This poem has the following artistic features:
1. Images are common and novel: the images selected by the poet include "old waterwheel", "ear of rice", "miner's lamp", "roadbed" and "barge". These images are both common and novel, such as "old waterwheel", "ear of rice", "miner's lamp", "roadbed" and "barge", which can hardly be found in previous poems praising the motherland. These ordinary images are interwoven in the poem into a rich picture of the history and present situation of the motherland, expressing the poet's sincere feelings for the motherland.
2. Using symbolism: The poet selects rich images, endows them with personal feelings and makes them have symbolic images. For example, miner's lamp symbolizes the scene of industry, old waterwheel symbolizes the scene of agriculture, barge symbolizes the scene of commerce, and subgrade symbolizes the scene of architecture, thus expressing the poet's sincere feelings for the motherland.
3. The rhythm changes from low to high: the whole poem adopts the rhythm from low to high, expressing the poet's sense of integration and dedication to the motherland. The first verse of the poem has a low rhythm, which expresses the poet's dignified sense of the history of the motherland and the pain of loving the motherland; The rhythm of the second section is still low, expressing the poet's dissatisfaction with the present situation of the motherland and his determination to devote himself to the motherland; The third section is high-pitched and fast-paced, expressing the poet's love and passion for the motherland.
The above are the artistic features of this poem, hoping to help you better understand this poem.