Although the names of the three are different, there is actually no strict difference. Generally speaking, its syllables and meter are relatively free, and its forms are all in the ancient style of five words, seven words and miscellaneous words, which is full of changes.
First, China's ancient poetry
1, commonly known as archaic poetry, refers to poems written in classical Chinese and traditional metrical style, which is China archaic poetry in a broad sense and can include all kinds of ancient Chinese rhymes.
2. For example, Fu, Ci, Qu, etc. In a narrow sense, it only includes ancient poetry and modern poetry, which is a cultural expression produced by many ethnic groups in the process of language development. Most ancient poems are written by literati, who express their thoughts by writing poems and singing.
3. Poetry is the earliest and most fully developed literary genre in China literature. The existing ancient ballads vividly reflect the living conditions and inner wishes of China ancestors, and their short and vivid forms also show the power of China national language.
Second, the historical evolution
1. Many ethnic groups of mankind have produced poetic forms suitable for their own languages in the development of languages. In China, the earliest collection of poems is The Book of Songs, in which the earliest poems were written in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and the latest works were written in the mid-Spring and Autumn Period.
2. During the Warring States Period, the languages of Huaxia and Baiyue nationalities in southern Chu gradually merged, and its poetry collection "Songs of Chu" broke through some formal restrictions in the Book of Songs and better reflected the characteristics of southern languages.
Third, the ancient poems of the Han Dynasty.
1, Yuefu poetry was formed in the Han Dynasty. Yuefu poetry is sung to match the music, which is equivalent to the lyrics of modern society. This kind of Yuefu poetry is called Qu, Ci, Song and Xing.
2. The poetry works represented by Jian 'an literature in the Three Kingdoms period absorbed the nutrition of Yuefu poetry, which laid the foundation for later modern poetry with more rigorous meter.
Fourthly, modern poetry in Tang and Song Dynasties.
1. In the Tang Dynasty, there were four quatrains and eight metrical poems in China's poems. Rhyme and rhyme are balanced, and the balance and antithesis of each sentence are regular. The quatrains are a little looser.
2. In addition, the words that reached their peak in the Song Dynasty are also an important form of poetry. The format of words should follow some fixed aphorisms, so as to sing with music.