Cao Cao's artistic techniques in Tanke Xing include five kinds of questioning, metaphor, metonymy, allusion and comparison.
The first paragraph: Drinking and singing, what is life like? Like morning dew, it will be more painful every day when it goes away. Generosity should be shown as generosity, and worries will be unforgettable. How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang.
1. The method of asking questions. Drinking wine and singing songs at the same time, how many years can you spend in your life? It starts with a question and comes out of nowhere to express the poet's thinking about life.
2. The rhetoric of metaphor. Comparing "life" to "morning dew", it describes the shortness of life and expresses the feeling that achievements are not yet accomplished and time is fleeting.
3. Borrowing. Using Dukang, a wine-maker, as a substitute for wine, the image is prominent and evocative.
Second paragraph: Qingqing Zijin, lingering in my heart. But for your sake, I still ponder it. Yo yo deer roar, eat wild apples. I have guests who play the harp and sheng.
1. Use allusions. It comes from "The Book of Songs. Zheng Fengzijin", and the four sentences "Yoyou" come from "Xiaoya Luwu". The poet uses allusions to express his longing for and admiration for the wise men in a deeply touching way.
2. Bixing. Here Cao Cao uses "Zi Jin" and "Lu Ming" to express his excitement, and compares himself to a girl who misses her lover and the "deer" calling to express the author's thirst for talents, and curses those talents who come to seek refuge with him. He will be entertained with all courtesy.
The third paragraph: It is as bright as the moon, when can you lift it?
Using a metaphor, the talented person is compared to the bright moon, expressing the desire for the talented person to return.
The fourth paragraph: The moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpie flies south. Three twists and turns around the tree, where is the branch to lean on? Never get tired of heights, never get tired of water. The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to its heart.
1. Metaphor. "The black magpie flies south" is used as a metaphor for the wise men who have not yet returned to their destination, expressing the desire for talents.
2. Use allusions. "Mountains never get too high and waters never get too deep" comes from "Guanzi Xingjie", which expresses the hope that the more talents the better. Duke Zhou Tubu comes from "The Family of Duke Zhou of Lu". Explain your desire to attract talented people and receive them diligently.