The Moon and Its Emotions: A Comparative Study of the Symbol of "Moon" in Chinese and Western Poetry

In both Chinese and Western poetry, the moon serves as an important carrier for expressing universal human emotions, often symbolizing longing, loneliness, and other feelings. Due to differences in cultural traditions and aesthetic orientations, there are significant disparities in the connotations, aesthetic layers, and artistic expressions of the moon imagery between Chinese and Western poetry. Chinese poetry tends to use the moon to express inner emotions and philosophical reflections, while Western poetry focuses more on the moons natural attributes and objective representations. A comparative analysis of the moon imagery in Chinese and Western poetry provides a deeper understanding of the characteristics and aesthetic values of poetic creation in different cultural contexts, revealing the shared value of the moon as a symbol in human aesthetics and its unique representations in different cultures.