original text
Chant frogs
Sitting alone by the pool like a tiger, watching the wake under the shade tree.
If I don't speak first in spring, which bug dares to speak?
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Sitting alone on the edge of the pond is like a tiger crouching, practicing his spirit under that green tree. It's spring, and if I don't scream first, which bug dares to scream!
Extended data
Singing Frogs in Seven Ancient Times is a seven-character quatrain written by Mao Zedong, a modern poet. By describing the frog's environment, image and mentality, this poem profoundly shows Mao Zedong's great ambition and broad mind when he was young. It not only mocked and despised those rich children, but also expressed the young Mao Zedong's courage to be the first in the world and the heroic consciousness of the leading group.
This seven-character quatrain, through the description of the frog image and heart, shows the author's great ambition to dominate the destiny of the country and save the country and the people.
As can be seen from this poem, Mao Zedong named himself Ziren with the motto of "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", which means that he is determined to save the country and the people as a lofty responsibility. This ideal of saving the country and the people shows his great ambition when he was young.
The artistic features of this poem are: ingenious theme and novel expression.
Writing about frogs, you can't leave frogs, but also be higher than frogs, which is both true and touching. Mao Zedong sublimated the image of the frog itself to such a lofty realm.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven Ancient Singing Frogs