Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, studied hard for many years, went to Beijing to take the exam, and landed in Sun Shan. He wrote a five-character poem "A Letter from Dongting Lake to Prime Minister Zhang" to Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling, hoping to be quoted and recommended: The lake here in August is in harmony with the sky. Ozawa's water vapor transpiration on the cloud soil is white, and the waves seem to shake the whole Yueyang. I'm going to cross the water to find a boat and paddle. It's a shame to return home in the sacred age. Sitting around watching other people's hard river fishing can only envy the fish caught in the fish. The first four sentences of this poem describe the scenery of Dongting Lake. In August, the lake is blue and rippling, and the water and the sky are connected and integrated; Above the lake, the fog rises, the waves roll and shake Yueyang. The last four sentences are lyrical, with clear pronunciation and mellow voice. I want to cross the lake without a boat, but I feel ashamed that I can't make achievements in the era of enlightenment; Watching others fish, I want to show my skills. Poetry euphemistically expresses the desire to do something for the sacred dynasty. Zhu Qingyu, another poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a seven-character quatrain "To Secretary Zhang in the Examination" to find out the truth before the examination: last night, the wedding stopped and he was waiting for a visit to menstruation. Make-up, low eyebrows ask you, thrush is deep and fashionable. After the wedding night, I want to see my in-laws in the morning, dress up carefully, be ashamed to ask my husband, and draw my eyebrows deeply. This poem compares herself to a new wife who is about to meet her in-laws, and compares Zhang Shuibu to her aunt's in-laws, trying to find out the truth. Metaphor is popular and appropriate, unique. Zhang Ji read it and appreciated it very much. He wrote a poem "Appreciating Zhu Qingyu": Yue Nv's new makeup in the mirror makes him more thoughtful. Wan Qi is not expensive in the world, but a Song Ling is worth a thousand dollars. Poetry is answered by metaphor, comparing Zhu Qingyu to Yue Nv, comparing his poems to Lingge, and using a Lingge to express appreciation for his talent. As can be seen from the above poems, the poems of the Tang Dynasty often use metaphors. Although they are not straightforward, the meaning is clear at a glance and interesting to read.
As a fairly objective existence in Tang poetry, cognac poetry is often despised by people because of its monotonous content and many begging words. However, when we study the poet, the meaning of poetry and the writing skills of cursing poems, we can't ignore the attitude of the literati in the poems.