The original sentence is: After ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has never been tested. I'm going to show you today. Who has any injustice?
It means: 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 comes from a five-character quatrain "The Swordsman" written by Jia Dao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
This poem is full of straightforward expressions, speaking directly from the heart, with simple sentences and strong emotions. The "sword" here is used as a metaphor and symbol to express the author's ten years of hard work, life of honing his talents and lofty ideals and ambitions.
Extended information:
Creative background
It is said that the poet Jia Dao took part in the imperial examination under Han Yu's persuasion. He naively thought that with his own Talent and learning will definitely pass the exam, so don't take the "Eight Hundred Examinations" seriously.
As soon as he entered the examination room, he started writing. In the poem "Sick Cicada", he cursed: "The oriole and the crow all want to harm the cicada." As a result, he was considered a "talentless person" , shall not be used." Together with Ping Zeng and others, he got a bad reputation as one of the "Ten Evils in the Examination Room". Jia Dao knew in his heart that he had offended powerful people by "reciting the words of sick cicada", but there was nothing he could do. So he composed this self-explanatory poem.
Appreciation of the work
This poem combines the ideological and artistic qualities naturally and skillfully. Since this poem uses sword chanting to express its ideals, it seeks to be clear and unrestrained, without seeking technique or restraint. 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. In the tone of a swordsman, the poet focused on portraying the image of "sword" and "swordsman", supported the object and expressed his ambition, and expressed his heroic ambition to promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages and realize political ambitions.
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