The songs of the Chu Dynasty are mainly composed of six words, which are characterized by figurative techniques, prose and romanticism.
Characters-Qu Yuan's
Works-Lisao
Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties:
Folk songs-ancient poems of Han Yuefu-are rich in content, with distinctive narrative features, and they are overwhelmed by five words.
—— Ancient Yuefu Poems in the Southern Dynasties —— make good use of puns, with short genre, artful style and narrow content.
—— Ancient Yuefu Poems in the Northern Dynasties —— rich in content, generous and radical in style, short in style and mainly in five words.
Characters-Cao Cao and Tao Yuanming
Works-Watching the Sea and Returning to the Garden
Sui and Tang Dynasties:
Poetry-a high artistic achievement, a wide range of poetic scenes and a wide range of thoughts.
Characters-Li Bai, Du Fu
Works-it is hard to go, Sanli, Sanbie
Song Dynasty:
Song poetry-new changes in theme, paying attention to poetic techniques, and taking poetry as poetry.
Song Ci —— the long and short sentences that are in harmony with music.
Characters-Fan Zhongyan and Su Shi; Li Yu's
works-fishermen on the river (poems) and Xilin wall (poems);
Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia (ci) and Yu Meiren (ci).
Yuan Dynasty:
Sanqu-vulgar language, stronger musicality and more flexible long and short sentences.
Characters-Ma Zhiyuan's
Works-Tianjingsha Qiu Si
Ming and Qing Dynasties:
Novels-Historical Color-Historical Reliance of Secular Literature
Punishment and Education-Influence of Confucian Culture
Demons and Immortals-Influence of Buddhism and Taoism
Characters-Wu Cheng'en (? Cao Xueqin, Gao E (Qing) and Pu Songling (Qing)
Works-Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of Red Mansions, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.