The complete works of knowledge about poetry.

1. Poetry is the oldest and most literary style. Labor songs and folk songs, which originated from ancient people, were originally the floorboard of poems and songs. At first, there was no distinction between poetry and song, but poetry and music and dance were combined into one, collectively called poetry. China's poems have a long history and rich heritage, such as The Book of Songs, Songs of the South, Han Yuefu and the works of countless poets. Poetry in western Europe was created by ancient Greek poets Homer and Sappho and ancient Roman poets Virgil and Horace.

2. The characteristics of poetry. Poetry is a highly concentrated literary genre that reflects social life. Full of the author's thoughts and feelings and rich imagination. Its language is concise and vivid, with distinct rhythm, harmonious rhyme and rich musical beauty. The sentences are generally in rows and pay attention to the beauty of structural form. ? 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.

3. Expression of poetry. There are many ways to express poetry. The traditional way of expression that was first popular in China and is still often used today is "Fu, Bi and Xing". Fu: It is a way to express things directly. Bobby: It's a figurative way to describe things and express thoughts and feelings. Xing: It's a way to make things interesting, that is, to start with things, go straight to the subject, describe things and express thoughts and feelings. These three expressions have been handed down all the time, and they are often used comprehensively and complement each other, which has a great influence on poetry creation in past dynasties.

There are many ways to express poetry, which are constantly developing and creating from ancient times to the present. However, all methods are inseparable from imagination. Rich imagination is not only a major feature of poetry, but also the most important form of expression of poetry.