The first half repeatedly confided the poet's concern about the fate of Chu and people's life, expressing his desire to reform politics and his will to stick to his ideals and never compromise with evil forces even in times of disaster. The second half reflects the poet's thoughts and feelings of patriotism and love for the people through the statement of dreaming, pursuing ideals and dying after failure.
The whole poem uses the metaphor of beauty and vanilla, a lot of myths and legends and rich imagination, forming a gorgeous literary talent and magnificent structure, showing a positive romantic spirit, and creating a "Sao style" poetry form in the history of China literature, which has a far-reaching impact on later generations.
The more famous sentences are:
1, not only for rest, but also for application.
Interpretation: I was demoted for wearing incense sticks, and I was charged for collecting angelica dahurica.
Although I am good at trimming my hair, I am eager to change it.
Explanation: Although I am an honest and frank person, I was falsely accused in the morning and exiled to a remote area at night. It was Qu Yuan who poured out his false accusation and denounced the viciousness of the villain.
3. Many women are jealous of Yu's beauty and say that Yu is a good prostitute.
Interpretation: Many women are jealous of my beautiful moth eyebrows and slander me, saying that I like excessive immorality. Moth eyebrows: eyebrows are like silkworms, which describe the long and beautiful eyebrows of women and are also a metaphor of good quality.
4. The customs clearance work is ingenious and the rules are revised.
Interpretation: People who are fashionable and vulgar always have skills. They give up normal rules instead of using them, and make flexible laws and sexual intercourse routine. These four poems express Qu Yuan's indignation at the fact that those in power in Chu did not attach importance to national interests, deviated from the right path and harmed the people with evil songs.
5. At this time, I am depressed to poverty.
Interpretation: I am depressed and frustrated. I am lonely and hesitant. I am very sad to endure poverty at this time.
Extended data:
Regarding the creation date of Li Sao, Sima Qian said in the preface to Historical Records Taishi Gong: "Qu Yuan was demoted and wrote Li Sao." Accordingly, it is regarded as after Qu Yuan's exile.
Nowadays, people have different opinions about this. Some say that Qu Yuan did it after he was demoted, or that Qu Yuan did it after he was demoted to the king of Chu. Some say that it was done at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and some say that it originated from it, sometimes at the beginning. So far, there is no conclusion. The writing time should be autumn.
As for the reasons for the creation of Li Sao, Sima Qian quoted Liu An's Li Sao from Biographies of Historical Records of Qu Yuan, saying: "Qu Ping's illness is not clever enough, flattery is too bright, and evil songs are harmful to everyone. Fang Zhengzhi couldn't tolerate it, so he wrote "Li Sao" with sadness and meditation. " He also said: "Qu Yuan went straight on the right path, exhausted loyalty and wisdom to serve the monarch and made the world poor.
Believe and see doubt, be loyal and slander, can you have no complaints? Qu Ping's work Li Sao is self-reproach. Qu Yuan's "sadness" and resentment are closely related to the political reality of Chu State.
Li Sao is a political lyric poem written by him according to the political reality of Chu State and his own grievances. Because the twists and turns describe the poet's life experience, thoughts and circumstances, some people regard it as an image record of Qu Yuan's life course and call it the poet's autobiography.