First of all, it is different from the whole: poetry, novels and prose are literature and art; Drama is a performing art, and secondly, it is different from local aspects: "Poetry" is a rhythmic, rhythmic and emotional language art form, and it is also the oldest and most basic literary form in the world. "Shangshu Yu Shu": "Poetry expresses ambition, song expresses Tao, sound is eternal, law and harmony." "Rites and Music": "Poetry expresses ambition; Song, chanting its voice; Dance, move its capacity; The three are based on the heart, and then the instrument follows it. " "Novel": Novel is a literary genre that reflects life and expresses thoughts by portraying characters, telling stories and describing the environment. A novel has three elements: characters, plots and environment (natural environment and social environment). The main means by which novels reflect social life is to portray characters. "Prose" has a broad and narrow understanding of it. Prose in a broad sense refers to all literary prose except poetry, novels and dramas. In addition to discussing lyric prose, it also includes communication, reportage, essays, memoirs, biographies and other styles. With the development of writing discipline, many styles stand on their own feet, and the scope of prose is shrinking day by day. Prose in a narrow sense refers to literary prose, which is a kind of literary style mainly based on narration or lyric, with extensive materials, flexible brushwork, short length and rich love for literature. Drama is a kind of comprehensive art, which has two meanings: first, in a narrow sense, it refers to a stage performance form that started with ancient Greek tragedies and comedies, first developed in European countries, and then widely popular in the world. Drama (American voice: ['drɑm? ] English sound: ['drɑ:m? ]), China called it a drama. Secondly, in a broad sense, it also includes the traditional stage performances of some countries and nationalities in the East, such as China's operas, Japanese kabuki, Indian classical dramas, and Korean singing operas.