Second, it is different from local aspects: "Poetry" is a rhythmic, rhythmic and emotional language art form, and it is also the oldest and most basic literary form in the world. Shangshu Yu Shu: "Poetry expresses ambition, songs express words, sound is eternal, and law is harmonious." "Book of Rites": "Poetry expresses ambition; Song, chanting its voice; Dance, move its capacity; The three are based on the heart, and then the instrument follows it. "
"Novel": Novel is a literary genre that reflects life and expresses thoughts by portraying characters, telling stories and describing the environment. A novel has three elements: the characters, the plot and the environment (natural environment and social environment). The main means by which novels reflect social life is to portray characters.
"Prose" can be divided into broad sense and narrow sense. In a broad sense, it refers to all literary prose except poetry, novels and dramas. In addition to mainly discussing lyrical prose, it also includes communication, reportage, prose, memoirs, biographies and other styles. With the development of writing discipline, many styles have become independent, and the scope of prose is shrinking day by day. In a narrow sense, it refers to literary prose, which is a kind of literary prose.
"Drama" is a comprehensive art with two meanings: first, in a narrow sense, it refers to a stage performance form that started with ancient Greek tragedies and comedies, first developed in European countries, and then became popular all over the world. Drama (American voice: ['drɑm? ] English sound: ['drɑ:m? ]), China called it drama. Secondly, in a broad sense, it also includes the traditional stage performances of some countries and nationalities in the East, such as China's operas, Japanese kabuki, Indian classical dramas, and Korean singing operas.