First, the two concepts are different.
Children's songs and children's poems, collectively referred to as children's poems, are the two most representative verse genres in children's literature. But the concepts of the two are different: children's songs refer to songs suitable for children to listen to and sing. Children's poems refer to free-form short poems suitable for children to listen to and read.
Second, the theme and content are different.
Children's songs are mostly based on daily life, and the content is simple and simple; Children's poetry has a wide range of themes and rich and profound contents.
Children's songs can be said to be an auditory art, which needs to be introduced into children's ears through the songs of parents and teachers. Word of mouth is their way of appreciating children's songs. As an auditory art, children's songs must present vivid images, pleasant musicality and fun, so as to attract small audiences in the long river of time. Therefore, imagery, musicality and interest have become indispensable basic elements of children's songs. All these will inevitably bring about different general requirements for children's songs in content and form-"love to hear, easy to understand". As a children's song of auditory art, we can't leave more time for small listeners to think, but we should understand it as soon as we listen. Like to listen, but also easy to understand, easy to remember, only infectious. For example, children's songs:
Like a black crow
A little doll,
Black face, black feet,
Whoa, whoa, whoa all day,
Like a black crow.
This children's song, with image, color, sound and action, is said by a small animal that children are familiar with, which is very in line with children's imagination and curiosity and makes children easily educated. It can be seen that children's songs are short poems suitable for children's psychological characteristics and appreciation. Such a poem can be said to be a semi-metrical poem, so it is catchy to read, rooted in the ear and rooted in the heart.
Children's poetry has a wide range of themes and rich and vivid contents. Children's poetry is first written by poets for children, and its life content and ideological content are broader and deeper than children's songs. Therefore, children's poetry often leads children to experience a noble and healthy emotion and cultivate more aesthetic ability with interesting pictures, wonderful imagination and simple plots. Although this kind of poetry is not long, it should also pay attention to the creation of artistic conception; Although I can't understand it at once, it is very subtle and gentle. After thinking or inspiration from parents and teachers, children can also understand the meaning of this poem. For example, children's poems:
calf elephant
Send two shoes and elephants,
The elephant picked it up and looked at it.
Said it was too small,
Inappropriate,
One pair is not enough,
I have to give two pairs.
With the help of tangible things, this children's poem gives vivid, emotional and beautiful images to unformed thoughts and feelings, so that children can appreciate the artistic conception created by the poet and the feelings expressed by the poet from the pictures described and stated by the poet. Therefore, compared with children's songs, this kind of poetry has richer emotional connotation and freer form.
Third, the language is different.
Spoken children's songs; Children's poetry has a certain color of written language.
As a literary phenomenon, children's songs are short oral songs spread among children and belong to folk songs. Its grammar, structure and rhythm basically conform to the general laws of folk songs.
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