This poem is very short, but it gives people a heavy feeling after reading it. It is indeed a poem with "weight".
Poetry is precious and refined. This short poem is extremely condensed, with only five lines and twenty-seven words, but it is rich in ideological connotation. The poet sang about the martyr Zhang Zhixin who died heroically in his determined struggle against the "Gang of Four". The heroic deeds of the martyrs cannot be written in even a few thousand words. There were indeed many poems that appeared at that time, but this poem took a new approach and created new ideas, which left a deep impression on people. The first two sentences are extraordinary: "She put her bloody head/on the scale of life." "Bloody head" is a word that is full of tragedy and makes people tremble. It reminds people of the ferocity of Jiang Qing's counter-revolutionary clique and the heroic spirit of martyr Zhang Zhixin who sacrificed his life voluntarily. The "balance of life" is a scale that measures the value of human life. It will measure whether a person's death is lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai. Now, as soon as the "bloody head" is placed on the scale, "all the survivors / lose their weight". This shows how heavy the "bloody head" is and how light the "survivor" is. The strong contrast fully demonstrates the huge gap in the value of life between the martyr Zhang Zhixin and the "survivors". The poem uses the sentence pattern of "she put..." to express the initiative of "her" and highlight the fearless spirit of the martyrs who went through fire and water for the truth and regarded death as home. The poem not only praises the great Zhang Zhixin, but also lashes out at the weak survivors. However, it is worth noting here that "those who survive" not only refer to those who are greedy for life and fear death, but also include many people who lack understanding and dare not fight, and to a certain extent, poets are also included. Only by understanding in this way can we I deeply understand the enlightening significance of this poem.
Poetry values ??innovation. In real life, it is impossible for anyone to put his or her "bloody head" on the scale and weigh it. There is no "balance of life" in the world, and it is impossible to weigh "all the living people". " are placed on the other end of the scale together, but the poem is written exactly like this, thus giving people a sense of freshness. The poet boldly uses his imagination to create specific images that contain emotions and are higher than the reality of life to express his clear love and hate.
At first glance, the poet's imagination seems to be contrary to common sense. In fact, it is not a random thought, but comes from life: those who sacrifice their lives for justice throw their heads and shed their blood. The broad masses of the people respect them very much and respect them. Therefore, it can be said that there is indeed a "balance of life" in the psychology of the people. This "balance" can measure "right" and "wrong", greatness and despicability in history.
This poem uses this ingenious idea to combine "virtual" and "real", extract specific images from people's thoughts, and create an alert and novel poem.