On the characteristics of antithetical sentences in Hope in Spring.

Chang' an fell, the country was broken, and only the mountains and rivers remained; Spring has come, and the sparsely populated Chang' an city is densely forested.

Sad state, can not help but burst into tears, amazing birds, leaving sorrow and hate.

The war lasted for more than half a year, and letters from home were rare, with a hundred thousand gold.

Twisting with melancholy, scratching my head and thinking, the more I scratch my white hair, I can hardly insert a hairpin.

The first three parts of Hope in Spring are all antithetical sentences. The whole dialogue revolves around the word "Wang", which expresses the poet's concern for the country and the people.

Characteristics of antithetical sentences

1 Scenery blending: The first two couplets focus on painting landscapes (mountains and rivers, aquatic plants, flowers and birds), but there are feelings in the mountains and rivers (broken, deep, tears, earthquakes), and there are intentions in the mountains and rivers (I hate parting when I feel it). The last two couplets focus on lyricism, using things to express feelings (breaking the letter from home and scratching the bald head), which is full of affection and scenery.

Deep artistic conception: "the country is broken" but "the mountains and rivers are there" and "the city is spring" but "the vegetation is deep"; Flowers and birds are entertaining things, but they are "tear-jerking" and "shocking" The sharp contrast of meaning and the gradual reversal of language situation make the poet Apollo's frustration and anxiety expressed artistically.

The word "broken" in "Although the country is broken, the mountains and rivers will last forever, and the vegetation will recover in spring" is shocking, and the word "deep" is bleak. The "splash" and "shock" in Where Tears Are Crying, Lonely Birds Sing Sorrow embody the dynamic beauty of poetic language and endow the poet with strong emotions.