Types of foreign poetry.
1. Epic
A genre of ancient folk literature, a special kind of narrative poem, which originated in human childhood and has the ability to "reflect historical events of great significance to one's own nation" As the main subject matter, it takes people's beloved heroes as the main characters. In addition to real historical events, it is also mixed with myths and legends" and other characteristics. Such as "Homer's Epic".
2. Sonnet
A European lyric poem, transliterated as "Shang Lai style". This is a short poem popular among people in the Middle Ages and used for singing. Its format consists of two parts: the first part is two stanzas of four lines, the latter part is two stanzas of three lines, and the last part is fourteen lines. The founder is said to be Lentini, the main poet of the Italian "Sicilian School of Poetry". In the second half of the fourteenth century, another Italian poet, Petrarch, inherited the tradition of the "Sicilian School of Poetry" and created a new style of sonnets, the "Petrarchan" style, which made sonnets more sophisticated. Perfect.
3. Suspended Poems
A general name for seven famous long poems from the ignorant period of medieval Arabic literature. It got its name because: Arabia is a nation that loves poetry, and its main literary form is poetry. In the fifth century AD, fairs were held every year in Mecca. Poets from various tribes came to recite their poems and competed. The winners' poems were copied and hung on linen, which was called "hanging poetry." A metrical poem whose form is all neat and tidy.
4. Haiku
Japanese classical short poem, originally called "Haiku". It is a popular poem developed in Japan in the late Middle Ages. It has three lines per poem, and the number of syllables in each line is 5, 7, 5 (referring to Japanese, but different when translated into Chinese), with a maximum of 17 syllables, and no rhyme. Expressing the feeling of the moment is its main content. Metaphors and symbols are often used; the language is timeless and concise, making it easy to remember and spread.
5. Rubaiya
A poetry style commonly used in medieval Persian poetry, its original meaning is "quatrain". It is a traditional Iranian poetry style. The first, second and fourth lines rhyme, and the third line generally does not rhyme, similar to Chinese quatrains.