theme
In this poem, the poet expresses his deep concern for the motherland in dire straits, his deep sympathy for the situation of the people in the war, and his indescribable love for ancient China. He believes that in the face of great suffering, this land will have strong vitality and the people will have strong power to stand up again and win.
Artistic feature
Writing structure
The whole poem is divided into three parts.
The first part is the four lines of fine print on the right front of the poem, which is an inscription describing the reasons for writing the poem. The second part consists of three sections, which vividly depicts the disastrous northern environment and sets off the deep sorrow of the northern people for the natural environment. The first section consists of five levels, describing the sadness in the north. In the author's pen, the sorrow in the north is not only the terrible environment, but also the sorrow of people under the long-term war and the Japanese invaders. With the indifference and horror of the big environment, the author writes about the plight of people who are struggling extremely hard in this land. In the second section, the rut on a dry river shows the source of people's longing for life. Groups of geese fled to the south and wrote about people's displacement. The third section is Errenzhuan, which uses the Yellow River to write about the endless disasters and misfortunes suffered by the north.
The third part highlights the inner meaning of poetry. The poet wrote in this sadness, praising the great vitality of this land. Here, the author tells about the strength of this land and the indomitable fighting spirit of people who have never been humiliated from ancient vast expanse. He expressed his firm belief that the north will never perish and the people will win.
Writing characteristics
As one of Ai Qing's representative poems, The North has its outstanding artistic features.
The first is the prose brushwork. As a modern poem, the whole poem does not rely on the external rhythm to win, but uses the language of natural escape to express the inner feelings with the heavy and slow rhythm. Therefore, the inner emotional rhythm of poetry, such as hammering, expresses the author's deep affection. Moreover, the circulated words vividly show the author's sad mood and have quite touching effects.
Followed by a sense of painting and a series of image expressions. The whole poem uses the images of the north with internal relations, while desert wind, desert Yuan Ye, lonely pedestrians, loaded donkeys, dry rivers, geese and so on. Paint a picture of the north with dim colors, which is "the sorrow of the north". They beat in front of readers one by one, which strongly shocked their hearts. In fact, these images are the visualization of the author's sad feelings towards the northern countries. With the comprehensive effect of color, light and shape, they make us feel like touching the land in the north and let readers feel the sensitive heart of the author.
Finally, because the author describes the north with a deep style and a desolate and vast scene, the image of the poem is gloomy, but it gives people a strong feeling.
Creation background
This poem was written in February 1938. At that time, when War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out and the war was approaching the Yellow River like thunder, Ai Qing, Xiao Hong, Xiao Jun, Nie Gannu, Duanmu Hongliang, Zhang Ding and other cultural friends applied to teach at Shanxi University for Nationalities, passing through Tongguan, Shaanxi. The poet witnessed the desolate, gloomy and chaotic scene of the northern land under the cloud of war, and his heart was greatly shocked.
Brief introduction of the author
Ai Qing (19 10 March 27th ~1May 5th, 996), whose real name is Jiang Haicheng (formerly known as Jiang Zhenghan, the word Yangyuan,No. Haicheng). He used pen names such as Ega, Kea and Linbi. Born in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, he is a contemporary writer, poet and painter.
1928 After graduating from high school, he was admitted to Hangzhou National West Lake Painting Academy. 1May, 934, the long poem Dayan River-My Nanny was published. 1932 Joined the China Left-wing Artists Union and engaged in revolutionary literary and artistic activities. 1935, the first book of poetry, Dayan River, was published. 1985 won the highest medal in French literature and art.
1996 died of illness at 4 am on May 5th at the age of 86. Ai Qing is regarded as one of the representative poets of China's modern poetry. His main works are Dayan River-My Nanny and Selected Poems of Ai Qing.