Ancient poetry, referred to as ancient poetry for short, later formed a completely independent literary genre similar to ancient poetry in the late Tang Dynasty, called Ci. Poetry is the most representative literary form in ancient China, referred to as ancient poetry for short. Because poetry flourished in the Tang Dynasty and Ci flourished in the Song Dynasty, it was collectively called Tang Poetry and Song Poetry.
Ancient poetry can be divided into two categories. Before the Tang Dynasty, it was called classical poetry, and after the Tang Dynasty it was called modern poetry. Modern poetry includes metrical poems and quatrains. Seven words in each sentence are called seven-word rhythm poems, and five words in each sentence are called five-word rhythm poems. Similarly, quatrains are also divided into seven quatrains and five quatrains.
The Seven Laws Long March is a seven-character poem, referred to as the Seven Laws for short.