First, emotions and skills.
In the war to pacify Anshi Rebellion, after Tang Jun was defeated, in order to prevent the rebels from invading the west again, the imperial court recruited soldiers everywhere in Luoyang, even the old man and the old woman were not spared. "Farewell to the Old" is to express the bitter feelings of an old man who joined the army in his twilight years and said goodbye to his old wife. This short narrative poem is not won by the twists and turns of the plot, but by the psychological portrayal of the characters. The poet uses the monologue tone of the old man complaining and sighing, comforting others, that is, masturbating, to describe, focusing on the complex psychological state of the characters, which is sometimes heavy and angry, and sometimes broad-minded and self-explanatory; And this changeable emotional tone determines the structural level of the whole poem, which is full of ups and downs and vicissitudes in the cautious put in order.
second, poetry review.
In Reading Du Xin Jie, Pu Qilong commented on this poem to say goodbye to his wife, saying, "Sometimes it's forever, sometimes it's comforting, sometimes it's exciting, and it's full of twists and turns. At the end of the paragraph, he pushed aside the explanation and made a dead-set speech, which is even more sad."
Du Fu's greatness lies in his ability to base himself on life, go straight into people's hearts, dissect the details, explore the pearls, accurately and vividly express the real life of his time through individual reflections, and summarize the endless bitterness and disasters of the working people, including the poet himself. It is no accident that his poems won the reputation of "the history of poetry".