2. If someone asks me, what is a poem? I really can't say, although I know what kind of words are poems and what kind of words are not poems.
3. In a broad sense, poetry has no definition. But if we must sum up the poem, to put it simply: all concise, affectionate and beautiful words are poems, that is, words and images are highly concise+heart moves with emotion+things sketch = poem. Poetry language does not have to be beautifully written, sometimes it needs a certain degree of extravagance, but it must be affectionate, that is to say, to speak is poetry.
Modern poetry, also known as vernacular poetry, originated in the late Qing Dynasty and prevailed after the May 4th Movement. Like China's modern society, it is deeply influenced by foreign cultures and advocates symbols, stream of consciousness and surrealism. Compared with classical poetry, although they are all written for feelings, they are generally not bound by format and rhythm. The form is more unrestrained and free, and the meaning is richer and richer. The management of images is often more important than the use of rhetoric, which completely breaks through the characteristics of ancient poetry, such as tenderness and tenderness, sadness without resentment, emphasizing freedom, openness, expressing one's mind directly, and emphasizing the communication between the sensible and the intangible. China's modern poetry is divided into two relatively independent stages: China's modern poetry before the founding of New China and China's contemporary poetry after the founding of New China.