Poetry can be divided into two parts. The text comments on more than 20 poets of 120 from the Han and Wei Dynasties to the Qi and Liang Dynasties, which are divided into three categories: first-class 12, which is the first volume, third-class 39, middle volume and second-class 72. In addition, there is a preface at the beginning of each volume, because it has no specific internal connection with the contents in the volume, so today people often put the three prefaces together and put them at the beginning of the book, which is called the preface or general preface of poetry.
Shi Pin is a special comment of five-character poets. Since the Han Dynasty, five-character poems have been loved by many popular societies because of their clumsy and detailed references. It quickly replaced the position of four-character poetry and became the most important form of poetry, with many poets and more works. In the Qi and Liang Dynasties, under the cover of the weakness and vanity of the whole literary trend of thought, the poetic style also went wrong, and the poetic world was full of mediocrity.