The first two sentences of the poem "Cicada" say: "Hang down and drink the dew, and smell the trees." Describes the eating habits of cicadas. Cicada's head has two tentacles, which are shaped like a drooping hat band. It sucks nectar with its tentacles and is as carefree as drinking water. At the same time, the cicada's chirping is very loud, coming from the sparse plane leaves, becoming more and more clear. These two poems describe the life habits and characteristics of cicadas and express the poet's love and appreciation of cicadas.
The last two sentences of "Cicada" are "high-profile, not being caught by the autumn wind." It further expresses the poet's praise and reverence for cicada. The meaning of these two poems is: cicada's voice can spread far, not with the help of autumn wind, but because cicada lives in a high position and its voice naturally travels far. Here, poets spread far and wide by praising cicada's voice, in fact, they are praising those who are noble in character, independent and self-reliant and do not rely on external help.
By describing the image and habits of cicadas, the whole poem expresses the poet's pursuit and reverence for noble conduct. In the poet's view, a person as pure and noble as cicada can naturally gain the respect and admiration of others without the help of external forces. This is also a portrayal of the poet himself. With noble conduct and outstanding literary achievements, he became the leader of the literary world in the early Tang Dynasty.
Yu Shinan's works:
1, Farewell to the ancient grass: This is Yu Shinan's farewell poem, which expresses the poet's feelings of farewell to his friends. The poem depicts the scenery on the ancient grass, with grass as a metaphor for parting, sincere feelings and beautiful language.
2. Book spectrum: This is Yu Shinan's calligraphy work, which is known as "the best running book in the world". This work has a round stroke, symmetrical structure and natural posture, which perfectly combines the essence of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and shows the unique style of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty.
3. Beitang Book Tide: This is a large-scale book compiled by Yu Shinan, which contains a large number of ancient documents and literary works, and has had an important impact on later philology and literary research. This work is rich in content and rigorous in system, which is one of the important symbols of cultural prosperity in the Tang Dynasty.
4. Frontier fortress: This is Yu Shinan's frontier fortress poem, which expresses the poet's concern for national security and people's livelihood. The poem depicts the viciousness of frontier fortress and the cruelty of war, and calls on rulers to attach importance to frontier defense construction and care about people's lives.