"Viewing the Sea" uses scenery to express emotions. By describing the majestic waves of the vast sea, it expresses the poet's grand ambitions, a broad mind that embraces all rivers, and the bold and confident thoughts and feelings of embracing the world.
"Viewing the Sea" is a four-character poem written by Cao Cao, a poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and is the first chapter of "Stepping out of Xiamen". This poem was written by Cao Cao when he was climbing Jieshi Mountain and looking at the sea. He used a brush full of romantic passion to outline the magnificent scene of the sea swallowing up the sun and the moon and containing everything.
Appreciation:
This poem was written by Cao Cao when he climbed Jieshi Mountain during his victory in the northern expedition to Wuhuan. The poet used the majestic scene of the sea to express his desire to make achievements and unify Zhongyuan’s ambition and broad mind. From the perspective of the style of the poem, this is an ancient poem; from the perspective of expression, it is a four-character poem describing the scenery.
The two sentences "Landing Jieshi in the east to view the sea" point out the location of "viewing the sea": the poet climbed to the top of Jieshi and faced the sea from a high position, with a broad field of vision and a panoramic view of the magnificent sea. The following ten descriptions are roughly expanded from this. The word "Guan" plays a leading role in the whole poem, reflecting the broad artistic conception and powerful momentum of this poem.