"Farewell to Cambridge" expresses the poet's love for Cambridge, his longing for the past life, his helpless sorrow about separation, and his reluctance and nostalgia for Cambridge. The whole poem uses the ups and downs of emotions when bidding farewell to Cambridge as a clue to express the deep feeling of farewell to Cambridge.
This poem has a beautiful artistic conception, deep and implicit emotions, and exquisite and unique poetic thoughts. The poet takes the natural scenery of Kangqiao as the direct lyrical object, and adopts an indirect lyrical method to embody emotions in the scenery, and the people and the scenery interact with each other. Reading through the whole poem, there is no place that is not describing the scenery, and no place is not containing the poet's faint sadness of parting. Extended information
The whole poem uses the ups and downs of emotions when bidding farewell to Cambridge as a clue, expressing the deep affection for farewell to Cambridge. The language is light and soft, and the form is exquisite and mature. The poet uses the technique of alternating virtual and real to depict flowing pictures, forming wonderful artistic conceptions everywhere. He meticulously combines the poet's love for Cambridge, his longing for the past life, and his vision of the present. The helpless sorrow of separation is sincere, rich and meaningful, which is the swan song of Xu Zhimo's poems.
The whole poem "Farewell to Cambridge" has seven stanzas, each stanza has four lines, and each line has two or three stanzas. Rhyming, cadence, catchy.
This beautiful rhythm ripples like ripples. It is not only the sound of pious students pursuing their dreams, but also fits the ebb and flow of the poet's emotions. It has a unique aesthetic pleasure. The seven stanzas of the poem are arranged in an orderly manner, and the rhythm spreads out slowly, quite like a poet who is "white in robes, skinny on a cold island in the countryside". It can be said that it reflects Xu Zhimo’s poetic beauty.
Xu Zhimo (January 15, 1897 - November 19, 1931), a modern poet and essayist. His original name was Zhang Qu and his courtesy name was Qian Sen. He changed his name to Zhimo when he was studying in England. The New Moon School represented poets.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Farewell Cambridge