Compared with modern literature, ancient poetry is more boring and difficult to understand. When students first come into contact, they will inevitably feel strange, bitter and even tired of learning. Therefore, it is very important to improve students' interest in learning in teaching. When the student is interested, he studies hard. If you study hard, you can learn well. Therefore, the author believes that in class, teachers should introduce the ancient poems they have learned to students in the form of storytelling in advance, so as to guide students to understand the background of this ancient poem and the author's situation at that time, thus helping students to further understand the theme of the poem. As the saying goes: poetry expresses ambition. Many famous sentences in ancient poetry are true portrayal of the poet's lofty ideals and noble moral sentiments. For example, let me introduce the writing background of Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Zero Ocean", that is, this poem was written by Wen Tianxiang when he was unfortunately captured against the defeat of the Yuan Army and sailed through the Lingdingyang Ocean outside the Pearl River Estuary in Guangdong. Then briefly introduce some knowledge about Wen Tianxiang's life, pointing out that the end of this poem is "No one has died since ancient times, and it is a great honor to stay in my heart." It is a famous sentence that has inspired many patriotic people with lofty ideals to die rather than surrender and die for their country. By the way, we should love our motherland as much as Wen Tianxiang. In this way, students are full of interest, high enthusiasm for learning and active classroom atmosphere.