This poem is divided into two sections, each with four lines. The first verse of the poem presents the reader with a tragic picture: an aging thin horse, exhausted and uncontrollable. The old horse was forced to bear an unbearable burden and endure it silently without any complaints or protests. Even if "the pressure on his back was buckled into the meat", he just "hung his head heavily". This description vividly shows the tragic situation of the old horse and reveals its indomitable character and slim hope. In the first two lines of the second section, immediately after the end of the first section, it is written that the fate of the old horse is in the hands of the coachman, "I don't know the fate of the next moment", holding back my tears and "swallowing it to my heart". Three or four lines echo the first section. Since the cart is full, as the "owner" of the cart, it is natural to wave a whip and order the old horse to pull the cart to the predetermined destination. When the old horse saw a whip shadow coming, his heavy head hung down and he couldn't help looking forward.
There are eight lines in the poem * * *. Except the first line is about the master's inner world, the other seven lines are all about the old horse: the second line is about the old horse's silent and resigned character; Write three or four lines about the feelings and image of the old horse; The fifth and sixth lines describe the inner activities of the old horse; The seventh and eighth lines describe the expression and image of the whip shadow driving away the old horse.