Taikang's poetic style was the mainstream in the Western Jin Dynasty, but a few poets gave up the pursuit of beauty and skills and paid attention to the expression of true feelings, forming a vigorous, unadorned, sad and generous poem, which was the inheritance and development of Jian 'an's poetic spirit. Its representative poets are Zuo Si and Liu Kun.
The Development of Poetry Style in Western Jin Dynasty
The changes in society, academic thoughts and literary concepts in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as the aesthetic pursuit of literature, brought about changes in poetry. From the subject matter, there are homesick poems, epic poems, fairy poems, metaphysical poems and palace poems, as well as pastoral poems created by Tao Yuanming and landscape poems created by Xie Lingyun.
In terms of poetic style, the five ancient poems are more colorful, and the seven ancient poems have also made significant progress. As the beginning of formal poetry, "Yongming Style" appeared. Several basic forms of China's ancient poetry, such as five laws, five unique poems, seven laws and seven unique poems, were all formed during this period. In rhetoric, the pursuit of beauty is becoming more and more popular. Algae decoration, parallel couples, melodies and allusions have become common means.