The number of words in each line of ancient poetry should be equal. Why is the first line of Ode to Goose three?

Ode to Goose is a five-character ancient poem written by Luo, a poet in the early Tang Dynasty, when he was seven years old.

Compared with regular poems, ancient poems have no strict requirements on the number of words and the balance of words. Li Bai wrote many ancient poems in his life, but few metrical poems.

Although there are only three words in the first sentence of Goose Fu, it also occupies the position of five words because of commas. People have always regarded this poem as a "five-character ancient poem" because there was a pause in reading aloud and five words were finished.

The functions of the words "Goose, Goose, Goose" are: first, to imitate the voice of a goose; Secondly, show more than one goose; Thirdly, the dynamic of the wild goose is shown from far to near, so that people can gradually see its "curve" shape and "Xiang Tiange" proud expression, and then write colorful scenes of the wild goose swimming in the water, showing the subtle observation of the little poet. The use of this repeated singing method expresses the poet's love for geese and enhances the emotional effect.

This poem, which has been passed down through the ages, has no profound ideological connotation and philosophy, but only describes things (geese) in fresh and cheerful language. Write naturally, vividly and vividly.

Five-character ancient poetry is a new poetic style formed in Han and Wei Dynasties. It has no certain meter, unlimited length, flat and free rhyme, but the sentence pattern of five words per sentence is fixed. Because it is not only different from Yuefu songs in Han Dynasty, but also different from the nearly physical poems and quatrains in Tang Dynasty, it is called five-character ancient poems.