The original text of Jia Dao's ancient poem "The Swordsman": It takes ten years to sharpen a sword, but the frost blade has never been tested. I will show you today, who will have any injustice?
Vernacular translation: After ten years of hard work, I sharpened a sharp sword. The blade shone with cold light, but the edge was not tested. Now take it out and show it to you. If anyone has any injustice, you might as well tell me the truth.
It is said that the poet Jia Dao took the imperial examination under Han Yu's persuasion. He naively thought that he would pass the examination with his talent and learning, so he did not take the Eight Hundred Examinations seriously. As soon as he entered the examination room, he started writing, scolding in the poem "Sick Cicada": The oriole and the crow all want to harm the cicada. As a result, he was considered a talentless person and was not allowed to be employed. Together with Ping Zeng and others, he received a bad reputation in the examination room.
Literary Appreciation
The ideological and artistic nature of this poem are combined naturally and skillfully. Since this poem uses sword chanting to express its ideals, it seeks to be clear, unrestrained and not technical. , unfettered. What the poet pays attention to is that the metaphor is appropriate, the meaning is clear, and the theme is clear. The outstanding features of his art include simple language, bright poetic thoughts, short and concise poems, and a capable and bold chivalrous style, which shows another characteristic of Jia Dao's poetic style.
The whole poem is full of unrestrained emotions and full of momentum. When reading, you can see people in the sword, achieving the artistic effect of the integration of man and sword. In fact, the artistic achievement of this poem is not mainly about formal techniques, but about fully expressing the image of the poet as a model and a spirit. The poet uses the tone of a swordsman to depict the image of the sword and the swordsman, and expresses his ambition to promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages and realize political ambitions.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Swordsman