Guo Moruo's Thoughts on a Quiet Night expresses the author's feelings that there are Jiao Ren on the shore and floating beads on the moon.

Moonlight/light,

Shrouded in the village/outside the village/in the pine forest.

White clouds/clouds,

Missing/when/the stars.

Tianhe/where?

Distant/foggy/hazy.

Afraid that there will be/Jiao Ren/ashore,

On the moon/beads?

Silent Night is selected from Guo Moruo's second collection of poems, Starry Sky. Starry Sky was written in the most depressed period after the May 4th Movement. At that time, the poet was studying in Japan, during which he returned to China twice in April of192/kloc-0 and the following summer vacation. Facing the reality of China at that time, the poet felt disappointed and miserable. He hates the dark reality and looks forward to a bright future. However, the fierce fighting spirit and fiery enthusiasm during the May 4th Movement have faded, leaving only "some microwaves after the tide recedes, even silence" (Guo Moruo's words). Therefore, in Starry Sky, the poet reveals strong disappointment and sadness. Although he expressed his desire to fly, to be reborn and to be free, on the other hand, he also contained negative emotions of escapism and loneliness. This is the overall reading impression of Starry Sky. When reading Silent Night, we must contact the above specific background of the times.