What is poetry and what are its characteristics?

Poetry is a literary genre with a certain rhythm and rhythm, which vividly expresses the author's rich feelings and pays attention to social life with highly concise language. Its characteristics are as follows:

1. language refinement: the language of poetry has the characteristics of refinement, image, harmonious tone and distinct rhythm. It requires a direct statement in exact words, or an unadorned sketch, which is true, profound and approachable. The language of poetry strives for simplicity, does not pursue flowery rhetoric, and shows the characteristics of simplicity.

2. The uniqueness of form: Poetry is not based on sentences, but on actions, and its branches are mainly based on rhythm, not on meaning. This arrangement of branches gives poetry a unique sense of rhythm and rhythm visually.