Poetry has a long history in Chinese history and has lasted for thousands of years. Before the Book of Songs was written, poetry had been widely circulated among the people. It has a distinct sense of the times and people's character. Its creators are ordinary working people. .
At that time, there was no mechanization, it was all manual work and labor. Think about it, iron tools were not used until the middle of the Warring States Period; saws were not invented until the Luban period. People only had simple tools for work and only had passion for their work. A group of people shouted slogans and sweated profusely. This slogan, written down in a notebook, becomes poetry.
At that time, poetry had a practical purpose
1: A chant shouted while working. Just for everyone to work together. Things like school tug-of-war competitions, boatmen's chants, etc. are all for this purpose.
When I was a child, I heard people shouting when people were lifting floor slabs: "Hold on harder? Hey, lift up? Hey, move forward? Hey..." There are no fixed words, but the tone is fixed. This kind of thing cannot be called "singing", but should be called "shouting" or "roaring". For example, Qin Opera has developed to the present stage
2: Vent dissatisfaction in your heart. Cursing the ruler while working is an outlet to find a psychological balance, such as "Fa Tan"
3:? Praise for love and yearning for a better life. For example, "Guan Ju": Guan Guan Suijiu, on the island of the river, is a graceful lady, a gentleman is fond of hunting; "Juan Er Tu": The peach is young, its flowers are burning, it is suitable for the son to return to, and it is suitable for his family. These sentences are still catchy and have a strong sense of rhythm when read now.
4?:? It is to record the sacrificial activities. Sacrifice has been a major event in all dynasties. Sacrifice is not without practical uses. It can solve many psychological problems, similar to later religions.
"Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going to end up? Why am I like this? Why is he like this? What should I do? Why do people live? Why do people die? ..."Anything that cannot be answered in real life will be answered in religion
Society has gradually developed, productivity has also increased, and people with money and social status have more and more. Once a person has money, he doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and his leisure will be great.
Especially in the Chu region, it is easy for people there to have strange ideas in their minds; later, wizards, Taoist priests, fortune tellers and fortune tellers almost all originated there
The upper-class figures in Chu society, represented by Qu Yuan, were not short of money, had lively minds, ideas, and talents, and created a number of works, which are "Chu Ci".
Because it is not for productive labor, these people are educated and cultural people who have unrestrained personal imagination without worries about food and clothing. Their imagination is magnificent, their writing techniques are exaggerated, and they are passionate and unrestrained, mostly to express their personal thoughts. Emotional, these poems are Romantic poems
The emergence of "The Book of Songs" and "Chu Ci" marks a higher stage of poetry from folk collective singing to independent creation by poets.
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In modern times, especially before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, some wrote about worrying about the country and the people, some wrote about Shu Fa's heart to repay his betrayal, some wrote about boosting morale, and some wrote about it. There are many excellent poems about scenes of people's struggle, etc.
Modern people live a comfortable life, and there are even fewer excellent works. Most of them are about seeing flowers and rain, mountains and rivers, wind, flowers, snow and moon, and their purpose is also Just to show off some of my own sourness and protect my fragile glass heart.
This can be regarded as a kind of understanding of the trivial matters in life!
The above is just my personal opinion, I am not studying this, I am just saying it casually