The Book of Songs is mainly composed of four words and miscellaneous words. Structurally, it adopts the form of repeating chapters and sentences to enhance the lyrical effect. Only a few words are changed in each chapter, but it can receive ups and downs of artistic effects. In language, it is poor to use double-tone rhyme and repeat words to express things and imitate sounds.
There are various rhyming ways in The Book of Songs. It is common that a chapter only uses one rhyme part, rhymes every other sentence, and rhymes on even sentences. This is the most common rhyme in China's later poems.
In addition, some rhymes in The Book of Songs, some rhymes in every other sentence, some rhymes at the end, and some rhymes in the middle. The rhyming rules of modern poetry are almost all in the Book of Songs. The successful application of fu, bi and xing techniques is an important reason for the strong local flavor of folk songs in The Book of Songs.
The origin of the name.
The Book of Songs was written in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. Originally called The Book of Songs. Confucius mentioned this name many times, such as: "The Book of Songs is 300. In a word, it says,' There is no evil in thinking'"? [4]? . "Reciting 300 Poems, teaching them as politics, is unattainable; Make it all-round, not exclusive. Although a lot, what do you think? " ? [5]?
Sima Qian also recorded this name, such as: "Three hundred poems, probably written by sages when they were angry." ? [6]?
Because the version handed down later recorded 3 1 1, it was called "Three Hundred Poems" for the convenience of narration. It was renamed The Book of Songs because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took The Book of Songs, Li, Yi and Chunqiu as five classics.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-The Book of Songs.