Question: Why did Su Tungpo write poetry of protest?

What was relationship between the Yellow Tower and Su Tungpo?

Sentences:

And in life ,joy is attended by sorrow

Laughter and song keep company with tears

The spring brought flowers into every village.

A few examples will suffice.

Words and expressions:

1...there was a spirit of restlessness,of despondency,of sorrow and even of fear.

despondent:adj,sad, without much hope

despondency: n,

a mood of despondency

eg:She was increasingly despondent about the way the things were going.

2....stuffing oir ears and steeling our hearts against all current affairs.

steel:verb,to prepare yourself to deal with sth unpleasant

eg:She steeled herself to tell them the truth.