Introduction: Modern poetry is free in form and rich in meaning. Image management is more important than rhetorical use. It completely breaks through the characteristics of ancient poetry of "gentleness, sincerity, sadness but not resentment", and puts more emphasis on free, open and straightforward statement and progression. Communication "between the sensible and the insensible". Now I will share with you the modern poem "Father's Hat" for your reference and study.
My father stood under the silver birch tree in front of the house
Waving at me
The huge shade of the tree crown
It was about to start raining A green rain
A gust of wind blew from the ancient peaceful valley
My mother and I blinked
Open our eyes
My father has selected various hats
Fisherman hats, top hats, sun hats
The moon with different waxing and waning
From The top of his head rose and fell
The night enveloped his eyes
Gradually, it was difficult to see clearly
The father wore the hat like this
Walking through the streets
The figure becomes smaller and smaller
As if walking into the hat
The depths of the hollow
The door It no longer rained on the canopy in front of me
Birds often flew out of the rain
One day the wind suddenly blew away my father's hat
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Striking silver hair in the air
Jumping and flying
At that moment, it was like a new-born father
Returning to the world
Comments:
In the process of writing a poem, what is the first element that enters the poet's mind? One word? One sentence? An emotion? Or an image? After deepening of feelings and experiences, these elements are precipitated in memory. These elements that arrive unexpectedly after fermentation may not only be the trigger for a poem, but also become the "poetic eye" for understanding and interpreting a poem. It will be the password that connects the theme and technical characteristics of the poet's overall writing.
In the poem "Father's Hat", "hat" is the image that triggers the emotion of the poem. Of course, its meaning to the poet may be unique and personal, although from the perspective of poetry reception, readers hope to read a "hat" with universal emotional significance. Poetry writing is the process of establishing a relationship between this uniqueness and individuality and human emotions and values. It can be said that there are many ways of establishing relationships (or poetic crafts), and in this poem we see that the situational world conceived by the poet from "Father's Hat" is somewhere between reality and surreality. The scene with a strong sense of imagery in the first section is like a farewell in memory. The tree crown and father's hat contribute to the connection between reality and surreality. Trees have crowns and people wear hats. Are people under the trees, or are people the trees? This sense of confusion and ambiguity is where poetry begins. Although my mother and I appear in the poem, my father is always in our (mother and I) perspective. He is looked at by us. In other words, he is gone and remembered by us.
The hat is connected to the person who wore it. In this poem, it seems that it is not a specific hat, but only a word related to the father that evokes the poet's memory. Therefore, various hats appear, hats dance, hats wear people into its "hollow depths". The "hollow depths" are exactly where the poet places the deceased - the immortal memory, which the poet can call upon at any time. As a result, the whole poem seems to be full of dynamic memories, creating a vivid image of the father. As a nostalgic work, this poem creates a surreal picture for us, which is quiet and subtle, profound and vivid.