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Classical poetry is a genre of poetry. Judging from the number of words in poetry, there are so-called four-character poems, five-character poems, seven-character poems and miscellaneous poems. Four words are four words, five words are five words and seven words are seven words.
After the Tang dynasty, it was called modern poetry, so it was usually divided into five words and seven words. Five-character ancient poems are referred to as five ancient poems for short; Seven-character ancient poems are referred to as seven ancient poems for short, and those who use three, five and seven characters at the same time are generally considered as seven ancient poems.
Four fonts
Four-character poems prevailed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and there were few other poems except Chu Ci.
Four-character poem is the earliest poetic style in ancient times. Four-character poems are the basic genres in The Book of Songs, such as national style, Xiaoya and elegance. In other ancient books of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, such as Mai Xiuge in Historical Records, Notes on Song Chengzi, and Zi Chanyong in Zuo Zhuan, etc. Four fonts are also dominant.
From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, the most popular poetic style is four-character poetry, whether it is the upper or lower class of society, whether it is entertainment or sacrificial occasions.
Five fonts
Five-character poetry, ancient poetry genre. Refers to a five-word poem, and the whole poem consists of five words. Five-character poems can accommodate more words, thus expanding the capacity of poems and expressing feelings and narratives more flexibly and meticulously. In terms of syllables, even-odd matching is more musical.
Therefore, it is more suitable for the social life developed after the Han Dynasty, thus gradually replacing the orthodox position of four-character poetry and becoming one of the main forms of classical poetry. Modern poetry appeared after the early Tang Dynasty, including five-character poems and five-character quatrains. The five-character poems before the Tang Dynasty are generally called "five-character ancient poems" or "five-character poems".
Qin Shihuang's ballad "Ballad of the Great Wall": "Be cautious when giving birth to a man, and nurse a woman. I can't see the Great Wall, the body is the pillar. " Is to use five words. Yuefu poems in the Han Dynasty, such as Jiangnan, White-headed Ballad, Sang Shang Mo and Peacock Flying Southeast, are also five words. Because different rhythms are used alternately in poetry, the sentence patterns are more diverse and more musical.
Six fonts
Six-character poetry is a genre of old poetry, which consists of six words and one sentence. It has sprouted in the Book of Songs. Later, the poet occasionally wrote short poems of six words and four sentences, such as Wang Wei's Pastoral Music:' Peach is full of rain, willow green is more smoky. The flowers have left home, but the servants haven't come back, and the guests in Ti Ying Mountain are still sleeping. ''
In Chuci, six sentences are not only common, but also more than four conjunctions appear. The basic sentence pattern of Lisao is "Up to seven and down to six", such as "I would like to ride the jade wind, I would like to ride the wind. The morning sun starts from Cangwu Xi and reaches Xuanpu in the evening. If you want to stay less energetic, it will be dusk. I ordered how to celebrate the festival. I hope you are embarrassed, don't be reluctant. " .