The poet of "Looking at the Sea" uses peculiar imagination and exaggerated expression techniques to describe the magnificent scene of the vast sea, express the poet's grand ambition and broad mind, and show the poet's heroic and confident thoughts and feelings.
Viewing the Sea is a four-character poem written by Cao Cao, a poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. This poem is a magnificent picture of the sea when Cao Cao climbed Jieshi Mountain and watched the sea with a lot of romantic passion. Original text:
On the east coast, climb Jieshi Mountain to see the vast sea. The sea is so vast that the islands stand high on the sea. Trees and paraquat are very lush. Autumn wind makes trees make sad sounds, and the sea is surging. The movement of the sun and the moon seems to come from the vast ocean. A trip to the sun and the moon, if unexpected; Han is a talented star, if you take him by surprise. I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
How vast the sea is, and the mountains stand tall by the sea. Trees and herbs flourish. The autumn wind blows the trees and makes a sad sound, and the sea is rough. The movement of the sun and the moon seems to emanate from this vast ocean. The Milky Way galaxy is full of stars, as if they were born from this vast ocean. I am very happy, so I use this poem to express my inner ambition.
Translation:
Go east, climb Jieshi Mountain and enjoy the boundless sea. How vast the sea is, and the mountain island stands high on the seaside. Trees are lush with herbs, and the autumn wind makes a sad sound, and the sea is rough.
The movement of the sun and the moon seems to emanate from this vast ocean. The Milky Way galaxy is full of stars, as if they were born from this vast ocean. I am very happy, so I use this poem to express my inner ambition.
Appreciate:
Cao Cao's Looking at the Sea accurately and vividly depicts the image of the ocean, which is simple and full, rich but not trivial, like a thick charcoal brush stroke. What is particularly commendable is that this song not only embodies the image of the ocean, but also gives it character. Every sentence is a scene, and every sentence is lyric. It shows the sea and the poet himself.
The poet is not satisfied with imitating the shape of the ocean, but tries to express the gestation and turbulent character of the ocean through images. The lifeless sea has a personality in the poet's works. Only in this way can we reflect the face of the sea more truly and profoundly.