A short poem is a kind of impromptu short poem, usually composed of three to five lines. It expresses the author's momentary interest and embodies the philosophy of life or beautiful emotions.
The small poetry style was imported from abroad and was produced under the influence of Japanese tankas and haiku translated by Zhou Zuoren and Rabindranath Tagore's "Asky Birds" translated by Zheng Zhenduo. The main authors include Bing Xin, Zong Baihua, Xu Yunuo, He Zhisan and others.
The contribution of the short verse style to enriching new artistic expressions lies in the shift from the description of the external objective world to the expression of inner feelings and feelings. The syntax and composition of the free verse style tend to be simplified. These have played an important role in the development of new poetry. It has a transitional significance in history.
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The cooling of the small poem movement is partly due to the limitations of the stylistic characteristics of small poems.
Small poems mostly use concise and implicit vernacular to express "momentary excitement", embodying the philosophy of life or beautiful emotions. They are short in form and usually consist of three or five lines. Their capacity is small and it is difficult to carry a wider range of meanings. The subject matter was inconsistent with the revolutionary upsurge that occurred in China in the mid-20th century.
On the other hand, due to the popularity of short poems, there are so many imitators and careless writers that the short poems are overflowing. The formal beauty of poems is overly ignored, and the reason-based tone is tainted. In the traditional Chinese culture, reason often trumps emotion, and a large number of shoddy works appeared, which affected the appetite of the recipients.
Therefore, after about 1925, small poems gradually declined and were replaced by another emerging creative craze.
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