What were the criteria for judging poetry in ancient times?

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Elegant musicality and miniature freeze-frame. The combination of the two forms the unique aesthetic standard of classical poetry.

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"Surprise" is an important aesthetic standard. The aesthetic requirements such as "stunning" and "thrilling" mainly focus on the stunning aesthetic effect produced by the works, which is manifested in the promotion of extraordinary language creation by poetics.

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"Separation" and "never leaving" are a pair of opposing aesthetic concepts put forward by Wang Guowei in "thorns on earth".

Separation refers to the materialization of feelings, scenery, words, artistic conception and realm in the process of poetry creation. Some joints are not suitable and round, which causes separation for readers. On the contrary, poetry creation is perfect, poetic, vivid and meaningful, which is true for a poet and for specific poems or techniques.

4. The ultimate aesthetic ideal of classical poetry is gentleness and gentleness, and the unity of man and nature is the most fundamental philosophical spirit of traditional poetry.

However, the unity of heaven and man is essentially manifested in man's obedience to heaven, which is consistent with the obedience of individuals to social collectives in feudal times. Therefore, the two themes of classical poetry-Heaven and loyalty to the monarch and patriotism-are the result of the poet's individual independence. Unless China stays in the pre-modernization stage forever, one day, classical poetry will only be remembered and treasured by people. Because this divine contract is naturally inconsistent with the concept of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism.