As for genre, there are many genres, including five unique, seven unique, seven laws, five laws, four ancient, five ancient, six ancient, seven ancient, miscellaneous ancient, ci, qu, ci, fu and so on.
Distinguish:
Five musts: four sentences with five words each.
Four sections: four sentences with seven words each. (The quatrains are four sentences)
Five methods: eight sentences, five words each, the mandibular joint and the neck joint should be opposite.
Seven laws: eight sentences, seven words each, the mandibular joint and the neck joint should be opposite. (Section 8)
Gu Wu: There are five words in each sentence, which is not limited to sentences and duality.
Gucci: There are seven words in each sentence, not limited to sentences and antitheses.
Words: long and short sentences, rhyming.
Qu: It is long and short, but it is different from words and is more colloquial.
Fu: Gorgeous words, mostly seven words.
Word: 1. Poetically, it is imaginative, which is also the same feature of Chu Ci. For example, Li Sao is full of absurd imagination, and the true feelings are repeatedly expressed.
2. Stylistically, compared with The Book of Songs, the length of Chu Ci is greatly increased, and the sentence pattern is mainly four characters, with unlimited length and uneven levels.
3. As far as language is concerned, Chu language is mostly used in Chu ci, and a large number of dialect words have appeared in Chu area. In addition, "xi" and "some" as function words have also become a distinctive symbol of Chu Ci.