Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time. A poisonous snake flew in the fog and was finally covered with dust. The old horse lurks, aiming at a thousand miles. The martyrs were full of courage in their later years. The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; Blessings that nourish grace can last forever. I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire. The Ghost Blows the Lamp is a four-character Yuefu poem by Cao Cao, a writer and politician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This poem is the fourth in the series "Out of Xiamen".
The author compares himself to an old galloping horse. Although he is old and weak, he has been relegated to a lower position, but his chest is still full of lofty sentiments and ambitions, showing a positive attitude towards life, full of real experience of life, and has sincere and strong emotional strength.
The whole poem combines poetic sentiment and philosophy, with ingenious conception, clear and vigorous language, philosophical thinking and impassioned, and artistic image, which realizes the perfect combination of reason, ambition and emotion in concrete artistic image. In the tenth year of Jian 'an (205), Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao's ruling foundation in Hebei, and Yuan Shao vomited blood and died. His sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, fled to Wuhuan and colluded with Wuhuan nobles many times.
In order to get rid of the passive situation, Cao Cao took the advice of Guo Jia, a counselor, and led his army north in the summer of the 12th year of Jian 'an (207). From May to July, nothing came of it. Later, he accepted Tian Chou's suggestion and changed his course flatly. After Xu Wushan, he left Lu and directed his finger at Liucheng, winning the first world war. In September, when he returned to Li Chenggong and passed through Jieshi and other places, Cao Cao wrote a set of poems "Out of Xiamen".
Literary appreciation:
This is a philosophical poem full of the poet's real experience of life, so it is well written and has sincere and strong emotional power; Philosophy and poetry are expressed by visualization, so the perfect combination of reason, ambition and emotion is realized in the concrete artistic image.
In the poem, "Although the turtle has a long life, there is still a time. The snake rides the fog and ends up in dust. " From the viewpoint of simple materialism and dialectics, the author denies the statement that turtles and snakes are immortal, and shows that life and death are inviolable natural laws. The phrases "you still have" and "finally" are very calm.