Poetry refers to the traditional poetry of Han nationality in China, represented by ancient poems, modern poems and metrical words. It is also one of the characteristics of Chinese character cultural circle. Generally speaking, poetry is more suitable for "expressing ambition" and words are more suitable for "expressing emotion".
Poetry is a literary art that elucidates the soul, while poets and poets need to master mature artistic skills and express social life and human spiritual world with concise language, dense composition, rich emotions and rich images in a highly concentrated way according to strict rhythm requirements.
China's poetry originated in the pre-Qin period and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. China's ci originated in Sui and Tang Dynasties and was popular in Song Dynasty. China's poetry originates from the people, but it is actually a kind of grass-roots literature. In China in the 2nd/kloc-0th century, poetry is still favored by the public.
The characteristics of poetry:
Poetry is a highly concentrated literary genre that reflects social life. It soaked the author's thoughts and feelings and rich imagination. Its language is concise and vivid, with distinct rhythm, harmonious phonology and rich musical beauty. Sentences are generally in rows, paying attention to the architectural beauty of structural forms.
He Qifang, a modern poet and literary critic in China, once said: "Poetry is the literary style that most strongly reflects social life. It is full of rich imagination and feelings, and it is often expressed in a direct lyrical way. Moreover, its language is different from prose in the degree of exquisiteness and harmony, especially in the distinct rhythm. " This definition actually summarizes several basic characteristics of poetry:
First, focus on social life.
The second is the lyric expression of thoughts and feelings.
Third, rich imagination.
Fourth, the musical beauty of language.
Poetic language especially requires musicality, and musical beauty can enhance the expressive force and artistic appeal of works. The musical factors of poetic language include rhythm, tone, rhythm and so on. Poetry requires clear rhythm, harmonious tone, a certain sense of rhythm, beautiful and touching recitation and musical beauty.