1. Concentration of ideological content. Poetry is the most concentrated expression of a certain social life. "The meaning is like grains. Literary, cooking and making rice; poetry, brewing and making wine." (Wu Qiao's "Poetry Talk around the Furnace") The concentration of the ideological content of poetry is mainly reflected in: it is through the creation of artistic conception (poetry) image) to express the author's thoughts and feelings and reflect social life. Artistic conception is the harmonious integration of interior and exterior scenes, the harmonious unity of emotion, form and spirit, and is a poetic art world with strong appeal and inspiration.
2. Lyrical expression. Poetry is a lyrical literary style. "Poetry is where the ambition is, the heart is the ambition, and the speech is poetry. Emotions are moved in the heart and shaped in the words." ("Preface to Mao's Poems") Poems value true feelings. "Without emotion, there is no poet and no poetry." (Belinsky) "Poets: root feelings, Miaoyan, Hua Sheng, and real meaning." (Bai Juyi) "The creation of poetry lies in natural expression. The generation of poetry Just like the survival of natural objects, there should be no artificiality. I think this is the life of new-style poetry." (Guo Moruo) Compared with the lyricism of other literary styles, its performance is particularly strong.
3. The musicality of language form. Poetry is the most musical language art. "Emotions come from sounds, and sounds are called sounds when they are written" (preface to Mao's poem). Harmonious rhyme and distinctive rhythm are a basic feature that distinguishes poetry from other literary styles. Marx said: "Since you write in rhyme, you should arrange your rhyme more artistically." Lu Xun required: "New poems must first have a rhythm and rhyme roughly the same." In short, the essence of poetry is to vividly express unique thoughts and feelings through carefully crafted language, skillfully reveal the general from the particular, and achieve harmony and unity between the world of self-feeling and the world of emotion.