On the Classification of Children's Poetry

On the classification of children s poems;

Judging from the use of means of expression, it can be divided into two categories: lyric poetry and narrative poetry; From the perspective of rhyme and line, it can be divided into two categories: rhythmic poetry and prose poetry; However, due to the wide coverage of children's poetry, other styles and contents of children's literature are often included in the shell of poetry. Therefore, children's poems can be divided into fairy tale poems, fable poems, science poems, story poems, satirical poems, painting poems and so on.

1. Lyrics:

Lyric poetry is a literary style in which the author directly expresses his inner thoughts and feelings in the tone of the protagonist and forms images.

2. Narrative poetry:

Narrative poetry is a literary style that uses the language of poetry to express the relationship between characters or events through specific life scenes, create beautiful artistic conception and truly express emotions.

3. Fairy tales:

Fairy tale poetry is a work that tells fairy tale (or legend) stories full of fantasy and exaggeration in the form of poetry.

4. Fable poem:

Allegory poetry, also known as poetic fable, is characterized by vivid implication and thought-provoking (philosophy or lesson), and is a poem narrated in the form of fable.

5. Irony:

Satire is a humorous children's poem, which suggests and criticizes some unhealthy phenomena in children's lives by metaphor and exaggeration, and guides children to introspect.

6. Prose poetry:

Prose poetry is a style between poetry and prose, which has the artistic conception of poetry and the form of prose.

7. Science Poetry:

Sci-tech poetry refers to sci-tech literary works written in the form of poetry.

8. Recite poetry:

It is characterized by being suitable for children to recite. In order to meet the needs of reciting, more attention is paid to colloquialism in vocabulary use and sentence structure.

9. Inscription:

Inscription poem is a kind of children's poem written for pictures (or cartoons) suitable for children to enjoy.