Eight types of ancient poetry

Its types include: nostalgic poems, frontier fortress poems, chanting poems and farewell poems.

1. Nostalgia poetry: It is a type of ancient poetry. It uses historical events, characters, etc. as themes, uses the past to describe the present, and uses the past to satirize the present. The language is relatively euphemistic. This type of poem expresses admiration and respect for the ancients, as well as dissatisfaction with reality and frustration.

2. Frontier poems: Using the natural scenery and residents’ lives in the frontier areas as themes, they express the pride of the frontier, express the resentment of the soldiers guarding the frontier and their longing for their hometown, and demonstrate the heroic ambition and determination of the frontier poets to serve the country. .

3. Poems about chanting things: expressing one's feelings by chanting things, and expressing one's ambitions through things. Characteristics of the things chanted in poems about things: by describing specific things, they express the author's emotions and character attitude towards things.

4. Farewell poems: This is a common way for ancient people to express their farewell emotions and wishes by writing poems. Such poems often express emotions such as the pain of parting, the pain of homesickness, and the depth of friendship.