Li Shangyin’s Untitled poem uses puns to express the unhappy love between two lovers.

When the spring silkworm dies, the silk will be exhausted, and the wax torch will turn to ashes and the tears will begin to dry

Silk will be exhausted: Silk is a homophone for "Si", and "Silk will be exhausted" means unless it dies. , the longing will end.

The tears begin to dry: Tears refer to the candle oil when burning. This is a pun, referring to the tears of lovesickness.