The lament that life is short is another theme in Jian 'an's poems. At that time, society was in turmoil, people were devastated, epidemics were prevalent, and many people were short-lived. For example, Cao Zhi died in 465,438+0, and RoyceWong, Xu Gan, Angelababy, Liu Zhen and Chen Lin all died in the epidemic. This situation greatly stimulated the literati. Facing the short and difficult life, Jian 'an poets adopted three different attitudes: one was simply lamenting, such as "the world is endless and people's livelihood is very narrow" (Serina Liu); "Good times are fleeting and dusty" (Ruan Yu); The second is to lament that the years are short, the fame is not established, but it is hard to pursue. Cao Cao's short songs are typical in this respect. The third category is to strive to break through the limitations of fate and pursue higher life value in one's lifetime. This point is fully reflected in Cao Cao's poems such as The Life of a Turtle. The latter two thoughts embody the positive outlook on life of Jian 'an poets, and have a great incentive effect on people with lofty ideals in later generations.
Jian 'an era is an era when literature began to be conscious, and it is also an era when poets' creative personality rose. Jian 'an poets think highly of themselves and are conceited by their literary talent and martial arts. When writing poems, they refuse to follow their predecessors or imitate their peers, but try to show their unique features in another way. For example, Cao Cao's poems are straightforward, mournful and sad, and full of charm; Cao Pi's poems are graceful and graceful, with literary talent; Cao Zhi's poem "The spine is extremely high, adopting Hua Mao's words, complaining about elegance and writing style" (Zhong Rong's poem); RoyceWong and Serina Liu's poem "Zhong Xuan is impetuous, so he stands out from the crowd and has achieved fruitful results in business. I am angry, so my words are very strong and my feelings are terrible" (Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long? Text "). In the use of poetic style, they also have their own ingenuity. Cao Cao's four-character poems are unique for a while; Cao Pi's Ge Yanxing is known as the ancestor of seven words. Cao Zhi, RoyceWong, Serina Liu and Cai Yan are famous for their five-character poems. As far as poetic language is concerned, Cao Cao, Chen Lin are relatively simple, while Cao Pi and RoyceWong are relatively beautiful. With his character and literary talent, Cao Zhi became the most outstanding representative of that era. The distinctive personality color is a symbol of the unique charm of Jian 'an poetry.
Because of "the chaos of the world, the decline of the wind and the common resentment", Jian 'an's poems are full of tragic colors. His poem "either describes a sumptuous feast or hurts and guards, and his ambition is not out of arrogance." Parting and Sorrow (Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long Yue Fu), Cao Cao's poems are sad, and Cao Zhi's poems are "quite worried about life". Jian 'an poets are at the intersection of times and personal tragedies. They all dare to face up to the suffering society and life, and encourage themselves and others to cherish time as gold, make contributions as soon as possible and be immortal.