What is a long poem? The long poems referred to here are relative to the length of short poems and popular poems. Long poems are mainly narrative, supplemented by discussion. Inserting a comment or two at the key points in the voluminous narrative can not only serve as a link, but also serve as a starting point. This combination of narrative and argument has been widely used in long poems, which is an innovation compared with other poems.
Great long poems must be born in great times, not because literature determines the times, but because the great times give literature strong vitality. The internal affairs are stable and the people are safe, the military strength is strong and the foreign invasion is flat, the economy is highly developed and the cultural influence is expanding day by day. Ambassadors left, monks exchanged visits, the status of literati was greatly improved, and literature became increasingly prosperous. Literature, recording is its most fundamental function. There must be great events in a great era, and great poems came into being. If this nation develops its own language form and language temperament theory, and combines the application summary of previous centuries, then great poetry combining narrative skills and poetic art will be born.
In the golden age of literary prosperity, long poems have the literary value of "icing on the cake", which not only enriches the literary form of this era, but also echoes popular poems and outlines a great literary era. In the era of literary decline, long poems have the literary value of "outshining others", which not only supports the important task of literary development in this era, but also leaves historical materials for later literary research. The decline or prosperity of literature is not only caused by such a simple factor as comprehensive national strength, but also related to the literary preparation conditions of the previous dynasties and the characteristics of the national official language itself. Therefore, in any country, there are few times when literature is extremely prosperous. If there is, the duration will not be too long. It is such a short one hundred years that countless scholars in later generations will look forward to it all their lives.
Poetry of daily life, delivered to short poems; Those wild imaginations and important events have been written into long poems. Writers want to be born in an era of literary prosperity. After all, compared with analyzing predecessors' texts, the writer's responsibility is to create and innovate.