Classification of ancient poems:
1. According to the rhythm, poetry can be divided into two categories: ancient poetry and modern poetry. Classical poetry and modern poetry are concepts formed in the Tang Dynasty, which are divided from the perspective of poetic rhythm.
2. According to the content, it can be divided into narrative poems, lyric poems, farewell poems, frontier poems, pastoral poems, nostalgic poems (poems about history), mourning poems and satirical poems.
Classification of modern poetry:
There are also many ways to classify poems, which can be divided into different categories according to different principles and standards. The basics are as follows:
1. Narrative poems and lyric poems. This is divided according to the expression of the content of the work.
2. Metric poems, free poems and prose poems. This is classified according to the phonological meter and structural form of the language of the work.