I know, I know everything." However, he has been completely immersed in the spiritual world and cannot extricate himself. So he can only continue to suffer, consume and be embarrassed. "Struggling in the internal organs of the devil,/There is not a ray of light overhead,/This soul, under the oppression of terror,/What do you want except destruction?" (life); "I want to curl up on the bare nib/a broken tone/to express my broken thoughts." This kind of poem expresses the poet's helplessness but self-appreciation. However, Hu Tao has reached the height of perfection in art ... whether it is ingenious and unique in conception, refined in language and far-reaching in artistic conception, it can be said that it is the peak of the poet's creative career. I'm waiting for you to say goodbye to Cambridge. I don't know which direction the wind blows. Other works are famous and have quite high artistic achievements. The poem Farewell to Cambridge shows the poet's love and intoxication for his alma mater, Cambridge. "I walked softly,/just as I came gently; /I waved gently; /Say goodbye to the clouds in the western paradise. " "A dream? Support a long pole,/wander to greener grass,/load a boat with starlight,/sing in the splendor of starlight. " The form of poetry is simple and unified, the rhythm is soft and natural, the language is smooth and free, and it is perfectly combined with elegant and moving artistic images to form a gentle, beautiful, elegant and detached artistic realm, which is intoxicating and fascinating. However, although the poet has extraordinary artistic sensibility and creativity, as well as skillful and extraordinary artistic skills, he has never written a masterpiece that reflects the pulse of the times.