What is the poetry of the seven-step poem?

Poetic: Boiling beans is burning bean stalks, and beans ooze juice because they are cooked to make fermented beans. The beanstalk burns under the pot, and the beans cry in the pot. It turns out that we are born from the same root. Why are you pushing so hard?

Boil beans and burn beans, and the beans weep in the kettle. This is the same root, what's the hurry?

It was written by Cao Zhi, a poet of Wei State.

Cao Zhi (192-232 65438+ February 27th) was born in Qiaoxian County (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province), in Dongwuyang (now Shenxian County, called Juancheng City), the third son of Cao Cao and Wu Xuanbian, who was Chen Wang before his death.

The extended information "Seven Steps Poetry" is a poem by Cao Zhi, a Wei poet in the Three Kingdoms period.

This poem takes fried beans as a metaphor to accuse Cao Pi of cruel persecution of himself and other brothers. The tone is euphemistic and deep, and there are reminders and exhortations in sarcasm. On the one hand, this reflects Cao Zhi's cleverness, on the other hand, it also reflects Cao Pi's cruelty in persecuting his brothers and sisters.

The beauty of this poem lies in its clever metaphor and clear meaning. Beans and beanstalks are born from the same root, just like brothers. When the beanstalk burns, cook the beans in the pot and "cry". This metaphor is very touching, very touching.

Of course, the style of this poem is not consistent with other poems in Cao Zhi's collected works, because it was written in a hurry, so it is far from the tempering of language and the exquisiteness of images. It has won the appreciation of readers for thousands of years with appropriate and vivid metaphors and clear and profound meanings.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven Steps Poetry