Summary Of The Answer By Bei Dao

In the poem “The Answer”, Bei Dao utilizes antithesis statements in order to convey history's cruelness, as well as the peoples’ involuntary actions against their freedom and education. The poet portrays antitheses throughout his poem, during the Cultural Revolution, a long period of recurring, inhumane restrictions placed on the Chinese people and society. In the poem, he describes the people and their grievances through this particular period in time and the experiences, which they had to face. The author utilizes antitheses when he describes the darkness over the world “drifting twisted shadows of the dead” (Line 4). The poet utilizes the word, “twisted” and “dead” in order to further emphasize the people's thoughts and their freedom and