Poems of Sorrow and Indignation describes his tragic experience in the melee between warlords at the end of Han Dynasty. Captured by the rebels, they flowed into the southern Xiongnu. After that, he was redeemed from his hometown, and his family was ruined and sad.
The author reflected the political chaos at that time through his own experience. This is a masterpiece of realism, and the author is good at showing various scenes concretely and vividly through detailed description, so that people can see themselves.