Poetry, on the other hand, has the functions of saving the soul, reflecting on reality, facing up to the self, comforting the suffering soul and achieving self, which has a certain positive effect on people's spiritual life and material life and helps to relieve the pressure of life.
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Characteristics of poetry
Poetry is full of the author's thoughts, feelings and rich imagination. The language is concise and vivid, with distinct rhythm, harmonious phonology and rich musical beauty. Sentences are generally in rows, paying attention to the beauty of structure and form.
He Qifang, a modern poet and literary critic in China, once said: "Poetry is the literary style that most strongly reflects social life. It is full of rich imagination and feelings, and it is often expressed in a direct lyrical way. Moreover, in the degree of exquisiteness and harmony, especially in the distinct rhythm, its language and prose are different. "
This definition summarizes several basic characteristics of poetry: first, it reflects life in a highly concentrated and general way; The second is lyrical expression, full of rich thoughts and feelings; Third, rich imagination, association and fantasy; Fourth, language has musical beauty.
It has the following four characteristics: (1) The content of poetry is the most concentrated reflection of social life. (2) Poetry is full of emotion and imagination. (3) The poetic language is characterized by conciseness, image, harmonious tone and distinct rhythm. (4) In form, poetry is not based on sentences, but on behavior, and its branches are mainly based on rhythm, not meaning.
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