"Rule of Thirds": Literary genres are divided into three major categories based on the different ways in which literary works construct aesthetic images. Namely: narrative, lyrical, dramatic.
"Four-divided method": According to the differences in image construction, genre structure, language use, expression methods, etc. of literary works, there are four-divided literature: poetry, prose, novels, and drama literature.
The "Three-Point Rule" is classified according to different methods of shaping images and reflecting life. It captures some important basic characteristics of literary works of various genres and has considerable generalization power. However, it only classifies from three different aspects: narrative, lyrical, and dramatic, and ignores the characteristics of various genres of literary works in other aspects such as system, structure, and language. Therefore, it classifies some literary works with the same basic characteristics. Literary genres that should belong to the same category have become separated. For example, the quotation poems and narrative poems in poetry, and the lyrical prose and narrative prose in prose are rigidly separated and classified into two categories respectively. As a result, the different characteristics of lyric poetry and narrative poetry, lyric prose and narrative prose are easily overlooked.
The advantages of the "four-dividing method" can be summarized as follows: 1. When dividing, we not only pay attention to the different ways of shaping the image, but also pay attention to the differences in the system, which is more in line with our country's tradition. Habit. The naming is more specific than the "rule of thirds", easier to grasp, and easier to associate its name with its characteristics. 2. The genre of novel has developed rapidly since its emergence. Especially in modern times, it occupies a very important position in literary creation. Dividing it into one major category independently is in line with the actual situation of literary creation. 3. Prose is a very flexible genre. It has a glorious tradition and rich heritage in the development history of Chinese literature. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the May 4th Movement, many excellent masterpieces appeared in the field of prose, and many great writers were produced. Classifying prose as an independent category is not only in line with the actual situation of literary creation, but also conducive to the critical inheritance of our country. The excellent tradition of literature and the prosperity of socialist literary creation. Therefore, in this book, we adopt the “four-part rule”.