The whole poem takes "sorrow" as the emotional context, and uses metonymy, metaphor and allusions, which not only has the feeling of "singing about the geometry of drinking life", but also has the great wish of a generation of writers that "the Duke of Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world belongs to his heart". It expresses the poet's ambition to unify the world and his strong desire to seek talents.
The Essence of "Sorrow" in Poetry
"Short Song" takes "worry" as a clue, expressing the feeling of time rushing, yearning for talent and unremitting pursuit of ideals. The emotional content in the whole poem is very rich, but there is always a tone that covers the whole poem, and that is "generosity and worry." The whole poem constructs a strong and passionate symphony with sadness and generosity.
The first four sentences bluntly express the sorrow that life is short, which makes the whole text shrouded in a sad atmosphere. The last four sentences express the heroic pride of unifying the world and show the poet's chic and self-confidence. Sorrow and generosity seem to be two completely different emotions, which are contradictory, but they blend with each other and reflect each other in the poem, forming a heroic melody of "Jian 'an Style".
This melody, which hits the soul directly, not only affects the talented people's heart of serving the officials and the world at that time, but also inspires and encourages the current scholars to go forward bravely.