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The background of Ma Shi's writing is that Li He offended another great poet Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen made things difficult for him, using the excuse that Li He's father Li Jin had violated a taboo. Asking Li He to take the Jinshi examination was a severe blow to Li He. By chanting horses, praising horses, or lamenting the fate of horses, poems express the heroes' extraordinary talents, lofty ambitions, and emotions and resentments that are not met by the times.
"Horse Poetry" is a set of twenty-three five-character quatrains composed by the poet Li He of the mid-Tang Dynasty. The background of the writing is that Li He offended another great poet Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen made things difficult for him. He used the excuse that Li He's father Li Jin had violated a taboo and refused to let Li He take the Jinshi examination, which dealt a serious blow to Li He. By chanting horses, praising horses, or lamenting the fate of horses, poems express the heroes' extraordinary talents, lofty ambitions, and untimely emotions and resentment. The method of expression is analogous. Among them, the fifth poem by Ma has been selected into the Beijing Normal University edition of Primary School Chinese for Grade 5, Volume 1, the Jiangsu Education Edition of Primary School Chinese for Grade 6, Volume 2, and the People's Education Press Edition of Primary School Chinese for Grade 6, Volume 1.
Original poem (excerpt) "Twenty-three Horse Poems·Part 5", the sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook. Why should I be golden and have a strong brain? Walk quickly to enjoy the clear autumn. Translation: Thousands of miles of flat sand looks like a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon looms in the sky, like a curved hook. When can I be appreciated by the emperor and put a gold bridle on my horse, so that I can gallop on the autumn battlefield and make meritorious deeds?
This poem seems to be about horses, but it actually uses horses to express emotions. It expresses that the poet's talent is not recognized and not appreciated by the rulers, but he earnestly hopes that his ambitions can be realized and he can build achievements for the country. In this article, it is written that a good horse comes from a famous place, and the frontier world is vast, and it can gallop bravely, but only waits to meet a famous master. The word hedang expresses hope.
Li He lived in an era when vassal towns were divided and wars were frequent. The author used famous horses to describe himself, saying that although there is a place for talents when it comes to employing people, there is still a need to cherish talents and use talents. This is The basic meaning of Li Hema's poem. In his short life, Li He always had the ambition to make great achievements. For this reason, he was even willing to join the army. But this ideal is ultimately difficult to realize, so there is always a sense of gloomy sadness and anger in his poems.