Comment on Xu Zhimo's Farewell to Cambridge

This poem has seven verses. Section 1 uses three words of "tenderness", which shows that the poet came quietly and left Cambridge alone. The poet doesn't want to disturb his beloved alma mater, nor does he want to break her peace and harmony. He just wants to say goodbye to Cambridge quietly. Here, the poet's feelings are gentle and delicate, and the rhythm of poetry is gentle and smooth. Set the emotional tone for the whole poem.

Sections 2 ~ 5 deliberately describe the charming scenery of Cambridge. In the second section, the willow trees on the banks of the He Kang River are reflected in the sunset, and the willow trees are compared to the "bride", which is unique and shows the poet's extreme infatuation. The beautiful scenery of He Kanghe retained the poet's heart, and he forgot to come back. In the third section, he Kanghe's aquatic plants fluctuated with the microwave, as if nodding to the poet, and the word "ostentatious" wrote Cambridge's welcome attitude to the poet. In this poetic style, the poet was drunk, and he was "willing" to be "a water plant" in the He Kang River. The word "willing" wrote down his permanent and passionate love for Cambridge. Section 4 is about pool water and associations caused by pool water. Here, "a pool under the shade of elm trees" refers to Byron Lake. The shade of elm trees blocks the sunshine and is very cool. Poets often go there to study, enjoy the cool and daydream while studying abroad. "Not a clear spring, but a rainbow in the sky; /Broken among the floating algae,/Precipitating a rainbow-like dream. " Rainbow and dream, strange images, write the quiet beauty of the pool and express the poet's admiration and nostalgia for Byron. Here, feelings blend into the scene, creating an indescribable and beautiful artistic conception. The fifth section closely inherits the poetry of the previous section, extends the "dream" and excavates the poetic depth. The "dream" here is a true portrayal of the life of studying abroad in the past, which means the infinite nostalgia for the lost life in Cambridge.

In the sixth section, the poet's thinking took a sharp turn, pulling readers back to reality from dreams and deeply separating them from each other. How does he sing now? Poetry reached its climax. But the sign of this climax is emotional depression and tone depression. Only in this way can the poet express his feelings for his alma mater.

At the beginning of the last verse of the poem, the poet quietly left, "without taking away a cloud", but Cambridge remained in the poet's heart.

This poem expresses a faint parting, like a microwave smoke, not to mention any realistic content or the spirit of the times, but readers of all periods have a strong admiration for it and think it has brought great aesthetic enjoyment. The reason is that it expresses a feeling of human beings in a wonderful artistic form, that is, people are always full of nostalgia for the good past.