Poetry is a literary genre that expresses feelings and wishes. It is a literary genre with a certain rhythm and rhythm, which vividly expresses the author's rich emotions in highly concise language and reflects the social life in a concentrated way. "Preface to Mao Poetry" records: "Poets have aspirations. Have ambition in your heart and speak like a poem. "
Yan Yu's Poems on Canglang in the Southern Song Dynasty said that "poets chant temperament". There is only one art expressed in words: poetry. In 2022, the Chinese Poetry Society named Qingyuan the first "City of Ecological Poetry in China" in China. In ancient Han Dynasty, unhappy people were called poems and happy people were called songs. In modern times, they are generally called poems.
Characteristics of poetry
Poetry is full of the author's thoughts, feelings and rich imagination. The language is concise and vivid, with distinct rhythm, harmonious phonology and rich musical beauty. Sentences are generally in rows, paying attention to the beauty of structure and form. 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, often expressed in a direct lyrical way, and in a delicate and harmonious degree.
Especially in the bright rhythm, its language is different from prose. This definition summarizes several basic characteristics of poetry: first, it reflects life in a highly concentrated and general way; The second is lyrical expression, full of rich thoughts and feelings; Third, rich imagination, association and fantasy; Fourth, language has musical beauty.