According to the country, it can be divided into domestic poetry and foreign poetry.
According to the form, poetry can be divided into metrical poetry, free verse, prose poetry, folk songs and so on.
From the genre of poetry, it can be divided into two categories: ancient poetry and new poetry. Ancient poetry can be divided into modern poetry and ancient poetry (ancient style), and modern poetry can be divided into metrical poetry (metrical poetry [five-character metrical poetry, seven-character metrical poetry], quatrains, words and songs; New poetry includes free verse (vernacular poetry produced since the May 4th Movement), prose poetry and folk songs.
China's poetry can be divided into modern poetry and ancient poetry according to the time of creation and the content of the times reflected by poetry.