Sun Xiaojie, a poet who turned life into poetry (1), said, "The former is life and the latter is poetry". What does this "latter" mean? What is the metaphor of "poetry"?

1, the latter refers to the way that mothers drive away flying insects, while poetry is a metaphor for a positive, optimistic and poetic attitude towards life.

2. The first teacher pays attention to reality. The clown's career income is not high, his status is not high, and his life will not be very good, so he is not optimistic: the teacher behind him values attitude, and the clown brings joy to the audience and serves everyone, so he appreciates it.