The differences in the literary characteristics of poetry and lyrics are also reflected in the following five aspects:
1. Differences in the relationship between poetry and music
Poetry and lyrics There is a big difference in the literary characteristics of poetry style. Below we will use the comparison between metrical poetry and lyrics to illustrate the difference in literary characteristics between poetry style and word style. First of all, the relationship between poetry and music is different. Chinese classical poetry has had an indissoluble bond with music from the beginning, but poetry eventually separated from music, and after being separated from music, it moved towards its own maturity and prosperity. Ci is sprouted from the soil of music, and musicality is the most basic feature of Ci literature. Even after the Southern Song Dynasty Ci was no longer completely sung to music and became a new type of rhythmic poetry, it still had to be written according to the lyrics. The prescribed rhythms and tunes are filled in, and the imprint of the music is still indelible.
2. Differences in external forms
Differences in external forms are reflected in sentence structure, syntax, rhythm, antithesis, etc.
First of all, from the perspective of sentence pattern, the metrical verse pattern is uniform, and the length of ancient poems is arbitrary; the sentence pattern of words is uneven, but the uneven arias of words are also determined by the meter; secondly, the syntax of poetry There are also big differences. The syntax of metrical poems is relatively fixed, with the rhythm of two, three, and two, two, and three. The syntax of words is flexible and diverse, and one word can make people read thousands of miles away. Thirdly, the rhyming rules of poems are also different. Metric poems only use plain words. Rhyme, one rhyme to the end, the rhyme of every other sentence, the first sentence may or may not be suppressed; the words are smooth and oblique, and the rhyme can be changed in the middle. The density of the rhyme and foot is variable, but it is determined by the meter; finally, the rules of antithesis in poetry are also very different, and metrical poetry The second and third couplets must be in opposition, but the opposition of words is much more flexible and there is no unified requirement. If the tripod is right, it may be right or wrong. "Eye Eyes"
3. Differences in subject matter and content
The subject matter and content of poems are also very different. The subject matter of poetry is more focused on political themes, with the rise and fall of the country, people's sufferings, ambitions, ups and downs of officialdom, etc. as the main content. It mainly expresses the unique emotions of social groups; while the theme content of poetry is a The distinctive feature is that it mainly describes the love between men and women, lovesickness and separation, and mostly expresses the author's personal self-emotions.
4. Differences in language characteristics
Poetry is a typical language art, while lyrics are a typical exquisite language art. Mr. Miao Yue once vividly compared the language characteristics of poetry to the elegant gathering garden pavilion of scholar-bureaucrats and famous ladies. From this we can see that because the subject matter of the poems is mostly about women, the language of the poems also has a feminine color, making it more light, delicate, delicate and fragrant.
5. Differences in style
The difference in poetry style is succinctly summarized as Shizhuang Cimei (Qing Li Dongqi's language). Even works with the same subject matter and content present different The styles are also very different; and the poetry works of the same writer also show completely different styles. This has a lot to do with the differences in the subject matter and language features of the poems.