Poetry is the main field of Cao Zhi's literary activities. The content of the early stage and the later stage is very different. Early poems can be divided into two categories, one is to express the leisure life of his noble son, and the other is to reflect his feelings of the times when he was born in troubled times and grew up in the army. In his later poems, he mainly expressed his grief and indignation under repression, and expressed his desire not to be abandoned and his desire to make contributions to the world.
Cao Zhi has many innovations and developments in the art of poetry. Especially in the creation of five-character poems. First of all, most of the ancient poems in Han Yuefu are narrative, and it was not until Nineteen Ancient Poems that lyric elements occupied an important position in the works. Cao Zhi developed this trend, organically combining lyric and narrative, so that the five-character poems can not only describe the complex changes of events. It can also express tortuous psychological feelings, which greatly enriches its artistic functions. As a master of Jian 'an literature, Cao Zhi had a great influence on later generations. In the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, he was promoted to the position of article model.
Jin Jian.
The sword I bought is worth thousands of dollars.
Communicate with rhinoceros.
The whole body is like a rhinoceros, and Jasper is embedded in it.
According to legend, Jian Ling, meticulously built by Ou, a famous craftsman in the Spring and Autumn Period, is like a meteor.
Jade adorns the chicken.
This sword is carved out of jade in the shape of a rooster.
A chicken must be unknown. Chicken should be made of jade.
In memory of the first moon and pearls.
The hilt is decorated with bright moon pearls.
Title: Decorative jade on hilt. This sentence also refers to the ancient famous sword. It is said that the sword is as white as snow and as rich as autumn frost. Refuting the rhinoceros in the jade carving center. "The emperor's obedience dispelled the fierce disaster."
This poem reflects Cao Zhi's conceit of his talent and his yearning for making contributions through the exquisite description of his opponent's sword.