Ideological Content of Yuefu Poems in Han Dynasty
1 shows people's misery, resentment and resistance. For example, A Journey to the Orphan reflects the tragedy caused by moral decay under private ownership, and A Journey to the East Gate shows the resistance of the people after they are unbearable. This kind of folk songs, far beyond the pre-Qin folk songs, reflect the new characteristics of the times.
2. Accuse the people of the heavy disasters brought by war and corvee, such as Battle of the South of the City, Joining the Army in the Tenth Five-Year Plan and Elegy.
3. It reflects the eternal theme of love, marriage and family, and praises the loyal love that people pursued at that time and the struggle against feudal ethics. Thinking, evil, peacocks flying southeast and so on are all such folk songs.
4. There are some allegorical poems in Han Yuefu folk songs, such as "Five Tones" and "A Dead Fish Weeping across the River", which are good at personification and have a strange and rich imagination. They expose the cruelty of the rulers through twists and turns, show the people's anxiety about life and disaster, and leave some useful social life experiences.