What are the types and characteristics of poetry?

A, the type of poetry:

1, according to the classification of melody, can be divided into two categories: ancient poetry and modern poetry.

2. According to the content classification, it can be divided into narrative poems, lyric poems, farewell poems, frontier poems, pastoral poems, nostalgic poems (poems about history), mourning poems and allegorical poems.

Second, the characteristics of poetry:

1, the content of poetry is the most concentrated reflection of social life.

2. Poetry is rich in emotion and imagination.

3. The poetic language is characterized by conciseness, image, harmonious tone and distinct rhythm.

4. In form, poetry is not based on sentences, but on behavior, and its branches are mainly based on rhythm rather than meaning.