To sum up, we can define poetry as a literary genre that is easy to sing, easy to remember and rhythmic.
From this definition, we can see that poetry should pay attention to rhythm.
However, because our country's music has developed from the five tones of Gong Shang Jiao Yu to the seven tones of imported western music, the role of melody is not very important in modern poetry, but the role of rhyme still exists and is very important. Just imagine, can a voice without aesthetic feeling leave a good enjoyment and a deep impression on people?
Some people say that western poetry doesn't rhyme. Wrong, that was a misunderstanding. That's the fault of the translator. At least before the 1980s, foreign poetry rhymed. Even if you don't know a foreign language, you can hear the rhymes of foreign songs and poems as long as you know the rhymes.
Everything has a distinctive sign, and poetry is no exception.
Poetry is different from other literary forms. It should be refined, rhyming, rhythmic and orderly.
Exquisiteness is not only an important feature of classical poetry, but also a requirement for new poetry. Every poet must carefully consider how to express what he wants to express in the most economical and accurate language when arranging content and choosing words and sentences. Only if it is concise and rich in connotation can it be thought-provoking and easy to recite, understand and remember.
Rhyme is the main feature of poetry. Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, no exception. Why do you emphasize rhyme? Because only rhyme can make the same sound in rhythm repeat regularly in poetry, and create a kind of intertwined and cadenced musical beauty for the voice combination of poetry. Thus, the expressive force and appeal of poetry are enhanced. It's easy to remember and sing, and it's nice and colorful. By rhyming, we can produce meaningful associations from the sound cycle. It's easy to remember and sing. Therefore, rhyme has become a special means to strengthen the sense of rhythm and rhythm in poetry.
The rhythm must be clear. The rhythm of poetry is also called syllable, which is roughly equivalent to the beat in music. The length and speed of rhythm are determined by the ups and downs of poetic language. Rhythm is to arrange different flat words regularly, making them intermittent and showing strength. Five-character poems are generally three syllables per sentence, while seven-character poems are generally four syllables per sentence, with few exceptions. Why should poetry have a distinct rhythm? This song is first determined by the linguistic features of poetry. The language requirements of poetry are highly refined, meaningful and pleasing to the ear. At the same time, the coordination and cohesion of rhythm between poems can create a neat and changeable sense of rhythm and enhance the expression effect of poems. If you don't pay attention to rhythm, writing poetry with prose sentences, although rhyming, is only a kind of prose poetry, not what we call poetry in the strict sense.
The sentence pattern is neat. Poetry pays special attention to sentence patterns. This seems to be a question of expression, but it is actually related to the content. Of course, form must obey the content; But in a sense, form, in turn, plays a positive role in the content, or has a negative impact. Therefore, whether reading or writing poetry, we should pay special attention to sentence patterns. Classical poetry attaches great importance to sentence patterns, especially modern poetry (that is, metrical poetry), especially to sentence patterns. With the development of modern poetry, the sentence patterns tend to be strictly unified due to the rules of metrical patterns: five words in a five-character poem and seven words in a seven-character poem. It is always consistent and cannot be increased or decreased. As for miscellaneous words, there are exceptions. However, except for a few uneven poems, most of the miscellaneous poems are mainly seven words, so the sentence pattern is still generally neat. Classical poetry is like this, and new style poetry is no exception. Most successful new poetry writers can notice this feature. Because the number of words in each sentence is basically equal, the rhythm of each paragraph is roughly the same.
As long as our poetry lovers can gradually understand and master the above characteristics of poetry, it will certainly be of great benefit to improve their appreciation ability and creative level.