Differences between Tang Poetry and Song Poetry

1, differences in subject matter and content

The theme and content of poetry are also very different. Poetry mainly focuses on political themes, with the rise and fall of the country, the sufferings of people's livelihood, ambition and career ups and downs as the main contents, mainly expressing the feelings of social groups; A striking feature of Ci's theme content is that it mainly describes the difference between men and women and lovesickness, and mostly expresses the author's personal feelings.

2. Differences in language features

Poetry is a typical language art, and Ci is a typical exquisite language art. Mr. Miao Yue once compared the language features of poetry to the elegant gardens of literati and celebrities. It can be seen that because the theme of the word is mostly related to women, the language of the word is also feminine, more light, delicate, delicate and fragrant.

3. Style differences

The differences in poetic styles are briefly summarized as poetic rhyme (Li language in Qing Dynasty), and even works with the same theme and content present completely different styles; And the poetry works of the same writer also present a completely different style. This has a lot to do with the differences in theme content and language characteristics of poetry.

Extended data

achievement

Tang poetry and Song ci are two pearls in the history of China literature. The Tang Dynasty is called the era of poetry, and the Song Dynasty is called the era of ci. Ci originated from the folk, began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Five Dynasties and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, with the development of the city and the rise of the citizen class, people's pursuit of cultural life became more intense.

In the process of the development and prosperity of Song Ci, the guiding role of the whole society is also very obvious. If the poets in the Tang Dynasty were just tools and playthings of the royal family and its rulers to some extent, then the poets in the Song Dynasty have jumped from being appreciated to becoming the protagonists in the political arena in the Song Dynasty.

Almost all the emperors in Song Dynasty loved Ci, and almost all the ministers in Song Dynasty were poets. Song Dynasty politicians Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and Su Shi were all famous poets at that time.

Li Qingzhao, a woman who never appeared in feudal society, has also become synonymous, and her name will last forever. In the imperial examination at that time, there was a proverb: "Su Wen is cooked and eats mutton; Su Wensheng, eat vegetable soup. " This shows the extent to which the poet Su Shi was worshipped. It is the recognition and admiration of the whole society that makes Song Ci have enduring influence.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tang Poetry and Song Poetry