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.

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poem “Short Song Style” (Duan Ge Xing) canonical 1
短歌行 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
associatedFigure Cao Cao ⓘ
author Cao Cao ⓘ
authorDynasty Eastern Han ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Han dynasty
canonicalStatus well-known work of Jian'an literature ⓘ
ChineseTitle 短歌行 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
culturalStatus classic of pre-Three Kingdoms poetry ⓘ
famousLine 周公吐哺,天下归心 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
yuefu-style poem ⓘ
historicalContext end of the Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
period of political fragmentation preceding the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
includedIn Cao Cao’s collected works ⓘ
influenceOn Three Kingdoms cultural image of Cao Cao ⓘ
later Chinese lyric poetry ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
literaryDevice allusion ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ
parallelism ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
literaryForm shi poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Jian'an poetry ⓘ
meter five-character lines ⓘ
openingLine 对酒当歌,人生几何 ⓘ
pinyinTitle Duan Ge Xing ⓘ
linked to: Shui Diao Ge Tou
studiedIn Chinese literature curricula ⓘ
subjectMatter reflection on time and human life ⓘ
ruler’s desire to attract virtuous ministers ⓘ
theme ambition ⓘ
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) ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Zhou

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Cao Cao → notableWork → poem “Short Song Style” (Duan Ge Xing) ⓘ
Short Song Style → ChineseTitle → 短歌行 ⓘ
linked to: poem “Short Song Style” (Duan Ge Xing)