What are some introductions about poetry?

This is one of the earliest literary genres. Of course, it does not rule out a situation that poetry has been produced before the birth of words, or at the same time. After all, poetry is the product of labor. Perhaps these poems are more appropriately called labor ballads. In the process of singing, slaves not only dispelled physical fatigue, but also expressed oppression in their chests. This is in line with the situation in China, and this kind of labor ballad is the earliest recorded in The Book of Songs. From the comparison between the two, we can see one thing in common: "We carry barley and wheat all day, the warehouse is full, and the wheat overflows outside. The boat is also full, and the wheat overflows outside, but we still have to carry it, as if our hearts are made of bronze. "

This kind of dissatisfaction is as strong and bitter as "Kan Kan cutting sandalwood" in The Book of Songs. In addition to labor ballads, there are a lot of love songs in ancient Egyptian literature. Love is the eternal theme of literature. It seems that it has been like this since ancient times: "Sister is on the other side of the water, and the river flows and blocks her. Crocodiles often haunt the river, and I step on the rapids to stir up the waves. My heart is as hard as a stone. Love put me under a spell in the water. I think crocodile is a vole. I called her name as I walked until she held her hand. "

There is also a saying in the Book of Songs that is blocked by water: "There are trees in the south, so don't think about it. There are women on the Han River who want to pursue the impossible. The Hanshui River is so vast that it is impossible to cross it. The river will flow forever, don't even think about it. " Separated by water, people are not afraid of crocodiles, so our ancestors were not so brave. This courage is also manifested in the direct expression of love: "door, you are my life, I killed the bull for you." Door, don't perform your duties. I gave the longest corner to the latch and the short corner to the door lock. I gave the door lock to the wild goose, the key to the grease, and the best meat to the carpenter's son. He made a latch with reeds and a door with grass. Let her brother in at any time and walk into her bedroom. Her bed is covered with linen, and my love lies on it. "

What a "Guan Guan pheasant dove", in Hezhou. My fair lady, a gentleman is good ",but in terms of expression, the ancient Egyptians are more straightforward and bold, and they are also more hot and blushing. Of course, whether in ancient Egypt or China, stories of infatuated women's heartbreak are not uncommon: "I looked out in front of the door and hoped my brother would come to see me. I watched his path and listened carefully to his footsteps, but I couldn't wait for anything. For his love for me, I gave up everything, and my heart had nowhere to put it. The messenger came to tell me that he cheated you and that he had found another woman. That woman got her wish and tore your heart into catkins by the river. This sentence sounds like the Egyptian version of "self-protection, self-protection". "It seems that changing your mind does not distinguish between countries.

In addition to labor ballads and love poems, ancient Egypt also left religious poems and hymns. Hymns are generally dedicated to pharaohs, and religious poems are actually a kind of hymns, slightly different from them, which are dedicated to gods. From these poems, we can see that the ancient Egyptians were quite capable of flattering people, and some even reached the point of disgusting.