I. Explanation:
The original intention is to write a poem in seven steps, which means quick thinking and outstanding talent. Boil beans and burn beans, and the beans cry in the pot. Think of fermented grains as fruit juice. Fermented grains will burn under the kettle. The ancients had strict prosodic requirements for poetry writing. Seven-step poetry writing is a literary expression of completing poetry creation in a short time under the premise of strictly following prosodic requirements.
Seven-step poems are usually juxtaposed with words such as gifted scholars to describe a person's literary talent and profound knowledge. The allusion of the seven-step poem comes from a story in Shi Shuo Xin Yu Literature. Cao Zhi wrote a poem in seven steps to express his anger and dissatisfaction with his younger brother Cao Pi.
Second, other records:
In addition to the records in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, there are other documents and poems that also mention the allusions of seven-step poetry. For example, in Du Fu's Song of Drinking Eight Immortals in the Tang Dynasty, it is known that riding a horse is like riding a boat, dizzy and sinking into the bottom of the well. Ruyang's three fights begin at the entrance, and the seven steps of poetry must be called entanglement. Poetry used to describe drunkenness and talent after drinking.
The allusion of "seven steps into a poem" has been widely quoted in later generations, becoming a kind of praise and pursuit goal in literary creation, and also one of the important standards to measure a person's literary talent. In modern literature and poetry creation, the concept of seven-step poetry is still of great significance, which encourages writers to create refined, beautiful and meaningful works in a limited time.
Third, summary:
The allusion of "Seven Steps of Poetry" is not only a kind of praise and evaluation for talented people and people of insight, but also an image metaphor for the requirements of talent and rhythm in literary creation.
It encourages people to accumulate knowledge and experience in life and give full play to their talents and creativity in order to cope with various challenges and difficulties. The allusions in the Seven-step Poetry also provide us with a standard and goal of literary creation, and encourage writers to create exquisite, beautiful and connotative works in a limited time.