The difference between the two is the number of words.
Four-character poetry is a type of poetry, which refers to poems that are or are basically composed of four-character sentences. Four-character poetry is the earliest poetry style that emerged in ancient times. It is used in ancient ballads and Zhouyi rhymes. , we have seen that in the Book of Songs, China’s first collection of poems, although there are mixed three-, five-, seven-, eight-, and nine-character sentences, they are basically all in four-character style.
Five-character ancient poetry is a form of ancient Chinese poetry. It refers to the form of poetry in which each poem is composed of five characters. The form of five-character ancient poetry is concise and clear, rich in rhyme and rhythm. Therefore, it occupies an important position in the history of ancient Chinese literature.