Compared with Tang poetry, the format of words is not so limited, which can better meet people's needs to express their emotions. Therefore, after the Tang Dynasty, Song Ci developed greatly, but this development was based on the economic and cultural prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
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Song ci is another literary school after Tang poetry, which is basically divided into two categories: graceful school (including Huajian school) and wild school.
Elegant school
Graceful school is characterized by its content focusing on children's customs. The structure is profound and meticulous, paying attention to the harmony of melody, the language is round and fresh, and there is a gentle beauty. Narrow content. For a long time, characters tend to be gentle and graceful, so people have formed the concept that grace is authentic. Li Houzhu, Liu Yong, Zhou Bangyan and other poets' The Truth of Ci represents this view. Graceful words once dominated the ci world for a long time, until a large number of poets such as Jiang Kui, Wu Wenying and Zhang Yan in the Southern Song Dynasty were influenced by graceful words in different aspects.
(usually poetry) a free and powerful style
The characteristics of the bold school are, in general, broad creative vision, majestic atmosphere, love to write words with poetic techniques, syntax and typology, wide use of words, many uses, and unconventional temperament. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian, Chao, He Zhu and others all had works of this style. After Du Nan, due to the great changes of the times, tragic and generous tenors came into being, which became a common practice, and Xin Qiji became a great master in creating bold and unconstrained ci. The school of bold and unconstrained ci is not only unique, but also has a great influence on the ci circle in Song Dynasty. From the Song and Jin Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were always poets who held high the bold banner and made great efforts to study Su and Xin.