poem “Short Song Style” (Duan Ge Xing)
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The poem “Short Song Style” (Duan Ge Xing) is a famous lyrical work from the late Eastern Han period that reflects themes of ambition, impermanence, and the longing for talented allies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Short Song Style | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Cao Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cao Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDynasty | Eastern Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | well-known work of Jian'an literature ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 短歌行 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of pre-Three Kingdoms poetry ⓘ |
| famousLine |
周公吐哺，天下归心
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对酒当歌，人生几何 ⓘ 山不厌高，海不厌深 ⓘ 譬如朝露，去日苦多 ⓘ 青青子衿，悠悠我心 ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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yuefu-style poem ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
end of the Eastern Han dynasty
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period of political fragmentation preceding the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| includedIn | Cao Cao’s collected works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Three Kingdoms cultural image of Cao Cao
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later Chinese lyric poetry ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion
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metaphor ⓘ parallelism ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryForm | shi poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Jian'an poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | five-character lines ⓘ |
| openingLine | 对酒当歌，人生几何 ⓘ |
| pinyinTitle | Duan Ge Xing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
reflection on time and human life
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ruler’s desire to attract virtuous ministers ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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carpe diem ⓘ friendship ⓘ heroic sentiment ⓘ impermanence of life ⓘ longing for talented allies ⓘ political aspiration ⓘ recruitment of talent ⓘ transience of time ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Eastern Han period ⓘ |
| tone | melancholic yet resolute ⓘ |
| usesAllusionTo | Zhou Gong (Duke of Zhou) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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