What are the classifications of poetry?

Poetry classification:

1. According to the content, it can be divided into farewell poems, frontier poems, pastoral poems, nostalgia poems, object-chanting poems, mourning poems, travel notes, in my heart forever poems, war poems, lyric poems and narrative poems.

2. According to the form, it is divided into: ancient poetry (ancient poetry, Chu ci, Yuefu poetry, miscellaneous words, four words, five words, seven words, etc. ), modern poetry, words, songs, new poems.

3. According to genre: fairy tale poems, fable poems and prose poems.

4. According to the country and author: foreign poetry and China poetry.

5. According to the creative method: poetry, folk songs or nursery rhymes.

6. Divided into four-character poems, five-character poems and seven-character poems.

Characteristics of poetry

1, the content of poetry is the most concentrated reflection of social life.

2. Poetry is rich in 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 rather than meaning.