The son of Cao Cao, Emperor Wudi of Wei, and the younger brother of Cao Pi, Emperor Wendi of Wei, used to be the king of Chen before his death. After his death, posthumous title "thought", so he was also called King Chen Si. Because of his literary attainments, later generations are called "Three Caos" with Cao Cao and Cao Pi.
Xie Lingyun, a writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, commented that "there is only one stone in the world, and Cao Zijian monopolizes eight fights". Wang Shizhen evaluated the poets who have lived for two thousand years since the Han and Wei Dynasties as "immortals", including Cao Zhi, Li Bai and Su Shi.
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Taking the twenty-five years of Jian 'an and Cao Cao's death as the boundary, Cao Zhi's poetry creation is obviously divided into two periods. In the early stage, he expressed his lofty ideals and ambitions, full of lofty sentiments and ambitions, vigorous and fresh style of writing and sharp language. Jian 'an style in the history of literature is reflected in many of his works during this period.
The representative of this period, as White Horse, wrote a witty and brave patriotic spirit of a young hero, and the conclusion was: "I died of national disaster and sudden death."
Cao Zhi's later works mostly express frustration and depression, represented by Wang Biao, a white horse. Cao Zhi pushed the five-character poem to the peak.
His poems are rich in content, and he has completed the transition from spontaneous poetry creation to conscious poetry creation, forming a gorgeous and vigorous artistic style and reaching the peak of Jian 'an poetry.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Cao Zhi